Late Sporting

Northern Advocate, 18 January 1936, Page 6

Late Sporting

THAMES RACES KOPU TO HOPE LASS [Special to "Northern Advocate.”! THAMES, This Day. There is a fair attendance for the second day of the Thames Jockey Clubls meeting, which is being held today.- The track is holding, owing to heavy showers. Results: — Kopu Handicap, of 60 sovs; six fur-longs.—(B-11) Hope Lass, 8.10 (Manson), T; (4-6) Diacquedoon, 8.1, 2; (7-8) Grand Tonic, 8.5, 3. Wahineroa Was scratched. Length and a half each way. Time —1.18. Hikutaia Hurdles, of 100 sovs; one mile and three-quarters.—(4-4) British Columbia, 9.6 (Walker), I', (1-2) Mossvale, 9.0, 2; (8-7) Semiarch, 9.1, 3. ' Sweet Lap was scratched. Won by two lengths; three lengths. Time—3.l9. Turua Handicap, of 70 sovs; six fur-longs.—(3-2) Laudatory, 8.4 (Martin), 1; (7-9) Gay Egypt, 7.7, 2; (1-1) Winlona, 8.8, 3. Sir Tommy, Queen Nona and Abbey Feale were scratched. Three-quarters of a length; one length and a half. Time—l.l7. Thames Hack Cup. of 100 sovs; £2 sweepstake; one mile—(7-7) Valrent, 7.6 (Tremaine), 1; (2-2) Enlightenment, 8.3, 2;... (6-6) Loombination, 7.12, 3. Dutch Girl, Ring Shot, King Brierly and Solaria were-scratched. Won by a neck; head- Time—l.4s. The adjourned inquiry into the handling of Tassau by J. Winder in the Puriri Handicap on the first day was resumed this morning. The stewards decided that, though they viewed the riding of Winder with the gravest suspicion, there was not sufficient eviderxce to justify the taking o’ l any further action, but ordered the jockey to display more vigour in his races in the future. President’s Handicap, of 120 sovs; nine furlongs.—Day Wind, 1; La£oon, 2; Prince Acre, 3. TIMARU TROTS FAVOURITE BEATEN [Per Press Association. — Copyright ,l TIMARU, This Day. There is a representative attendance and the weather is favourable for the Timaru Trots, which are being held today. The track is in good order. — Claremont Handicap, of 100 sovs; one mile and a half. —(2) Axiom, scr (F. Brown), 1; (1) Royal Romance, scr, 2; (4) Helen’s Bay, 60yds, 3. All started. Length and a half; length; Time—--3.30 4-5.