LAWN DERBY’S BAD BREAK AT EPSOM

Northern Advocate, 29 December 1937, Page 9

LAWN DERBY’S BAD BREAK AT EPSOM

Sporting

[Special To “Northern Advocate ”] AUCKLAND. This Day.

There was an attendance of 18,000 at Epsom yesterday for the opening of the Auckland Trotting Club’s summer carnival. The course was fast. The totalisator handled £52,578/10/, compared with £48,525 for the first day last year, an increase of £4053/10/. Unfortunately, spectators did not see the Australian crack pacer, Lawn Derby, at his best, for he broke badly during the running of the Cup and put himself out of the contest. His stablemate, Speedy Boy, was not paraded. Concluding results: —

Christmas Handicap, of 200 sovs.; 11-miles.—(2-3) Eyre, scr., 1; (1-1) Young Pointer, scr., 2; (3-2) Royal Doulton, scr., 3. Eight other starters. Half a head; a neck. Time: 3.27 1-5. Rowe Memorial Handicap, of 300 sovs.; two miles. — (2-2) Parrish Belle, 36 yds., 1; (5-4) Bittersweet, 96 yds., 2; (4-6) Tan John, scr., 3. Six other starters. Two lengths; a length. Time: 4.34 3-5.

Akarana Handicap, of 225 sovs.; 11miles. —(7-5) Sir Frank, 36 yds., 1; (5-6) Baron Grand, 36 yds., 2; (1-1) Bexley Girl, 12 yds., 3. Twelve other starters. Half a length; .a neck. Time: 3.23 2-5. St. Helier’s Handicap, of 300 sovs.; 11 miles.—(3-3) Rongomai, 24 yds., 1; (2-2) Gold Dredge, 24 yds., 2; (1-1) Nervie’s Last, 48 yds., 3. Four other starters. Half a head; a length. Time: 3.16 3-5,