Counterblast Wins City Handicap

Northern Advocate, 24 January 1939, Page 11

Counterblast Wins City Handicap

[Special 'to “Northern \Ad\vocate’'l WELLINGTON, 'This Day. The Wellington Racing Club's meeting was concluded at Trentham yesterday. The totalisator handled £93,295, an increase of £10,291 on the same day last year. The total for the three days was £232,517. as against £174,272. Concluding results: • Wallacevillo Highweight Handicap, of 300 sovs.; about I*- mil®s.—(B-7) Prime Quality, 9.0, 1; (2-1) Golden Ridge, 10.10, 2; (1-2) Charade, 10.5, ,3. Scr.: Dropped Catch’. Length and ahalf; two lengths. Time: 2.7.

Hopeful Stakes, of 400 sovs.; two-year-olds; five furlongs.—(s-5) Beau Vite, 7.11, 1; (8-8) Aranui, 7.7.,2; (3-3) La Bru, 8.5. 3. Scr 1 .: Trench Law. Two lengths; a length. Time: 59 seconds. Melrose Handicap, of 300 sovs.; seven furlongs.—(7-7) Lady Lyric, 8.6, 1; (1-1) Sigurd, 9.4, 2: (3-4) Diamond Cutter, 8.13, 3. Scr.: Ruling Spi, Astaire, Royal Pageant, Length and a-half; a length. Time: 1.271. Summer Handicap, of 750 sovs.; 13 miles.—Haughty Winner, 8.1, 1; Lady Montana, 8.1, 2; Queen of Song, 7.10, 3. All started.

Kaitoke Handicap, of 300 sovs; six furlongs.—(3-3) Density, 8.8, 1; (.1-1) Wild Talk, 8.0, 2; (6-5) Teak, 7.9, 3. Eight other starters. Length; four lengths. Time: 1.11,1. Thorndon Handicap, of 400 sovs; one mile.—(s-5) The Bigot, 8.7, 1; (3-3) Mea Mea, 8.5, 2; (2-2) Dungarvan, 8.11, 3f Seven other starters. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Time: 1.28 J. City Handicap, of 500 sovs; six fur-longs.—(l-1) Counterblast, 7.9, 1; (5-6) Florence Mills, 7.4, 2; (3-2) Lady Ina, 8.9, 3. Nine other starters. Length each wgy. Time: 1.101, Kelburn Handicap, of 300 sovs; one mile. —(8-7) Drachma, 7.81, R (3-2) Waka, 7.10, 2; (4-3) Nereus, 8.9, 3. Eight other starters. Length; half a length. Time; I,3ft}.