AUCKLAND RACES Suleiman Wins Sprint

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1939, Page 11

AUCKLAND RACES Suleiman Wins Sprint

Sporting

[Special to “Northern Advocate ” 3 AUCKLAND, This Day. Every favourite was beaten at the Ellerslie races on Saturday, when there were some very close finishes. However, there were no very substantial prices, the winners being all well supported. The attendance was 12,000. Tire totalisator handled £40,679, compared with £48,524/10/- on the first day Inst year, a decrease of £7854/10/-. Results: — Calliope Handicap, of 400 sovs.; five furlongs.—(4) La Vie, 7.8, 1; (3) Classic. 9.0, 2; (2) Lady Fox, 7.6. 3. Thirteen other starters. A short head; a neck. Time: 1,1, Wynyard Plato, of 400 sovs.; seven furlongs.—(3) Full Hand, 8.0, 1; (7) Pocket Venus, 7.7, 2; (6) Aero King, 8.12, 3. Six other starters. A head each way. Time: 1.26. ' • 1 Zealandia Handicap, of 450 sovs.; six furlongs.—(3) Suleiman, 8.5, 1; (1) Orate, 8.12, 2; (4) Hulette, 7.4, 3. Four other starters. Half a length; a neck. Time: 1.12 2-5. Rangitoto Handicap, of 300 sovs.; one mile.—(2) Gay Rebel, 8.13, 1; (5) Eastern Heir, 8.4, 2; (7) Bonstar, 8.0, 3. Eight other starters. A nose; length. Time: 1.38 4-5.

PAHIATUA RACES Sporting Gift In Form r Per I'ress Association. Copyright.! PAHIATUA, This Day. The weather was fine and the track good for the concluding day of the Pahiatua Racing Club’s annual meeting on Saturday* The totalisator handled £12,838/10/-, an increase of £l9lO/10/- on the day. Results: —

Pongaroa Highweight Handicap, of 110 sovs.; seven furlongs.—(l) Mataroa, 9.4, 1; (2) Lustral, 9.5, 2; (7) Master Hector, 9.0, 3. Scr.; Golden Enterprise. Length each way. Time: 1.29 1-5. Mangahao Handicap, of 140 sovs.; one mile and a distance.—(2) Helen Ford, 7.1, 1; (1) Lucullus Lad, 8.10, 2; (5) Flammarion, 7.9, 3. Scr.: Rustem. Three lengths; half a length. Time: 1.56.

Juvenile Handicap, of 110 sovs.; two-year-olds; five furlongs.— (4) Counter, 7.9, 1; (1) Endorsement, 9.8, 2; (2) Kehue, 7.7, 3. Length and a-half; a length. Time: 1.2 1-5. Champion Hack Handicap, of 120 sovs.; If miles. —(7) Coronation, 7.4, 1; (2) Chat, 8.9,. 2; (5) Rarotonga, 8.11, 3. Scr.: Dancing Flame, Six lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time: 2.9 L Newmarket Handicap, of 1.20 sovs.; six furlongs and 55 yards.—(3) Sporting Gift, 7.11, 1; (2) Export, 8.11, 2; (1) Brunhild, 7.11, 3. Set*.: Solaria, Alyth. Four lengths; one length. Time: 1.17 3-5.

Rodney ■ Handicap, of 110 sovs.; seven furlongs.—(3) Rowana, 7.6, 1; (8) Cuisinier, 7.9, 2; (1) Drachma, 7.11, 3. Scr.: Yousippof. Length and a-half;

two and a-half lengths. Time: 1.27 3-5.