Waikato Trots

Northern Advocate, 4 December 1939, Page 7

Waikato Trots

Sporting

[Special to “Northern Advocate ”] HAMILTON, This Day.

The Waikato Trotting Club’s spring meeting opened at Hamilton on Saturday. The totalisator handled £22,074, against £23,524 for the same day last year, r. decrease of £1450. Concluding results: v Rukuhia Handicap, of 150 sovs (trotters), two miles; limit 5.1. (5-5) Canadian, 72yds, 1! (4-4) Blck Redmond, 60yds, 2; (3-3) Frontier Boy, 12yds, 3. Also started: (6-6) Barney Bingen, (8-8) Master Wracle, (1-2) Sir Tony, (2-1) Leelecta, \ (7-7) Decoy H|ird, (9-9) Roi Grenade. Length and a half; two lengths. Time, 4.50. Kaipaki Handicap, of 100 sovs; two miles; limitfi 4.43. — (1-1) Fortex, 12 yds, 1; (4-6) Peter Smith, limit, 2; (9-9) Bronze Queen, limit, -3. Also started: (10-10) Grand Finale, (7-8) Kewpie’s Crest, (2-2) Lynn Rey, (8-5) Resistance, (6-4) Angaroa. (3-3) Transwell, (5-7) Red Frontier, Half a head; two lengths. Time, 4.43 1-5. Spring Handicap, of 135 sovs; one mile and a half; limit, 3.43. (5-4) Novikoff, limit, 1; (2-2) Wilbur’s Heiress, limit, 2; (11-7) Ariel Bell, 12yds, 3. Also started: (1-1) Repose, (9-9) Exporter, (10-6), Honey Pot, (7-10) Magic Task, (3-3) Maratua, (8-8) Narbada, (6-5) Northern Smile), (5t4) Sir Echo, (4-4) Parrish Queen, (2-2) Artist’s Gem. Brackets: Novikoff and Sir Echo; Wilbur’s Heiress and Artist's Gem, Neck; one length and a half. Time, 3.40.

Visitors’ Handicap, of 240 sovs; one mile and a quarter; limit, 2.48. (7-8) Kewpie’s King, 12yds, 1; (5-6) Kenworthy, 24yds, 2; (2-2) Ringtrue, limit, 3. Also started: (10-10) Eighteen Carat, (6-5) Sir Frank, (9-9) Double Great, (8-7) Fernbrook Lass, (11-11) Kewpie’s Triumph, (4-3) Nervie’s Last, (3-4) Our McKinney, (1-1) Three Bells. Three-quarters of a length; three lengths and a half. Time, 2.50.