Big Tote Increase For First Day At Epsom

Northern Advocate, 26 May 1941, Page 7

Big Tote Increase For First Day At Epsom

[Special to “Northern Advocate”] AUCKLAND, This Day. The Auckland Trotting Club’s winter meeting was opened at Epsom on Saturday. Every win favourite was beaten, but three winners, Josedale Grattan, Davey Day and Narbada, were main fancies in the place betting. The fine weather attracted 14,000 people, and the totalisator handled £50,085, compared with £38,287 on the first day last year, an increase of £11,798. Concluding results:

Hobson Handicap, of £285; limit, 4.47; two miles.—(2-1) Davey Day, 12yds, 1; (1-2) True Guide, It., 2; (4-4) Langdale, 12yds, 3. All started. A head; threequarters length. Time, 4.31.

Adams Memorial Handicap, of £800; and gold cup valued at £SO; limit, 3.23; 1J miles. —(2-1) Josedale Grattan, 36 yds, 1; (4-4) Foremost Junior, It., 2; (3-3) Worthy Need, 12yds, 3. Scratched: Our Peggy. A neck; half a length. Time, 3.14 3-5. Stewards’ Handicap, of £285; trotters; limit, 3.41; Di> miles. —(4-3) Expensive Lady, 36yds, 1; (6-5) Modern Lady, 48yds. 2; (12-13) Bournemouth, It., 3. Fourteen ether starters. Vain Lad was bracketed with the second horse. Marconi Handicap, of £250; limit, 3.38; Di* miles. —(4-3) Warwick, 24yds, 1; (9-10) Intrigue, 36yds, 2; (16-15) Magic Task, It., 3. Fourteen other starters. Length and a half; neck. Time, 3.23 3-5.

Cornwall Handicap, of £300; limit, 2.53; IV4 miles.—(2-1) Narbada, It.. 1; (11-10) Munga Tangi, 12yds, 2; (13-12) Handicappel’, It., 3. Thirteen other starters. Neck; head. Time, 2.5 C.