TRENTHAM THIRD DAY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 January 1939, Page 3

TRENTHAM THIRD DAY

CHIEF EVENT TO HAUGHTY WINNER I COUNTERBLAST SCORES IN SPRINT j fOnited Press Association! j TRENTHAM, 23rd January. The Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting concluded to-day at Trentham in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was firm and very fast. The totalisator handled the large sum of £93,295, which was an increase of £10,291 on the corresponding day last year. The total for the three days of the meeting was £232,517, an increase of £58.245. Results: — Wallaceville Highweight Handicap, of £300; about one mile and a quarter—--8-8 Prime Quality, 9.0 (Sager) 1; 2-1 Golden Ridge, 10.10 (R. Mackie) 2; 1-2 Charade, 10.5 (A. E. Ellis). Scratched: Dropped Catch. Won by a length and half; two lengths. Time: 2.7. Hopeful Stakes Handicap, of £400; for two-year-olds, five furlongs.—s-5 Beau Vite, 7.11 (Wiggins) 1; 8-8 Aranui, 7.7 (Caddy) 2; 3-3 La Bru, 8.5 (B. H. Morris) 3. Scratched: Trench Law. Won by two lengths, a length. Time, 59secs. Melrose Handicap, of £300; seven; furlongs.—7-7 Lady Lyric, 8.0 (Wiggins) I 1; 1-1 Sigurd, 9.4 (Tattersall) 2; 3-4 Diamond Cutter. 8.13 (A. E. Ellis). Scratched: Ruling Spi, Astaire, Royal Pageant. Won by a length, half a length. Time, 1.27}.

SUMMER HANDICAP, of £750; about one mile and a quarter—- -- Haughty Winner, 8.1 1 5- Lady Montana, 8.1 2 10-10 Queen of Song, 7.10 3 All started. Won by a nose; half a length. Time. 2.4 J. Kaitoke Handicap, of £300; six fur-longs.—3-3 Density, 8.8 (C. T. Wilson), 1; 1-1 Wild Talk, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis), 2; G-5 Teak, 7.9 (P. Spratt), 3. Also started: Garonne, Esctatic, Saki, Vitement, Acrobat, Bisect, Dissipation. Dorak. Won by three-quarters of a length; four lengths. Time. I.ll}. Thorndon Handicap, of £400; one mile. —5-5 The Bigot, 8.7 (B. H. Morris), 1; 3-3 Mea Mea. 8.5 (P. Burgess), 2; 2-2 Dungarvan, 8.11 (A. E. Ellis), 3. Also started: Lickem, Laughing Lass, Mishna, Rabble, Accomplice, Clcssamor, Roaming. Won by half a length; a head. Time, 1.384.

City Handicap, of £500; six furlongs. —l-1 Counterblast, 7.9 (C. T. W’ilson), 1; 5-6 Florence Mills, 7.0, car. 7.4 (H. N. Wiggins), 2; 3-2 Lady Ina, 8.9 (G. R. Tattersall), 3. Also started: Paper Slipper, Black Thread, Te Hero, Alunga, Top Row, lvar, Phalanx, Rebel Chief. Toro-Koura. Won by a length each way. Time, I.lo}. Kelburn Handicap, of £300; one mile. -8-7 Drachma, 7.7, car. 7.8} (W. J. Broughton), 1; 3-2 Waka, 7.7, car. 7.10 (J. Mclnally), 2; 4-3 Nereus, 8.9 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Also started: Ruling Spi, Hinerawe, Wardress, Centrepoise, Seyfried, Rarotonga, Jewish Lad, Kurrawong. Won by a length; half a length. Time, 1.39}.