WEEK-END RACING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 12 June 1939, Page 9

WEEK-END RACING

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING CHILE’S WIN IN STEEPLECHASE KING GEORGE HANDICAP TO SPANISH LAD ( Unite.) Pres* Ahm.m-iuUum 1 DUNEDIN. 10th June. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s races concluded in dull, cold weather. The track was in good order and only slightly affected by morning rain. The attendance was fair. Results: Greenfield Hurdles, of £175; one mile and a half. —1-1 Fireguard, 10.12 (Hunt), 1; 3-3 Last Link, 9.9, 2; 4-4 Vantoon, 9.5, 3. Scratched: Recjllection, Mount Val, Baltruin. Won by a short length, three lengths. Time. 2.45. Electric Handicap, of £120; six fur-longs.—2-1 Royal Style, 8.7 (Didham), 1; 4-5 Lights Out, 8.3, 2; 3-2 Airdrie, 8.9, 3. Scratched: Colonel French, Lady Constant. Won by half a head; a neck. Time. 1.16 4-5.

Empire Handicap, of £175; six fur-longs.—3-3 Fleet Street, 8.6 (Dooley) 1; 1-1 Rebel Mate, 9.10. 2; 2-2 Strip, 8.7, 3. Scratched: Top Row, Straightdell, Roseman, Skyrena, Astaire. Won by four lengths: a neck. Time: 1.13 4-5.

Domain Handicap, of £175; 7 fur-longs.—2-4 Disband, 9.5 (Mackie) 1; 8-8 Epic, 8.8 (Wilson) 2; 1-1 Spear Thrust, 8.10 (Caddy) 3. Scratched: Green Boa, Hunting Chorus, Silver Choir. Won by half a length; length and a half. Time, lmin 27 2-ssec.

Dunedin Steeplechase, of £250; about 2j miles.—s-4 Chile, 9.0 (Register) 1; 4-5 Slayer, 9.0 (Richards) 2; 2-2 El Caballo, 10.1 (Boyle) 3. Scratched: Black Banner. Won by four lengths; fifteen lengths. Time, 4min 55sec. Gold Wren and Red Terror fell.

King George Handicap, of £200; 1 mile.—2-1 Spanish Lad, 8.2 (W. F. Ellis > 1: 7-7 Petersharri, 7.12 (C. T. Wilson) 2; 5-3 Second Innings, 8.13 (Jennings) 3. Scratched: Araboa. Valantua, Sir Hugh. Night Hawk, Auetor, Palady. Won by a neck: half a length. Time, lmin 40 l-ssec.

Tainui Handicap, of £175; 7 furlongs. —7-7 Valantua, 8.6 (Jennings) 1; 6-6 Straightdell, 8.4 (Dooley) 2; 5-5 Skyrena, 8.0 (Stokes) 3. Scratched: Second Innings. Won by half a head; half a length. Time, lmin 26 4-ssec. Aldworth Handicap, of £200; 1 mile 2t\ fathoms.—s-1 Astral Flash, 8.0 (Strathedin) 1; 8-7 Sunny Jean, 8.0 (Phillip) 2; 4-4 Merry Simon, 8.2 (Boyle) 3. Scratched: Green Boa. Spear Thrust, Silver Choir. Won .by half a length; a length. Time, 2min 15 l-ssec. The totalisator for the meeting handled £83,240. against £71.637 10s last year.