MARTON MEETING CONCLUDES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 3 January 1940, Page 2

MARTON MEETING CONCLUDES

ALDWORTH STAKES TO LAUGHING LASS DYNASTY’S HACK CUP MARTON, 2nd January. The summer meeting of the Marton Jockey Club concluded to-day in fine weather. There was a good attendance but the totalisator again showed a decrease, the figures for the day being £16,022 10s, compared with £18,851 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £38,395 10s, as against £45,663, a decrease of £7267 10s. Results: Ladies’ Necklace, of £lO5, including trophy valued at £10; gentlemen riders; nine furlongs.—2 Haupongi, 11.4 (Mr F. J. Calder) and 1 Joe Louis, 10.12 (Mr E. W. Watson) dead-heat, 1; 5 Battle Pomp, 10.8 3. Also started: Kohika, Lacan, Baron Bold, Great Fair, PrinihLa. Third horse four lengths away. Time, 1.58 1-5.

Junction Plate, of £140; for two and| three-year-olds; five furlongs.—l Wings I of Song, 9.8 (B. H. Morris) 1; 2 Talenta,! 7.13 2; 4 Nationalist, 7.7 car 7.9 3. Also started: Goldburn , Won by five lengths; neck. Time, 1.2 1-5.

Tutaenui Hack Hurdles, of £140; about one mile an da half.—2 High Peer, 9.12 (P. Jarvis) 1; 1 Limbohm, 10.4 2, 3 Esperance Bay, 9.10 3. Also started. Golden Ridge, Gold Tray. Won by four lengths; ten. Time, 2.43 4-5.

Wairoma Handicap, of £140; appren-j tice riders; seven furlongs.—l Royal ! Sign, (J. Pratt) 1; 3 Kotua, 7.7 2; 2 Bronze Lass, 7.10 car 8.6 3. Also start-’ ed: Hasten, Vadanoe, Kincora, La Coquette, Miss Leighon, Peach King, The Tryst. Won by half a head; two lengths. Time, 1.31 3-5.

Aldworth Stakes, of £300; nine furlongs.—2 Laughing Lass, 8.5 (B. H. Morris) 1; 3 Play On, 8.1 2; 5 Old Surrey, 7.7 3; Also started: Lady Montana, Aurora’s Star. Won by a length and a quarter each way. Time, 1.53 1-5. Telegraph Handicap, of £200; six furlongs.—2 Ecstatic, 7.8 car 7.1 (D. Redstone) 1; 3 Russian Ballet, 9.2 2; 1 Duncannon, 8.12 3. Also started: Solaria, First Chapter. Won by a good head; two lengths. Time, 1.13 1-5.

Rangitikei Hack Cup, of £270; one mile and a quarter.—3 Dynasty, 7.0 car 7.5 h (K. Chote) 1; 1 Hunting Lore, 8.1 2; 3 Colibri, 7.4 car 7.0:} 3. Also started: Renascor, Caution, Chere Amie, Thrasos, Segra, Te Oriko, Israel. Won by two lengths each way. Time, 2.7 4-5. Farewell Hack Handicap, of £140; five furlongs.—l Gold Chase, 8.7 (W. Jenkins) 1; 6 Filetto, 7.9 car 73.1 2; 4 Pretty Lass, 7.15 car 7.8 3. Also started: Scandal, Race Boy, The Smiler, Debretts, Daregain, Kaalooa, Pas de Cheval. Won by three lengths; half a neck. Time, 1.2 1-5.