TRENTHAM RACES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 25 October 1940, Page 3

TRENTHAM RACES

FIRST RESULTS ROYAL CHIEF AND AMIGO SUCCESSFUL WELLESLEY STAKES TO FOREIGN COIN [United Press Association] WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Racing Club's spring meeting opened in unfavourable conditions, heavy rain and a very strong wind. The track was not greatly afiected by the rain, but it became greasy and slow. The attendance was good, and the totalisator handled £50,566 (win £22,300; place £28,266), as compared with £43,776 10s on the corresponding day last year, an increase of £6789 10s. Concluding results: — Wainui Handicap, of £400: one mile. -2-2 Lady Tinkle. 8.7. 1; 7-7 Old Bill, 9.5. 2: 1-1 Nigger Boy, 8.6. 3. Also started: Taurangi, Haughty Winner, Yogi, Meamea, Master Cyklon, Old Surrey, Trebor, White Rajah, Windsor Chief, Cherry Ray, Raeburn, Sporting Gift. Won by a length: head. Time. 1.414. Rimutaka Handicap, of £350; six furlongs.—s-6 Harina. 8.11 (R. Howell). 1; 1-1 Duvach, 8.12, car. 8.5, 2; 2-2 J Grand Chase, 7.13, 3. Also started: Flying Flag, Retrogression, Atreus, Stencil, Airline, Hui. Augment, Pas de Cheval, Fly-by-Night, Rich Blood, Royal Vision. Won by one length; half a head. Time. 1.14 A. WELLINGTON HANDICAP, of ! £850; second £l7O, third £BS; one mile | and three furlongs—- ; 1-1 Royal Chief, 9.7 (J. L. Ellis) 1 | 2-2 Sly Fox. 8.3 (C. G. Goulsbro) .... 2 18-8 Little Robin, 7.9 (A. Midwood) 3 | Also started: Lady Furst. Siegmund, I Ned Cuttle, The Ring, Trench Law, ArI cas. Homily, Lockit. Pearl of Asia, Auto j Sweep. Won by three lengths; two. Time, 2.22. > THE WELLESLEY STAKES, of ' £600; second £l2O. third £6O; for two* j year-olds; .five furlongs—j 3-3 Foreign Coin, 8.7 (P. Burgess).... 1 4-4 Soutane. 8.2 (W. J. Mudford).... 2 I 0-5 Premature. 8.2 (G. R. Tattersall) 3 ! Also started: Corn Prince, Gunyah, ! Prince Plato, River Plate, Saint Tor, ! Saka Bona, Pay Roll. Won by four j lengths; one. Pay Roll was fourth. Time, 1.2. | Shorts Handicap, of £500; second i £IOO, third £SO; six furlongs—--4-4 Amigo. 9.2 (B. H. Morris) 1 9-6 Kentucky. 7.0 (H. Stewart) 2 ; 5-5 Kathbella. 9.1 (P. Atkins) 3 Also started: Sleeveless. Duncannon, Bronwen. Mittie. Night Eruption, Blonde Princess. Orelio, Enrich, Globe ! Trotter, Rakahanga, Endorsement, ' Screen Star. Won by half a head; head. I Time, 1.144. I October Handicap, of £350: one mile. ! -7-6 Charles Edward. 8.1. car. 7.12, (S. | Waddell), 1; 1-1 Kilometer. 8.11, 2; 4-2 ■ Gay Fox, 8.11, 3. Also started: Iceland Spar, Kintyre, Titter. Arabic. Last Acre. Filbert, Gold Court, Dranoel, Sceptre, Gemara. Rose Acre, Colibri, ! Inform. Won by two lengths; head, j Time. 1.46.