RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20385, 14 October 1929, Page 9

RACING.

IDUNEDIN jockey club.

A DAY OF GOOD SPORT.

meprisant wins guineas.

LAST EVENT TO ASSEMBLE.

JBY TF.LEGII.YPH. —I-HESS ASSOCIATION. ] DUNEDIN, Sunday.

The Dunedia Jockey Club's Spring Meeting was concluded yesterday in fine weather and before U very large attendance, which Again enjoyed somo interesting sport. Tho track was in good order and in favour of ' fast times totalisator handled £20,914 for the day. compared with £20,(i1l for the second dav Inst year, making u, total for Iho meeting of £13,208, compared with |£34,filß last year. The results were:—

WAIKARI HURDLE HANDICAP, Of £150; 1} miles. iR—BEAUTY LIGHT, W. Renwick's, a.13 (G. Salt) • 2—TARAMOA. W. Hazlett's, 0.31 (G. Dempster) v|i—GUN CASE, H. Mountney's, 10.3 (I. Tilson)

Aleo Started.—t Kapuna 10.12: I Rangalahi, 10.11. :> Antrim 80y.'10.3: 7 Rag Tag. 8 All Smiles. 9.0. Won by half a length, Guncaso a length ;jind a-half away third. Time, 2m 47 l-ss.

KAIKORAI HANDICAP. Of £175; 1 mile. :g—SAILING -HOME, Dr. Rogers' 7.7 (A, Eastwood J 1 •fc-TOPERE, G. R. Hunter's, 7.7 (G. Barr) .2 S-TKMBRONEY, A. H. Fisher's, 9.0 (A. Didham) .3 Also Started.—l Town Msjor, 0 Lucky Light, S. 10; 9 Royal Flower, 8.0; 5 Salmo Salnr, l Somo Toff. 7.13; 7 Dumblane, 12 Crossbow, 7.11: 10 Fallow, 11 Battle Screen, 13 Bellicose, 7.7 Won by a neck, a neck between second •%ud third. Time,, lm -12s.

SHORTS HANDICAP. Of £200: 6 fur. .11—WAVING CORN, W. Gardiner's. 7.G (A. Eastwood) 1 I—MEADOW LARK, J. Lindsay's, 8.1 (B. Brodie) 2 J—FRANCOLIN, B. M. Greenslade's, ?.C> (T. Metcalf) . . 3 Also Started.—s Black Duke. 8.10: 2 Royal jßaxon, 8.4: 6 Aspiring. 7.7. Won by two lengths, a short length between second and third. Time, lm 11 1-os.

RANFURLY HANDICAP. Of £250; 1 mile. 5 CELERITY 11., A. Chisholni's, 8.5 (A. E. Ellis) . . 1 I—NIGHT LAD. P. Hogan's. 7.0 tC. Eastwood) 2 '3—NARRATIVE, J. Trengrove's, 7.5 (Metcalf)'" 3 Also Started.—-2 Pink Npte. 9.3; 6 Taboo, 'T.U; 9 Royal Game, 7.9, and Black Mint. V.B, bracketed; I Money Mine, 7.8; S Win;£atui. 5 Evening. 7.0. Won by a nose, a length betweou second «nd third. Time, lm 40 2-53.

DUNEDIN GUINEAS. Of £500; 1 milo. <2— MEPRISANT, G. Murray-Aynsley's. ,8.10 (B. Morris) . . .. .. 1 ~S—STEALTH. H. Diver's, 8.10 (F. Voight) ' 2 3—DUTCH MONEY. G. Gould's. 8.5 (C. Emerson) 3 Also Started.— G Blue Metal, 7 Gold Tinge, $.10; 4 Disorder, 3 Flair, 8.5. Won by a nose, five lengths between second and third. Time, lm 41 3-ss.

DOMINION HANDICAP, Of £175; 4 fur. 6—KERBSIDE, D. P. Wilson's, 7.9 (Ti Metcalf) 1 a-SPOON. C, G. Dalgety's, 8.2 (B. Morris) • . ■ • • • • • • • 2 it—TRACSONO, B. S. Irwin's, 7.10 (J. ■ ' Dooley) • • . . 3 Also Started.—l The Geisha, 7.8, bracketed with Spoon; 3 A! Jolson, 8.1; 2 Red Royal, 5.4- 7 Banderilla. 8.35: 9 Tarquinins, 8.0; e Ciontermarch. 7.12; 8 Rosy Mora. 10 Parysia. 7.8. . , , ~ Won by six lengths, with three lengths between .second and third. Time, 49 3-ss.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. Of i.' 175; 7 fur. I—CIRCULATION, L. C. Hazlctt's, 9.2 : (A. E. Ellis) 1 S-GLENROWAN. W. Crossan'9, S.o (J. Andrews) - 9—MARTIS, D.. Me3sant*B. 8.0 (P. Powell) 3 Also Started —5 Royal Game, $.5: G ftlembo, 8.11; 3 Coomassic, 8.(5; \ Sudden Storm, 8.4; 7 First Raid, 8.2. Won by a, nose, a head between second and third. Time, 1m 30s.

CLARENDON HANDICAP. ,01 £150: 6 fur. B—ASSEMBLE, D. P. Wilson's, 8.2 (P. Powell) 1 I—INEVITABLE, G. A. Ivain's, 8.10 (B. Morris) • 2 *~ELL BOA, Lindsay wd Smith's, 0.1 (C. Eastwood) 3 Also Started.—7 Red Boa. 0.7; 8 Mount Boa, 0.4; 2 Desert Song, 0 Strniglit Course. 8.5: 9 Crossbow. B.fi; 10 Bellbird. .8.2: 5 Jock o' Hazeldean. 8.1, arid Solniuri. 7.11, bracketed: 11 Arrogant. 8.1- 12 Corn Queen. 11 Mareftn, 7.0; 13 Hastus. 8.2. Won by half a length, with half a length "between second and third. Time, lm 10s.

SOME EXCITING FINISHES

PERFORMANCE OF CELERITY II

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT • ] DUNEDIN, Sunday. Tho racing at Dunodiri yesterday was ~• good, (hero being some exciting finishes. Tho public heavily favoured Night Lad. I'ink Noto and Celerity IT. in tho Ranfurly Handicap. Night Lad and Money Mine led Narrative and Taboo for threo furlongs, when Evening joined Narrative in second . ploce. They ran without change to tho straight. Celerity 11. was lust up to this point, hut she put in a brilliant run which landed her in front over a hundred yards from the post. Then Night Lad put ill another challenge, and Celerity 11. only beat him by a nose. Narrative was two leugths away, with Pink Noto next. Though Celerity 11. only just won it was i good performance. Night Lad showed a glimpse of his true form for tho first timo this season Dutch Money was n hot favourite for the Dunedin Guineas, Meprisant being the only other backed with any confidence. ' Stealth led Flair and Meprisant from tho harrier. Disorder being slow to move. Hair wa3 in front at the end of a furlong, and a little further on Dutch Money joined : Stealth in second place, with Gold Tinge • and Meprisant next. Disorder tlion made a move, and, half a milo from home, she joined Flair iiv tho lead. Meprisant bejng . Jnst. Stealth ran to tho front on reaching tho straight, then Meprisant commenced a Kood run. and gradually wearirirc tho leader •down, he won on the post, by a hea<l, . Dutch Money was four lengths away, with , Flair next. . Meprisant ran a much better race than I on tho first day. when ho had an interrupted T>asßni,'o in his race. Dutch Money did not run oil so well ns was expected. Horseman, iliip had a lot. tn do with the victory. -The three-year-olds' form did not work out well ■ during tho two days, I In t!u) TVleKraph Handicap there was a Wonderful finish. It waß a great race, in which tho handicapper set the judge a pcvfi'o task. Circulation ran two fine races 4t tho meeting.

THE TURF IN ENGLAND.

KF.MPTON PARK MEETING.

Australian and N.Z. Press Association, 4- (Received October 13, 6.35 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 12. At the KemptOn Park meeting to-day the .following was the result of the leading • event:— < DUKE OF YORK HANDICAP. Of .£1000; 1} miles. Double LIFE, Lady Z. Wernher'a ch f, Ayrs, by Bachelor's Double—bam* Joan •• •• * I KINO'S OVEN, 6yrs .* :% ••• 2 VOftKMITE, syrs •..• .v 3 Fourteen started. Double Life woir by u Wngth and a-half.