AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21267, 23 February 1931, Page 12

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.

MOUNTAIN DELL WINS CHIEF EVENT. (Fee United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, February 21. The opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting was held to-day in beautiful weather, and the course was in excellent condition. The totalisator handled £25,427 10s, as compared with £39,703 on the same day last year. Results: TRIAL HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and and a-half. I—]\ir1 —]\i r A. G. Pillinger’s PARRISH BELLE, 24yds bhd (Owner) .. 1 9—Mr J. J. Hill’s LADY ENA, scr_ . (O. A. Hill) 2 4—Mr H. V. Ward’s CALL BOY, 48 (W. Head) 3

Also started: 7 Guy M'Blwyn and 7 Win Huon (bracketed), 2 Arapai, 8 Lockade scr, 3 Caballero, 6 Gold Realm 24yds bhd, 5 Winchat 36, 10 Lord Haldane 48. , , Won .by a length and a-half, - three lengths between second and third. Lord Haldane was fourth. Times: 3min 41sec, 3min 43 3-ssec, 3min 40 l-3sec. WAIHEKE HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter.

I—Messrs H. M. and J. 6, Boyle’s GRAND CANYON, scr (W. Willets) 1 4—Mr J. Johnstone’s PRINCE , PEDRO, scr (R. A. M'Millan) 2 6—Mr F. C. ROWSE’S TYPIST, scr (G. T. Mitchell) 3

Also started: 12 A 1 John, 5 Carnui, 14 Lady Linda scr, 9 Great Vanity scr and Silver Link 24yds bhd (bracketed), 3 Rolfe Audubon 12, 10 Dad’s Hope 24, 11 Bell Dial, 2 Bingen Crest, 13 Gaza, 7 Gunbourne 36, 8 Marionette 48, Won by a head, a length between second and third. Carnui was fourth. Times; 2min 51 2-ssec, 2min 51 3-ssec, 2mm 52sec. OTAHUHU HANDICAP, Of 650sovs. Two miles.

4—-Mr H. Mitchell’s MOUNTAIN DELL, 24yds bhd (F. J- Smith) 1 3 —Mr G. J. Barton’s FREE ADVICE, 24 (W. J. Tomkinson) 2 9-—Miss E. Hinds’s PAGEANT, scr (R. J. Humphreys) 3

Also started: 6 Genuine, 2 Great Peter, 7 Harvest Child scr, 11 Sunshower 24yds bhd, 1 Lindbergh, 10 The Abbey 36 5 Jewel Pointer, 8 Machine Gun 60, 12 Gold Jacket 84. • I V . , ' Won by a head, two lengths between second and third. Genuine was fourth. Times: 4min 27sec, 4min 27 1-osec, 4iniu 30sec.

PAPAKURA HANDICAP, Of SOOsovs. Two miles. 1— Mr R. J. Stirling’s BENEFICE, 3 Mr°J. V. Miirphy’s BARON BINGEN. scr (0. S. Donald) .... 2 2 Mr S. Chambers’s PURSER scr (L. 0. Thomas) 3 .Also started: 8 Explosion scr, 4 Gang Awa, 7 Warspite 12yds bhd, 2 Gold Treasure 30, 6 Rockburn 48. , Won by half a bead, two lengths between second aiid third. Explosion was fourth. 1 Times: 4min 34 4-ssec, '4mm 35sec, 4min 36 l-ssec. FEBRUARY HANDICAP, Of 350sovs. Trotters only. Two miles. 4 Messrs MTvendrick Bros. LIN* NETT THE GREAT, scr, ‘bracketed with Jock Bingen (F. J. Smith) 1 5 Mr J. R. Corrigan’s GREAT CHANGE, , scr , . (J. R. Corrigan) 2 4 Messrs M’Kendrick Bros.’ JOCK BINGEN, scr, bracketed with Linnett the Great ’ „ (J. M Kendrick) 3 Also started: 8 Etta Cole scr, 0 Gold Sovereign, 6 Mutu 12yds hhd, - Akenehi, 3 Kolmar 24, 7 Peter M'Kmney, 10 Tiger Salve 48, 1 Surprise Journey 60. / Won by a length, three lengths between second and third. Surprise Journey was fourth. Times: 4min 38 2-ssec, 4mm 38 4-ssec, 4min 39 3-ssec. MOSS DAVIS-HANDICAP, Of 325sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 3 Mr J. R. Corrigan’s QUEEN ELIZABETH scr (F. J. Smith) 1 6Mr T. M. Robertson s NELLA DILLON, scr (A. J. Julian) .. 2 2 Mr J. W. Murphy’s BARON BINGEN, scr (C. Donald) 3 Also started: 4 Daytime, 3 Belle Axworthy scr, 1 Glenrossie, 11 Gold Dial, 12 Tony Victor, 8 Joy Bird, 7 Pageant 12yds bhd, 10 Harvest Child 24, 14 Florent 36, 9 Stanmoor 48, 13 Kohara 60. . , Won by a length and a-quarter, a short neck between second and third. Pageant was fourth. Times: 2min 48 2-ssec, 2mm 49sec, 2min 49 l-ssec. MOUNT ALBERT HANDICAP, Of 250sovs. Two miles. 3 Mr S. M. August’s JUNE NORDICA, scr (S. August) .. .. 1 2 Messrs H. M. and J. G. Boyle’s GRAND CANYON, 36yds bhd, inc. 36yds penalty (C. S. Donald) 2 I —Mr R. Broughton’s KEWPIE S GUY, 24, (J. T. Paul) .. .. 3 Also started; 8 Kewpie’s Triumph, 9 Rolfe Audubon scr, 11 Dad’s Hope, 6 Gumdigger 12yds bhd, 4 Lady Yvonne 24, 5 Pavlova 36, 10 Marionette, 7 Some Dillon 48. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Kewpic’s Triumph was fourth. Times: 4min 38sec, 4min 35 2-ssec, 4min 36 3-ssee. RAILWAY HANDICAP I (Saddle), Of 250sovs. One mile. I—Mr1 —Mr J. G. Robertson’s GREAT BALLIN, 12yds bhd (T. P. Grimmond) 1 3 Mrs G. Davis’s THE ADMIRAL, 24 (G. E. R. Gath) 2 4 Mr E. J. Parkes’s MIGNONNE, 24 (L. Laver) 3 Also started: 5 Gaza, 9 Vanity Boy scr, 6 Lord Nepean scr and Firpo 24yds bhd (bracketed), 2 Author Franz 12, 10 Brutus, 8 Goldman 24, 7 Te Wahia 48. Won by three lengths, one length between second and third. Anther Franz was fourth. Times: 2min 13 4-ssec, 2min 14 l-ssec, 2min 14 3-ssec.