SPORTING NEWS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11027, 27 December 1928, Page 5

SPORTING NEWS

DUNEDIN MEETING—FIRST DAY Electric Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, December 26. The track was in good order and the attendance large. The totalisator handled £21,854, as ccmopared with £23,999 on the first day last year. Results.— Summer Hurdles ljm.—s Gayoma, (A. S. Ellis) 1; 1, Tunamoe, 2; 3 Carinthia. 3. Won by a lnegth. four lengths. Time 3.18 1-5. Salisbury Handicap, lm.—3 Arrowy (W. Hogan), 1; 2 Tembronev 2; 7 Tardy 3. Won by three quarters of a length ; a neck. Time 1.42 2-5. Dunedin Handicap, of.—l Nedda (Rosewarne) 1; 3 Tim Graphic 2; 5 Stealth 3. Wou by a short length, two lengths. Time 1.1 3-5. Otago Handicap, ljm.—l Pink Note (Brodie) 1; 2 Queen Balboa 2; 3 Roy a l Saxon 3. Won by a length and a-half, three quarters of a length. Time 2.7 2-5. Trial Stakes 7f.—2 Filosol (Brodie) 1 ; II Sal mo Salar 2 ; 1 Singer 3. Won by three quarters or a length, half a length. Time 1.29 4-5. Federal Handicap. 6f.—2 Rin-Tin-Tin (Andrews) 2: 4 Circulation. 2: 3. King Balboa 3. Won by a long head; two lengths. Time 1.14 4-5. Burnside Handicap. 6f.—4 Waving Corn (Voiglit) 1; 2 Meadow L: rk 2; 6 Some Signal 3. Won by a head, six lengths. Time 1.16 1-5. Otokia Handicap, lm.—l Apaolie (McKay) 1; 2 Camisader 2: 4 Taboo 3. Won bv a head, four lengths. Time 1.4 1-5. AUSTRALIAN RACING. SYDNEY. December 2bThe weather was fine tor the Australian Jockey Club's summer meeting at Randwick. Orange Prince tell in the Summer Cup and was destroyed. Results:— Summer Cup: Donald. 8.4, 1. Fondant. 8.0, 2. Resource 8.7. 3. Time, 2.16. December Stakes: Holdfast, 8.9. 1, Twinkle Star. 8.0 2. Violin Solo. 8.5. 3. Six started. Time 1.01. Holdfast lias now won four times in succession. Christmas Handicap, first division: Nut Cup, 7.12. 1, Loquacious (N.Z) 7.13. 2, Frances Cyllene. 8.2. 3. Twelve started. Time. 1.37 j. Second division: Bavarde. 8.5, 1, Happy New 7.5, 2, Lipari, 7.0. 3. Won by a length. The New Zealander Boston was, seventh. Time 1.38. Summer Nursery Handicap: H en Cello. 7.11. 1, Exact. 7.9. 2. Vercoola 7.9. 3. Twelve started. The New Zealander Passbook was fourth. Time. 1.7 . MELBOURNE. December 26 There was a good holiday crowd at Caulfield to-clay. The weather was wa cm. Christmas H: ndicap : Harry Gavin 7.1. Attraction. 8.6. 2 Quirke. S.B. Seventeen istnrtocl. Weil In two lengths. Time. 1.12 J.