LATEST SPORTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18591, 29 December 1934, Page 15

LATEST SPORTING

AUCKLAND TROTS

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Derby.—l Subsidy (Doyle), 1; 3 Proletarian (Morrison), 2; 2 Bonny Azure (Smith), 3. Also started: Cherrill, Kewpie’s Crest, and Superfine. Won by a head, and four lengths. Times. 3:23 1-5, 3.23 2-5, and 3.27. Tramway Handicap.—s Electric Belt (Orange), 1; 8 King’s Play (Pringle), 2,1 4 Muriel Bond (Julian), 3. All started. Won by 2j lengths, and one lengthy Times, 2.47 2-5, 2.48 1-5, 2.49. » Innovation Handicap.—l Chancellor (Smith), 1; 4 Francis Lincoln (Robertson), 2; 5 Dan Direct. (Newdick), 3. Scratched : Sure Travis. Won by a length, arid half a length. Times, 3.20 3-5, 3.21, 3.22 1-5.

ROYAL CUP RACE

ROT L’Oil’S FAST RUN

A world’s grass track record of 4.15 2-5 for two miles established bvj Itoi l’Or in winning the Royal Cup was the tifstanding feature of the) opening of the Auckland Trotting Club’s summer meeting at Epsom on Thursday. The previous record, 4.19 2-5, was taken by Great Bingen at Epsom; eight years ago when he rail third in) the President’s Haftdic&p. The dirt track records are 4.12 2-5 by Harold) Logan for a place, and 4.15 4-5 by) Indianapolis for a win. Both these horses started in the cup, and the failure of Indianapolis was a blow to investors, for he was a. hot favorite.

Roi l’Or was driven by the veteran trainer, Freeman Holmes, who travelled by aeroplane from Ashburton, arriving a few hours before the race. In his; early days Holmes was a noted horseman, and in 1886 he won the New Zealand Cup on Manton, and later rode. Old winners of many important jumping! events. This was Jiis first winning drive in the Auckland Trotting Cup, but he trained Taloro, who was piloted to victory by his son Maurice in 1905.

MANAWATU RACES

(Per Press Association.)

PALMERSTON N., this day. Tiritea Handicap.—4 Bold Jim (Anderson), 1; 2 .Sir Spear (Jenkins), 2; 7 Royal Papa (Walsh), 3. All started. Won by It, lengths, and a length. Time, 2.8 1-5. Juvenile Handicap.—l Tlororata (MacKinnon), 1; 2 Fulojoy (McFarlane),* 2; 5 Sergia (Glading), 3. All started. Won by a neck, and two lengths. Time, 1.2.'

Liverpool Handicap.—3 Aga Khan (W. Broughton), 1; 5 West Tor (Marsh), 2; 2 Passion .Fruit (Atkins), 3. Scratched: Inflation, Pango, Lapel, Won bv a head, and a length. Time, 2.6.

STRATFORD ACCEPTANCES

(Per Press Association.) STRATFORD, this day.

In the Stratford acceptances, in the Midhurst Handicap, Tareha has 10.2, not Pari ha 9.0, as stated in an earlier message.