AUCKLAND TROTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18848, 28 October 1935, Page 16

AUCKLAND TROTS

ELECTRIC TO SUPERTAX SILVER WATCH’S OCTOBER (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The spring meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club opened on Saturday at Alexandra Park, and will conclude on Monday. There was a good attendance, and the course was in excellent order. War Point won the chief event, the Jellicoo Handicap, and Supertax was first home in the Electric Handicap, King’s Play scored in the Stewards’ Handicap, and Bonny Azure annexed the Parnell Handicap. During the day the sum of £15,404 was put through the totalisator, compared with £16,081 for the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £677. Details of the day's concluding events

Mountain Handicap. Two miles. —4-4 Voting Rodney (W. Willetts), 1; 1-2 Worthy Nor (P. Morrison), 2; 2-1 Ando Patch (G. G. Lee), 5. Also started: 5-5 Autumn Lu, 3-3 Captain Bolt, 6-6 Mountain Sun. Won_ by a length and a quarter, third horse a length a .wayCaptain Bolt was fourth. Times: 4.47 1-5, 4.49, 4.46 and 4.47. October Handicap, one mile and a half.—2-3 Silver Watch (L. Mahoney), 1: 1-1 Ivewpie’s Bond (J. G. Robertson), 2 : 5-4 Rare Rev (L. 0. Thomas), 3. Also started: 4-5 Luminate, 7-7 Parrish Belle, 3-2 Blandford, 6-6 Guid Hairst. Won by a length and a half; third horse two lengths and a Half away. Blandford was fourth. Times : 3.22 2-5. 3.23, 3.25. 3.24.

Stewards’ Handicap, one mile and a half.—s-5 King’s Play (G. R. Woods), 1; 3-3 Replica (S. August), 2; 4-4 Kenwortby (F. C. Walker), 3. Also started: yi 2-2 Bismuth, 6-7 Kewpie’s Crest, 1-1 ->» Nellota, 7-6 Derby Fame, Won by / three-quarters of a length; third horse/ three lengths away. Kewpie’s Crest was fourth. Times: 3.26 1-5, 3.31 2-5, 3.32. Electric Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—3-3 Supertax (Pringle), 1; 5-6 Manoeuvre (August), 2; 11-11 Herod (J. G. Morrison), 3. Also started: 9-10 Cimarron, 4-4 Edna Worthy, 14-14 Glandore, 2-2 Ringtrue, 10-9 Trustworthy. 13-13 Realty, 12-12 Kewpie’s Guy, 7-8 Wee Machine, 8-7 Prince Pedro. 6-5, Smooger, 1-1 Worthy Light. Won by a length and a half, third horse a length away. Smooger was fourth. Times: 2.49 1-5, 2.48 2-5, 2,49 4-5, 2.47.