HILDA POTTS HAS WIN

Southland Times, Issue 25502, 24 October 1944, Page 7

HILDA POTTS HAS WIN

AUCKLAND TROTTING MEETING (P.A.) AUCKLAND, October 23. The Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting concluded in fine weather. There was a large attendance. The track was dead. The totalizator handled £108,631 10/-, against £92,759/10/- last Labour Day, an increase .of £15,872. The total for the meeting was £196,038/10/-, compared with £162,966 last year, an increase of £33,072/10/-. Results: —

GREENLANE HANDICAP, £4OO. (4.56). Two miles.—l-1 CASABLANCA (Pringle) 1, 3-2 SURE LADY 48yds (R. Young) 2, 2-3 PAIAHUA 60yds (J. Paul) 3. Scratched: Maureen Grattan. Half a length; two lengths. Times: 4.53 1-5; 4.52 2-5; 4.51 3-5. JUNCTION HANDICAP, £450 (2.57). One and a-quartei- miles.—s-5 BLUESTOCK 12yds (F. J. Smith), 1, 4-2 COMMUNIQUE 12yds (P. Gallagher) 2, 18-18 MIRAGE It (S. Holmes) 3. Scratched: Bill Scott, Dunkirk. Half a length each way. Times: 2.56 3-5; 2.57; 2.58 1-5. INSULATION HANDICAP, £4OO. (3.38). One and a-half miles.—3-2 CHARACTERISTIC 12yds (J. Behrns) 1, 6-7 HONEST PETER It (R. Messervy) 2, 7-6 DESERT LAD It (C. Moran) 3. Scratched: Aranui Jack, Lusty Lady, Waliaroha. A length; half a length. Times: 3.35 2-5; 3.36 4-5; 3.37. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, £lOOO. (4.34). Two miles. —1-1 HILDA POTTS It (F. J. Smith) 1, 3-3 SAFETY PIN 12yds (F. G. Holmes) 2, 6-5 BLACK LABEL 48yds (W. Broughton) 3. All started. A length; half a length. Times: 4.43; 4.42 3-5; 4.41. Bracket: Hilda Potts and Parshall.

HILLSBOROUGH HANDICAP, £750 (4.47) Two miles.—4-5 FOREWARNED It (F. J. Smith) 1, 1-1 COCKNEY It (J. Behrns) 2, 2-2 ECHOIST It (L. Berkett) 3. Scratched: Castigate, Great Surprise. A head; three lengths. Times: 4.51; 4.50 1-5; 4.55 3-5. CAMPBELL HANDICAP, £6OO. (3.30). One and a-half miles.—2-1 SEABORN 60yds (F. G. Holmes) 1, 4-4 SIR VOLO 36yds (F. J. Smith) 2, 8-6 STARGUM 24yds (G. Williams) 3. Scratched: Native Man, Warform. Half a length; one length. Times: 3.24 1-5; 3.26 2-5; 3.27 4-5. Bracket: Seaborn and Claremorris. ALEXANDRA HANDICAP, £5OO (4.48) Two milefe.—B-8 DUNKIRK 12 yds (N. Mackie) 1, 4-4 CHARACTERISTIC 12yds (J. Behrns) 2, 2-1 MEDICAL STUDENT It (F. J. Smith) 3. Scratched: Axminster, Lady Moness, Modern Jewell, Warform, Kewpie’s Crown. One and a-quarter lengths; a head. Times: 4.40 2-5; 4.41; 4.42 1-5. REMUERA HANDICAP, £750 (2.58). One mile.—3-4 BULLDOZER It (N. Berkett) 1, 1-1 VOLO SENWOD 12 yds (F. J. Smith) 2; 4-5 SAFETY PIN 12yds (F. G. Holmes) 3. Scratched: Dianus, Loyal King, Kewpie’s Jewel, Stuart Lee. Two and a-half lengths; half a length. Times: 2.47; 2.47; 2.49.