THE TURF

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 10 August 1929, Page 5

THE TURF

HORSES FOR SOUTH. NUKUMAI GOES LAME. WELLINGTON, This Day. Nukumai went lame while walking from Foxton to Levin to he railed to Wellington lor shipment to Lyttelton, and the trip therefore has heen cancelled. • Air Laddies, Maui and Fine Acre went south last'night. METROPOLITAN TROTS. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Grand National Week opened with Metropolitan trots' at Addington. There is a large attendance and fine weather. The course is holding. Results: —

Introductory Handicap.—2 Koro Peter 1, 6 Lady Fan 2, 14 Wild Hebi"* 3. Scratched: Jonny, Belmont. Won hy two lengths. Time, 3min 33sec. Electric Handicapi.—Exclusive 1, 1 Darknite 2, 4 Downcast 3. scratched: Tarzan, Desert Star, General Bingen. Won by two lengths. Tim,. 2min 18 2-ssc. Exclusive and Darknite were coupled. August—9 Roi L'Or 1,2 Dundas Boy 2, 12 Zenith 3. Scratched: Native Prince, Terence Dillon. Won by two lengths. Time 4mii 41 3-5 sec. Trial Handicap. —13 Locanda Boy; .1, 0 Morning Sun 2, 10 Curfew Boy 3. AH started. Won by two lengths. Time, 4min 48 1-osec. Stewards' Handicap.—s Bonny Belmont 1, 1 Western Voyaffe 2 ,4 Nigbboru 3- (3te>rofohecl: Ke-mpton., Won by 12 lengths. Time, 4min 46 3-ssec.