TROTTING AT AUCKLAND

Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1931, Page 9

TROTTING AT AUCKLAND

CHIEF RACE TO FREE ADVICE SURPRISE JOURNEY WINS TWICE. GLENROS&IE'iS FIRST AND SECOND J Fy Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Trotting Club concluded Its February meeting at Alexandra Park ' to-day in perfect weather. The attendance was fair. The totalisator. handled , £25,424 10s, compared with £36,349 on the second day last year, a decrease of £10,924 10s. For the two days £50,852 was invested,' compared with £76,052 last year, a decrease of £25,200. J. W. MeKenrick, Epsom trainer, was cautioned for his driving of Jock Bingen in the Rangitoto Handicap. Results are:—t MANUREWA HANDICAP. Of 200 sovs. For trotters. Limit 4.55. Two, miles. 1— PARRISH BELLE, 36yds bhd (A. G. Pillinger) 1 O— GUY McELWYN, limit (C. G. Lee) 2 S— WINDCHAT, 'l2yds bhd (G. Brady) 3 Also started —G Win Huon (bracketed with Guy McElwyn), 3 Caballero, 8 Gold Dream, 7 Lady Ena, limit; 2 Call Boy, 4 Lord Haldane, 24yds bhd. Won by a length and a-half, half a length between second and third. Call Boy' was fourth. Time, 4min 49 2-ssec. HOWIOK HANDICAP. Of 200 sovs. Limit 3.30. Ono mile a-half. 2— -FIRST FLIGHT, 42yds bhd (R. A. McMillan) - ■ 1 4—GUNBOURNE, limit (F. Fath) 2 I—GRAND CANYON, limit (C. S. Donald) • 3 Also started —3 Bingen Crest, 10 Bell Dial, 9 Carnui, 7 Dad’s Hope, 6 Rolfe Audubon, 5 Some Dillon, limit; S Hohora, 12yds bhd. Won by half , a‘head, a neck between second, and third. Bell Dial was fourth. Time,. ?min 25 l-ssec. MACKENZIE HANDICAP. Of 600 sovs. .’Limit 4.30. Two miles. I— FREE ADVICE, G. J. Barton’s, 24 yds bhd (W. J. Tomkinson) ..j 1 4—GLEINROSSIE, J. McDonald’s, ‘ limit (L. O. Thomas)' 2 <B— HARVEST CHILD, C. E. Lindsay’s, limit (F. Holmes) 3

'Also started—3 Great Peter, 6 Pageant, limit; 7 'Florent,' 24yds' bhd; a Lindbergh, 2 Mountain Dell, 11 The Abbey, 36yds bhd; 9 Jewel Pointer, 60 yds bhd; 10 Kohara, 72yds bhd; 12 Gold Jacket, 'B4yds 'bhd. . . , Glenrossie and Pageant made most of the running with Free Advice always handy. Glenrossie took charge three furlongs from home but in the run to the post. Free Adyic®’ won by a neck from Glenrossie, which was three lengths .ahead of Harvest Child. Jewel Pointer 'was fourth. Time, .4min 26 2-ssec. < SYLVIA PARK HANDICAP. < Of 300 sovs. Limit 2.16. One mile. I—GREAT BALLIN, 36yds bhd (T. P. Grimmond) . 1 4— TE WAHIA, 36yds bhd (R..A. McMillan) 2 6— QUEEN ELIZABETH, 36yds bhd >. (C. Smith) 3 Also started—s Author Franz, limit; 11 Brutus, 8 Goldman, 2 Mignonne, 12 yds bhd; 3 The Admiral, 24yds bhd; 10 All Bell, 9 Gold Dial, 36yds bhd; 7 Trustworthy, 48yde bhd. 'Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Mignonne was left at the tapes and took no part in the race. The Admiral was fourth. Time, 2min 14 l-ssec. RANGITOTO HANDICAP. Of 350 sovs. For trotters. Limit 4.40. Two miles. 1— SURPRISE JOURNEY, G. J. Barton, 60yds bhd (W. J. Tomkinson) , 1 2— LINNETT THE GREAT; McKendrick Bros., 36yds bhd (F. J. Smith) —2 3— PARADIGM, E. F. Benjamin, 12 • yds bhd (J. T. Paul) 3 Also started —7 The Tartar, 2 Jock Bingen (bracketed with Linnett the Great), limit; 8 Gold Sovereign, 4 Great Change, 9 Mutu, 12yds bhd; 5 Kolmar, 24yds bhd; 6 Peter McKinney, 10 Tiger .Salve, 48yds bhd. Paradigm and Linnett the Great led into the straight well clear of Surprise Jouriiey, which made a great run over the last fifty yards and .won by a short neck from Linnett the Great, which was two lengths in front of Paradigm. Kolmar was fourth. Time, 4min 34 4-5 BeC ‘ FORBES HANDICAP. Of' 350 sovs. Limit 2.47. One mile and a-quarter. I—GLENROSSIE, limit (J. Pringle) 1 4— HARVEST CHILD, 12 yds bhd (F. Holmes) 2 9—PAGEANT, limit (R. J. Humphreys) 3 Also started —13 Gold Dial, 6 Joy Bird, 5 Nella Dillon, 12 Tony Victor, limit; 1 Genuine (bracketed with Glenrossie), 14 Florent, 11 Sunshower, 24 yds bhd; 2 Free Advice, 3 Enawah, 36 yds bhd; 7 Stanmoor, 36yds bhd, and Jewel Pointer, 60yds bhd (bracketed); 15 Kohara, 8 Mountain Dell, 48yds bhd; 15 Gold Jacket, 60yds bhd. Won by a long neck, half a length between second and third. Mountain Dell was fourth. Time, 2min 48 3-ssec. RICHMOND HANDICAP. Of 300 sovs. Limit 4.38. Two miles. 3— PURSER, 12yds bhd (L. O. Thomas) 1 B—GANG AWA, 24yds bhd (W. Hughes) 2 4— GUNBOURNE, limit (G. Gath) 3 Also started —2 Peter Pirate, limit; 8 Daytime, 9. Explosion, 12yds bhd; 1 Baron Bingen, 5 Mignonne, 24yds bhd; 7 Rockburn, '’oyds bhd. Won by half a length, two and ahalf lengths between second and third. Rockburn was fourth. Mignonne was left and took no part in the race. Time, 4min 40 2-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of 250 sovs. Limit 2.52. One mile and a-quarter. 3— SURPRISE JOURNEY, 24yds bhd (W. J. Tomkinson) .... 1 7 — LORD NEPEAN, limit (S. M. 4— LITTLE GUY, limit (J, T. Paul) 3 August) ..... 2 Also started —6 Bell Dial, S Glahdore, 2 Pavlova, limit; 9 Goldman, 24 yds bhd; 1 Benefice, 5 Nella Dillon, 48yds bhd. Won by a neck, a nec«. between second and third. Glandore was fourth. Time, 2min 49 l-ssec.