SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18203, 2 March 1929, Page 4

SPORTING.

MARLBOROUGH TROTTING CLUB. BIG RACE TO VIKOTA. By Telegraph—Prena AimnriaMoiu BLENHEIM, March 1. The Marlborough Trotting Club’s meeting was held to-day in fine weather. There was an excellent attendance, and the course was good. The totalisator handled £72 80, against £7212 last year. Results: TRIAL HANDICAP, Of 8 0 sovs; 1£ miles. 1— J. R. Corrigan’s Bonniewah, scr (A. J. Corrigan) 1 4 —Hardiness, scr (W. Pope)) .. 2 2 Radiola, scr (J. O'Brien) . . 3 Also ran—s Insurance, 3 Koleraine, 7 Pal mLeaf, 6 Waipuki. Won by two and a half lengths. Time—3min 3 6sec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of 90 sovs; 1£ miles. B—E.8 —E. Jeffries' Balayah, scr (E. Jeffries) . 1 4 Peter McMillan, 10 8 (E. Redmond) f 2 5 Billy Bingen, scr (J. Pugh) . . 3 AI3O ran—l Bingen Spiers, 7 Westwood, 2 Miss Wilkes, 3 Peter Eyre, 6 Fille de Ballin. Won by ten lengths. Time—3min 4 6 l-6sec. MARLBOROUGH HANDICAP, Of 225 sovs; 2 miles. 2H. E. Fullers’ Vikota, scr (F. J. Owen) 1 5 Wakefield, 2 4 (J. Flanigan) 2 3 Red Rey (L. F. Berkett) .... 3 Also ran—7 Kyanna, 6 Jupiter, 1 Hostess, 4 Halmore. Won by ten lengths. Time—4min 45 l-ssec. WATERLEA HANDICAP, Of 8 5 sovs; 1£ miles. 2 Eli Wells’ Castle Chimes, 12 (Owner) 1 3 Fair Lad, 36 (W. Pope) .... 2 6 Clive Bell, 36 (L. F. Berkett) 3 Also ran—4 Althorpe, 5 Drift Wave, 1 Jasper. Won by a length. Time—3min 33 4-ssec. LADIES’ BRACELET, Of 70 sovs; 1 £ miles. 4 R. Freeman’s Chancellor Wilkes, scr (L. F. Berkett) . . 1 3—Koleraine, 12 (B. Mackle) .. 2 2—Humming Bird, scr (Gilmore) 3 Also ran—s Ollie, 2 Logan Way, 7 Sweet Kathleen, 1 Hardiness and Bell o’ Mine (coupled), 6 Waipuki. Won by half a length. Time —3min 39sec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, Of 90 sovs; 2 miles. 2S. Bennett’s Audo Spray, 60 (S. Egan) 1 6—Fille de Ballin, 108 (Berkett) 2 3 Bingen Spiers, scr (A. J. Corrigan) 3 Also ran—7 Hester Audubon, 1 Altonbrook, 4 Tidewater, 5 Westwood. Won by a length. Time—--smin 3 l-ssec. DASH HANDICAP, - Of 100 sovs; 1 mile. 1— D. Bennett’s Royal Comrade 12 (Owner) 1 2 Red Rey, 3 6 (Berkett) .. .. 2 5 Kyanna, 2 4 (Cannall) .. .. 3 Also ran-—4 Castle Chimes, 3 Hostess. Won by two lengths. Time—2min 24 3-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 8 5 sovs; 14 miles.. 6W. Pope’s Fair Lad, 24 (Owner) . * l I—Star of Hope, 2 4 (Bennett) . . 2 4 Wakefield, 36 (T. Nyhan) . . 3 Also ran—B Humming Bird, 2 Althorpe, 3 Mary Brown, 7 Drift Wave, 5 Clive Bell. Won by a length. Time —2min 54 3-ssec.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. NOMINATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL EVENTS. (Special to the “Herald.”) CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. The following nominations have been received for the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting: GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs; 7 furlongs.—Rameses, Pink Note, Meadow Lark, Magna Charta, Amor, Great Star, Seatown, Booster, Black Duke, Blight Glow, Mendip, Great Charter, Gascony, Black Mint, Rin Tin Tin, Tresham, Paperchase, Chide, Reremoana, Nightmarch, Silver Coot, Silver Paper, Commendation, In the Shade. Royal Saxon, Hurly Burly, Full Feather, Cimabue, Royal Duke, First Raid, Winsome Boy, Broad Acre, Moa Bird, Gay Sonnet, The Hawk, Merry Mint. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs; 1J miles.—Pink Note, Hynanna, Amor, Count Cavour, Sea town, Black Duke, Bright Glow, Mendip, Black Mint, Tresham, Beau Geste, Thorndale, Hoylake, Footfall, Rotor, Rapier, Nightmarch, Commendation, In the Shade, The Hawk, Merry Mint, Concentrate. FLEMINGTON NOTES. (United Press Association—By Eleotrie Tel. craph--Copyright . (Received March 1, 8.25 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 1. J. Pike arrived to-day, and will ride Gothic and Strephon at Flemington to-morrow. The Banker has been engaged for the Essendon Stakes and Brunswick Stakes. H. Cairns will ride The i Banker. The New Zealander Nedder is engaged in the Sires’ Produce Stakes, for which Parkwood, Meadow King, Hebrus, Temoin are among the other runners. The probable starters in the St. Leger will be Strephon, Balmerino. Prince Don, Cosy Rug, Tutor. Coybeau, a candidate for the Australian Cup, is running in the hurdles to-morrow. The weather forecast Is for fine weather, with rising temperatures. RE HANDICAPS. By Telegraph—Pres- 1 Association. MARTON, March 1. Rehandicaps for the Rangitikei meeting are:—Vast Acre 8.11 (Scott Memorial): Disrank 8.11 (Pukenui Hack). Acceptances for the Timaru Trotting Club’s autumn meeting (March 9), are due by 9 p.m. on Monday next.