GOOD RACING AT MOTUKARARA
Fine Field in Big Event
Lady Leigh Scores Good Win By Telegraph— Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, October 29. For the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s meeting the course at Motukarara was in first-class order. The attendance was good, though the weather was dull. The totalisator handled £15,310 compared with £14,259 last year. Results.— GRAIN’S TRIAL STAKES, Of £115; 5 furlongs. 1/I—Chirp, 8.7 (A. E. Ellis) 1 8/9 —Queen Linda, 8.7 (A. Leckie) .. 2 4/s—Great Swoop, 7.7 (G. Humphries) 3 Also started: 7/7 Improvement 8.7, 10'10 Haughty Toti 8.7, 6/6 La Plata 8.7, 13/13 Leaderette 8.7, 3/3 Nigella 8.7, 2/2 Rex Maitland 8.7, 12/12 Tint o’ Tan 8.7, 10/11 Wardrobe 8.7, 5/4 Benevolent 7.7, 9/8 West Wind 7.7. Won by half a length; a neck between second and third. Time —lmin 4sec. KAITUNA HIGHWEIGHT, Of £120; 9 furlongs. 3 4—Lady Rosette, 9.0 (G. Salt) .. .. 1 1/2—Screamer, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis) .... 2 4 3—Manetho, 9.11 <A. Stone) .. ..3 Also started: 8/8 Superex 9.10, 7/7 Flashlight 9.7. 2/1 Aggravate 9.0, 10/10 In The Dark 9.0, 5/6 Aymon 9.0, 9/9 Rebel Leader 9.0, 6 Z 5 Royal Refrain 9.0, 11,11 Royal Pat 9.0. Won by a neck; three lengths between second and tliird. Time—2min. DUVAUCHELLE HANDICAP TROT, Of £l2O (3.5); 11 miles. 4/3 —Plymouth, scr (S. A. Edwards) 1 1/I—Fragment, scr (.O. E. Hooper) ..2 5/7—True Glow, scr <M. J. McTigue) 3
Also started: 4/3 Falaise scr (coupled with winner), 11/10 Audo Girl scr (coupled Orby Lad), 6/5 Bay tax scr, 12/13 Dick Ahoy scr, 21/18 Huguenot scr, 3/4 Lady Vasclyne scr, 17/14 Loneworthy scr, 8/8 Mackscot scr, 16/16 Millimetre scr, 19/16 Muriel Axworthy scr, 18/21 Night Signal scr, 13/12 Nelson Eddy scr, 14/18 Queen’s County scr, 2/2 Sterling Pointer scr, 9/9 Straight scr, 7/6 Sure Potts scr, 20/20 Talak scr, 10/11 William Potts scr, 14/17 Wraquill scr. Won by a head; three lengths between second and third. Times: 3.1 2-5, 3.1 4-5, 3.2 2-5. J. F. BUCHANAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £250; 11 miles. 1/I—Dictate, 7.13 (T. Wilson) 1 6/7—Wine Card, 7.13 (A. G. Parsons) 2 7/3 —Last Refrain, 8.4 (H. W. Hibberd) 3 ALso started: 3/4 Willie Win 9.0, 9/9 Argentic 8.13, 4/6 Padishah 8.6, 2/2 Malagigi 8.6, 4/5 Mungatoon 7.9 (coupled Waitaka 7.7), 8/8 Rousseau 7.0, 10/10 Cape Gabo 7.6, 12/12 Mount Vai 7.0, 11/11 Happy Night 7.0. Won by a length; two lengths between second and third. Time —2min 12 4-ssec. HALSWELL HACK HANDICAP, Of £120; 6 furlongs. 1/1 —Rebellion, 7.7 (J. W. Jennings) 1 3/2—Flame Queen, 7.11 (H. N. Wiggins) 2 5/5 —Garonne, 8.9 (A. E. Ellis) .. .. 3 Also started: 2/3 Financiere 9.0, 4/4 Scuffle 7.11, 6/6 Miss Bluff 7.9, 7/7 Night Hawk 7.9, 8/8 Colombo 7.8, 11/10 Asset 7.7, 10/12 Real Lady 7.7, 12/10 Amoretto 7.7, 9/9 Great Baby 7.7. Won by two lengths; three lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 16 4-ssec.
LE BONS HANDICAP, Of £150; 7 furlongs. 3/4 —Lady Leigh, 7.2 (W. L. Johnston ) 1 4/3 —Nightcalm. 7.7 (A. Messervey) .. 2 5/5 —Rabble, 7.0 (H. N. Wiggins) .. 3 ALso started: 2/2 Paper Slipper 9.1, 1/1 Cocksure 8.2, 6/6 Golden Chest 7.2, 7/7 Rebel Star 7.0, 8/8 Silver Lark 7.0. Won by half a length; a length between second and third. Time—lmin 29sec. LITTLE RIVER HANDICAP TROT, Of £l3O (3.39.); 1J miles. 44 - Jovial, scr (G. Mouritz) .. .. 1 2 2 —Dancing Pirate, .scr (J. Bell jnr) 2 3, 3- Tinker, 12 (G. McKendry) .. ..3 ALso .started: 6/5 Gay Lady scr, 7/8 Lady Slipper scr, 13, 13 Orby Lad scr, 10/11 Rhinegold scr, 1/1 Silk King scr. 11.10 Trinidad scr, 14/13 Warwick scr, 11/11 Carrageen 24, 5/6 Gentleman Joe 24, 9/7 Llewellyn’s Pet 36, 8 9 Eddie Tolan 48. Won by two lengths; four lengths between second and third. Times: 3.28 1-5, 3.28 2-5, 3.28 2-5. BRACKENFIELD HACK HANDICAP. Of £120; 7 furlongs. 5/4—Lady Middleton, 7.13 (A. Parsons) 1 1/I—Gironde. 9.7 (A. E. Ellis) .. ..2 9/9—Glenacre, 8.2 (C. Wilson) .. ..3 ALso started: 7/8 Elmarch 8.3, 10/7 Great Bramble 8.3. 4/3 Gillie 8.0, 6/6 Maroha 7.13, 2/2 Screamer 7.11, 3/5 Romarin 7.11, 8/10 Comus 7.9, 12/11 Happy Memory 7.7, 11/12 Avenal 7.7. Won by a length; a head between second and third. Time—lmin 30 3-ssec.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21181, 31 October 1938, Page 4
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