THAMES TROTS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 10

THAMES TROTS.

Worthy Light Wins Cup Handicap. EXHIBITION BY HAROLD LOGAN Per Press Association. THAMES. April 14. The Thames Trotting Club’s annual meeting was held to-day in fine weather. The track was fast and the attendance good. Harold Logan (F. J. Smith) did an exhibition one mile and a Quarter, paced by the galloper Confuoco. Results: PARAWAI HANDICAP, Of 75 sovs. Class 3.50. One mile and a half. 4- —BILLY SUNDAY, scr .... 1 3-3—OHINEMUTU, scr 2 2-2—WASKASU, scr 3 Scratched: Bell Heather and Scotch Reel. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time—Cmin 3Ssec. HIKUTAIA HANDICAP. Of 75 sovs. Class 3.45. One mile and a. half. 1- —GOLD DREDGE, scr .... 1 2- —JESTER, scr 2 5- DERBY FAME, scr 3 Scr: Kewpie’s King, Nelson Luvan and Supertax. Won by half a length. Time —3min KEREPEHI HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs. Class, 2.34. One mile and a quarter. 3- —FRANCIS LINCOLN, scr . . 1 5-S—MANCO. 12yds bhd 2 2-2—BINGEN CHIEF, scr 3 'Scratched: Smooger. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time—2min 49 2-ssec. THAMES TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP, Of 215 sovs. Class 4.37. Two miles. I_I—WORTHY LIGHT, scr (F. J. Smith) 1 4- —PUKEMTRO, 36yds bhd . . 2 r,-3—HOMEWARD, 36yds bhd . . 3 Scratched: Brentlight. Worthy Light led throughout and won by half a length. Time —4min 36 4-ssec. TURUA BRACELET HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs. Class 4.55. Two miles. 2-2 LE CHENAULT, 12yds bhd 1 9-9 ALEXIS, scr • • 2 1-3 PHYLLIS AXWORTHI, 24yds ..- •••••• 5 Scratched —Home Brew, Kuim. Won by a length and a half, rime 4min 40 3-ssec. Lady Amanda broke and fell, the driver, M’Millan, suffering a fractured ankle. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, Of 115 sovs. Class 5.2. Two miles. 1-I—GOLDEN EAGLE. 48yds . . 1 3.3—GALA DAY. 36yds 2 4- —WIRIWHATU, S4yds 3 Scratched: Ohinemutu and Manna’s Son. Won by a length and a quarter. Time —4min 50 4-ssec. PURIRI HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs. Class, 4.44. Two miles. 1- —BINGEN CHIEF, scr 1 5- —MANCO, 12yds bhd 2 2- —FRANCIS LINCOLN, scr . . 3 Scratched: Jackie Thorpe, Smooger. Time—4min 36 4-osec.

TROTTING MEETING. Wellington Club’s Winter Programme. (Special to the “ Star.”) WELLINGTON, April 14. The Wellington Trotting Club has drawn up a programme for the winter meeting on May 19 and stakes amounting to £I2OO are provided. The Invitation Match and Dominion Handicap (4min 33sec class) both carry prizes of £250 and the Farewell Handicap (2min 46sec class), of one mile and a quarter, carries a stake of £l6O. The other events are worth either £IOO, or £l2O. Betting will be by the single pool system.