DUNEDIN RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20539, 14 February 1935, Page 9

DUNEDIN RACES.

Black Duke Wins Hurdles Event. RED LANCE SECOND. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, This Day. A slight drizzle this morning had the effect of cooling the atmosphere without harming the course for the opening day of the Dunedin Racing Club’s cup meeting. The course was firm and the attendance large. Results : WARRINGTON HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 150 sovs. One mile and a half. 2-2—BL ACK DUKE, 10.10 (Beale) 1 7-7—RED DANCE, 9.3 (Walker) 2 5-S—SUNWARD, 9.0 (Mackie) . . 3 All started. Won by half a length. Time —2min 48 3-ssec. TRIAD HANDICAP. Of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs. KNOWDEDGE, 8.4 1 ARROWTOWN, 8.4 2 VADARTH, 8.4 3 Scratched: Auster, Gas Mask, Grey Boy. BERWICK HANDICAP. Of 125 sovs. Seven furlongs. EPRIS, 7.13 1 MONEY FRIES, 7.8 2 SILVER DARK, 7.10 3 Scratched: Honeste. Notes From the Course. (Special to the *' Star.”) WINGATUJ. This Day. There was drizzling rain throughout the night and early this morning at Dunedin, but very little was experienced at Wingatui and the going was hard and fast. The attendance was good. Lycidas and Black Duke carried most support in the Warrington Hurdle Handicap. Prince Tractor led early, with Black Duke last. Red Lance took charge at the half-mile, where Black Duke was moving forward. Black Duke was second at the home turn and took charge when he landed over the last hurdle. He won by three-quarters of a length from Red Lance, with Sunward half a length away. Palmary was six lengths away fourth. The Trial Handicap. An accident marred the Trial Handicap, Madam Pompadour, who was favourite, falling when well placed near the distance and bringing down Lady Leighton. R. J. Mackie, the rider of Lady Leighton, escaped serious injury, but B. H. Brodie, the rider of Madam Pompadour lay still and was brought in in an ambulance. Arrowform made most of the running, but Knowledge forged ahead near home and won by a length from Arrowform, with Valarth half a length away. The winner, who was an outsider, is trained by T. H. Gillett, at Riccarton. This is his first success.