WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 196, 22 August 1935, Page 4

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

THE SEPTEMBER MEETING NOMIXATIONS TOMORROW. I | In addition to staging the first of • the season’s classic events, the Wanganui Guineas, the Wanganui Jockey Club will, at the forthcoming ►September meeting, provide the juxeniles with their liist chance of aa outing with the colours up. This will .be in the Debutante Stakes, run over four and a quarter furlongs ou the second day of lhe meeting, which is set down for September 12 and 14. Entries for 'the Guineas, of course, were taken last year, but entries lor all other events will close at 9 p.m. to morrow. An attractive programme has been framed and judging by the interest already displayed in the fixture the secretary, Air. S. R. McCallum. will have a generous list of nominations to disclose night. MARTON JOCKEY CLUB THE SPRING MEETING At the Marton Jockey Club’s spring meeting to be held on September 7 the Marton Handicap, the chief event, has a stake of £l2O and is run over a mile and a-quartor. The only other open race is the Railway Handicap, of £9O, six furlongs. The day’s sport opens with the Maiden Race, of £6O, six furlongs, and is for horses that have never won a flat race at time of starting, the weight to be carried being 8.7. The Otairi Plate, reserved for gentlemen riders, is to be decided over nine furlongs Besides the stake of £5O there is a trophy valued £lO The remainder of the programme consists of the Hack Hurdles Handicap of £9O, about one mile and a-half; Tutaenni Hack Handicap of £75, six furlongs; Spring Hack Handicap of £Bl, nine furlongs, and farewell Hack Handicap of £9O, six furlongs. Nominations for all events close with the secretary, Mr. Arthur Way, Post Office Box 3, Marton, at 9 p.m. to-morrow. RACING IN QUEENSLAND EXHIBITION HANDICAP WIN EOR REGAL STAB. Received Aug. 21, 11.20 p.m. BRISBANE, Aug. 21. At the Queensland Turf Club laces lhe Exhibition Handicap resulted:— Regal Star 8.3 (Donkin) 1, Thalwyn 8.10 (Spencer) 2, Harvest Field 7.8 (Knox) 3. Elevon started, including Lough Neagh and GJadswood. Half a length; half a length. Time, 2.4 f. PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB SCRATCHINGS FOR SATURDAY KING ItEY AND TRADESMAN. [ Per Press Association. | AUCKLAND, Aug. 21. Fakuranga Hunt Club scratchings arc.— Jellieoe Handicap.—King Key 3.20 p.m. Dunedin Handicap.—Tradesman, 3.20 p.m. FORESTRY AGAIN THIRD SUCCESSIVE WIN VICTORIA PARK MEETING Received Aug. 21. 11.55 p.m. SYDNEY, Aug. 21. At the Victoria Park races Forestry (Limond—Forest Queen) scored his Hurd successive easy win. Results: Victoria Park Handicap.—Forest)y 9.0 (Bartie) 1, Regal .Son 8.5 (Laycock; 2, El Senorita 7.5 (Richards' 3. Nine started, including Blixten ami Queen Helen. Two lengths; neck, lime, 2.121 —a race record. Limyris wa s second in the First Division of the Three and Four-Ycar-Old Handicap, m which Grand Duke was unplaced. Sir Walter was third in the Second Division of bne same race. Le Grand was unplaced in the Maiden Handicap. Golden Chance was unplaced in the lirst Division of the Flying Handicap, and Stratosphere unplaced in the Second Division. RACING FIX’! URES 1 August 24—Pakurauga R.C. ! August 29—Egmout-Wanganui H.C. (at New Plymouth). August 31—Taranaki H.C. September 7—Otago H.C. September 7 —Marton J.C. September 12, 14—Wanganui .!.■ . September 21—Ashburton County R.C. September 21—Foxton R.C. September 21, 23 —Avondale J.C. •September 26, 28 —Geraldine R.C. September 28—Napier Park R.C. September 28, 36—Taumarunui R.C. (at Paeroa). October s—Otaki5 —Otaki Maori R.C. In Australia August 24 —Williamstown R.C. August 24—Rosebery R.C. August 28 —Kensington R.C. August 31—A.J.C. (Warwick Farm).