ATHLETICS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 277, 27 November 1935, Page 5

ATHLETICS

WANGANUI CLUB TWILIGHT MEETING. HANDICAPS FOR TO-MORROW. The handicaps for rhe Wanganui Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club’s twilight meeting, to be held to morrow evening at 6 o'clock, have been declared by the (handicapper, Mr. G. Benson, as follows: — J2O Yards Hack. —.1. Wilson, G. Johnston scr., C. Anderson 2yds., G. Brown 3yds., T. Collings 3yds., H. Dix syds., G. Bills, G. Harrison 6yds., A. Garfath, J. Wadey, G. Bassett Byds., E. Gowan, R. Orr, D. Livingstone, R. Gilbertson 9yds. 220 Yards Open. —E. Carveil, L. Burgess scr L. Stephenson 6yds., E. Wilson, A. McCormick 7yds., T. McCashin, A. J. Darby Byds., C. Anderson 10yds. 1} Miles Open.- G. Bills, T. Collings scr., G. Johnston 80yds., A. Pcnberthy 110yds., H. R. Dix 120yds., A. Garfath 145yds., G. Bassett, G. Brown, G. Harrison 175yds., J. Wadey, N. Barlow, E. Gowan 190yds., R. Orr, N. Owen, D. Livingstone, R. Gilbertson 200yds. WANGANUI CLUB DISCUSS EVENT HANDICAPS Following are the handicaps for the discus events to be decided al the Wanganui Athletic and Cycling Club’s evening meeting to-morrow: —J. Morgan scratch; S. Nolan lift; R. Steere 2,oft; A. Sexton 52ft; P. Hayes 53ft; J. Wilson 53ft; E. Wilson 59ft. loped a mile, Black Fox, Mi' W. A. Irons’ Nigger Minstrel —Silver Grey voungstcr, joining in for the last three furlongs. Corroboree galloped well throughout and hr finished well half a length in front of Black Fox. being timed to run the distance in 1.49 4-5. Riding Engagements for Feilding The following riding engagements have been announced for Feilding:— R. Reed, Kind Heart, Ben Braggie, and King’s Lancer; S. Anderson, Cyclopean, Werohia, anil Windward; L. H. Jones. Corroboree and Erebus; G. Tattersail. Mirth. False Scent and Ties Sec; W. E. Pine, Alcides, Merlyn and Treasure Hunt; A. McDonald, Petrarch. LIMOND STALLION GLADSWOOD FOR THE STUD The Limond horse ’Gladswood, who ran in the Melbourne Cup, has been bought by Mr. J. L. Stewart, of Perth. Mr. Stewart, who is a member of the W.A.T.C. committee, and who races horses in partnership with Mr. J. F. G. Robinson, has acquired Gladswood for stud purposes, and it is improbable that the horse will be raced in Western Australia. Gladswood will be used as a sire at Warrawagine Station. Mr. Stewart already has Land of Nod at, the stud, and is a keen breeder of thoroughbreds JAMIESON’S HORSES BIG TEAM FOR N.Z. CLOSING TIME LEASED. Received Nov. 26, 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 26. A team of J. T. Jamieson’s horses is booked to sail for New Zealand at the end nf.the week. ‘lt will include Country Party. L’poko Ariki, Latharna, Warwick Lad and King Musk. Closing Time has been leased to a Melbourne owner and will in future be trained at Caulfield by P. Quinlan. PALM IN AUSTRALIA WIN AT KEMBLA GRANGE SHOWS RETURN TO FORM Received Nov. 26, 9.50 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 26. At the Kembla Grange races to-day Palm* showed a return to form, easily winning the Fiying Welter (four and a-half furlongs). which resulted: — Palm 9.5 (Davidson) 1, Rameses 8.9 (Maxwell) 2, Captain John 9.5 (Jones) 3, eleven started, including Grand Duke. Length; three-quarters of a length Time, 55 3-5.