TROTTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 254, 26 October 1937, Page 4

TROTTING

AUCKLAND CLUB SPRING MEETING CONCLUDES LABOUR DAY RESULTS [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, Oct. 25. The Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting was concluded at Epsom to-day before an attendance of 11,000. The weather was fine until mid-afternoon, after which several heavy showers were experienced. The track was slightly holding. The totalisator handled £30,991, compared with £27,417 last year, an increase of £3574. The figures for the meeting were £57,844, against £48,138 last year an increase of £9706. Results:— Greenlane Handicap.—9/8 Pink Lady (B. Dyer) 1, 5/5 Baby Triumph (R. B. Cleland) 2, 4/4 Waingake (J. Riddell) 3. Also: 6/6 Colleen Murphy, 8/9 Heather Glow, 7/7 Pirate’s Last, 3/3 All Bingen, 1/1 Querida, 2/2 Pura Bingen, 10/10 Autumn Lou, 13/12 Reception, 12/11 Great Sonoma, 11/13 Roi Grande, 14/14 Manna’s Son. One and a-quarter lengths; three-quarters of a length. Tirnes, 4.55, 4.55 3-5, 4.54. Newmarket Handicap.—-3/3 Bronze Queen (W. Clifton) 1, 7/4 Forest Jewel (L. Mitchell) 2, 2/2 Adversity (G. T. Mitchell) 3. Also: 4/6 Capt. Scott, 18/19 Gipsy Light, 14/14 Great I Gem, 17/17 Jewel Crest, 5/4 Marble Bay, 12/13 Petite Jewel, 8/8 Ratepayer, 19/18 Red Coat, 11/10 Roma Girl, 8/12 Sequoia, 15/16 Silver Bullet, 12/7 Tommy McElwyn, 15/15 Top Hand, 20/20 Worthy Quest, 10/5 Worthy Song, 1/1 Bexley Girl, 6/9 Hori Bingen. Two and a-half lengths; one and a-half lengths. Times, 3.30, 3.31, 3.31 3-5. Labour Day Handicap.—l/2 Nervie’s Last (F. J. Smith) 1, 5/5 Gold Dredge (W. Clifton) 2, 3/3 Our McKinney (L. N. Vernail) 3. Also: Kenworthy, Kewpie’s King, Noble Prince. Head; neck. Times, 4.33 3-5, 4.33 4-5, 4.34. Bunched for two rounds, the field was moving fast, with Kenworthy and Noble Prince most prominent. Into the straight Noble Prince and Gold Dredge, who had made a forward move from the halfmile post, were leading Nervie’s Last, Kenworthy, Our McKinney and Kewpie’s King. In the run home Nervie’s Last came fast in the middle of the course to win by a head from Gold Dredge, who was a neck in front of Our McKinney. Kenworthy was fourth. Junction Handicap.—ll/10 Great Chum (S. M. August) 1, 2/2 Sir Frank (E. R. Smith) 2, 10/11 Royal Jewel (F. V. Cutts) 3. Also: 7/9 Charteris Bay, 8/6 Lucky Love, 1/1 Mountain Flight, 12/12 Lady Amanda, 13/13 Luminate, 5/5 Ranfurly Lass, 4/4 Spessiva, 8/8 Baron Grand, 6/7 Bismuth, 3/3 Handicapper. Head; quarter of a length. Times, 3.26, 3.28 1-5, 3.28 3-5. Hillsboro Handicap.—l/1 Native Tree (J. A. Gerrard) 1, 3/4 Young Rodney (L. Laver) 2, 6/6 Impostor (C. H. Goodall) 3. Also: 2/2 Kuini, 4/3 Audo Patch and Parrish Belle(bracketed), 5/5 Meadow King. Two lengths; half a length. Times, 3.33

2-5, 3.34 2-5, 3.31 3-5. Campbell Handicap.—2/2 BexleV Girl (F. J. Smith) 1, 1/1 Chili Bean (I. Morrison) 2, 9/9 Bedfore (F. Her, ring, jun.) 3. Also: 10/10 Ro mad 'Chief, 6/5 Gloster, 7/6 Kailawa, 3/1 Hori Bingen, 8/7 Queenie Direct, 4/3 True Trust, 5/8 Atarau King. Twd lengths; half a length. Times, 3.3} 2-5, 3.32, 3.31 1-5. Remuera Handicap.—2 Our McKin* ney (L. N. Vernall) 1, 1 Bonny Azurt <F. J. Smith) 2, 4 Noble Prince (C| R. Wood) 3, 3 Mocast (J. Paul) 4{ The only starters. Mocast led ovei, the first round from Our McKinney,«( Noble Prince and Bonny Azure. In ■ the back stretch Noble Prince cap, tured a commanding lead and showed the way by a length into the straight from Bonny Azure and Mocast to, gether, slightly ahead of Our McKin, ney. In an exciting finish Our Me. Kinney beat Bonny Azure by half 3 length, Noble Prince being one and a-half lengths further away and Mocast another two lengths back, fourth! Insulation Handicap.—3/3 Munga, tangi (L. Laver) 1, 4/4 Compass (C; Moran) 2, 2/2 Argolis (S. M. August)| 3. Also: 5/5 Blandford, 1/1 Crocus, 7/7 Gay Sister, 6/6 Our Peggy, 10/11 Silver Watch, 11/10 Frank Best, 8/1 Kewpie’s Crest, 9/9 Proletarian. Ont length: neck. Times, 3.30 3-5, .3.28 3.30 1-5.