SPORTING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 February 1935, Page 2

SPORTING

GORE RACES. GORE, Thursday. The Goro Racing Club’s Summer meeting concluded in brilliantly fine weather. The track was hard and fast. The totalisator handled £6725 10s, against £6579 on the same day last year, making a total of £14,498 for the meeting, compared with £13,695 last year. An inquiry was held into alleged interference to Johnny in the Ilighweight by Braiv Lad, whoso rider, B. Shand, was found guilty of careless riding and was suspended for four weeks. Results:—

Mataura Highweight Handicap, 81f.— 1/1, Milford (Peart), 1; 2/2, Insolvency, 2; 4/4, Thornton, 3. Also started: 5/5 Valiska, 6/6 Braw Lad, 3/3 Silver Issue, 7/9 Johnny, 8/7 Golden Lap, 9/8 Red Terror. A neck, a length. Time, lmin 50secs. Silver Issue was fourth.

Autumn Hack Handicap, lm. —5/5, Pompax (Wilson), 1; 1/1, Galleon, 2; 2/2, Impala, 3. Also started: 3/3 Honest Maid, 4/4 Broken Rule. Half a length, thrqo lengths. Time, lmin 41 4-ssecs. Honest Maid was fourth.

President’s Handicap, lm. and a dist. —6/6, Osculate (R. J. Mackie), 1; 1/1, First Song, 2; 2/4, Grand Finale, 3. Also started: 4/3 Steeton, 3/2 Venite, 7/7 Last Link, 5/5 Totolomai, 8/8 Sailing Home. A length each way. Time, lmin 54 l-ssees. Venite was fourth.

Telegraph Trot, 13m. —3/1, Sunny Southland (P. Gallagher), 1; 7/10, Chief Druaus, 2; 10/9, Glencree, 3. Two and a half lengths, a head. Time, 3 min 29secs. Gold Valley was fourth. Trial Handicap, 6f. —2/4, Acla (A. E. Ellis), 1; 5/6, MeNab, 2; 7/7, Maniototo, 3. Also started: 1/1 Pinal Bell, 8/8 Slaemish, 5/5 Dissemble, 3/2 Waipounamu, 4/3 Clatter, 10/10 Obligement, 13/13 British Lad, 10/10 Princess Balboa, 9/9 Ballad, 12/12 Silken Lad. A head, one and a half lengths. Time, lmin 15 l-ssecs. Obligeineut was fourth.

Borough Handicap, 6f.—l/1, Beam (Leckie), 1; 2/4, Grecian Prince, 2; 4/5, Enwood, 3. Also started: 5/3 Double Shot, 3/2 Moneygran. Two and a half lengths; three and a half lengths. Time, lmin 13 l-ssecs.

Riversdale Trot, 13m.—2/2, Royal Guy (J. Dynes), 1; 3/6, Gold Salute, 2; 11/12, Sir Gowan, 3. Half a length each way. Time, 3min 26 2-ssecs. Ilokonui Hack Handicap, 7f.—4/4, Thornton (L. J. Ellis), 1; 3/3, Bowlands, 2; 2/2, May am, 3. Also started: 1/1 Bay Biddy, 5/5 Young Sentinel, 6/6 Conca D’Oro. A head, a length. Time, linin' 27 2-ssees. Bay Biddy was fourth.—(P.A.)