RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 September 1936, Page 5

RACING

FIXTURES. 19th Sept.r—Ashburton County. 19th Sept. —Foxton. 19th, 21st. Sept.—Avondale. 24th, 26th Sept.:—Geraldine. , 26th Sept.—Marton. AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. SYDNEY, Friday. The promising hurdler Section severed a tendon while schooling over hurdles at Randwick to-day, and was subsequently destroyed. The well-fancied Metropolitan Handicap and Melbourne Cup candidate Contact is amiss. He is showing soreness, and has been scratched for his engagement at the Tattersall’s Club races tomorrow. The New Zealand cross-country jockey,. N. Trillo, rode work at Randwick ence here. The trainer George. Price is not sanguine that Egrnont will start .in the Metropolitan Handicap. Egrnont may start in the Hill Stakes or Rosehill Stakes on Saturday week, lvlien a decision will be made. WANGANUI MEETING. SECOND DAY. WANGANUI, This Day. Tlie weather is dull and threatening ■for the second day of the Wanganui J.C. meeting. There is a good attendance of the public and the track is in good order. . Results: — 1

DEBUTANTE STAKES, 4f furlongs. 3 Icing 8.0 (E. Peck) 1 2 Sigurd 8.5 (S. Wilson) 2 5 Screen Star 8.5 (B. H. Morris) .... _ 3 All started. Won by a head with Screen Star two lengths away. Time, 53 3-5.

GONVILLE HACK HURDLES, If miles. 2 Lueidus, 9.7 (J. Day) .... 1 4 Brigadore, 10.9 (A. Jenkins) .... 2 3. Midacre, 10.3 (W. Taylor) 3 Scr —Hunting Jay, War Ace. Won by three lengths, with the third horse two lengths away. Time, 3.15. WELLINGTON TROTS. WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Trots are being held to-day. Results: —■ NAINAI HANDICAP. 3/3 Franz Derby (A. Farland) 1 4/4 Cracksman (D. Peahen) 2 8/8 Lucky - Rose (L. Berkett) 3 All started. Won by four lengths, with the third horse a similar distance away. Times, 3.38 3-5, 3.43, 3.42. WEBSTER’S SUSPENSION. F. Webster has obtained curtailment of his month’s suspension, which will enable him to ride Cabalist in the Epsom Handicap. Webster applied to the Victorian Racing Club for 'a remission of the last two days of his suspension, and the application was approved by the committee. Turoa Webster was suspended for a month for allowing his mount to interfere with other horses in the last race at the Caulfield races. TURF NOTES.

A London cable states that outbidding many celebrated turf personalities,, the Hon. Dorothy Paget, paying 15,000 guineas for a colt by Fairway from Golden Hair, created an English record auction price for a yearling, though H.H. the Aga Khan paid the National’ Stud £23,000 by private sale.