PORTER INJURED

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 301, 28 December 1935, Page 5

PORTER INJURED

WANGANUI RAILWAY STATION FELL FROM ROOF OF CARRIAGE (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. Allan Kitson Lines, railway porter, aged 20, was admitted to a hospital this morning suffering from severe spinal injury, having fallen on to the platform from the roof of a carriage on which he was attending to watering operations.

GRANDSTAND HANDICAP 4/7 —VIKING (Jennings) .... 1 7/4—CHERRY QUEEN (Hally) 2 2/3—GREAT STAR (O’Connor) 3 Scratched: Bay Duke. Won by a length; a length and a half. Time, 1.14 3-5. TROTTING IN AUCKLAND SECOND DAY'S RESULTS (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, This Day. The weather is fine but overcast for the Auckland trots. The attendance is good, but not up to that on the previous day. The track is in excellent order. Results: —

• OAK HANDICAP. 2/1 —CORONA BELL (Paul) . . 1 4/3 —WORTHY NOR (Morrison) 2 1/2 —POLLY PAN (Smith) ... 3 All started. Won by a length and a half; third horse two lengths back. Times: 3.35 4-5; 3.30 3-5; 3.37. GREAT NORTHERN DERBY 1— VALDOR (Berry) 1 3—KENWORTHY (Walker) 2 2— GREAT JEWEL 3 All started. Won by three and a half lengths; eight lengths. Times: 3.22 3-5; 3.25 2-5; 3.30 3-5. BLEDISLOE HANDICAP 2/2—SMOOGER (McMillan) .. 1 1/I—GRACE McELWYN (Berry) 2 3/3 —TRAVIS SMITH , 3 All started. Won by a head; three lengths. Times: . 4.31; 4.34 1-5; 4.36 3-5. TRaMWAY HANDICAP 7/S—PROLETARIAN (Morrison) 1 5/6 —LUX LUNAE (McTigue) 2 11/11—WEE PARRISH (B. Broughton) 3 Scratched: Activity. Won by ten lengths; four lengths. Times: 3.22; 3.25 3-5; 3.27 2-5. CHAMPION HANDICAP 5/S—REG SPEC (Berry) 1 1/2—PEGAWAY (coupled iwith WORTHY LIGHT) ’(Wood) 2 4/4—SURE (Stewart) 3 All started. Won by a neck. Times: 2.42 3-5; 2.42 4-5; 2.42 1-5.

SOUTH WAIRARAPA TROTS

CONCLUDING DAY’S EVENTS

(Per Press Association). CARTERTON, This Day. The weather is fine and the Taratahi track fast as well as slippery. The attendance is fairly large. Results: — TARATAHI HANDICAP.

1| Mile. 1 — NATIVE BIRD, 6yds (Travers ) 1 2 — NATIVE TREE, 24yds 2 S—MARGARET PARRISH, 36 yds 3 Scratched: Unworthy. Won by a length and a half; 100 yards. Time, 3.33 2-5 . MARTINBOROUGH HANDICAP 1| Mile. 1— GREAT CHUM, 24 yds (S. M. August) 1 2— SILVER BLACK, 24yds ... 2 4—DARK SHADOW 3 All started. Won by a length; five lengths. Time: 3.35 4-5.

GREYTOWN HANDICAP. 1 1-4 Mile. 1 — SILK CORA, 12 yds (A. Cranston) 1 2— ORLEIGH MILL, 46 yds . . 2 4—DANDY LOCANDA, 24 yds . 3 3 — WAVING CORN, 12 yds .. . 4 Only starters. Won all the way by two lengths. Time, 2.45 4-5.

AUCKLAND RACES STAR ARTIST SCRATCHED (Per Press Association) AUCKLAND, This Day. Star Artist has been scratched for the Summer Handicap, to be run at Ellerslie on Monday.