RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18622, 28 April 1932, Page 2

RACING.

TURF IN ENGLAND. GUINEAS. WON BY ORWEL. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received April 28, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 27. The race for the Two Thousand Guineas, over one mile, was decided .'at Newmarket to-day. There were 11 starters. The result was as follows: — ORWEL 1 DASTUR ■ 2 HESPERUS *• • 3 Won by two lengths, with a length md a-half between second and third. DEATH OF PHAR LAP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26. Chemists, veterinary surgeons and Federal officials have completed a three weeks’ investigation of the death of Phar Lap, ascribed to colic. They report that arsenate of lead was found in vital organs, but it cannot be determined whether this caused the horse’s fatal attack of acute indigestion. it is explained that the quantity of arsenate of lead was very small, lead- ' ing to the belief that Phar Lap might have survived if he had been otherwise sound. NO MONEY ON TOTALISATOR. FOR THE PLACED HORSES. r RETURNED TO INVESTORS. United Press Assri. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received April 28, 9.5 a.in.) SYDNEY, April 28. The Carte Memorial Handicap race at Narrabri provided a situation unique •inrthe memory of totaiisator officials, •in'a good field or five horses the first, ' secondhand third were unbacked on the . machine. Tickets had been taken out only on th6'other"two runners. Tlie totaiisator officer ordered the ,return of the money, less commission. - EAGER ROSE INJURED. i . , TE AWAMUTU, Wednesday. Eager Rose came into contact with .a fence during, the week, with tho ; pe-. ,suit that : she is laid aside with .twa rather hadly-torn hind legs. Her wounds aro doing well under treatment.

HORSEB FOR THE SOUTH* marton and. egmont fixtures. The'. Te ..Rapa-trained ManganL is- to content the -cross-country event at Marton on Saturday, The Day . Gojnet gelding waif railed south from'Frankton this . afternoon in ohaifee ‘of his-owner-twiJner, A. Jookson. ,- ;<• ■ < ?.r ■Wiltshire and Cruaohan, who are engaged In steeplechase and hurdle events reepeotively, at the Egmont meeting at Hawera next week, will be taken south on -Monday by the local trainer, G. Garmont.