MANAWATU TROTS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 11

MANAWATU TROTS

HONESTUS TAKES CUP DOUBLE WON BY GUNMAN SUCCESS FOR BIG KAURI (By Telesrrspn.—Press Association' PALMERSTON N.. Saturday For the opening day or the Manawatu Trotting Club’s annual meeting at Awapuni to-dav tlio track was in good order. The we a tiler was overca-t and thorp was a good attendance. Concluding results: AWAPUNI HANDICAP Or £100; trotters, limit 3.49; 1* miles 1— EXPENSIVE DADY. iSyds (L. F. Berkett) 1 2 ALF PAltniSlf 12yds 2 5 —NATIVE BIRD. iSyds 3 Al-o started: Rangiwah, limit; Redmond's Pride, 36; Audrey’s Last, 72; Black Native. 13 2. Head; neck. Time, 3.43 4-5, 3.48 4-5, 3.46. POHANGINA HANDICAP Of £l2O. limit 3.34; 1 mile 5 furs. 3 TELEVISION, 24yds (Broughton) 1 2 TE ROTO, limit 2 1 — KEWPIE’S JEWEL. 12yds 3 Also started: Warship, limit; Loch Levon. 24; Ropata. CO. Eight lengths; four lengths. Time, 3.49, 3.53 3-5, 3.5 1. MANAWATU TROTTING CUP or £270; mil it, 4.40; 2 miles 3 HONEST US, limit (R. Donald) .... 1 1— MOLLY DIRECT, limit 2 2 MONGOLIAN, 24vds 3 Also started: Golden Moness, limit. Head; three lengths. Times, 4.49 4-5, 4.50, 4.48 . LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP or £100; limit 3.43: l* miles 1 — GUNMAN, 36yds (Berkett) 1 2 FIRST SHAKE, 2iydS 2 S—STEPSON, limit 3 Also started: Golden Ax worthy. Seraphim. Gunman, Stepson, limit; First Shake, John Worthy. 2 4yds bhd; Bangor. 48. Bracket: Gunman and John Worthy. Two lengths; three lengths. Times, 3.3 6 4- 3.38, 3.41. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP nr £ i 15; limit 2.58; lj miles 4 ELECTRIC BELL, 2 Iyds (Orange) 1 5 HDD '.REE. limit 2 6 ROPATA. 48vds 3 Also started: Acceleration. Derby Lu. Royal Navy. Worthy Audubon, limit; Tommy McF.lwyn, Clockwork, 12y<ls bhd; Allworthy. Myrtle Oro, 2 4. Ton length-; three lengths. Times, 2.52 2-5, 2.56. 2.53 1-5. MCDONALD HANDICAP Of £185; trotters. limit 4.54: 2 miles 2—BIG KAURI. 2 4yds (Gerrard) .... 1 1 \RAPAI, 60ydS 2 4—DECOY BIRD. 30 yds 3 Also started: Black Native, 2 4yds bhd. Head: half-a-length. Times: 5.1, 4.5 S 1-5, 5.1. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP First £l3O. second £25, third £ls; limit 2.5 J; lj miles 1 — MONGOLIAN, 12yds bhd (L. F. Rerkeft) | 2 ADVER.rITY, 24ydS blld (M. Stew2—CHILI BEAN, limit (A. B rough ton ) 3 The second and third horses were lira-be text. . ■ started: 4 Civic. 3 Loyal Avis, limit. Two and a-hair lengths; one and a-lialf ngMis._ Civic was fourth. Times: 2.51. Turnover Declines The totalisator handled £7 4 3-6 ins, compared with £ 1 1.379, a decrease of £3942