ASHBURTON TROTS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21082, 8 April 1940, Page 11

ASHBURTON TROTS

DUSKY SOUND TRIUMPHS BETTY BOOP SCORES (By Telegraph.—Press Association) ASHBURTON, Saturday A large attendance was attracted to the autumn meeting of the Ashburton Trotting Club to-day when conditions were unusually warm. Concluding results are:— N.Z. FUTURITY BTAKB9. Of £1100: 1 mile and 5 Tur. 2 I —BETTY BOOP, limit 1 3 3—LATEST EDITION, limit 2 C—6—DURABILITY, limit 3 Scratched: Bonnledene. Length; neck, "time, 3.37 4-5. AUTUMN HANDICAP Or £150; 1J miles; limit, 3.39. 2—3—STAR ACE, limit 1 9—IO —SISTER POLLY, 12yd3 2 O—S—REREKOHUA, limit 3 All started. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 3.17. DURBAR HANDICAP Or £100: 1} miles; limit, 3.24. u—B—DUSKY SOUND, 12yds 1 t I—JESSE OWENS, limit 2 2—I—RINGTRUE, limit 3 All started. Three lengths; hair a length. Time, 3.12 2STEWARDS’ HANDICAP or £225; rur trotters; 1$ miles; limit, 3.24. S—S—SIIADELAND, 1 2yds 1 I I —BUSH LADDIE, 24ydS 2 3 3—ESCALADO, 30yds 3 Premier finished third, but was distanced ror galloping. All started. Four lengths: neck. Time, 3.24 2-5. HARVEST HANDICAP Or £175; tj miles; limit, 3.35. I—I —STORMTOST. 12yds 1 ° —2—LITTLE DERBY. 24yds 2 7—7—ROBIN HYDE. 12yds 3 Scratched: Durability, Rowl. Time, 3.18 1-5. RAKAIA HANDICAP First £lO5, second £lO. third £2O; limit, 3.31; 11 miles I—2—CHATMOS, 24yds bhd (G. Withers) 1 7—6— HUGUENOT, limit (J. Pringle) 2 3 4—COQUETTE, limit (F. O. Holmes) 3 Also started: 10—11 Joan Grattan, limit; 4 3 Club King, limit, and Great Blaze, 12yds bhd (bracketed); B—7 Silk King, 13—13 I.adv Slipper, 11—9 Royal Grattan, limit and Gay Lady. 24 (bracketed); 12— 12 Golden Mone?«. 6—B Smile Again, 2—l Warning and Sliver Laddie (bracketed), 5 5 Wainonl Girl. 12; 9—lo Old Falthrul 24. Time 3.14 3-5. Turnover Compared The totallsator bandied £22,431, against £25,139 10s in 1938, a decrease of £2708 ins. The meeting last year was held at Addington, when investments reached £31,275 10s.