ASHRURTON COUNTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 226, 24 September 1928, Page 12

ASHRURTON COUNTY.

HANDICAP TO HOYLAKE. FIRST SIGHT SECOND LEG. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ASHBURTON, Saturday. The Ashburton County Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was held in bleak weather to-day. Rain -fell during three races. The course was in good order, but the attendance was only fair. The totalisator handled £9710 10/. against £10,075 last year. Results :— LONGBEACH HANDICAP, of HOsovs. Six furlongs. 7—ROYAL TRACTOR, 9.O—L. Hunt .. 1 S—AMOR. 9.5 2 11—UPROAR, 9.0 3 Also started: (12) Skyquest. 9.12; (1) Fair Exchange. 9.11 ; (9) Rina Maungu. 9.5 ; (10) Donne. 9.4; (3) Solfello. 9.3: (8) Star Raid. (2) Zeuxis, (14) Royal Flower, (4) Membo, (13) Fresh Breeze, (5) Rockdrill, 9.0. Won easily by four lengths, a length separating second and third. Time, 1.15 2-5. SELMA TROT, of HOsovs. One mile and a-half. 1— lONE, limit—E. C. McDermott .... 1 3—APEX, limit 2 2— WRACKEEN, 36yds 3 Also started : (7) Moving Pointer, (7) Limosa, (9) Wild Voyage. (4) Le Thorpe, limit: (5) Little Author, limit, and Harold Lee, 24yds bhd (coupled) ; (12) Mountain Ore. (13) Muri limit; (11) Roger Lyon, 12yds; (15) Eiffelton Lass. 60yds; (10) Lough Neagh. 82yds; (6) Warepa, 132yds. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.30 2-5. TRIAL HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 2— FIRST RAID. B.O—T. Humphries. . 1 I—QUAECEE. 8.0 2 3— PROUD KNIGHT, 8.0 3 Also started: (8) Kempton. 8.10; (6) Miss Thespian. 8.0, and Solmuri, 7.0 (bracketed) : (7) Viscount. (5) Amourette, (4) Impertinence, 8.0; (1) Chide (bracketed with second horse), (9) Inevitable, (10) Captivate, 7.0. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.1 1-5. ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter. I—HOYLAKE (Dr. M. G. Louisson), 7.0 —C. Eastwood 1 3— MALMSEY. 7.0 2 4— SIR ROY, 8.2 3 Also started: (5) Count Cavour, 9.13; (5) Thorndale, 5.9; (2) Chickwheat, 7.11; (6) Gold Mint. 7.1. Won by three lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.7. FAIRFIELD HANDICAP, of HOsovs. One mile. 5— BEAU GESTE. B.3—H. Were 1 1— NIGHT MARCH, 8.2 2 2— CARINTHIA. 8.1 3 Also started; (4) Lancer. 7.9; (6) Court Jester. 7.4; (3) Solfello, (8) Beaming; (7) lone, 7.0. Won by half a length, a short head separating second and third. Time, 1.41 1-5. R AKAI A TROT, of HOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. (Limit, 2.5.) 3— WRACKLER. 12yds—D. Warren.. 1 I—'SUNFISH. 36vds 2 7—ERIN S LYNN, limit 3 Also started : (7) Young Bingen. (6) Marlindo. (9) Our Bird, (2) Awaiti. limit; (4) Aleron, 12yds; (5) Warepa, 36yds. Won by a length. Time, 2.52 2-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 125sovs. Six furlongs. 1— FIRST SIGHT. B.l—D. Cotton.... 1 2— SILVER COOT, 7.1? ~ 2 4— MONEYMINE, 7.13 3 Also started: (5) Fairy Herald. 9.5: (5) Tuahine, 8.1 : (7) Polydectes, (7) Singlespear, 7.9; (3) Buoyant, 7.7. Won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 1-5.