GERALDINE CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 16

GERALDINE CLUB.

THORNDALE TAKES PRESIDENT'S.

X.Z. CUE WINNER RIMS LAST. SPRINT TO ROYAL TRACTOR. fß.v Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, Friday. The weather was fine and the track was fast for the concluding day of the Geraldlne Racing Club's- spring meeting. The attendance was good and the totalisator handled £10,180, compared with £9171 on the second day last year, making the total for the meeting £20,296, compared with £ 18,921 10/ last year. An Inquiry was held after the Farewell Handicap into the running of Front Rank compared ■with that on the previous day. The explanation Was accepted. Results :— SECOND HURDLES, of 125sovs. 13 furlongs. I—RED HEATHKR (Mr. J. Thistleton), 10.4—D. O'Connor 1 B—MIME (Mt. J. Todd), 9.7— W. Scoblf 2 2—CARINTHIA (Mr. J. M- Samson), 10.1—L. Hunt 3 Also started: .(6) Scion, (7) Royal Land, (5) Chickwheat, (4) Erln-go-Bragh. Time, 3.0 4-5. WAINUI HANDICAP, of llOsovs. Six furlongs. S—TEA GIRL (Mr. J. M. Samson), 7.l2—Eastwood 1 I—WAVING CORN (Mr. W. Gardiner), 8.4 —P. Powell 2 9—ROYAL FLOWER (Mr. G. J. Baron), 8.0—W.. Cooper 3 Also started: Zeuxis, (6) Merlrale, (2) Amourette, (4) Bonrose, (5) Pound Note (coupled with winner), (10) Full Flight, (7) Star Raid, (13) Diamond Jack, (11) The Missioned (12) Campanula, (8) Sweet Refrain. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.10 2-5. DOMINION TROT, of 120sovs, About 1J miles. 2 —PRINCE CHIMES (Mr. F. Wright), limit—C. S. Donald 1 3 —BECKY MINE (Mr. H. Frost), limit—Owner 2 6—FRANCIS D'ORO (Mr. E. Blakeley) —R. Townley 3 Also started: (1) Limosa. (10) Tama, (8) Island Lass, (o) Du Maurier, (4) Little Author, (9), Locanda Lu, (7) Elffelton Lass. Won by three lengths. Time, 3.53 8-5. PRESIDENTS HANDICAP, of 150sovs. One mile and 100 yds. 2—THORNDALE (Mr. A. J. Tutton), B.7—A. E. Ellis 1 4—MALMSEY. (Captain W. Dean), 7.4—A. Eastwood 2 3—LUCY LOCKET (Mr. R. Miller), 7.6—Metcalf 3 Also started: (4) Rapier. Won by a length. Time, 1.48 3-5. STEWARDS' STAKES, Of 115sovs. Six. furlongs. I—SILVER COOT (Mr. G. Gerard), 7.lo—Metealf 1 2—BUOYANT (Mr. J. S. Barton), 7.7 —Messervey 2 4—MONEY MINE (Mr. J. M. Sam-

son), B.4—A. Eastwood 3 Also started: (6) Rascal, (3) Tuahine, (5) Polydectes, (7) Ronakl. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time, 1.14 3-5

WINCHESTER TROT, of llOsovs. One mile and 120y da. 3 —LOGAN de ORO (Mr. J. J. Kennerley), 2.4yds—E. Kennerley 1 4—ROGER LYON (Mr.-C. Dlgby), 12yds—J. Behrens 2

I—ECSTASY1 —ECSTASY (Mr. L. M. Denton), 36yds—Owner 3 Also, started: (&) Hilda Orton, (2) No Fear, (0) Solitude, (!>) Harold Lee, (8) Our Maud, (7) Young Blttgen. Won by three lengths. Time, 2.33 1-3. GLADSTONE HANDICAP, of llOsovs. Six furlongs. I—ROYAL TRACTOR (Mr. J. Simmons), 8.0 —A. E. Ellis 1 2—CAMISADER (Mr. I\ Treacy), 0.0 —1\ Volght 2 3 —FIRST RAID (Messrs. Elk us and Brown), 7.12 —R. Cann 3 Also started: (ti) Rinu. Maunga, (4) Wreath of Myrtle, (5> Gaybird, (7) Beaming. Won by a neck. Time, 1.10. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of ll'Osovs. One mile. 3 —FRONT RANK (Mr. R. H. Burns), 7.O—A. Eastwood 1 I—GAY1 —GAY SONNET (Mr. F. T. Buchanan), 9.0 —C. Emerson ... 2 2—GOLD BRICK (Mr. W. H. Ward), 7.0 —R. Coveny 3 Also started: (5) Vaward, (4) Gold Mint, (7) Nine of Spades, (6). Shandre, (#) Bronstell. Woa by three lengths. Time, 1.41 3-3.

WHANGAREI RACING CLUB.

PROGRAMME FOR SPRING

MEETING,

| The spring meeting of the Whangarei \ Racing Club will be held on November iH and 10, and the programmie, which is a most attractive one, is published in this issue. The stakes to be distributed at the meeting amount to 3000so\ s. On I the first day the sum of 159Usovs has I been allocated for the eight evevnts. chief of which is the Whangarei Gobi t.'up of oOOsovs, one. mile and a-quarter. A gold cup, value oVlgs.. presented by Ml". W. J. Byrne. w:»i tu the owi.er vi th 3 winner. i.uiu 'ni'iiLitrae gold cup, value 10 gs, presented by the .president (.Mr. R. G. Hosking),* will go to the trainer. The Mauaia Handicap, , six furlongs, is the chief sprint event of the day, and it car- ■ ries a stake of 250sovs. The other items are: Spring Plate of. 120sovs,_ six furlongs; Kensington Hack Handicap of 140 sovs, six furlongs; Huanui Hack Hurdles of lCSsovs,. one nrile and a-half aud 197 yards; County Handicap of 125sovs (for local horses), six furlongs; Hikurangi Hack Handicap of 140sovs, seven furlongs; and Parahaki Handicap of ISOsovs. one mile. On the second day the stakes amount to 1410sovs, and 320sovs are allotted to the Park Handicap, one mile. The President's Handicap, six furlongs, is worth 250f-ovs, and the remaining events are: Kauri Handicap of 120sovs, live furlongs; -Mareden Hack Handicap of 140, sovs, six furlongs; Poroti Hack Hurdles Handicap of IGosovs, one mile and a-half and 197 yards; Kamo Handicap of 125 sovs (for local horses), seven furlongs; Titoki Handicap of I4osovs, seven furlongs; and Farewell Handicap of ISOsovs, one mile. Nominations for all events close with the acting-secretary, Mr. F. L. Gunn, Whangarei. or Messrs. Blomficld [ and Co., Auckland, at o p.m. 011 Friday, October 12. The club caters well for trainers and horses, and there should "be 1 large entries and acceptances. There are fifty roomy loose boxes and special yards on its Rust Street property, within three minutes of the post office, and owners and trainers are requested to make early application for boxes or for accommodation for themselves and attendants. There will be special steamer and railway service from Auckland to Whangarei for the races, and a special horse train will leave Ellerslie on Tuesday, November <i.

WAIPA RACING CLUB

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

At the first meeting of , the recently elected committee of the Waipa Racing Club the following appointments were made;— Starter, Mr. A. Vincent; handicapper. Mr. F. J. McManemin: judicial 1 committee. Messrs. A. S. Alvier and F. [Quin; paddock steward, Mr. J. T. \oung; totalisator steward, Mr. R. A. Coyne; jockeys' rOom steward, Mr. A. Bond; flag steward, Mr. A. Bond; horse holders, Messrs. T. G. Martin, C. F. Storey, J. p. O'Sullivan, and F. Ticklepenny ; blackboard steward, Mr. S. A. Jbmpson. starter's assistant, Mr. T. G. Martin; ambulance steward, Mr. S. A. r-mpson; racecourse steward, Mr. A. G. YVarburton; Press steward. Mr. A A 'Reese.