WHIPPET RACING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 7

WHIPPET RACING.

MEETING AT NEW BRIGHTON. On Saturday, despite the bad weatlicr, the Now Zealand Whippet Racing Club proceeded with its .race meeting at the New Brighton trotting ground. Tl*b rain held ofi during the racing, which throughout was keenly congested. The attendance was smaller than usual. The main event 011 tlio programme, the Hervey First-class Handicap,. was won by Mr J. It. D. Jolinsa Bluebird, while the Selwyn Open Hurdles was won by Mr E. G. Musson's Why Not. The biggest entry lvaa in ' the Peterborough Middleweight. which went to the Misses Flaherty and O Brien'a Grey Eagle. Results:— THE SELWYN OPEN HURDLES HANDICAP (a • sweepstake over six flights o£ hurdles); 200 yds (with a SOyds liniit). First Heat—E. G. Musson's Why Not (2Kiyds) 1, Mrs H. Barnes's Glenbird (21yds) 2, H. A. 'Rhind and J."R. D. Johns's Captain Pepper (16yds) 3. Won by half a length, with two lengths between second and third. White Fire was scratched. Time, 13 9-10 see, Second Heat—R. G. Sharpe's Ambition (29yds) 1, J. R. D. Johns's Bluebird (15yds) 2, H. E. Stevenson and J. Lyall's Captain Rose (23yds) 3. Won by a short length. With a length between the next two dogs. Time, 13 3-10 sec. Final. Why Not .. .. .. 1 Ambition .. .. .. 2 Bluebird .. ..3 Won by one and a half Inegtliß, with the next two dogs separated by a couple of lengths. Time, 13 4-10&ec. THE OXFORD SECOND-CLASS FLAT HANDICAP (restricted to dogs receiving over 16yds in open flat handicaps); 200 j yds (with a 30yds limit). First Heat—Mrs J. Don's Amounis (30yds) 1, Mrs A. J. Wing's Silk Thread (30yds) 2, R. Hubbard's Flying l Prince (30yds) 3. Won by half a length, with twice that distance I separating second and third. Lady Francis was scratched. Time, 11 7-10 sec. Second Heat—J. Don's Rin Tin Tin (30yds) 1, Miss R. Burnes's Captain Drake (30yds) 2, E. Drake's Hopaway (30yds) 3. Won by half a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 11 8-10 sec. Third Heat—J. R. D. Johns's Fleet Pepper (25yds) 1, C. Griffiths's White Stranger (30yds) 2, T. F. 0:-m.ond's All Piper (27yd's) 3, Won by a head, with a half-length between the next two dogs. Time, 31 9-10 sec. Final. Rin Tin Tin .. .. ..1 Amounis .. .. 2 Captain Drake •.. .. 3 A good finish, the winner getting home by a nose, with Captain Drake a neck behind Amounis. Time, 11 8-10 sec.

j THE HERVEY FIRST-CLASS FLAT HANDICAP (restricted to dogs receiving not more than 20yds in open flat handicaps), 200 yds (with a 15yds limit). J. R. D. Johns's Bluebird (14yds) .. 1 A. Liggins's General" Nobile (15yds) ... 2 H. A. Rhind and J. R. D. Johns's Captain Pepper (4yds) .. .. 3 AVon by two lengths, with hall a length between second and third. Time, 12 3-ssec. THE WAIMAKARIRI PUPPY HANDICAP (restricted to puppies six months and under on the day o£ the race), 'looyds. First Heat —Mrs M. Barn den's Sunny Sky (10yds) 1, Miss N. Brown's . Fairwyn ; (scr) 2, Mrs H. Nankivell's Stormy (Byds) 3. Won by half a length, with a like distance between second and third. Time, 8 4-10 sec. Second . Heat—L. J. Coxon's Rossaway (2yds) 1, G. S. A. BiltcliS's Autolycus (syds) 2, Mrs H. Nankivell's Sunshower (Byds) 3. Won by a head, with the next two dogs separated by half a length. Time, 8 3-10«ec. i Final. Fairwyn . . .. • . . 1 Rossaway .. .« .. 2 Sunny Sky . . 3 Won by a neck, with a length separating the next two dogs. Time, 8 2-10scc. THE PETERBOROUGH MIDDLE-WEIGHT FLAT HANDICAP, (restricted to dogs 241b and under on the day of the race), 200jids (with a 30yds limit). First Heat—Mrs M. Robinson's Miss Mischief (30yds) 1, A. J. Wing's White Satin (30yds) 2, Mrs T. E. GoOsey's Eagei- Rose (24yds) 3. Won by a nose, with half a length between second and third. Joybird, Rin Tin Tin, and Hopalong were scratched. Time, 11 9-10 sec. Second Heat—Mrs D. Coleman's Flying Scot (30yds) 1, G. and F. E. Biltcliff's Falga's Queen (29yds) 2, F. Solomon's Rongokokako • (26yds) 3.' Won by a couple of lengths, with half that distance between second and third. Time, 11 7-10 sec, Third Heat—Misses Flaherty and O'Brien's Grey Eagle (30yds) 1, L. Holbrough and L. Curry's Quality (30yds) 2, J, R. D. Johns's Fleetpeppcr (25yds) 3. Won by a nose, with a length separating the next two dogs. Time, 11 5-10 sec. Fourth Heat —R. Frew's Colleen (25yds) I. J. H. Falcon's Gold Lady (30yds) 2, Mrs H. Nankivell's Black Cloud (30yds) .3. Won by a neck, with half si length between second nfld third. Glenbird was disqualified for breaking away at the start, whilst Captain Cross was scratched. Time, 12sec.; First Semi-final. Flying Scot • • . . J White Satin .. 2 Miss Mischief .. 3 Won by half a length, with a length between second and third. Time, 11 8-10 see. "Second Semi-final. Grey Eagle . . . . . . 1 Quality .. .• ■ .. 2 Gold Lady . . - - • • 3 Won by a length, with half that distance between the next two dogs. Time, 11 5-10 sec. I Final. J Grey Eagle . . . . . . 1 1 Flying Scot . . 2 Quality . • • • . . 3 A close finish, Grey Eagle winning; by a head, with half a. length separating Flying ; Scott from Quality. Time, 11 4-10se6.