INCREASED TURNOVER
Ideal conditions prevailed for the first day of the Marton Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, and this resulted in a bumper attendance. During the day the totalisator handled the sum of £26,840 as against £19,787, an increase of £7053. Results (per Press Association) were:— Maiden Race, £130; 6 furlongs.-4 Aurora's Star, 8.7 (W. Jenkins), 1; 7 Travail, car. B.lls, 2; 3 Regicide, car. 8.9 (W. N. Taylor), 3. Also started: 2 Red Chief 8.7, 4 Girl Pat 8.7, 5 All Blood 8.7, 1 Snigger 8.7, 8 Peach Blossom 8.7, 6 Doctor Defoe 8.7. Three lengths; heck. Time, lmin 14 4-ssec. Ladies' Bracelet, £130; 9 furlongs. —2 Golden Ridge, 11.10 (E. W. Watson), 1; 3 Otaki, 10.7 (H. Blunden), 2; 1 Bing Boy, 11.5 (K. Duncan), 3. Also started: 4 Donegal 11.8, 6 All Spirit 10.12, 5 Mataroa car. 10.10, 8 Airflow car. 11.25, 7 Taitoa 10.7, 9 Gladium car. 11.0. Two lengths and a half; length and a half. Time, lmin 58 2rssec. Rata Hack Hurdles, £150; 1$ miles. —3 Ambition, 9.10 (I. Rohloff), 1; 4 Entheos, 10.6 (P. Jarvis), 2; 4 Princess Isabel, 9.2 (R. Smith), 3. The second and third horses were bracketed. Also started: 2 Royal Record 10.9, 1 Porotiti 10.4, 5 Pound Sterling car. 9.15. Six lengths: three. Time, 2min 45 2-ssec. Juvenile Handicap, £175; for twoand three-year-olds; 5 furlongs.—l Ecstatic, 8.11 (G. R. Tattersall), 1; 3 Varimond, 8.2 (I. Howe), 2; 2 Great Legion, 8.3 (J. Chaplin), 3. Also started: 5 Prinihia 7.7, 4 Valpere car. 7.12, 6 The Tryst car. 7.85, 8 Wave Length 7.3, 7 Miss Leighon 7.0. Five lengths; three lengths. Time, lmin 1 3-ssec. ', MARTON CUP, £500; If miles. 10 Lady Montana, 7.3 (A. Midwood) 1 >4 Hunting Cat, 7.13 (J. Leach) .. 2 1 Taurangi, 8.1 (J. Reynolds) .... 3 Also started: 7 Lucullus Lad 8.4, 4 Play On 8.1, 3 Mittie 8.1, 11 Siegmund 7.13, 5 Old Surrey 7.12, 9 Tiger Gain 7.12, 2 The Bigot car. 7.9J, 8 Conveyer car. 7.11, 13 Tail %Light 7.0, 12 Lone Raider 7.0. Two lengths; head. Time, 2min 5 3-ssec. RAILWAY HANDICAP, £200; 6 furlongs. 1 Oratory, 9.8 (G. R. TattersaU) .. 1 3 Lady Ina, 7.13 (W. Jenkins) ..2 4Te Hai, car. 7.8$ (E. Manson) . 3 Also started: 2 Russian Ballet car. 8.1, 5 Aureus car. 7.45, 6 Acceptable 7.0. Half a head; three lengths. Time, lmin 13 4-ssee. New Year Hack Handicap, £225; 9 furlongs.—2 Seyfried, 8.0 (W. Jenkins), 1; 7 Viracious, car. 7.0 (J. r ßey? nolds), 2; 1 Ruling Spi, 8.1 (G. Rl Tattersall), 3. Also started: 3 Rarotonga car. B.ls, 4 Dark Eagle 7.10, 5 Whetuma 7.9, 6 Twenty Grand car. 7.1, 8 Mahanui car. 7.4. Neck; three-quar-, ters of a length. Time, lmin 56 4-ssec. Dash Hack Handicap, £150; 6 furlongs.—2 Ruatiti, car^ 8.0 (J. Reynolds), 1; 4 Saki, 8.0 (W. Jenkins), 2; 6 Night Eruption, car. 7.2 (W. Stevens), ■■ 3. Also started: 1 Sporting Gift 9.3,1 3 Copycat 8.0, 5 Daisy Chain car. 7.4, 7 Brazil car. 7.125. Length; two lengths. Time, lmin 13 2-ssec. I
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 1, 3 January 1939, Page 16
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