TO-DAY'S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23379, 23 September 1939, Page 14

TO-DAY'S RACING

GERALDINE MEETING HAKIM WINS THE HURDLES The concluding day of the Geraldine Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was held in overcast weather on a soft track after overnight rain. The attendance was good. SECOND HURDLES, £135. One mile five furlongs. 1- TRAVENNA, 11.11 (Ridgway) 1 9- —Fundy Bay, 9.0 (Finn) 2 3- Mount Val, 10.12 (Ingram) ... 3 Scratched: Ballad. Won by a head ; five lengths. Time, 3min 6sec. WAINUI HACK HANDICAP, £l3O. Six furlongs. 8-7—GUSPINI, 8.5 (Jennings) ... 1 10- Midguard, 8.5 (Wilson) ... 2 5-6 —Racewell, 8.5 (Stokes) 3 Scratched: St. Cloud. Won by two lengths; neck. Time, Imin 18 2-sscc. WELLINGTON TROTS OPENING EVENT TO ALLWORTHY NAI NAI HANDICAP, £2OO, One mile .and a-half. 2- ALLWORTHY, scr (R. Young) 1 8- Biworthy, 12yds 2 4- —Chudic, 12yds 3 Scratched; Grade Fields. Won by two lengths; four lengths. Times: 3min 31 l-ssec, 3min 32sec. 3mm 33sec. SHARPE HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 4-3—MACKSCOT, scr (M. Holmes) 1 9- Excell, scr 2 7-G—Scottio Direct, scr 3 Scratched: True Guide, Durability, Top Hand. Won by a length; three-quarters of a length. Times: 2miu 51sec, 2min 51 1- 2min 51 2-ssec. MARTON MEETING Tho Marten Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting was held in fine weather before a largo attendance. The track was in good order. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £l2O. Four furlongs. 3 TAITAMA, 8.5 (B. Morris) ... 1 5- Uvedalo, 8.0 2 2 Enrich, 8.5 3 Scratched: Miss Wheriko. Won by a head; three-quarters of a length. Time, 51 l-ssec. MAIDEN RACE, £IOO. Six furlongs. 1— WINGS OF SONG, 8.7 (B. Morris) ... 1 2 Authoress, 8.7 ... ... 2 4 Colossal Chief, 8.7 3 Scratched: Portal, (Royal Sign. . Won by five lengths; neck. Time. Imin' 15 2-ssec. 5’