TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 12

TO-DAY’S RACING

GERALDINE MEETING WILD COON BEATS CIRCULAR NOTE The concluding day of the Geraldine Racing Club’s spring meeting opened in fine weather before a good attendance. The track was again in fine order. SECOND HURDLES, £135. Thirteen furlongs. 2- LEOPARDSTOWN, 9.3 (Ridgway) 1 3- Master Dingle, 10.4 (Register) 2 1- —Sir Frederick, 10.0 (Wathers) 3 Scratched: Recollection, Donadea. Won by a neck; three lengths. Jewish Lad was fourth. Time, 2min 59sec. WAINUI HANDICAP, £l3O. Six furlongs. 4- —WILD COON, 8.13 (Hibberd) 1 2- —Circular Note, 8.8 (Spratt) 2 3- —Safe Light, 8.8 (Clutterbuck) 3 All started Won by three"lengths; two lengths. Time, limn 15 2-ssec. WELLINGTON TROTS FRANZ DERBY SCORES The Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting was held before a big crowd. The track was in good order, but not fast. NAI NAI HANDICAP. £225. One mile and a-half. 3- FRANZ DERBY, 84yds (Farland) 1 2-I—Hatrack, scr ... ... ... 2 6-6—Tonee. scr 3 Scratched: Premier. Won by two and a-half lengths; half a length. Times: 3min 26 l-osec, 3miu 33 J-osec, 3min Sosec. SHARPE HANDICAP, £175. One mile and a-quarter. 1- NEUTRALITY, scr (M. Stewart) 1 6- —Ardglass, scr 2 5- —Durato, scr ... 3 Scratched: Native Loch. \V’on by a neck; four lengths. Times: 2min 53sec, 2min 53 1-Ssec, 2min 54 4MARTON MEETING OUTSIDERS TAKE OPENING EVENTS The weather was fine and the attendance large for the Marton Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting. The course was in excellent order. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £llO. Four lurlougs. 7- FOREIGN COIN, 8.5 (Goulsbro) ... ■... 1 9-10—Par Avion, 8.5 (Waddel) ... 2 4-s—Prince Plato, 8.5 (Burgess) ... 3 All started. Won by a length; half a length. Time, 51 l-ssec. MAIDEN RACE, £IOO. Six furlongs(All 8.7.) 7-7—COLERICA (Mudford) ... 1 2- —Sweet Anne (Tattersal) 2 1- —King’s Marik (Broughton) ... 3 Scratched: Gay Gipsy, Taane Pango. Won by a -head; a length. Time, Imin 16 l-ssec. HACK HURDLES. One mile and a-half. 3- —FOXIANA, 9.0 (Jarvis). 1 2- —High Peer, 10.8 (Dulieu) ... 2 1-I—Golden Memory, 9.10 (Jenkins) 3 Scratched: Dorado, Sanguine King. Won by a length; three lengths. Time, 2min 50 l-ssec.