TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23699, 5 October 1940, Page 12

TO-DAY’S RACING

HETHVEH TROTS The Methven Trotting Club’s meeting was held in fine but cold weather. DRAYTON HANDICAP, £l4O. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 1- CERTISSIMUS, scr (Teahen) I 2- Westcliff, 12yds (M. Holmes) i 10-13 —Royal Parrish, 48yds (Siebel) 3 All started. Won by two lengths: 12 lengths. Times: 3min 39sec, 3min 38 2-ssec, 3min 41 2-ssec.

WESTWARD HO HANDICAP, £l4O, One mile aud a-quarter. —First Division.— 5-4—CLONARD, scr (L. Frost) ... 1 3-3—Hardy Oak, scr ... ... 3 13-11—Direct Bingen, scr 3 Scratched: Aurie’s Star, Galworth. Won by two lengths; head. Times; grain 52 T-ssec, 2min 62 3-ssec, 2nuo 52 4-ssec. >

—Second Division.— I- MAN, scr (E. P, Smith) I 4-6—Spangled Maiden, scr 2 II- —Native Man, scr ... 3 Scratched:. Joe Perkins, Shannoa Lass. ... Won by throe lengths; six lengths. Times: 2min 47 3-ssec, 2min 48 3-ssec, 2min 51 2-ssec.

HAWKE'S BAY MEETING

The second day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting was held in overcast weather. The course was in good order.

TOMOANA HURDLES, £llO. Aboul one mile and a-half.

I—SON AND HEIR, 9.4 (Lord) ... I 3 Whetu, 9.0 (Hayes) 2 4 Helios, 9.6 (Dulieu) 3 Scratched: Dozie Boy, Lacan. Won by four lengths each way. Time, 2min 45 2-sseo.

TRIAL STAKES, £l6O. Sis furlongs, I—GRAND CHASE. 8.0 (Brough-

ton) I 4—Hugnie, 8.0 (Atkins) 5 6—Catanaeh, 8.7 (Caveney) I Scratched: Silverhope. Won by three lengths; length. Tima, Imin 15 2-ssec.’

A.J.C. MEETING

SYDNEY, October 5, (Received October 5, at 1 p.m.)

The weather is fine for the opening of the Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Carnival at Randwick and the track firm.