AUCKLAND TROTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 6

AUCKLAND TROTS

DOUBLE PETER WINS SPRINT TO HIGH PLAY (P.A.) AUCKLAND, this day. The Auckland Trotting Club’s August meeting was concluded on Saturday in fine weather. The attendance was large. The track was holding. The totalisator handled £73,367 10s, a record for a one-day meeting at Epsom, against £46,417 10s last year, an increase of £27,250. Concluding- results are:— August Handicap, of £SOO (3.25) ; 15 miles. 3-3 Double Peter. 36yds. (L. Mahoney), 1- 2-2 Hillerest, 24yds. (C. M. Morrison). 2; 4-4 Isabella Pointer, It. (E. Kennerley), 3. Scratched: Neutrality. Brackets: Double Peter and Our Peggy: Hillerest and Cavalryman. Half a length; a neck. -Times. 3.35, 3.34)„ 3.36{. „ Orakci Handicap, of £275 (4.46) ; 2 miles. -1-1 Parrish Lad, 36yds. (M. Paul). 1: S-7 Belfast Jack, 36yds. (N. Vernall). 2; 2-2 Symphony, 24yds. (F. J. Smith), 3. AH started; 15 lengths; two lengths. Times, 4.52, 4.52 3-5, 4.54 3-5. Royal Oak Handicap, of £3OO (3.41 ); 1 2 m j) os _lo-10 Erua Peter. It. (L. Mahoney). 1 • 6-5 Robie. 60yds. (N. Vernall), 2; 1-1 Nelson’s Glory. 48yds. (S. August), bracketed with Bon Haven. 8. Half a length; 21 lengths. Time, 3.47, 3.423, 3.44 j. Massey Memorial Handicap, of £30(1 (-3.29) ; 15 miles. —-5-6 Shadow Son, It. (E. Kennerley), 1; 3-4 Young Parry, It. (M. Stewart). 2; 2-2 True Guide, it. (J- McBride), 3. Scratched; Belfast Jack, Clay Pot. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Times, 3.40, 3.40?, 3.41?. Takanini Handicap, of £2oo (2.u8) ; If miles.-2-2 High Play, It. (G. -Mitchell). 1; 8-7 Exporter, 12yds. (E. Kennerley), 2; 3-3 Black Label, It. N. Vernall), 3. Scratched: Lady Denise, Modern Parrish, Axminster, Flower Potts. Three-quarters of a length; 1* length’s. Times, 3.2. 3.1*. 3.3.