AUCKLAND TROTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 27, 26 October 1937, Page 14

AUCKLAND TROTS

-Press Association.)

Labour Day Handicap To Nervie's Last GOOD TOTE INCREASE

(By Telegraph-

AUCKLAND, Last Night. The Auckland Trotting Club's spring ■neeting concluded at Epsom to-day oefore an attendance of 11,000. The weather was fine until mid-afternoon after which several heavy showers ivere experienced. The track wa3 slightly holding. The totalisator handled £30,991, as compared with £27,417 last year, the increase heing £3574, The figures for the meeting were £57,844, as against £48,138 last year, the increase being £9706. Results: — GREENLANE HANDICAP, of £200; 5.3 class; 2 miles. 9-8 PINK LADY, scr (D. Dyer) „ 1' 5-5 Baby Triumph, scr (R. B. Cleland) 2 4-4 Waingake, 24yds. (J. Riddell) 3 Also started: 6-6 Colleen Murphy, 8-9 Heather Glow, 7-7 Pirate's Last, 3-3 All Bingen, 1-1 Querida, 2-2 Pura Bingen, 10-10 Autumn Lou, 13-12 Reception, 12-11 Great Sonoma, 11-13 Roi Grande, 14-14 Mauna's Son. Won by 1$ lengths; $ length. Times, 4.55, 4.55 3-5, 4.54. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, of £200; 3.43 class; 1$ miles. 3-3 BRONZE QUEEN, scr, (Wj Clifton) 1 7-4 Forest Jewel, scr (L, Mitchell) 2 2-2 Adversity, scr (G. T. Mitchell) .. .. 3 Also started: 4-6 Capt. Scott, 18-19 Gipsy Light, 14-14 Great Gem, 17-17 Jewel Crest, 5-4 Marble Boy, 12-13 Petite Jewel, 8-8 Ratepayer, 19-18 Red Coat, 11-10, Rome Girl, 8-12 Sequoia, 15-16 Silver Bullet, 12-7 Tommy McElwyn, 15-15 Top Hand, 20-20 Worthy Guest, 10-5 Worthy Song, 1-1 Bexley Girl, 6-9 Hori Bingen. Won by 2$ lengths; 1$ lengths. Time, 3.30, 3.31, 3.31 3-5. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, of £300; 4.36 class; 2 miles. 1-2 NERVIE'S LAST, 48yds. (F. J. Smith) 1 5-5 Gold Dredge, 48yds, (W, Clifton) -..i .. 2 3-3 Our McKinney, 48yds. (L. N. Vernall) 3 Won by a head; neck. Times, 4.33 3-5*4.33 4-5, 4.344. ' ' Bunched for two rounds, the field was moving fast with Kenworthy and Nobel Prince most prominent. Turning into the straight Nobel Prince and Gold Dredge, who had made a forward | tnove from the half-mile post, were leading from Nervio's Last, Ken-i worthy, Our McKinney and Kewpie's I King, and in the run home Nervie'g l Last came fast out in the middle of the ! course to win by a head from Gold i j Dredge, who was a neck in front of j I Our McKinney. Kenworthy was fourth. I JUNCTION HANDICAP, of £200; 3.35 class; 1$ miles. 11-10 GREAT CHUM, 36yds. (S. M. August) J 2-2 Sir Frank, 12yds. (E. R. Smith) 2 10-11 Royal Jewel, 12yds, (F, V. Cutts) 3 Also started: 7-9 Chateria Bay, 8-6 Lucky Love, 1-1 Mountain Flight, 12-12 Lady Amanda, 13-13 Luminate, 5-5 Ranfurly Lass, 4-4 Spessiva, 8-8 Baron Grand, 6-7 Bismuth, 3-3 Handicapper. Head,; 1$ lengths. Times, 3.26, 3.28 1-5, 3.28 3-5. HILSBOEO HANDICAP, of £225;

3.35 class; 1$ miles. 1-1 NATIVE TR-EE, 24yds. (J. A, Gerrard) 1 3-4 Young Rodney, 24yds. (L. La\er) .. .. . . « . . . . . .. 2 6-6 Impostor, 60yds, (C. H. Good®R) .. .. .. .. «. . . . . . . 3 Also started: 2-2 Kuini, 4-3 Audo Patch, bracketed with Parrish Belle, 5-5 Meadow King, Two lengfhs; half a length. Times, S.33 2-5, 3.34 2-5, 3.31' 3-5. CAMPBELL HANDICAP, of £200; 3.40 class; 1$ miles. 2-2 BEXLEY GIRL, 12yds. (F. J. Smith) 1 1-1 Chili Bean, 12yds. (L Morrison) 2 9-9 Bedford, 24yds. (F. Herring Junr.) 3 Also started: 10-10 Boman Chief, 6-5 lloster, 7-6 Kaitawa, 3-4 Hori Bingen, 1-7 Queenie Direct, 4-3 True Trust, 5-8 Itarau King. Won by two lengths; half a length. Times, 3.31 2-5, 3.32, 3.31 1-5. • REMUERA HANDICAP, of £225; 2.47 class; 1$ miles. 2 OUR McKINNEY, 12yds. (L. N. Vernall) 1 l Bomiy Azure, 48yds. (F. J. Smith) 2 4 Nobel Prince, scr. (C. R. Wood) 3 Also started: 3 Mocast (F. Paul). Theso were the only starters and Mocast led over the first round from Our McKinney, Noble Prince aua Bonny Azure. In the back stretcli Nobel Prince captured a commanding lead and showed the way by1 a length into the straight from Bonny Azuro and Mocast together, slightly ahead of Our McKiuney, and in an exciting fiuish Our McKinney beat Bonny Azure by half a length, Nobel Prince being one and a-half lengths further away and Mocast another two lengths back fourth. IN SULATION HANDICAP, of £225; 3.30 class; 1$ miles. 3-3 MUNGATANGI," scr (I.. Laver) 1 4-4 Comapass, 36yds. (C. Moran) 2 2-2 Argolis, 12yds. (S. M. Aug- • ust) ........ 3 Also started: 5-5 Blandford, 1-1 Crocus, 7-7 Gay Sister, 6-6 Our Peggj, 10-11 Silver Watch, 11-10 Frank B'esf, 8-S Kewpie's Crest, 9-9 Proletarian. Won by one length; neck. Ximcs, 3.30 3-5, 3.2S, 3.30 1-5, • - - •