RACING NFWS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1920, Page 2

RACING NFWS

p.-iSU CKKBB ASSOCIATION. —COPVUJGHT.,

WANGANUI RACES. WANGANUI, Feb. 28

I There was beautiful weather and a I large attendance. The tote -took £62,I 704 against £46,536 on the first day j last year, making a total for the meetI ing of £118,879 ,against £88,905 last j year. Results : I Autumn Handicap.—Demomogue 1, I Ethonia 2, Rose Queen 3. Won by half I a length. Time 1.30 3-5. Malta iwa Handicap.—Kismet 1, Egniont Park 2, Dainty Step 3. Won by one and a half lengths. Time 1,16'. Jackson Stakes.—Hymestra 1, Acre 2, Silver Link 3. Won by two lengths. I Time 1.16. Fordell Handicap.—Coldstream 1, Explorer 2, Rataiva 3. Won by three lengths. Time 3.24. Okoia Handicap—lsabel 1, Verbosit v 2, Insurrection and Rieuse, a dead heat for third. Won by half a length Time 1.17 4-5.

Stakes, —Client 1, Taimai 2, Oratress 3. Won l>y three lengths. Time 2.38. Harrison Handicap—Tame Fox 1, Ha versack 2, Better Luck 3. Won by ha]f a length. Time 2.] . Farewell Handicap.—Bo Peep 1, Arrowsmith 2, Swanee River 3. Won by a head, after a line race

AUSTRALIAN RACING. MELBOURNE, Feb. 28. The weather was fine and the attendance large at the ALR.C. Meeting. Results:—

Pines Hurdles.—Tharnock (9.0) 1, Coronatuls (9.10) 2, Miss Roslyn (10.9) 3. Eleven started. Won by a short head. Time 3.481. 1 St. Leger.—Artilleryman (8.10) 1, Sinbad the Sailor (8.10) and Whiz Bang (8.10) dead heat, 3. Only starters. Artilleryman led over the last nine furlongs, am! won by six lengths. Time 3,7.

Newmarket Handicap.—Rod Dome I (7.0) 1, Gamblers Gold (7.8) 2, Cetigne I (9.6) 3. Twenty-eight started. The favourite, Chrysolnns and Gold Tie wero together a length in front of Red ( Dome and Candurria at the end of three j furlongs. Red Dome was in the middle of the course and finished best, winning by a half a length, with third a neck away. Gold Tie was fourth and Frais fifth. Time 1.143, Sires Produce Stakes.—Cossino Haten (8.7) 1, Glonacre (8.10) 2, Crimson (8.10) 3. Seven started. AVon by a length. Time 1.29.

Essendon Stakes.—Cetigno (9.2) 1, AVee Gun (9.2) 2, Carriole (8.13) 3. Also started—Comedian, Alnwick. A\ r on by three-quarters of a length. Time 2.di. Brunswick Stakes.—Colbert (7.4) ], Toison D’or (7.4) 2, AVil’un (8.0) 3. Fourteen started. AA’on by three-qaurt-ers of a length. Time 2.8.