RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1929, Page 6

RACING.

ASHBURTON COUNTY MEETING. ASHBURTON, June 29. The Ashburton Racing Club’s winter meeting ; was held in fine hut cold weather, with a. fair attendance. The course , was good. The ‘tote took .•£11,781-),. against 7:8,924 last year, r Mjss Aroha Clifford, the first Clubtrained' lady pilot in New Zealand, arrived from Christchurch in a Moth ’plane,, accompanied by Captain .N. H. Barlow, during the meeting. Results : Moreton Hack.—(l) Honeycomb 1, (2) Phastar 2, (4) . Haze 3. .Won by a length; two lengths. Time 1.18 2-5. Lyhclhurst Trot.—(l) Lough Neah l” (11) Kautoma 2, (2) Gian rowan 3. Wen by two lengths ; five lengths. ® Time 2.56 4-5, -.. '

Mayfield Handicap.—(2) Town Bank l, (4) Watprlow 2, (5) Aberfekly 3 Time 2.12 4-5. Dromore Handicap.—(l) Lord Donald 1, (4) Radiac 2, '2) Silver Light 3.' Won by two lengths; three lengths. Time 4.25 3-5.

.. Novice .Handicap—(4) Revision 1. Airplane; 2, (6) Barrington 3. • Won by a head : a neck. Time 1.18 3-5. Winclupooe Trot.—-M) Kautoma I.' (8) ; Happy; Land 2, (11) Author Franz 3, . Won bygone' and ; n-half lengths, one length. ,fTime 3.32 3-5. Marona.n ,Handicap >r r-(2) Royal Tra ntor .1, (.4),.iSolferite 1 2, (3) Arikiwai 3 V Won by -a head; four lengths. Tim--1,16 3-5. y-jj s.

WAVERLEY MEETING. M i.i • . ; MUNGANUI-, June 27. i The Waydrley .Racing Club held their winter meeting at Waverley today, in cojd/..wintry weather., with casionil ers early in the dry. The going was,dieayy, owing to recent rain. The only fair. The totalisatoy handled £69884, for seven races . against £11,992 on Alay sth, 1926, when eight races were run. Pikimai, the winner of the Hack Steeplechase, survived a protest on the grounds that he failed to jump the .penultimate obstacle. . L. G. Morris, rider of Some Acre in the. Gturi Hack Handicap, was suspended until the conclusion of the first day’s racing at Wellington meeting, for crossing. Results:—

Trial Stakes.— (2) Bione 1. Cormeroff 1,. (3) FQrtalice 3.‘ ■ Won by a length; two lengths. Time 1.20. 1 W ’ri;.!i 17 n licap—(l) Benogne 1; (4) Coohirnt 2, (') Oration 3. T\?o lengths each way ; /June 1.19. ..Hack jSt'inlecha.se. —(6) Pikimai 1. '9) San ’'yra 1. v 7) Lively Fire 3. Won hv three lengths; four lengths. • Time Lior, Patea Qouiitv Cup.—(l) Anolo 1, (2) liawhakina 2, (3) Manly 3. Three lengths each way. Time 2.20 1-5. Oturi Hack.—(l) Mark Mint 1, (5> Varsity (3) Bione 3. Won by a head: three lengths. Tipie 1.19 4-5. Kohi Hack.—(—) Hopwood 1, (2) Viiieila 2, (3) F.ortalice 3. Won by a length and a half; a head. Time 1.35.

President’s Hack— Rain 1: (!) Broxt 2; (6) Some Acre 3. Won by threpqiuu : t,er.s of a length; two lengths Time .1-5 4,-5.