TROTTING
AUCKLAND TROTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association)
AUCKLAND, October 26. : The Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting opened at Alexandra Para, Epsbm, to-dayrtn fine weather. There was a large attendance, and excellent racing on a fast track was witnessed. The totalisator recipts were £35,555*, compared with £35,847 on the corresponding day of last year, a . decrease of £29l*. Results:— Wnitemata Handicap.—(l) Tamahine 1, (4) Paradigm 2, (8) Unnett the Great 3. Won by a neck ; two-.lengths. Time 3.38 1-5.
Improvers’ Handicap.—(3) Li Baxter and Haroto 1, (5) My Thorpe 2, (1) Wrackeen 3. Won by two lengths; four lengths. Time 3.30 2-5. Spring Whackier 1, (3) Jean McElwyn 2, (7) Native Prince 3. Won by a length; two lengths away. Time 4.32/2-5. '" ' . ■
Parnell Handicap.^—(T) Great Irish 1, (4) Axworthv" 2, (9) Warspite 6“ Won by one and a-half lengths; two lengths. Time 3.23. Mountain Handicap.—'/]) Peter McKinney 1, (5) Raima 2, (3) Gold Sovereign 3. Peter McKinney won by half a length ; Gold Sovereign passing the post a neck ahead of Raima. After a lengthy inquiry, the stewards placed Raima second ai\d Gold Sovereign third on the ground; that interference occurred in the - .'straight, .Timb/4.42 ,3-5 y October'Handicap.—(3) .toy Bird 1, (4) Sunfish; 2, (5) Etanmoor- 3. . Won by one and a-quarter- lengths; two lengths, :|/ime'2.l3 1-5: /.,/ \ Stewards’ Handicap.—(G) Explosion 1, (10) Rockburn 2, (1) Sunshower 3; Won by half a neck. Time 4.40 2-5. Electric Handicap.—(2) Vendome 1, 13) Sunfish 2, (7) Van Rich 3. Won by three and a-half lengths; two lengths. Time 2.48 1-5. Several inquiries were held during the day. S. V. Brightwell, driver of Audo Spray in the first race, was fined a pound for disobedience to the starter at the barrier. V. O. Parsons, driver of Golden Gate, was fined £1 for talking to spectators at the barrier in the same race. F. Smith, driver of Our Nancy in the fourth race, was fined for not going to the barrier when ordered by the starter.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1929, Page 3
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