RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1931, Page 6

RACING.

GORE ICC. MEETING. (By Telctjraph—Per Press Association) GORE, February 25. Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting was hehl to-day in fine but n mcly weather. The track was good, and the attendance was fair. The tote took £7.9611 compared with £14,354 last year. In the Electric Trot, Bose Light and Sunny Dillon fell, the jockeys being uninjured. Gore. Highweight:—(l) Shipshape 1; (3) The Smuggler 2; (4) Barn Door 3. Won by a head. Time 1.52 4-5. Longford Hack:- (3) Crubenmore 1; (2) Red Koval 2; (5) Memories 3. Won by a head. Time 1.16 Racing Club Handicap:—(3) Cliarmainc 1; (2) Royal Saxon 2; (6) Bed Barer 3. Won bv 1 a length. Time 2.8. Kiversdale Trot:—(7) Allegro 1; (11) Winning Wave 2; (5) Overture 3. Won by a length! Time 4.49 3-5. Trial Plate:—(2) Thornton 1; (5) Toreador 2; (8) Some Breeze 3. Won by three lengths. Time 1.17. Croydon Handicap :—(5) Full Fling 1; (8) Battle Maid 2; (3) Impertinence 3. Won by 1J lengths. Time 1.29 2-5. Electric Trot:—(1) Llewellyn 1; (7) Grey Girl 2; (6) Probationer 3. Won by a length. Time 3.3 l 3-5. Slimmer Handicap:—(l) Stoeton 1; (3.). Meitui 2; (7) Birclwood 3. Won by H lengths. Time 1.29 4-5. i WOODVILLE J.C. MEETING. WOODV.LI/LE', February ' 25. AWfodvifle- .Jockey Club’s- meeting opened to-day in flue .but"dull, .weather. The attendance was satisfactory, Tut the investments on the totalisator were poor. The total put through was. £8,432, compared with £18,341 on the same day last year. The Cup was won easily by the locally-trained Mount Shannon, which paid the biggest dividend of the day. Results: Maiden Stakes:—(3) Gaswyn 1; (G) Flute 2; (4) .Joie do Val 3. Won by a neck, 'rime 1.16 3-5. Oringi Highweight Handicap:—(s) Warlille 1; (6) Kopje 2; (2) Cook 3. Won easily. Time 2.0. Woodvilie Cup:—(9) Mount Shannon I; (3) Royal Parade 2; (1) Count Palatine 3. Won hv 2.1 lengths. Time 2.9. Sapling Stakes: (2) Golden Wings 1; (1) Esteem 2: (3) Richborougli 3. Won by 1 a neck. Time 60 secs. Ranhine Handicap :—(3) Koval Finance 1 ; (1) Arrow Lad 2; (6) .Ridgemount 3. Won by .1 a length. Time 1.15. County Handicap: (5) Queen’s Sal. lit'- 1 ; (6) Raskier 2; (I) Golden Shad ow 3. Won by a head. Time 1.14 1-5. Kumoroa Handicap:—(3) Maliora and (10) Air Laddie dead heat 1; (4) I’owfi 3. Time 1.29 4-5. President’s Handicap:—(l) Royal Routine 1 : (3) Habit 2; (6) Rory Mor 3. Won by 2 lengths. Time 1.29. VICTOR IAN NOTES. MELBOURNE, February 25. At Mentone to-day. David Garrick won the Newmarket Trial Stakes by two lengths from Holdfast. Alollison was a close third. Time 1.13:}. The Newmarket candidate, Garrulity, won tie- Three-vear-old Handicap. The Australian Cup candidate Tammit, won the Welter. W.' Duncan, after nineteen successive losing mounts, won on T’amniit. E. Dempsey rides Mvstie Peak in the Newmarket Handicap. Stowe is absent from the tracks.