SPORTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1932, Page 2

SPORTING.

£ > NEW BRIGHTON TROTS. HANDICAP TO ROYAL DRUSUB. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) •CHRISTiOHURCH. .February .27. >■ The New Brighton T/0. autumn fneoti.ng was held to-day. The weather was line pud Ithe track in splendid dn\er. T'uo attendance was good. The ■tot A investments totalled £l6/187-.} aguin.'t £19,186 last year. Results: —\ improvers' Handicap.—ll Gay P.aree 1, 1 /Modern Girl 2, 25 Peter Elect 3. Won \by half a length f four lengths. Time' 3.36. * • #' * Ref ast Handicap.—B Princess Thea H, 5 Gunfire 2,2 Tempo 3. Won by two lengths; four lengths. Time 3.24 4.5. Denton Memorial Handicap-2 Royal JJrusu> 1, 1 Gold Country 2, 9*Location 3. Won by a neck each way. Time 4.36. Eel pse Handicap.—3 On Parade 1 1 (Special Sun 2,2 ’Eureka Hov 3. Won - by tv o lengths ; a neck. Time 3.27. Dash .Handicap.—l Headlight 1,2 ( Ari.st<'tie 2, 11 Rokena 3. Won by half a .leir.th ; a head, 'lime 2.14 45. Autumn Handicap.—4 Qnincey 'Lliorpc I, 8 Great Burton 2, 3 Stanley Bingen 3. - Won by four lengths; ten lengths. Time. 4.45 3-5. ■ fly: lg Tlandic.ap.—3 .Morrison 1, 5 /Real Girl '2. 1 Pageant D’Or 3. Won by a length ; a head. Time 2.49. Trial Handicap;—B Dusolinn 1, 3 ;He rod 2, >5 Kreisler 3. Won by five lengths; four lengths. Time 2.13 3-5. . . ' . i ft c : ■ P ' TE All OKA J.C: •' . CUP TO PETER JACKSON. of'y TE AROIIA, February' 27. The Te Aroha Jockey <*Nub meeting opened in fine weather. _ The attendance was large and the course was Jn gyod order. The tote handled £18.284, as a grin st £24,278, a decrease 67 £5994. (Results : Te Aroha Hurdles.—lo Biform 1, 9 Principal 2, 5 Te Homai 3. Won by a head; the same. Time 2.49. Alia -g.. 'Stella and Patutahi fell. , Waitoa Handicap.—l Red Sun 1, 4 JdAiahki 11 2, 8 Desert Star 3. Won by %half a length ; a head. Time 1.28 2-5. .|§ Juvenile Handicap—2 Sea Ruler 1, 1 |iGaine Carrington 2, 4 Alaster Brierly 3. by three-quarters of a length; a l/heck. Time 1.2 1-5. $f Henries Gup.—l Peter Jackson (B. H. %Morris:) 1, 7 Rival Artist (W. J. Broughj|ton) '2, 8 Awaken 3. Won by a neck; G a head. Tima 2.20 ‘2-5. 0 Shaftesbury Handicap.—lo Exaggeration 1, 3 iNorrnanby 2 ; 5 Karangapai 3. M\Von by three-quarters of a length ; half Ea length. Time 1.14. I l ' Waihou Handicap.—B Leitrim 1, 3 ■T Huntingdon 2, i2 Gay Lap 3. Won by a neck ; the same. Time 1.13. IT Te AFcM Hack r CuV:-^ r Kfn < g r s KifaVft A|(H. Wiggins) 1, 8 Grand Talk (H. Y LStokes) 2 ; 2 J/Allegro '(E. Keesing) 3. £ Won 'by n head; half a length. Time <2.7 2-5. Hot Springs Handicap.—3 l’uriri Park >il, 6 T'aneriri '2, 1 Gold Day 3.- Won (®by a nose; half a length. Time 1.40.

f DuXOGHUE IMPRESSED. jj, , PHAR LAP A ‘‘GOOD ’UN.” | LONDON, February 27. f “Phar Lap is as impressive an ani- ' rnal a s I have ever seen,” said Steve / Donnghue, when interviewed after his M arrival from At. erica. ‘‘l was struck i: bv the lengGi cf his stride and easy g paces. He possesses tremendous driving power of Hie 'hind legs, the quarters of which ■r.-.-ernbb our English thor Y oujrhbrcds, r:i her than an American. He . is such a ‘good ’an’ he wijll run well anywhere, bet I believe he would be '‘•'more success! ul in England. ’ 'Steve Donoghue continued: “I suggested his entry for the -Czarevitch and the Cambridgeshire Stakes and he may ,arrive in 'England in August.’’

NOW SECOND FAVOURITE. AGUA (‘ALIESTE, February 27. phar Lap 'has been replaced as favourite in the Agun Caliente Handicap by Doctor. Freeland. Phar Lap lias made'no public appearance excepting practice gallop, since his arrival lust month.