GERALDINE RACES.
PETERSHAM SUCCEEDS. BLAZEALONG’S SURPRISE WIN. Per Press Association. TIMARU, Sept. 21. The Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting was concluded in fine weather with a large attendance. Tho track was id splendid order. The totalizator handled £16,049 1& against £11,397 10s on tho second day last year. The total for the meeting was £27,897, against £19,271 last year, an increase of £8626. Results; — SECOND HURDLES, of £135. One mile and three furlongs.—2-2 Lcopardstown, 9.3 . (Ridgway) 1; 3-3 Master Dingle, 10.4, 2; 1-1 Sir Frederick, 10.0, 3. Also started: 4-4 Jewish Lad 10.10, 6-6 Crack o’ Dawn 9.0, 5-5 Arita 7.0.- A neck; three lengths. Time, 2.59. WAINUI HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—4-1 Wild Coon, 8.13 (Ilibberd) 1; 2-3 Circular Note, 8.8, 2; 3-4 Safe Light, 8.8, 3. Also started: 1-2 Green Gables 8.13, 8-9 Foxcttc 8.8, 12-12 Maritimus car 8.5, 11-10 Night Shift car 8.1, 6-7 Pink Gauntlet 8.8, 8-11 Portadown 8.8, 5-5 Tissue 8.8, 7-6 Leighnor car 8.1, 8-8 Urge car 8.2. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.15 2-5.
PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £155. Nine furlongs. 3-1 PETERSHAM, 7.10 (Wilson) ... 1 6-7 SWORDSTICK, car 7.11 (Cluttcrbuck) 2 9-9 PASSAFORM, 8.7 (L. J. Ellis) ... 3 Also started: 5-5 Night Dress ear 7.11, 2-4 itoy Jjun 8.0, 4-3 oombat car 7.5, 1-2 Gicnora Boy 7.7, 8-8 Tho 'Raker 7.3, 7-b Night riaivK 7.0. Two lengths; a neck. Night Hawk was fourth. Time, 1.35. HUivIAHN iKuT, of £130; 3.34 class. One mile, and tlneo furlongs. —7-7 Mateo Polo, ser 1 (McTigue), 1; ii-12 Chelidon, 24yds bhd, 2; i-i Tlumarfast, ser, 5. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 3.9 2-5. GotiUSTONE HACK HANDICAP, of £loo. Six furlongs.—l-1 All Night, 8.5 (L. J. Ellis), 1; 5-4 Airline, car. 7.8, 2; 2-2 Royal Dancer, 8.5, 3. Also started: 9-9 Cymric Btll, 3-5 Taxpayer car. 8.5, Twenty Grand 8.5, 7-7 Tho Vulture 8.0, 4-3 Sweet Mystery 8.0, 10-10 Gay Thread 7.11, 12-12 Lady Magellan 7.11, 11-11 Royal Refrain 7.11, 6-6 Craiglea 8.8. Three lengths; a neck. Time, 1.29.
STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—l-1 Hearth car. 7.5 (Cluttcrbuck) 1; 4-4 Race Away, 7.0, 2; 5-5 Rebel Star, 7.6, 3. Also started: 6-6 Niglitealm car. 9.11, 2-2 Toro-Koura 8.9, 3-3 Kiirobe 8.4, 7-7 Skyrcna 8.0. Half, a head; three lengths . Time, 1.14 1-5.
WINCHESTER TROT, of £132; 3.2 class. One mile and a-quarter. —4-5 Silver Grattan, ser (Beil, junr.), 1; 1-3 Manawai, 24yds bhd, 2; 5-4 Karu, 12yds bhd, 3. Four lengths; six lengths. Times, 2.50 1-5,
CHAMPION HACK, of £l3O. Nine fur-longs.—lo-10 Blazealong, 7.7 (W. Ellis), 1; 4-1 Dranoel, car. 7.11, 2; 3-4 Halt, 7.13, 3. Also started: 1-2 Great Night 8.8, 5-6 Captain Bruce 7.12, 7-7 Grey Silk 7.11, 2-3 Ferribly 7.11, 8-9 Blue Abbey 7.7, 9-8 Platform 7.7, 11-11 Richelieu Pearl 7.7, 6-5 Whiphand 7.7. A length ; half a length. Time, 1.55 1-5.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 253, 23 September 1940, Page 10
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