Spring Racing Campaign Opens

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 9

Spring Racing Campaign Opens

FIRST DAY AT MARTON GOING SLOW AFTER RAIN (Special to THE SEX.) MAKTOK, To-day. The Marton Spring Meeting opened to-day in splendid weather, with ;i fair attendance. The going was slow after the recent rains. Results: TRIAL PLATE 6 fur.; all 8.7. 5 BLIMP .. 1 6 TANAGRA 2 3 ARO DE VAL 3 Scr.: Aropeta. Mussie. Royal Black. Fe« Simple and Gold Cure. Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.24 3-5. Helot is. Vigilance, Blimp. Tanagra and Komati was the order at the end of furlong. Cione getting left. Crossing th.top. Blimp and Helotis were together, and they led into the straight from Tanagra. Plane, Aro de Val. Vigilance. Wild Pigeon and Komak. Once straightened up, Biinvj drew out to win by three lengths from. Tanagra. with Aro de Val and Wild Pigeon together a couple of lengths away. Next to finish were Plane, Vigilance and Maui. FIRST HACK HURDLES IS miles. 2—PESHWA, 9.13 f 4 JOVIAL. 10.2 - —PENEUS, 11.10 ; Scr.: Red Fuchsia. Arataura, All Wind. Hangawera, Wailong. Royal Day and Paddy’s Hope. Ramblin’ Kid was the early pilot, leading past the stands from Jovial. Mis* Potoa, Peshwa, Break o’ Day and Peneus Along the back Jovial took charge, being joined by Peshwa at the home turn, and the latter finishing best, won by a length and a-half. Peneus was three lengths away third, and Taitaiata a poofourth. *