SPEEDY SPRINTER

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 189, 31 October 1927, Page 6

SPEEDY SPRINTER

WIN FOR MONEY ORDER BANKS PENINSULA MEETING (Special to THE SUN.) CHBISTCHRCH, Saturday. TUe Banks Peninsula Racing Club held Its annual meeting on the Motnltaraka racecourse to-day. The course was in excellent order and the weather fine. The attendance was large. Later l-esults: — AKAROA HANDICAP 1J Miles. 1— RAPIER, 9.6 J 2 SATRAP, 7.0 “ 4 MARGARET BIRNBY, 7.2 * Scratched. Nincompoop, Thorndale, Mali Jong and Goosestep. Won by a length, four lengths between second and third. Time, 2.10 2-5. LE BONS HANDICAP 7 furlongs 5 MORATORIUM, 7.7 1 3 GOLD MINT, 7.11 2 2—SIR ROY, 3 Scr.: Moorland, Tarleton, Mime, The Harp, Beaming and Coupling. KAITUNA HIGH-. oHTHACK HANDICAP Of £9O; 1 mile 2- CLARENCE. 9.9. Scobie 1 7 BAY BIRD, 9.3, H. Marshall . . 2 4 WREATH OF MYRTLE, 9.10, Ellis 3 Also started: 8 Jarretiere. 9.10: 5 Armchair, 9.5; 6 Lamur, 9.7; 3 No Response, 9.4; 9 Purple Plume. 9.2; 2 Scrambler. 9.0. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.46 4-5. BRACK EN FI ELD FLYING HANDICAP 1— MONEY ORDER, 9.4. Porter .. 1 G—ARROWMIR, 8.1, Beale 2 4—FINORA, 7.11, Coveney 3 Also started: Sagittarius, 8.7: Pickanninny, 7.0. Won by a length and a-half. LITTLE RIVER HANDICAP TROT Of £110; li miles. 9 —SARELLA, 60yds, Withers 1 3 BROWN ADMIRAL. scr., Kdwards 2 1 S—MAC DILLON, 36ydS, owner . . 3 Also started: S Brown Logan, scr. and No Fear, scr. (bracketed); 13 Lifebuoy, scr.; 3 Lord Bountiful, bracketed with Brown Admiral; 10 Cullcnsvllle, scr.; 6 Frills, scr. and Dahlia Dillon, scr. (bracketed); 11 Great Audo, 1 Audubon Lad, 12 Rose Marie, 15 Shirley McKinney. 19 Direct Chimes, scr.; 1 Sadie Huon, 24 yds blid; 14 Lady Cio, 2 Heron, 16 Ivor, 48; 4 Roidena, 18 Auto Millto. 60; 20 Oriole, 72; 16 Master Audo, 168. Won by a neck, with Mac Dillon a length away third. Time, 3.36 4-5. P.B.T.C. CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS Press Association. GISBORNE, Saturday. The concluding day of tho Poverty Bay Turf Club’s spring meeting was held in good weathex', before a large attendance. The going was good, and the totalisator investments for the day were £13,308, against £13,765 on the second day last year, a decrease of £457. The total for the meeting was £22,914, as compared with £25,145 last year, a decrease of £2,231. Later l'esults: — MAKARAKA HANDICAP 1 mile. 2 PRINCESS NATA, 7.0 1 1— ROYAL DAMON, 9.12 2 3 SUPERB KING, 8.3 3 Scr.: Merry Damon and Startle. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.42. Princess Nata was given too much rope by the others, and finished with unexpected stamina. MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP 6 furlongs 2 RAKAROA, 8.4 1 I—KING MANGA, 8.11 2 4 FALL O’ THE YEAR, 8.3 3 Scratched: Nahi and Patutahi. Won by a length Time, 1.16. Rakaroa was always handy and eclipsed all opposition in the last half furlong. WAIMATA HACK HANDICAP 7 furlongs. I—COOL CARD, 8.1 1 4—RAKAROA. 7.2 2 3 MONMINT. 7.11 3 Scratched: Cherry Girl, Wilfred, Toka, and Sun Yat Sen. Won by three lengths; two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.30. FAREWELL HANDICAP Of £140; 6 fur, 4 SUPERB KING, 8.4, Buttei'worth 1 1 i—STARTLE, 8.8, Atkins 2 , 3—TEA LADY, 7.2, Potter 3 Also started: 2 Jeanette, 5 Nightsong. i Won by half a length, one length between second and third. Time, 1.15 1-5.