To-Day’s Turf News

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 594, 21 February 1929, Page 13

To-Day’s Turf News

WOODVILLE RACES NOVAR FIRST WINNER LADY SPEAR’S SUCCESS (Special to THE SUN) WOODVILLE, To-day. The Woodville Racing Club’s summer meeting concluded to-day in fine weather. The track was fast and the attendance good. Results: HQPELANDS HURDLES Of £125; 14 miles 1 — NOVAR, 11.9 1 ! 3 PANORAMA, 10.3 2 2 RED BANK, 10.4 3 j Scr.: Fair One. Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. Time, 2.49. NOVICE PLATE 6 LADY SPEAR, 8.5 1 1— MOTHPLANE, 8.5 \ 2 SNOW SHOE, 5.5 3 All started. Won by half a head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.14 3-5. AUTUMN HANDICAP 1 mile and a distance 1 IMPERIAL SPARK, 7.5 .. .. .. 1 2—ROYAL LINEAGE, 7.2 2 4—NUCLEUS, 7.3 3 All started: Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.56 1-5. MANGAPAPA HANDICAP, Of £120; 5 furlongs. S—TAPESTRY. 7.0 1 I—LUCKY BAG, 5.3 2 7 MARICA, 7.2 3 Scratched: Kinross. Won by threequarters of a length, a head between second and third. Time, 1.1. GORE MEETING MEMBER’S HURDLES TARAMOA A WINNER Press Association GORE, To-day. The weather was fine for the second day of the Gore Racing Club’s meeting to-day. The track was in good order and the attendance fair. Results: —■ MATAURA HURDLES HANDICAP 12 miles. 4 TARAMOA (Dempster), 9.0 .. .. 1 1— ERIN-GO-BRAGH, 10.7 2 STE MAUI, 9.0 3 All started. Won by a head; threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 3.17 1-5. HOKONUI HACK HANDICAP 7 furlongs. 2 TARDY (Eastwood), 7.5 1 4 TOWN BANK, 7.11 2 1— QUEEN BALBOA, 9.4 3 Scr.': Wingatui, Red Racer, Some Rose. Won by one and a-half lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.55 3-5. AT TOLAGA BAY JEANETTE AND ROCKET CAR Press Association TOLAGA BAY, To-day. The meeting of the Tolaga Bay Jockey Club was held to-day in fine weather. The track was in good order. Results:—• FLYING HANDICAP 1— JEANETTE, 9.6 1 2 STARTLE, 8.12 2 4 NIGHT WITCH, 7.0 3 Also: Dimmer. Won by one and ahalf lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.15. TRIAL SCURRY OF £45; 5 furlongs 2 ROCKET CAR, 8.0 1 I—WHAKAARI, 8.0 2 3 AUTUMN EVE, 8.0 3 Scr: L’Autumn. Won by li lengths. Time, 1.4 1-5. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £6O; 7 furlongs 5 TAN, 9.3 ..1 4 FALL O’ THE YEAR, 9.0 2 3—JEN, 9.7 3 Scr: Tall Timber, Purseproud, Welcome Sound. Time, 1.28. Later results will be found in the Stop Press as they come to hand.

Rapier Heads the Speedy Limerick GREAT STAR’S SPRINT RICCARTON TRAINING Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. The weather was fine for training operations at Riecarton, the outside of the course proper being open, but most of the work was done on the ploughAgrion and Pride did a working gallop a mile, and Paquito ran six furlongs in 1.17 4-5. Jaleux beat Rigmarole over six in 1.17 3-5, Goblin Market brushed down the straight, and Chide beat Paperchase over about seven furlongs, the last six taking 1.16 4-5.

Rapier beat Limerick by a length over seven in 1.28 4-5, Battle Colours taking 1.34 3-5 for the same journey. Paper Boy covered six easily in 1.19, Starshooter doing nicely over the same ground. Full Feather and Prickles were well matched over a mile in 1.45, and Aberfeldy and Royal Chiron went six on the course in 1.17 4-5. Viscount easily beat Hounslow from the six on the course in 1.18 2-5. and Towai beat Wrigley over seven on the course in 1-31.

Stately ran six in 1.17 2-5, and Impertinence and Semper Parratus left live behind in 1.4 1-5.

Belcaire ran half of the course in 50 3-5. Thurso beat Bourse over five in 1.4 1-5, and Louis.- md Phastar ran five in 1.3 2-5.

Pangolin, Crown Area and Greyfinch jumped off from the six furlongs’ post at intervals. Crown Area took 51 2-5, the last half of his effort being slightly the best.

Star Raid beat Moratorium over seven in 1.31 3-5, and Count Cavour ran a mile i 1.43, easily beating Amor, who joined in over the last sixSudden Storm did five in 1.2 3-5, Atone easily beat Caterpillar over half a mile on the course in 49 2-5, Arch Arrow beat Sky quest over five in 1.3 4-5, and Waterlow and Evening covered six in 1-18 1-5 from a slow start. Great Star showed great brilliancy, doing three up the back in 37 from a stand. Pahoutan and Arrowhead ran five on the course, the last half in 51 3-5. Pink Coat has arrived from South Canterbury.