TRENTHAM RACES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 339, 21 January 1937, Page 3

TRENTHAM RACES.

PONTY’S CUP. Results Of Opening Day In Wellington. Press Association—Copyright. Wellington, Last Night The Summer Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened at Trentham to-day in fine and warm weather After; a stormy night the track was a little dead, hut it improved rapidly There'was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £43,311/10/against £40,958 on the Cup day last year. Results: HIGHWEIGiIT HANDICAP. 5/6 LADY INA (C. Thomson) . . 1 1/1 MAESTRO (P. Burgess) .. 1 7/7 SOHO (d. Stratton) 3 Scratched: Taumau, Nightlass, Ilythia, Contract, First Spec. Neck; three-quarters pt. length. Time, 1.44 ' - ‘ . WELLINGTON STAKES. 2/1 FRANCIS DRAKE (Broughton) 1 5/4 BRUNHILD (C. H. Hibberd) 2 7/7 CROONER (H. N. Wiggins) 3 Scratched: Screamer. Three and a-half lengths; neck. Time, 1.10 3-5.

| APPRENTICES HANDICAP. 4/3 MITTIE (Lamb) 1 7/6 DAY DRESS (A. C. Messervey) 2 9/8 OLD SURREY (H. Callahan) 3 All started. Half head; two lengths. Time, L 29 4-5. | FITZHERBERT HANDICAP. 6/4 HAUGHTY WINNER (Humphries) i 1/1 GEIRA (Broughton) 2 3/3 ICING (Peck) 3 Scratched: Only One, Bluffer. Two lengths; same. Time, WELLINGTON CUP. 9/9 PONTY (Atkins) 1 4/4 LOWENBERG (Dulieu) 2 J 16-16—TUNNELLER (Tattersall) 3 I Scratched: Essex, Maine. Length; [two lengths. Time, 2.321. j Terry and Great Star made a • pace,' leading a bunch comprising Oratory, Duhgarvan and Ponty. Then came Tiger Gain, clear of Lowenberg. Dungarvan and. Lowenberg made fast forward moves round the home turn. Lowenberg'dropped the leading bunch except -Ponty; who challenged in the straight, and won decisively. . RUAPEHU HANDICAP. 9/9. DURHAM (P. Burgess) ;1 2/2 TOSH 2 8/6 CAPE GARBO (A. E. Ellis) .. 3 Scratched: Huntette, Lady Ina, Mai de Mer. Two lengths; three. Time. 1.131

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. 2/2 GOLD BOA (Mackie) 1 4/4' ROYAL DANCE (L. .1. Ellis) 2 1/1 LAUGHING LASS (S. Wilson) 3 Scratched: Peter Beckford. Five lengths; half head. Time, 1.121. Gold Boa made an exhibition of th - field, running away to win with the greatest of ease. Royal Dance just got Laughing Lass on the post. The others were well back. ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP 2/3 HAUTE MONDE (Broughton) 1 3/2 CHIEF RANGER (Morris) . . 2 fi/6 PLADIE (A. E, Ellis) 3 Scratched: Gustos. Length and a I half; neck. Time, 1.41 J.