LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 July 1938, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

WELLINGTON MEETING THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. WEATHER FINE, TRACK HEAVY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The concluding day of the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting is being held in fine but dull and cold weather. The track is heavy and there is a large attendance. Results: — TALAVERA HURDLE HANDICAP. lim. 4/4 Curie, 9.12 (Lord) 1 2/2 Contract, 9.4 (Trillo) 2 7/7 Laggard, 9.0 (Jenkins) 3 Scratched: Sinking Fund. Won by 1£ lengths; four lengths. Time, 3.143NOVICE HANDICAP, 6f. 5/5 Bluffer, 8.8 (Broughton) 1 1/1 Sly Fox, 9.2 (G. Mclnally) 2 3/4 Proclamation, 8.12 (S. Morris) 3 Scratched: Flying Acre. Two lengths; one length. Time, 1.23|. JULY STEEPLECHASE, about 3m. 2/2, All Irish, 10.9 (Mcßae) 1 5/5, Clarion Call, 11.0 (Jenkins) .... 2 7/7, Monastic, 9.5 (Beale) 3 Scratched: Count Willonyx. Four lengths; ten lengths. Time, 6.59 L CROFTON HANDICAP, 6f. 9/7 Gold Glare, 8.8 (McKenzie) .... 1 1/1 Advance Plane, 8.12 (Wilson) 2 11/11 Gay Hunting, 8.2 (Clifford) .... 3 Scratched: Paul. Robeson. Two lengths, half length. Time, 1.23.?. WESTPORT RACES HELD AT RICCARTON TODAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Westport Jockey Club’s meeting is being held at Riccarton today in fine weather. The track is soft and there is a large attendance. Results: — HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP' 9f. 3/4 Supreme Court, 9.11 (A. E. Ellis) 1 6/5 Gold Boy, 9.4 (D. O’Connor) .... 2 1/1 Gillie, 9.4 (Hibberd) 3 All started. Four lengths; a head. Time, 2.1 2-5. MAIDEN STAKES, sf. 1/1 Density, 8.0 (C. T. Wilson) 1 5/6 Rex Maitland, 8.0 (J. Jennings) 2 14/13 Colonel Rouge, 8.0 (F. Smith) 3 All started. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.3. BULLER TROT, 11m. (First Division) 1/1 Quest, scr (D. C. Watts) 1 11/10 Resistance, scr (W. Warren) 2 15/15 Drumcree, scr (B. Lynskey) 3 All started. Three lengths; six lengths. Time: 3.41 2-5. (Second Division) , 21/21 Loyalette, scr (C. Yeatman) 1 3/4 Marfax, scr (J. L. Behrns) .... 2 9/5 Balaclava, scr (Bryce, jnr) .... 3 All started. Three' lerigths; half length. Time, 3.43 2-5. Loyalette and Lonework were coupled as well as Marfax and Mackscot, while Balaclava was coupled with Wainoni Girl.