LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1938, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

TROTTING SEASON OPENED ADDINGTON RESULTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The first event of National Week, the Metropolitan Trots, are being held today in sunny weather and with a large attendance, marking the opening of the 1938-39 trotting season. The track is very heavy. Results: — • INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, Um. 2/2 Lament, 12yds (Doyle) 1 7/3 Indolent, scr (Wright) 2 5/5 Reward, scr (Motz) 3 • Scratched: Prince Harvester. Won by two length with the third horse a similar distance away. Time, 3.57 1-5. ADVANCE HANDICAP, 1J miles. 2/1 Sandusky, scr (Smith) 1 1/3 Donor, scr (M. Holmes) 2 9/11 Heather Queen, scr (Leggett) 3 Scr —Fremont, Gold Salute,. Racketeer, Southern Chief, Philario. Won by a length, with Heather Queen three lengths further back. Time, 3.11 2-5. Sandusky and Cavan Chief were coupled on the totalisator. AUGUST HANDICAP, 2 miles. 5/4 Reporter, 36yds (McGirr) 1 2/1 Blair Athol, 12yds (S. A. Edwards) 2 1/2 Cantata, scr (Pringle) 3 Scr —Plutus, Gold Dredge, Renown’s Best, Morello, Ginger Jack. Won by a neck, with Cantata a head away. Time, 5.1. NEW RACING SEASON OPENED AT GISBORNE. HUNT CLUB MEETING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) GISBORNE, This Day. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club’s meeting opened today in fine weather. The track is exceptionally heavy. Results: — AWAPUNI HURDLES, H miles. 1 Air Commodore, 9.9 (Ferguson) 1 2 Professional, 10.7 2 3 Good Hunting, 10.12 3 Won by ten lengths, with Good Hunting twenty lengths away. Time, 3.17. WHATATUTU HANDICAP, 1 mile. 1 Flying Comedy, 9.2 (Callahan) .... 1 5 Ruinette, 9.3 2 4 Quaint, 8.7 3 Scr —Gay Mimic, Hinepit, Reay Bridge. Flying Comedy won by a length, with Quaint three-quarters of a length away. Time, 2.3 2-5.' HEXTON HANDICAP, li miles. 3 Skyway, 7.2 (Mudford) 1 2 Minnow, 7.6 2 5 Small Boy, 8.10 3 Scr—Peter Beckford, Ruinette, Legatee.

Won by three lengths. Small Boy was two lengths behind Minnow. Time 2.37 3-5.