RACING AT GERALDINE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 September 1938, Page 9

RACING AT GERALDINE

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. PINK ROBE WINS CUP. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) TIMARU, September 22. The first day of the Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting was held in ideal weather. There was a good attendance, and the track was fast. Totalisator investments were £9400 10s, against £BBO5 10s last year, an increase of £595. Results: — First Hurdle Handicap, one mile and five furlongs. —2/2 Top Rank, 10.0 (Stove) 1; 5/5 Contract. 7.6 (Beale) 2; 3/3 Delrain, 9.11 (Powell) 3. Also started: 1/1 The Sandwich Man, 4/4 Mount Vai, 7/7 Chaste, 6/6 Hostile (fell). Two lengths; half a length. The Sandwich Man was fourth. Time, 3.4. Ohapi Hack Handicap, six furlongs. —3/4 Romarin, 8.7 (A. Messervy) 1; 5/5 Comus, 8.7, car. 8.9.} (Russell) 2; 2/2 Royal Refrain, 7.7 (L. J. Ellis) 3. Also started: 4/3 Remembo, 6/6 Sheeny, 9/9 Doubleack, 8/8 Jedburgh, 12/11 La Plata, 7/7 Lord Hawke, 11/10 Neptune, 1/1 Nigella, 10/11 Amourette. Half a length; neck. Sheeny was fourth. Time, 1.17. Geraldine Cup, one mile and a quarter—7/4 Pink Robe, 7.0 (Powell) 1; 8/4 Wine Card, 8.3 (Parsons) 2; 10/6 Petersham, 7.7 (G. Humphries) 3. Also started; 3/10 Alma. 12/12 Mungatoon. 6/7 Travenna, 5/9 Milford, 9/7 Last Refrain; 1/1 Lazybones, 13/13 Balmenter, 2/2 Dunstan, 4/3 Made Money, 11/11 Silver Slipper. Short head; length and a half. Last Refrain was fourth. Time, 2.7 2-5. Geraldine Trot Flandicap, 3.43 class; one mile and a half.—3/2 Dancing Pirate, scr (Bell) 1; 10/10 Gentleman Joe,

12yds bhd (Allan) 2; 1/1 Tinker, scr (G. McKendry) 3. Also started: 10/10 Anna Wong, 9/9 Audo Girl, 12/13 Warwick, 3'2 Stirling Pointer bracketed

with the winner. 8/7 Devotion. 2/3 Fragment, 14/12 Grand Slam, 6/6 Manawai, 5/5 Mongolian, 7/8 Silk King. 4/4 Super Jack, 13/14 Sure Potts. Length; neck. Stirling Pointer was fourth. Time. 3.12 2-5.

Raukapuka Hack Handicap, seven furlongs. — 1/1 Gay Parade. 8.5 (G. Humphries) 1; 3/2 Dracula. 8.7 (Jenkins) 2: 9/11 Gironde. 8.1 (Watson) 3. Also started: 2/3 Garonne, 7/7 Ilithyia. 5/6 Potent, 5/13 Gipsy Fair. 11/9 Night Hawk, 8/B'Lady Sincere, 12/11 Countervane, 9/5 Maori Maid, 13/10 Bit o’ Blue, 4/4 Steer Clear. Two lengths each way. Potent was fourth. Time. 1.29.

Squatters’ Handicap, six furlongs.— 1/1 Cocksure. 7.3 (G. Humphries) 1; 6/5 Nightcalm. 7.3 (A. Messervy) 2; 7/6 Silver Streak. 9.2 (A. E. Ellis) 3. Also started: 7/6 Silver Sail bracketed with Siver Streak, 5/3 Ponty, 6/5 Paladino bracketed with Nightcalm, 2/2 Valmarch, 3/4 Second Innings, 4/7 Golden Chest, 11/10 Alby, 8/8 Metal Bird, 10/11 Ballad, 9/9 Rebel Star. Head each way. Time, 1.14 4-5. Orari Trot Handicap. 3.2 class; one mile and a quarter—s/5 Privateer, 12 yds bhd < Hooper) 1; 4/4' Oasis, 24yds bhd (D. Teaheh) 2; 1/1 Cyrano, 12yds bhd (Watts) 3.- Also started: 3/3 Eddystone, 10/12 MacGregor, 2/2 Myrna Loy (fell). 9/9 Idlealong, 11/10 Orby Lad. 6/7 Stamboul, 8/8 Great Don, 12/12 Master Potts. 7/6 Battlevale. Six lengths: four. Idlealong was fourth. Time, 2.49.

Belfield Hack Handicap, one mile and 100 yards—l/1 Night Dress. 8.8 (G. Humphries) 1; 4/4 Recollection, 8.0 (Jennings) 2; 5/6 Robant, 7.8 . (Wilson) 3. Also started: 6/5 Gold Boy, 3/3 Great Bramble, 2/2 Screamer, 7/7 Gleucos, 8/8 Master Dingle. Length; two lengths. Screamer was fourth. Time. 1.50.