LATE SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 June 1939, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

DUNEDIN MEETING CONCLUDING DAY. STEEPLES WON BY CHILE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting is being concluded today in dull cold weather. The track is in good order, having been only slightly affected by the morning rain. The attendance is fair. Results: — GREENFIELD HURDLES, 11m. 1/1 Fireguard, 10.12 (Hunt) 1 2/2 Last Link, 9.9 (Shand) 2 4/4 Vantoon, 9.5 (Richard's) 3 Scratched: Recollection, Mount Vai, Baitruin. Won by a short length; three lengths. Time, 2.45. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, 6f. 2/1 Royal Style. 8.7 (Didham) 1 4/5 Lights Out, 8.3 (Jennings) 2 3/2 Airdrie, 8.9 (Dooley) 3 Scratched: Colonel Trench, Lady Constant. Won by half a head; a neck. ■ Time, 1.16 4-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP, 3/3 Fleet Street, 8.6 (Dooley) 1 1/1 Rebel Mate, 9.10 (Hibberd) 2 2/2 Strip, 8.7 (Didham) 3 Scratched: Top Row, Straightdell. Roseman, Skyrena, Astaire. Won by four lengths; a neck. Time. 1.13 4-5. DOMAIN HANDICAP. 7f. 2/4 Disband, 9.5 (Mackie) 1 8/8 Epic, 8.8 (Wilson) 2 1/1 Spear Thrust, 8.10 (Caddy) 3 Scratched: Green Boa, Hunting Chorus, Silver Choir. Won by half a length each way. Time, 1.27 2-5. DUNEDIN STEEPLECHASE, about 2.Jm. Chile, 9.0 1 Slayer, 9.0 ..< 2 El Caballo, 10.1 3 Scratched: Black Banner. HAWKE’S BAY FINE WEATHER FOR RACES. OMARERE DESTROYED. HASTINGS, This Day. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s winter meeting opened today in fineweather. There is a large attendance and the course is in good order. Results: — MAIDEN PLATE: 5| furlongs. 1, Te Ore, 8.7 (Burgess) 1 5, Golden Melody, 8.7 (Forsyth) .... 2 8, Tangirere, 8.7 (Young) 3 All started. Won by two lengths; four lengths. Time, 1.11.

WHAKATU HURDLES; 1| miles. 3, Curie, 11.0 (Scullin) '................... 1 1, Small Boy, 11.4 (Burgess) 2 8, Helois, 9.0 (Deslandes) 3 Scratched: Mis'urina. Omarere fell and had to be destroyed. Won by 21 lengths; five lengths. Time, 2.52 1-5. WOODLANDS HACK. Of. I Gold Ballad, 8.8 (Broughton) 1. 7 Conincamps, 8.4 (Atkins) 2 II Haile Selassie, 8.0 (Cameron) .... 3 All started. Won by a neck; four lengths. Time, 1.17. ' HAWKE’S BAY STEEPLECHASE, about 21m. 7 Wykemist, 9.0 (Jenkins) 1 3 Kikiroki, 9.0 (Lord) 2 5 Rapae Waiata, 9.5 (Kerr) 3 All started. Won by 2 lengths; 3 lengths. Time, 5.10.