CROMWELL MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 March 1940, Page 3

CROMWELL MEETING

BIG EVENT TO SWORDSTTCK. iRy Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN. March 8. The Cromwell Joe-key Club's meeting opened today in fine weather and with a good attendance. The irrn-k was on the hard side. Tolalisator investments were £2563 10s. against £3179 Ills on the first day last) year. Results: Goldfields Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—l Midgard, 8.3 <P. Spratt) 1: 3 Homing, 8.2 iR. J. Mackay) 2: 2 Rose Ileana. 8.4 (J. W. Jennings) 3. Also started: 4 Tnvadere. 7 Pretender, fi Jalna. 5 M.v Mistake. Three lenglhs: two. Time. 1.15. Upper Clutha Trol Handicap, one mile and a half.—7 I.orene Vai. scr i.F. Johnson i 1: 6 Dora Lindsay, scr t.D. Kerr) 2; -l Coastline, scr iA. F. MacGregor) 3. Two lengths; live. Time. 3.33. Cromwell Handicap, one mile. —1 Swordstick. 9.3 (L. Clulterbuck) 1; 2 .Sir Hugh. 8.2 (P. Spratt) 2; 3 Night Wings. 8.7 (L. Hare) 3. Half a length: four lengths. Time. 1.42. Mt. Pisa Hack Handicap, six furlongs—s Queen Beth, 7.7 (J. W. Jennings) 1; 4 Aravane. 8.0 (H. Phillips) 2; 3 Prince Ruenalf, 8.4 (P. Spratt) 3. Also started: 1 Counter Lunch, 2 Pink Dress. Three lengths: half a length. Time, 1.13 2-5. Kawarau Trot Handicap, one mile and a quarter.—l Polling Day, scr (W. Thomas) J; 1 Fran Sol. scr (C. Scott) 2; 2 Ginger Rey, scr (R. Milne) 3. The first and second horses were bracketed. Eight lengths; four. Time, 2.53 Queensbury Handicap, six furlongs. —1 Auctor. 8.3 <L. J. Clutterbuck) 1: 2 Miltiades, 7.11 <P. Spratt) 2; 4 Song Boy, 7.4 (L. Hare) 3. Also started: I 3 Final 801 l Length; two. Tithe. 1.24. Lowburn Hack Handicap, one mile. —4 Bad News. 7.10 (H. Phillips) 1; 1 Raroa. 8.0 (P. Spratt) 2; 3 Prince Ruenalf, 8.2 (L. J. Clutterbuck) 3. Also started: 2 Exult. Two lenglhs each way.