FEILDING RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 December 1940, Page 3

FEILDING RACES

SECOND DAY RESULTS. CHIEF EVENT TO FRIESLAND. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING. December 3. Keen racing with close finishes featured the concluding day of the Feilding Jockey Club's spring meeting yesterday. The principal race, the St. Andrew’s Handicap, was won by Friesland, and Wings of Song took the sprint. When Advance Plane fell in the hurdle race and Prinihia fell over him, W. Grindlay, the rider of Advance Plane, received fractured ribs, lung injuries. and an incised wound on the jaw. J. Hayes, the rider of Prinihia. injured an arm and a leg. An inquiry was opened into the accident, and was adjourned. The weather was dull but fine, and there was a good attendance for an oil' day. The track was in excellent order and fast. The totalisator handled £15,950 for the day,'against £14,284 10s on the off day last year, which was a Thursday. The total for the meeting was £38,392. against £34,334 10s. an increase of £4057 10s. Results:— Cheltenham Hack Hurdles, about 11m and 130yds: 1 Good Sun, 11.0 (A, Jenkins) 1; 2 Dorado, 10.13, (S. A. Wright) 2; 5 Collodion. 9.0 (E. Des-

landes) 3. Also started: 4 War Lap: 3 Advance Plane: 6 Prinihia;.7 Selkirk; 8 Royal Talkie. Two lengths; neck. Selkirk was fourth. Time, 2.56 2-5. Novice Stakes, weight 8.10, 6f: 1 Marlene (W. J. Broughton) *; 2 Battle Gain (H. N. Wiggins) *; 4 Oraiti (P. Atkins) 3. *Dead-heat for first. Also started: 12 Santa Lucia; 3 Ringcraft; 8 Manteau; 11 Cheetah; 13 Prattler; 9 Wenewene; 5 Courting; 6 Swell Chance; 10 Wildfire: 7 Inform. Third horse three lengths away. Inform was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5. St. Andrew’s Handicap, lm and a distance: 1 Friesland, 8.11 (B. H. Mor-j ris) 1; 7 Old Surrey, 7.0 (J. Williamson) 2; 3 Siglow, 7.7 (H. N. Wiggins) 3. Also started: 8 Hunting Cat; 9 Homily; 4 Lord Cavendish; 2 Areas 5 Ruatiti; 6 Kilometre; 10 Colossal Chief; 11 Cherry Bay. A length and a half: head. Lord Cavendish was fourth. Time, 1.54 2-5. Oroua Nursery Handicap, for two-year-olds, 51': 1 Premature, 9.0 (B. H. Morris) 1; 4 Greenock, 7.2 (S. Waddell) 2: 2 Flecho d’Or. 7.6 (W. J. Mudford) 3. Also started:. 3 Drake’s Drum; 7 Master Jewel, and Golden Tide, bracketed; 8 Sir Reynard; 10 Jolly Ruler; 5 Trekalong; 6 Gay Genet; 4 Bayadeer, bracketed with second horse; 9 Royce. Three lengths; two. Drake’s Drum was fourth. Time, 1.1 2-5. Colyton Handicap, 6f: 1 Wings of Song. 7.3 (D. W. Redstone) 1; 3 Rakahanga, 8.2 (R. G. Howell) 2; 4 Black