WEEKEND RACING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 October 1943, Page 4

WEEKEND RACING

♦ WELLINGTON MEETING TRACK SLIPPERY ON SURFACE GUINEAS TO TARA KING (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Racing Club’s meeting opened at Trentham today. The rain that set. in early, this morning left the track slippery, on the surface, There is a large attendance. Results: — Glen Hurdles, L? miles: 4/6 Treasurer, 10.12 (I. Walther) 1; 6/4 Moderate, 9.10 (C. A. Bowry). 2; 12/13 Flying Spy, 9.9 (Gregory) 3. Ser: Student Prince Anglo-Irish, Pohuka. Won by half a length; three lengths. Time, 3.8. Wellington Guineas, one mile: 4/4 Tara King, 8.10 (P. Burgess) 1; 6/5 Mr Valiant, 8.10 (L. J. Clutterbuck), 2; 1/1 Balfron, 8.10 (Wiggins) 3. Scr: Conspicuous, Constitution, Grey Salute, Greek Art, John o’ London, Keitehe, Nepeta, Our Pat, Sedgemere, St Nattar. Denary, Lady Nalfleen, La.Se.reM,Linbury. Won by 11 lengths. ' Haifalength. Time, .1.2. ; Wainui Handicap, 1 mile: 9/10 Hasten, 8.4, 1; 6/6 Moutoa Bond, 8.8, 2; 4/5 Donnybrook Fair, 7.12, 3. Rimutaka Handicap, 7ff: 8/9 Silver Lily, 7.7 (Ellis), 1; 9/10 Park Light, 8.3, 2; 3/3 Kellymoon, 9.3, 3. Won by 2 lengths; a neck. Time, 1.275. TROTTING AT AUCKLAND FIRST DAY RESULTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) AUCKLAND, This Day. For the first, day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting, the weather is cold and there is only a moderate crowd. Results: — Improvers’ Handicap, 1{- miles, first division: 12/12, Kewpie’s' Pride, scr. (Andrews), 1; 5/5, Sumana, scr. (Broughton), 2; 8/10, Dura to, 24yds. (M. Paul), 3. Time, 2.54 2-5. Won by a neck; 1£ lengths. Second division: 4/4, Toushay, scr, (L. F. Burkett), 1; 9/7, Jewel’s Eyre, scr. (M. Paul), 2; 1/1, Stuart Lee, scr. (Stewart), 3. Time, 2.50. Won by 1| lengths; three-quart-ers of a length. Scratchings: Beau Gilliard, Bill Ova, Sir Vola, Our Jill, Biddy Girl. Waitemata Handicap, 1| miles: 1/1, Stirling Maid, scr. (Morrison), 1; 4/4, Forwarned, 84yds. (F. J. Smith), 2; 2/2, Flying Scott, 36yds. (M. Holmes), 3. VZon by 3£ lengths; 1£ lengths. Time, 3.36. Scratchings: Surprise, Moko, Peter Medway, Ena Parrish, Indian Arrow. KINDERGARTEN INJURED SUFFERING FROM SWOLLEN JOINT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. When walking along the road at Trentham yesterday morning, Kindergarten jumped sideways, when his companion took fright, and struck his near fore joint on the edge of the footpath. It became swollen but is’answering to treatment and Kindergarten got through light tasks this morning.