TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1943, Page 6

TROTTING

4 MEETING AT AUCKLAND PRINCIPAL RACE TO HILLCREST. I WIN FOR PARRISH LAD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, October 24. The Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting opened yesterday in wet weather. The totalisator handled £70,206 10s, against £58,046 10s on the first day last year, an increase of £12,160. Re- : suits: — | Improvers’ Handicap, 1J miles, first I division: 12/12, Kewpie’s Pride, scr. (Andrews), 1; 5/5, Sumana, scr. j (Broughton), 2; 8/10, Durato, 24yds. | (M. Paul), 3. Time, 2.54 2-5. Won by! a neck; 1 j 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 I>l lengths; three-quart-, ers of a length. Scratchings: Beau Gil-1 liard, Bill Ova, Sir Vola, Our Jill, j Biddy Girl. Waitemata Handicap, li miles: 1/1, ■ Stirling Maid, scr. (Morrison), 1; 4/4, ■ Forwarned, 84yds. (F. J. Smith), 2; 2/2, Flying Scott, 36yds. (M. Holmes), 3. Won by 3-> lengths; 1£ lengths. Time, 3.36. Scratchings: Surprise, Moko, Peter Medway, Ena Parrish, Indian Arrow. October Handicap, 1| miles: 9/9, Ringstone (M. Paul), 1; 1/1, Übakim, 2; 6/6, Syncopate, 3. Jellicoe Handicap, 11 miles: 4/4, Hillcrest, 24yds. behind (D. McKendry), 1; 13/13, Kewpie’s Queen, scr., 2; 3/3, Kewpie’s Jewel, scr., 3. Scratched: Great News, Betty Boop. Half a head; three-quarters of a length. Time, 3.24 2-5. Mountain Handicap, 11 miles: 1/1, Home Guard (Smith), 1; 4/4, Echoist, 2; 2/2, Fantom, 3. Stewards’ Handicap, 11 miles: 2/2, Bay Machine (Smith), 1; 7/5, Sonja Heme, 2; 11/10, Rockfel, 3. Parnell Handicap, 2 miles: 1/1, Auto Prince (Lee), 1; 3/4, Oregon, 2; 2/3, Highland Scott, 3. Electric Handicap, 11 miles: 1/1, Parrish Lad (M. Paul), 1; 7/7, Te Roto, 2; 3/4, Sabu, 3. The chief event at the Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday the Mawhera Handicap was won by Trusty Scott, with Silhouette second and Top Hand third.