ASHBURTON RESULTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20912, 18 September 1939, Page 4

ASHBURTON RESULTS

NIQHT DRESS WINS ASHBURTON SPRING HANDICAP TO STRIP x&S Telegraph.—Press Association) ASHBURTON, Saturday Sunny xvealher prevailed for the Ashburton Racing Club'9 spring meeting to-day. The track was in good order and there was a large crowd present. Concluding results: ASHBURTON HANDICAP or £200; li miles 2 2—NIGHT DIIESS, 8.13, 1 3 3—WINE CARD, 8.8, 2 8— 6—GAY REBEL, 8.7 3 Also started; Studley Royal, 9.0; Parquet, 8.12; Mount Val, 8.5; The Wrecker, 8.4; Silver Slipper, 8.2. Neck; dirge lengths. Time, 2.11 1-5. JOHN GRIGG STAKES Of £300; two-year-olds; colts and geldings. 8.5; fillies, 8.0; 4 fur. 2 2—GOLD FLIGHT, 8.0, 1 1 — I—DORIA, 8.0 2 S—S—WILD FOX, 8.0, 3 Also started: snikarl, Noko, Tatting, Whiphand, Don’t Forget, 8.5; Sunny Queen, 8-0. Neck: three lengths. Time. 48 4-5. PENSCROFT HACK HANDICAP or £l2u; 1 mile. C—6—STUDENT PRINCE, 7.13 .... 1 I—I —SHANGHAI LILY, 7.8 2 12—10—KNIGHT COMMANDER 3 Scratched: Merry March. Head; length. Time, 1.41. SPRING HANDICAP or £150; 7 rur. S—S—STRIP, 7.12 1 3 4—GAY PARADE, 7.0 2 9 9—&PARTAN, 7.0 3 All started. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.27 2-5.. RAKAIA TROT HANDICAP Or £ 100; I* miles; limit, 3.38. 2 2—SIEGE GUN, limit 1 4 3—GREAT BLAZE, limit 2 3 4—AXSPEAK, limil 3 Scratched: Black Art, Cynic. Four lengths; one length. Times, 3.22 1-5, 3.24, 3.24 1-5. investments Show Decline The totalisator handled £1 1,942 10s, against £15,237 los last year, a decrease oi £3285.