GERALDINE RESULTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20918, 25 September 1939, Page 11

GERALDINE RESULTS

WARDRESS WINS HANDICAP LADY LEIGH IN FORM ORARI, Saturday. The Geraldine Racing Club concluded its spring meeting today in overcast weather and the track was soft as the result of rain overnight. There was a good attendance. Results:— SECOND HURDLES Of £135; 1 mile and 5 fur. 1— I—TRAVENNA, 12.11 (Rldgway) . l 9 FUNDY BAY, 9.0 (Plnn) ... 2 3 3—MOUNT VAL, 10.12 (Ingram; 3 Scratched: Ballard. Head; five lengths. Time, 3.6. WAINUI HANDICAP Of £130; 6 Tur. 8— 7—GUSPINI, 8.5 (Jennings) . 1 10— 10—MUDGUARD, 8.5 (Wilson) . 2 S—b—RACEWELL, 8.5 (Stokes) . 3 Scratched: St. Cloud. Two lengths; neck. Time, l.ig 2-5. PRESIDENTS HANDICAP Or £155; 9 for. 3—2—WARDRESS, 7.3 (Messervr) i 9 6 QUEEN DOROTHY, 7.11 (McKerrow) 2 11— 12—BALMENTER, 7.8 (Stokes) . 3 Scratched: Passaform. Wine Card. Hair a length; head. Time, 1.58 3-5. DOMAIN TROT HANDICAP Of £130: 1 mile and 3 Tur.; limit equivalent to 3.43 for a, mile and a-hair. 6 7—LADY MILNE, 72yds (Bros»an> 1 7 6—MANAWAI, limit (F. Townlev) . 2 4 3—PASSING BY, limit (J. Bell, Jun.) 3 All started. Length, three lengths. Times, 3.12, 3.18 1-5, 3.19. GLADSTONE HACK HANDICAP Or £130; 7 fur. 4—4—FLAME QUEEN, 8.6 (R. Mackle) 1 3—3—PHENOMENAL. 8.12 2 2 I—DONADEA. 0.0 3 Scratched: Lady Don. Length; two lengths. Time, 1.31. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP Or £130; 6 rur. 3 3—LADY LEIGH, g. 6 (Stokes) .. 1 1— 2—GREY NIGHT. 7.7 2 2 I —SKYRENA. 8.1 3 Scratched: Toro Kotira and Top Row. Three lengths; nve lengths. Time. 1.17. WINCHESTER TROT HANDICAP Of £132; 1 i miles: limit. 3.2. A—4—GLENHOLME. 1 2yds (Hooper) 1 ■?—1 —JERRY PARRISH. 1 2vdS .... 2 8— 6—EQUERRY. 12yds 3 Neck: three lengths. Times, 2.51 2-5 2.51 3-5, 2.52 1-5. SOUTH CANTERBURY CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP Of £130; 9 fur. 1 I —SHANGHAI LILY. 8.3 (Merservv) 1 •22—CAPRICIOUS. 9.2 . 2 4 4—MERRY MARCH, 8.1 3 Scratched: Night Pal. Length each way. Time. 2.0 1-5. Totalizator Rrturna The totalizator handled £1 1,397 10s. against £14.280 10s last year, making the total Tor the meeting £19,271, against £23,681, a decrease or £4410. UNLICENSED TRAINER LADY DOW DISQUALIFIED (By TelegrapH.—Pres* Association) GERALDINE, Saturday Following an inquiry as to the rightful trainer of Lady Don, who won the Ohapi Hack Handicap on Thursday, the committee of the Geraldine Racing Club decided that the horse was trained by R. King, an unlicensed man. It was decided to award first monfv to St. Cloud, who finished

second. Lady Don was disqualified for the race and for the second day. The owner, Mr G. R. Hunter, and King were each fined £5. As a result of St. Cloud being declared the winner of the Ohapi Handicap, she was ineligible to run in the Waioui Handicap today.