LATEST RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21225, 23 September 1940, Page 11

LATEST RACING

MARTON EVENTS GAELIC SONG PREVAILS SAXON TOR IN SPRINT (By Telegraph.—Press Association) MARTON, Saturday The Marton Jockey Club - ' Sprint? meeting- was held to-day in tine weather before a good attendance. The g-oing- was in excellent order. Concluding- results: TUTAENUI HANDICAP, or £l2.i; r, rurlonjrs 9 9—ALL HFNSHV. 7.7 ( Chnte) .. 1 i—3—LULTLLITS BOY. 9.6 (Broiigh10— t o—AVAIM t'Tt ‘, ' 7.V i Wiiliam'soii) :i Scratched: Gold Court, Valsstar, Vivacious, Namesake, City Song-. Long- head; short head. Time, 1.16 2-u RAILWAY HANDICAP, or £150; r. furlong - ?, r.— f —SAXON TOR, 8.10 (Dulleu) -- 1 3 2—AMIGO. P. 6 (Chote) 2 S—O—NIGGER BOY. 7.5 (Waddell) .. 3 Scratched: Sea Link, Solaria, Heroic Two lengths; length. Time. 1.15 1-5. MARTON HANDICAP, or £200; 9 rurlong-s. S—S—‘GAELIC SONG, 7.1 (Mud ford) 1 1 — I —NOBLE FOX, 7.1 (Sar.eeann o—o —w I N SOME IF. 7.13 W i ygln S ) 3 Scratched- Homily, Viracious. Head. Time. 1.59 2-5. SPRING HANDICAP, or £135; i; miles. 7—7—AUTO SWEEP, 7.11 (Burgess) 1 I I —HASTEN, 9.2 (Broughton) .... a II —I2—GOLD RI DGE, 7.1 Midwood) 3 Scratched: Arabic, Gold Court, Foxlana. Head; neck. Time, 2.8 3-5. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP First £BO, second £2O, third £10; 5 fur. 4 —LUCULLUS BOY, 9.7 (A. Jenkins) 1 1 I—KENTUCKY, 9.3 (G. R. Tattcrsall) 2 2 2—ZEST, 9.5 (P. Atkins) 3 Also started: 3—3 Wings or Song-, 9.7: and Royal Consort, 7.10, bracketed: 7—7 Dark Eag-le, 8.10; o—r> Namesake. 11 —ll Lady Govern, 9—lo Windsor Glow. 5—5 Armv Girl, 9—9 Squeers, 9—B Pas de Cheval. 7.7. Length each way. Time, 1.8. Investments Compared The totalisator (win and place) handled £21,190, compared with £15,703 10s under the single pool system last year, an Increase of £5426 10s.

GERALDINE RACES

PETERSHAM HOME HEARTH WINS STEWARDS (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) ORA nr, Saturday. The Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting was brought to a close today in fine weather and in the presence of a large attendance. Results SECOND HURDLES, Of £135; 1 mile and 5 furlongs 2 2—LEOPARD S TOWN, 9.3 (Rldg■way) l 3 3--'MASTER DINGLE, 10.4 (Register) y I I—SIR FREDERICK, 10.0 (Withers) a Scratched: Recollection. Donartea. Neck; three lengths. Time. 2.5 9. WAINUI HANDICAP, or £130; 6 furlongs. 4 I —WILD COON, 8.13 (Hibberd) . 1 2 3—‘CIRCULAR NOTE, 8.8 (Spratt) V 3 4—'SAFE- LIGHT, 8.8 (Clutterbuck) 3 All started. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.1 o 2PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, or £155; 9 furlongs. 3 I —PETERSHAM, 7.10 (Wilson) .1 6 7—SWORD STICK, 7.2 9 9—PASSAFORM, 8.2 3 All started. Two lengths; nerk. Time, 1.55 DOMAIN TROT, or £130; 1 mile and 3 furlongs. Limitequivalent to 3.43 Tor a mile and ahair. 7 7—MARCO POLO, limit (MeTigue) 1 II 3 I —HAMARFAST, limit (Hooper) .. 3 Marco Polo and Castlebar were bracketed. Scratched: Lady Denise. Hair-length; two lengths. Times- 3.t 2-5, 3.7 3-5. 3.10 GLADSTONE HANDICAP, Of £130; 6 furlongs. 1— —ALL NIGHT, 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) .. 1 5 4—AIRLINE. 8.1 (Anderson) .... » 2 2—ROYAL LANCER, 8.5 (W. Ellis) 3 Scratched: Safe Light. Three lengths; neck. Time, 1.29. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, or £130; 6 furlongs. I—I —HEARTH, 7.10 (Clutterbuck) .. 1 4 I —RACE A WAY, 7.0 (W. Ellis) .. y S—S—REBEL STAR, 7.6 (Messervy) Scratched: Gay Parade. Half a bead: three lengths. Time. 1 1-j 4WINCHESTER TROT, or £132; 1} miles; limit 3.2. 4 S—SILVER GRATTAN, limit (Bell) 1 l I —MAN.WVAI, 24yds (S. Townley) y 5 '4—KARU, 12yds (Teahan) 3 Scratched: Auriels Star, Clonard. Pursuit. Four lengths; six lengths. Times: 2.50 1-5, 2.50, 2.53. CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, or £130; 9 furlongs. 10— 10—BLAZE ALONG, 7.7 (W. Ellis) 1 4—I —DRANOEL, 8.4 'Fox) 3 I —HALT, 7.13 (Wilson) 3 Length and a-half; hair. Time, 1.55 1-5 Increase in Turnover The totalisator handled £16,049 10s, against £11.397 10s on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £27,897 against £19,271 lust year an increase of fS62 6.