GREYMOUTH MEETING.
THE OPENING DAY,
COLONIAL BOY WINS CHIEF EVENT,
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GREYMOUTH, Monday. The Grevraouth Trotting Club's summer meeting opened in showery weather. The track for several races was very heavy, making for slow times. The attendance was fair, and the totalisator handled £9729, as against £14,498 last year. Following are the results: — GUINNESS HANDICAP of 125sovs. Twelve furlongs and a half. Limit 3.54. 11—COMPROMISE, b g, 4yrs (Mr. D. Andrews), limit—L. Bennett ... 1 4—TRAVIS, Syrs (Mr. L. F. Berkett), '36yds—Owner 2 10—CRIMSON RET, Syrs (Mr. R. Grant), limit—M. B. Edwards .. 3 Also started: 6 Aristotle, 8 Priceless, 2 Fleet Arrow, 7 Le Fashion. 15 Plain Silk, 12 Dark Girl, 15 Oxford Queen, 5 'Sister Rose, 14 Shortly. 3 Netta Oro, 1 Ron, 9 Tini Uri, limit; 13 Nyallo Silk, 36yds. Five lengths; one length. Time, 3.54 2-5. , EXPRESS HANDICAP of 125sovs. Twelve furlongs and a half. Limit 3.57. 4—CHILDE BOY, b g, aged (Mr. W. R. L. Pascoe), 24yds—D. Bennett 1 I—ABILITY. (Miss P. Norton), 24yds R. W. Franks 2 7—ESRINE (Mr. W. .T. Anning), 24yds—Jf. B. Edwards 3 Also started: 5 Gift, 10 Wild Guy, 8 Fairy Land, 3 Wikitlroa, 6 Nelson Moor, limit: 4 Real Money, limit, bracketed with winner; 11 Merry Peter, J2yds; 2 Pattie Bingen, 24yds; 9 Golden Spray, 48yds. Three lengths; four lengths. Time, 4.1 2-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP (saddle) of 125sovs. Eight furlongs and a half. Limit 2.25. S—GOLDEN BOND, cli m, 4yrs (Mr. W. Hocknell), limit—M. B. Edwards 1 7—LLEWELLYN (Mr. J. 11. McKenzie), W. Barron '.. 2 6—LOCO, Gyrs (Mr. F. L. Turley), —It. J. Phelan 3 Also started : 11 Kawan, 4 Belle Lorrimer. 9 Radtey. 12 Pointal, 10 Cililde de Oro, 2 Nelson Parrisli, 8 Belle Somerton. limit; 3 Harvest Girl, 1 Major Brent, 12yds. Four lengths; three lengths. Time, 2.32 3-5. DOMINION HANDICAP of SOOsovs. Twelve furlongs and a half. Limit 3.35. 2—COLONIAL nOY, b li. syrs (Mr. J. Young), limit —R. Young li I—REAL GIRL (Mr. F. E. Sutton), | limit—O. E. Hooper 2 ; S—HOSTESS (Mr. J. Campbell), 24yds ! —F. G. Holmes 3 Also started : 9 Parkwood, 6 High Jinks, 7 Nelsonian, S Kautoma, 4 Author Fraxvz. 2 Major Lind.. bracketed with Colonial Boy, limit: 3 ICrelsler, 12yds and Royal Comrade, 60yds. bracketed. Four lengths; three lengths. Time, 3.56.
SUMMER HANDICAP of 170sovs. Fourteen furlongs and a half. (Harness). Limit 4.28. \ 3—GRE.AT GLEE, ch g (Mr. A. E. Russell), limit —Owner 1 I—REPUTE (Mr. H. Frost), 24yds— Owner . . 2 2—ABTLTTY (Miss P. Norton), limit— R. W. Franks 3 Also started: 7 Golden Spray, 5 Ockley Wood, 4 Pattie Bingen, 6 Real Money and Childe Boy, coupled, limit. Three lengths; eight lengths. Time, 4.41 1-5. INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP of 1 oOsovs. Fourteen furlonsrs and a half. (Harness). Limit, 4.24. O—VICAN, blk g, aged {Mr. 'L. F. Hogg), limit—F. G. Holmes .... 1 4—LOMAR (Mr. B. J. Mackle), limit —Owner ....• 2 I—'RUTH IvOGAN (Mr. E. Carlyon), limit —Owner 3 Also started: 8 Silver Sea, 10 Dillon Chimes, 11 Great Huon. 9 Chancellor Boy, 7 Belle Somerton, 2 Fleet Arrow, limit; 12 Van Newton. 3 Lord Matchlight, 12yds. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 4.32 1-5. GREY VALLEY HANDICAP of 144sovs. Ten furlongs and a half. (Saddle). Limit 3.7.. I—FESTIVE, b m,>4yrs (Mr. E. C. McDermott), 24yds—A. Holmes ~. 1 7—LOCO (Mr. F. L. Turleyj, limit —R. Phelan i • 2 3—'STOWAWAY (Mr. B. Lynskey), 12yds—R. D. Allen 3 Also started: . 9 Great Adventure, 13 Autominto, 8 Harvest Girl, 4 Kate Logan, 13 Schoolmate, .10 Some Guy, 11 Binscarth, 14 Bessie Dillon, 5 Tahoe and Wallace Logan, coupled, limit; 6 Lightwood, 2 Cran-j leigh, 12yds; 12 Audrey Dillon, 16 Wild Spur, 24yds. . Two lengths; one length. Time, 3.8 2-5. DASH HANDICAP of 165sovs. (Harness.) Eight rurlongs and a half. Limit 2.28. i 3—AUTHOR FRANZ, bg, 6yrs (Mr. I W. C. Pollard), limit—C. S. Donald 1 O—KKEISLER,0 —KKEISLER, (Mr. J.-Burley), 12yds —Bennett 2 7—OUR GEORGE (Mr. C. Cowsill), 12yds—Owner 3 Also started : 1 Denver City; 11 Kau- : toma, 2 Somerby, 4 George Sey, limit; 5' Major LinG. 10 High .Tinks, 12yds; 6 Milo Minto, S Mac Dor, 24yds. I Three lengths; three- lengths. Time, 2.32 2-5. .
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 4, 6 January 1931, Page 11
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