WHIPPET RACING

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23495, 25 November 1941, Page 3

WHIPPET RACING

In the open flat handicap at the trophy meeting of the New Brighton Whippet Racing Club at Bower Park on Saturday, Gay Parade, on a 14yds handicap, beat the young champion Flying Dust, who conceded Gay Parade 6 yards. A new class of event, the AH Class Stakes, the dogs being handicapped on their respective class marks, created much interest. The winner of the final -was Celerlte. In his first attempt at hurdles Flying Dust had a comfortable win and gave a good exhibition of clean jumping. Results were:— Maiden Flat.—First heat: W. Hepburn’s Win Billy (scr) 1, C. Arps’s Black Art iscr) 2, W. Richards’s War Bird (scr) 3. Time,. 12sec. Second heat: B. O’Connor’s Colleen Bawn (scr) 1, Hawtin and White’s Caven Chief (scr) 2, J. Randle’s Swift Plane (scr) 3. Time, 12sec. Final: War Bird 1, Win Billy 2, Colleen Bawn 3. Time, 12sec. Second-class Handicap.—G. Voice’s Commander Wyn (13Jyds) 1. Mrs Atkinson’s Flying Eagle (14yds) 2, C. Atkinson’s Belfast Jack (13yds) 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. Open Flat.—Collie and Alexandra's Gay Parade (14yds) 1, R. Gardner’s Flying Dust (Byds) 2, G. Voice’s Commander Wyn (14yds) 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Juvenile Flat.—M. Hiddleston’s Unique (Isyds) 1, T. Mauger’s Outcast (14yds) 2, V. Arps’s Black Art (7yds) 3. Improvers’ Flat. —W. Richards’s War Bird (scr) 1, J. Preece’s Red Gold (scr) 2, J. Randle’s Celerite (scr) 3. Nursery Flat.—S. Collins’s Wee MacGregor (scr) and Mayne and Young’s Sentinel (scr) (equal) 1. S. Hooper’s Peony Rose (7yds) 3. Time, Bsec. Wee MacGregor won the run-off. All Class- Stakes.—First heat: Mrs N. Smith’s Lucky Spot (16yds) 1, G. Voice’s Commander Wyn (ISJyds) 2, J. Randle’s Celerite (18yds) 3. Second heat: B. O’Connor’s Colleen Bawn (20yds) 1, R, Don’s Tasma (20yds) 2, T. Scollard’s Rocks Ahead (lOJyds) 3. Final: Celerite 1, Commander Wyn 2, Tasma 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. Maiden Hurdles.—R. Gardner’s Flying Dust (20yds) 1, B. O’Connor’s Colleen Bawn (20yds) 2. Open Hurdles.—Collie and Alexandra’s Gay Parade (19Jyds) 1, J. Morton’s Barney (191 yds) 2, W. Gray’s Diamond Jim (20yds) 3. NEW ZEALAND CLUB’S MEETING Good entries were received for the meeting held by the New Zealand Whippet Racing Club at Whippet Park, Woolston, on Saturday afternoon. The free-for-all race was won by Messrs Dent and Smith’s Royden. Results:— Maiden Handicap—First heat: King’s Warrior 1, Hurry In 2. Paper Boy 3, Second heat: Thumbs Up 1, Miss Royden 2, Captain Swift 3. Final: Thumbs Up 1, King’s Warrior 2. Nursery Handicap—Realm 1, Lady Carol 2, Robin Ray 3. Light-weight Handicap—Lucky Streak 1. Black Blaze 2, Peerless 3. Second Class Handicap Winsome Snooker 1, Lucky Streak 2. Juvenile Handicap. 175 yards—Silver Link 1, Nell Vais 2, Young Revenge 3. Novice Handicap, 80 yards—First heat; King’s Warrior 1, Valpai 2, Dad's Gift 3, Second heat: China Clipper 1. Graceful Boy 2, Thumbs Up 3. Final: China Clinper 1. King’s Warrior 2, Dad's Gift' 3. Open Flat. 200 yards—First heat: Wyn (14vds handicap) 1. Robin’s Pride (14yds) 2, Rovden (syds) 3. Second heat; Winsome Snooker (14yds) 1, Hill Billy (13vds) 2, Brown Baroness (14yds) 3. Final: Wyn 1, Robin’s Pride 2, Hill Billy 3. Maiden Light-weight, 200 yards—Lucky Streak (14yds) 1, Peerless (14yds) 2, Forget Me Not 3. ; Free-for-All, 200 yards—Royden 1, Wyn 2, Robin's Pride 3.