WHIPPET RACING

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24093, 1 November 1943, Page 3

WHIPPET RACING

MEETING AT WOOLSTON Fast times and close finishes were witnessed at Whippet Park on Saturday when the New Zealand Racing Whippet Club held its summer meeting. The highlight of the meeting was the return to form of Hoyden, who ran a dead-heat with Grand Mistral in the open handicap. Results:— Open Hurdles, 200 yards.—C. Lamont.s Hot Favourite (ISiyds) 1, H. Swann’s Blue Spar (174) 2, S. Hooper’s Prince Pointer (17i) 3. Time, 12 l-6sec. Nursery Handicap, 100 yards.—D. Hodge’s Blossom (scr) 1, H. Swann’s Lady Wyn (6yds) 2. H. Swann’s Spar Wyn (6) 3. Time, 8 l-ssec. Maiden Handicap, 185 yards.—C. Cotton’s Young Charles (scr) 1, T. Cummlng’s Victoria (scr) 2, S. Hooper’s Proud Pointer (scr) 3. Time. 11 4-ssec; Second-class Handicap, 200 yards.—J. Pox’s Miss Muffitt (ISiyds) 1. Mrs Lament’s Clipper (13) 2, J. McAllister’s Thumbs Up (13) 3. Time, 12sec. Juvenile Handicap, 175 yards.—Mrs Ockwell's Ada’s Pal (15yds) 1, H. Howard’s Flying Victory (10) 2, R. Fearon’s Crown Jewel (17) 3. Time, 11 l-ssec. Novice Handicap, 180 yards.—C. Cotton’s Young Charles (scr) 1, P. Ockwell’s Camouflage (scr) 2, Miller and Tennant’S Sandusky (scr) 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. Open Handicap, 200 yards —N. and M. Miller’s Grand Mistral (14yds) and F. Ockwell’s Hoyden (lOJyds) (dead-heat) 1, J. McAllister's Thumbs Up (14) 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. Open Free-for-All. 200 yards.—N. and M. Miller's Second Echelon 1. Time, I2sec. Light-weight Handicap, 200 yards.—p. Lament’s Houdlnl (13yds) 1, Mrs Cotton’s Adair’s Blaze (14) 2, H. Swann’s Glorious Wyn (121) 3. Time. 11 4-ssec. Open Consolation. 200 yards.—G, Howard’s Wyn (6yds) 1,- S. Hooper’s Prince Pointer (101 yds) 2, J. McAllister’s Thumbs Up (14) 3. Time, 11 4-ssec. Consolation Light-weight, 200 yards.—H. Swann’s Glorious Wyn 1, Mrs Irvine’s Sierra Sue 2, C. Johnson’s War Effort 3. Time, 12sec. Light-weight Free-for-All. 200 yards.— N, and M. Miller’s Lead On and Mrs Williams’s Golden Slipper (dead-heat) 1. In the run-off Golden Slipper won. Time, 12 2-ssec.

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB The New Brighton Whippet Racing Club held a meeting -at Bower 1 Park on Saturday. Results:— 1 ■. „ „ . ■ Maiden Hurdles.—T. Scollard’s Russian Spur 1,- R. Hepburn’s Watcher 2, R. Stammers's Captain Fury 3. Second-class Hurdles.—W.,- Gray’s • Diamond Jim - (19Jyds) 1. S. Craddock’s .Machine Gun (20yds) 2. , . ' .. „ Open Hurdles.—R. Gardner’s Flying Dust (17yds) 1, J. Morton’s t Barney (17| yds) 2, S. Craddock's Machine Gun (20 yds). 3. .• Juvenile Handicap.—B. A. Briggs’s Phar Lap (10yds) 1, H. Gardner’s Royal Jewel (13yds) 2, M. Andrews’s Highland Dance (11yds) 3. Light-weight Flat Handicap.—W. Grey’s Master Mazlnnl (12yds) 1. W. E. Young’s Ballerina (10yds) 2. Maiden Flat.—First heat: Mrs K. Parkinson’s Aloha 1, T. Scollard’s Peerless 2. R. Stammers’s Battledress 3. Second heat: J Morton’s Flying Dutchman 1, L. Rayner’s Red Spur, 2, Mrs Caldwell’s Veryown 3. Final: Aloha 1, Flying Dutchman 2, Red Spur 3. . • • Open Flat Handicap.—W. Grey’s Master Mazlnnl (14yds) 1, T. Scollard’s Russian Spur (12iyds) 2, R. Gardner’s Flying Dust (2iyds) 3. ’ Second-class Flat Handicap.—L. Low’s Nizam (14yds) l.‘-S. Craddock’s Machine Gun (14yds> 2, W. Grey’s Diamond Jim (14yds) 3. Middle-weight Handicap,—W. Grey s Master Mazinni (13yds) 1, L. Low’s Nizam (ISiyds) 2, W. E. Young’s Ballerina (14 yds) 3.- ~ , . , Improvers’ Handicap*—First heat: L. Rayner’s Red Spur 1, L. Low’s Foo Chow 2, W. Hepburn’s Cherry Blonde 3. Second heat: Mrs K. Parkinson’s Aloha 1, B. Wilson’s Jim’s Pal 2, J. Morton’s Flying Dutchman 3. Final: Mrs K. Parkinsons Aloha 1. J. Morton’s Flying Dutchman 2, L. Raynor’s Red Spur 3.