CROMWELL J.C.
RACING
GOLD LANCE WINS HANDICAP
(P.A.) CROMWELL, March 7. The Cromwell Jockey Club’s meeting opened in bright weather. The track was in excellent order, and there was a big crow’d. The .racing was interesting throughout. The totalisator handled £7253, compared with £6086 last year. Details were:— GOLDFIELDS HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £110; 1 KASSAI W. H. Hillis 9-0 1; 2 Winning Cheer R. J. Cochrane 9-1 2; 6 Gnohill F. J. Langford 9-10 3. 5 Ara Chief 9-0; 4 Profiteer 9-0; 3 Count Roger 9-0 also started. One and a half lengths; a neck. Count Roger was fourth'. Time, lmin 44 l-ssec. UPPER CLUTHA TROT, of £110; 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.—l MINSTREL HALL A. Smythe scr 1; 8 Arawa Lad F. Johnson scr 2; 7 Interlace A. Maclelland scr 3. 6 Pardon (T.) scr; 4 Rosalind Hall scr and Grattan Lee 48; 9 Shiftman scr; 3 Sir Hall scr; 5 St. Phils scr; 2 Tayside scr and Blind Fury scr also started. Two lengths; a neck. Time, 3min 26 l-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £100; six furlongs.—4 WELCOME LIGHT N. A. Crombie 8-8 1; 2 Robot B. Thompson 8-8 2; 1 Incitatus E. Hunt 8-8 3. 8 First Out 8-8; 9 Sandys Pride 8-8; 3 Too Hoo 8-8; 10 Woodpit 8-‘8; 6 Cold Feet 8-8; 5 Minstrel Light 8-8; 14 Agility 8-8; 13 Claras Night 8-8; 7 Lady Hotspur 8-8; 11 Great Chase 8-8; 12 French Glider 8-8 also started. Head each way. Cold Feet*was fourth. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec. CROMWELL HANDICAP, of £180; one mile.—3 GOLD LANCE A. N. Didham 7-13 1; 1 Salad H. Ford 7-13 2; 2 Sailor’s Pal W. Mitchell 7-4 3. The only starters. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 42sec. MOUNT PISA HACK HANDICAP, of £110; six furlongs.—l SIL VERSTREAM J. Dooley 8-12 1; 3 Regatta W. F. Ellis 7-7 2; 6 Banco B. Thompson 7-3 3. 5 Gold Spur 9-0; 2 Soft Light 8-7; 4 Marie Rita 7-7 also started. Two lengths; half a length. Time, lmin 14 l-ssec. KAWARAU HANDICAP TROT, of £110; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter.—l BLIND FURY K. Balloch scr 1; 4 Sir Hall R. A. Gibson scr 2; 6 Minstrel Hall B. S. Wilson 24yds 3. 8 Prairie Jack scr; 7 Arrow Top scr; 3 Duncraig scr; 6 Lucky Dale scr and Recast scr; 2 Victory Dale scr; 9 Ben Wyvis 84. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, 2min 49 3-ssec. LOWBURN HACK HANDICAP. of £120; 1 mile.—3 DETAIN L. Hare 8-3 1; 1 Red Prize B. S. Wilson 9-0 2; 2 Percy N. A. Crombie 7-5 3. 6 First Out: 7 White Face 7-0; 4 King’s Victory 7-0; 5 Amicus 7-0 also started. Half a length; half, a length. Amicus was fourth. Time, lmin 44sec. SECOND DAY’S PROSPECTS “ The Press ” Special Service CROMWELL, March 7. Fields for the second day of the Cromwell Jockey Club s meeting are much similar to those which raced to-day. The track will again be fast under single pool betting Form horses are:— 12.30 p.m.—Queensbury High-weight. Kassai, Winning Cheer. 1.5 p.m.—Bannockburn Trot Handicap: Tayside, Interlace, Sir Hall. 2 p.m.—Novice Handicap: Robot. Cold Feet. 2.45 p.rh.—President’s Handicap: Silverstream, Regatta. 3 p.m.—McDonald Handicap: Gold Lance, Salad. 4.15 p.m.—Tarras Trot Handicap: Sir Hall, Minstrel Hall. 5 p.m.—Farewell Handicap: KassaiSilverstream bracket. The acceptances are:— QUEENSBERRY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £110; one mile.—Gnohill 9-11; Kassai 9-8; Winning Cheer 9-5; Banco 9-1; Ara Chief, Profiteer, Count Roger, First Out, King’s Victory 9-0. BANNOCKBURN HANDICAP TROT, 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.— Interlace, Victory Dale, All Clear, Mischievous, Tayside, Arawa Lad, St. Phil s, Pardon, Teviot Maid, Roseland Hall, Sir Hall, Recast, Shiftman scr; Minstrel Hall 36; Grattan Lee 48. NOVICE HANDICAP, <sf £100; six furlongs.—Robot 9-0; First Out 8-8; Cold Feet 8-7; Marie Rita §-7; Sandy’s Pride 8-6; Too Hoo, White Face, Drive, Wood Pit, Minstrel Light, Agility, Clara’s Night, Lady Hotspur, Great Chase, French Glider, Profiteer 8-6. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £110; six furlongs.—Silverstream 9-6; Gold Spur 8-12; Soft Light 8-4; Welcome Light 7-13; • Regatta. Banco 7-11; Robot, White Face, Marie Rita 7-7. MCDONALD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £130; one mile and a quarter.—Gold Dance 8-11; Salad 8-3; Sailor’s Pal 7-9; Robert, Gnohill 7-0. TARRAS TROT HANDICAP, 2min 23sec class; one mile.—Victory Dale, Worthy Joy, Arrow Top, Lucky Dale, Duncraig, Tayside, Prairie Jack, Arawa Lady, St. Phil’s, Sir Hall, Recast, Tough Guy Scr; Minstrel Hall 12? Grattan Lee 24; King Drusus 48; Ben Wyvess 60. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £120; six furlongs.—Red Prize 9-4; Silverstream 8-10; Gold Spur 8-2; Soft Light 7-9; Kassai 7-9; Welcome Light 7-3; Banco 7-1; Robot, Amicus, Cover Drive, First Out, White Fare 7-D
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19470308.2.28
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25128, 8 March 1947, Page 4
Word Count
778CROMWELL J.C. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25128, 8 March 1947, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.