GREYMOUTH MEETING

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25389, 12 January 1948, Page 4

GREYMOUTH MEETING

RACING

KETTLE MEMORIAL TO HERE HINE RECORD TOTALISATOR TURNOVER From Our Own Reporter GREYMOUTH, January 11. The Greymouth Jockey Club broke all previous records for totalisator turnover on the concluding day of its summer meeting at Omoto yesterday. The day was fine and sunny and the track in fast order. There were a large attendance, keen racing, and several good finishes. The totalisator handled £23,176 10s, as against £■ 13,83 a on the second day last year representing an increase of £9341 10s. The previous best figures for any one day were fW.IH on January 1. 1946. The total for the meeting, £41,839, was also a record, exceeding the total of £28,141 10s handled last year by £13,697 10s. On the opening day a record of £3385 10s for ini; ° n an y on e race was estabJ. , het L “1 the concluding event, and this , as ? eat ® n again yesterday when £3695 race WaS handled oh the corresponding . Principal event, the Kettle Memorlai Handicap, was won narrowly though <1 locaHy-bred Here Hine, in a good finish with Martial Note. Dark Arrow, after running a moderate third m the principal event, won the open sprint of seven furlongs convincingly, and to = cale was given a mixed reception from the crowd. Palaboa and Early Night, two members • 'J' WaJshs Omoto team, repeated rneir Kumara successes. Dress Rehearsal, a consistent performer on the circuit, was another locally-owned and trained winner. Though the warm favourite, Post Graduate, began smartest from the inside position in the Trial Stakes, she was unable to withstand Palaboa’s challenge in the run home, and the latter won going away •by a length from Post Graduate, with T t°hir^ nlShing fa^ t to cut Minion of third money. Gay Malster, Jacan£ Lakhnau were next to finish. Palaboa has shown good from on the cirat Reefton and Greytnouth and a win at Kumara. -W’ a winner at Kumara, was another brilliant late run 1 w^vJS e Blaketown Hack Handicap in 4 b l a " ke t fin^ h ’^ th Nl^ht °wl and Ro s a k Wlth a gap to Polka, Joyal made all the 1° the straight from Polka and ight Owl an d Early back ’ Both finished fast from toe straight entrance and Early Night just got up to beat Night Owl by a head, with wLs n a e s J*r? ya # a head back - There of two lengths to Polka, with 5 Valmeer next to finish. *} otl Z Passed by Martial Note w to - h , e P2 st ’ Here Hine won the Memorial the principal event, att> a «J Martial Note reached the front straignt entrance, where he took Ch uH? w Dene and Here Hine iJSJ2 e ?i ate . ly challenged on the inside. She u J f ad at the distance and hung tO J? a sl by three-quarters of a length from Martial Note, with a length Tnto thfrH* Dar f A "° w finishing fast into third place, afer being in a readposition throughout. Chellow Dene was close up fourth, and then came Dash o’ Dmk, Nightchild, and Sir Tague, with the early pacemaker, Ration, last. Rehearsal led throughout and vitJL eJl . to take the honours in the Electric Handicap from Palaboa, which was her nearest attendant throughout, with Lance Tor finishing fast to cut Romantic out of third money. Dress Rehearsal, which was formerly trained at Kiccarton. is a five-year-old mare by Man s Pal from Pink Dress, and is owned and trained by Mr J. W. Davidson at Greymouth, for whom she had her first

park Arrow showed improved form to win the Dominion Handicap after a somewhat indifferent performance in the principal event. John o’ London was the pacemaker to the straight entrance from M»??L T » , . Da ?\ Arr ? w - Here Hine, and Martial Note. John o London and Royal Tor weaKened at the straight entrance and Dark Arrow took over and finished ST to win b y a lon B neck from Martial Note, which finished too well for Here Hine. Nightchild and John o’ London were next. The winner was backed down to almost even money for a win and paid a small place price. When Winsome Lass raced past Minion and Bronze Royal at the straight entrance m the Walton Memorial Hack, she looked all over a winngr, but Renege, which was well back in the early running, forgea past the leader and won going away by half a length from "Winsome Lass, with Minion a length back third, just -clear of Early Night and Stepfar. Renege completed a double for the Orari trainer T«. H. Pratt, who won a double similarly with Here Hine and Renege at the Kumara meeting. Results:—

TRIAL STAKES, of £125; five furlongs •nd a half.—4, 2 PALABOA 9-1 H. Phillips 1; 1, 1 Post Graduate 9-1 W. D. Skelton 2; 9, 8 Lance Tor 8-10 D. J. Thistoll 3. 2, 3 Minion; 5, 5 Chatmoney; 8, 9 Laknnau; 3, 4 Arctic Hero-; 6, 6 Jacquee; 10, 10 Gay Malster; 7, 7 Any Time also started.

Length; five lengths. Time, Imin 9 l-ssec.

DOBSON HANDICAP TROT, of £125; 2min 23sec class; one mile—l, *1 FRISCO VOLO 12 F. Newfield 1; 10. 13 GallantGirl scr J. R. May 2; 6, 6 Roman Wings 24 R. G. Cameron 3. 7, 7 Amos Grattan bracketed Patti Dale; 15, 14 Bondage; 5, 5 Index; 11, 11 Dominion Jack bracketed Golden Pye; 8, 8 Highland Chief; 14, 15 Knight Bar; 12, 10 Stately Lady; 12, 12 Terminal; 3,2 Ann Volo; 1, 1 Carlow bracketed Frisco Volo; 2, 4 Dillon’s Fortune; 9, 9 Great Artist; 3, 3 Lady Beverley also started. Length and a four lengths. Time. 2min 17 2-ssec, 2min 18 3-ssec, 2min 17 3-ssec.

ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of £120; six furlongs and a half.—3, 2 DRESS REHEARSAL 8-0 car. 7-7 N. Davidson 1; 2, 3 Palaboa 7-9 car. 8-0 H. Phillips 2; 7, 4 Lance Tor 7-7 car. 8-0 D. J. Thistoll 3. 1, 1 Step Far; 8, 8 Chatmoney; 3, 5 Paper Pattern; 6, 7 Periwinkle; 5, 6 Romantic also started.

Two lengths; one length. Time, Imin 22 2-ssec.

NEW YEAR HANDICAP TROT, of £128; 2min 59sec rate for one mile and a quarter; one mile and three furlongs.—2, 2 DILLON’S FORTUNE 24 W. R. Butt 1; 6, 6 Gallant Girl scr J. R. May 2; 3, 8 Sir Walter 24 R. G. Cameron 3.

12, 11 Bondage; 3, 4 Colistus bracketed Ann Volo; 10, 12 Knight Bar; 7. 7 Nostradamus; 5, 5 Carlaw bracketed Frisco Volo; 10, 10 Great Artist; 4, 3 Lady Beverley; 9, 9 Patti Dale; 1, 1 Frank’s Pride also started.

Head; length. Times—3min 12 l-ssec, 3min 15sec, 3min 13 l-ssec.

BLAKETOWN HACK HANDICAP, of £125; one mile.—3, 3 EARLY NIGHT 9-5 C. C. Stokes 1; 1,2 Night Out 8-0 car. 7-7 W. D. Skelton 2; 5, 5 Bronze Royal 7-7 car. 7-0 M. Jones 3.

2, 1 Polka; 6, 6 Taipoiti; 4, 4 Valmeer bracketed Bannockburn; 8, 8 Irish Pride; 7, 7 Simon Tor; 9, 9 Studious also started.

Neck; half a head. Time, Imin 42 2-ssec. W R. KETTLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £175; one mile.—2, 3 HERE HINE 8-5 par. 7-12 W. D. Skelton 1; 3,2 Martial Note 8-3 D. J. Thistoll 2; 1, 1 Dark Arrow 8-7 C. C. Stokes 3. 5, 5 Chellow Dene; 4, 4 Nightchild bracketed Ration; 7, 6 Dash o’ Dink; 6, 7 Sir Tague also started. Three-quarters of a length; length and a half. Time, Imin 41 2-ssec. DOMINION HANDICAP, of £130; seven furlongs —l, 1 DARK ARROW 8-5 car. 8-6 C. C. Stokes 1; 4,2 Martial Note 8-1 D. J. Thistoll 2; 2. 4 Here Hine 8-10 car 8-5 W. D. Skelton 3. 6, 5 John o' London; 3, 3 Royal Tor; 7, 7 Velvet Slipper; 5, 6 Legal Rose; 8, 8 Nightchild; 8, 9 Sir Tague also started. Neck; length and a half. Time, Imin 28sec. WALTON MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £125; seven furlongs.—2, 2 RENEGE 10-1 car. 9-10 W. D. Skelton 1; 1. 3 Winsome Lass 8-0 car. 7-9 A. M. Ellis 2; 3, 1 Minion 8-3 G. Hampton 3. 4, 6 Early Night; 7. 7 Step Far; 5, 5 Polka; 9, 9 Taipoiti; 8, 8 Pride; 6, 4 Bronze Royal; 10, 10 Simon Tor also started. Half a length each way. Time, Imin 29 3-ssec. In Work Again C. C. McCarthy has recommissioned the two-year-old Sequoia, which had been out for a spell for a few’ weeks. Sequoia has come in very big in condition, and has also developed a good deal. An attractive Chestnut colt showing a fair amount of white. Sequoia is a half-brother to Desert Fox, and is by Neptune from Oragon, by Tiderace from Oreum, by King John from Desert Gold. He was bred by Mr T. C. Lowry, and bought at the yearling sales last January by Mr N. H. Barlow for 1300 guineas. To Attend Yearling Sales To attend the yearling sales at Trentham, a veteran buyer, Mr C. Wheeler, ? Adelaide. Mr C. Ewington, of Sydney, eneehorse owner and businessman, and T. J. Smith, also of Sydney, who is the youngest trainer there holding a No. 1 training licence, arrived in Auckland in the Mating Phoenix yesterday. Mr Wheeler, who is 82 years old, commenting briefly on the Gaming Commission’s report, said that the double totalisator • “was a big thing in Adelaide, and .very popular.” Mr Ewing said he was impressed with the racing system in New Zealand, and ®dded that “there was a swing towards the totalisator in Sydney.’’— (P.A.)