PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28160, 26 December 1956, Page 4

PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

WESTPORT CLUB The Westport Trotting Club’s annual meeting will open today. Unless there is heavy rain, the track will be in splendid order. The double will be run on the Westport Handicap and the Gothard Handicap. Selections are:— 11 AO a.m.—Pain Handicap: Marawiti, Front Rank, Delight. 12.15 p.m.—Hagedorn Handicap—First Division: Prim, Johnny Hall, Scrooge. Second division: Pageantry, Dansey Lady, Travalon. 1.45 p.m.—Scanlon Handicap: Dominion Mbnarch, Nikova, Omega. 1.45 p.m.—Westport Handicap: Honest Charles, Aerophlite, Cobina. 2.30 p.m.—Roche Handicap: Front Rank. Marawiti, Delight. 3.15 p.m.—Williams Handicap: Dansey Lady, Prim, Pageantry. 4 p.m.—Gothard Handicap: Mile Post, Dominion Monarch, Omega. 4.45 p.m.—President’s Handicap: Honest Charles, Aerophlite, Scoot. Acceptances are:— 3min 56sec class: one mile and five furlongs.—Clarine (2). Crisette (6). Dalgelia <8). Delight (9). Falcon’s Pride (10), Glorydale (7), Joey (3), Sharp Note (4), Superway (1), Our Mary (5) scr; Front Rank (1) 36; Buller’s Pride (1) 48; Suntrap (1) 60. . Bracket: Delight, Our Mary and Buller’s Pride. HAGEDORN HANDICAP, of £210; 2mm 69sec class', one mile and a quarter.— First Division: Ben Lee (8). Concerto (9). Dimboola <3), Homebrook (10), Johnny Hal! (4> Mighty Loyal (2). Prim (6). Satellite (7). Scrooge (5). Technician (1) scr; Mile Post (1) 36. Second Division: Cairo (8). Dansey Lady (10). Genera) Advance (9). Tonga (2), Kawa (3), Pageantry (5), Tony’s Cobber (4). Tauranga Boy (6). Solemnity (7). Travelon <1» scr. Bracket*: Ben Lee and Cairo. Homebrook and Tonga, Johnny Hall and Kawa, Satellite and Tauranga Boy, Prim and Tony’s Cobber.

SCANLON HANDICAP, of £250; 2min E6sec class; one mile and a quarter.— Author’s Note (1) Disraeli (5), Dominion Monarch (8). Irish Wit (2), Mighty Midas (3). Nikova (10). Night Owl (7), Omega (11) Pursuance (9). Rosslyn Rowan (4), Spring Chat (6). Staraider (13). Wee Sam (12) scr: McGimpy (1), Punakai (2) 12; Charlotte Bell (1). Night Wind (2) 48. Bracket: Mighty Midas and Punakai. Monarch, Nikova, Rosslyn Rowan.

ROCHE HANDICAP, of £220; trotter,; 3mm 56sec class: one mile and five furs:i5 :i ? rme <®>. Crisette (6), Dalgelia < 3 '- D «i‘Bht (5). Falcon’s Pride (1). Glorv(2) < Marawiti (10). Our (7), Sharp Note (4J scr; Front

Rank (1) 36; Buller’s Pride (1) 48; Suntrap (1) 60. Bracket: Delight, Our Mary and Buller’s Pride. WILLIAMS HANDICAP, of £210; 3min 56sec class', one mile and five furlongs.— Black Satin (3), Cairo (16), Concerto (2) Dansey Lady (14), Dimboola (8), Gay Alabama (1), Tonga (9), General Advance (7), Mighty Loyal (12), Pageantry (6), Prim (17), Scrooge (24), Silver Paper (13), Solemnity (11), Tauranga Boy (5), Technician (15), Travelon (10) scr. Bracket: Gay Alabama and Tonga. GOTHARD HANDICAP, Of £250. 3min 52sec class. Cne mile and five furlongs.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £300: 2min 53sec class; one mile and a quarter. —Aerophlite (8). Battle Fling (9). By Pass (1), Chief Lady (6), Cobina (7), Drioli (5), Jungle Lord (2), Racemaster (3) Scoot (4). Spiral (10) scr; Charlotte Bell (1) 12; Honest Charles (1). Preston Lad (2) 24. Brackets: By Pass and Scoot, Spiral .and Honest Charles.

WESTPORT HANDICAP, Of £500. 4min 44sec class. Two miles. 0111 Aerophlite (7) .. .. scr 0000 Battle Fling (3) .. ..scr 0204 Chief Lady (5) .. .. scr 0400 Cobsna (2) .. .. scr 2234 Coronation Hall (6) .. .. scr 0100 Drioli (4) .. ..scr Racemaster (1) .. .. scr Honest Charles (1) .. ..36 0000 Preston Lad (2) .. .. 36 Charleston (1) .. .-.48

0100 Author’s Note (12) .. .. scr 4030 Disraeli (6) .. ..scr 0202 Dominion Monarch (7) .. scr 0000 Irish Wit (2) .. ..scr Mighty Midas (13) .. .. scr 0 Mile Post (3) .. .. scr 01 Nikova (9) .. .. scr 2430 Night Owl ' (1) .. .. scr 01 Persuance (5) .. .-. .. scr 0003 Staraider (4) .. .. scr 0000 Wee Sam (10) .. .. .. scr 0044 McGimpy (1) .. ..24 0000 Puakai (2) .. .. ..24 0001 Night Wind (1) ... .. 60 Scratched: Omega. Spring Chat.