Surprise By Coming Down At Greymouth

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28728, 28 October 1958, Page 5

Surprise By Coming Down At Greymouth

(From Our Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH, October 26. Paying a dividend of more than half a century, Coming Down, a straight-out trotter, paved the way for a substantial doubles dividend on the second day of the Greymouth Trotting Club’s spring meeting at Victoria Park today. Coming Down won the main event on the programme, the Labour Day Handicap.

Mythical Lass, the favourite, paid just over £3 in the second leg, the Progressive Handicap, to give a double return of £473 17s for £l. The track was heavy for more than half the programme fol* lowing showers during the night and late into the morning. There was a good attendance. On - course ’ investments amounted to £26.365, including £2717 on the double, compared with £23,456 on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £47.046 10s compared with £45,193 10s. Coming Down The Labour Day Handicap Was an interesting' contest throughout, with positions changing during the second mile. Bellis, winner of the main event on the first day and one of the backmarkers, reached the front before a round had been covered, being followed by another backmarker, Mendip Song, and then came Radiotron, Cossack Post, and Bessie Brigade. Except that Mendip Song had taken charge and General Advance had improved to be fifth, there was little change in the order until the final round. Rounding the bend out of the straight, Kawa and General Advance were on terms, and down the back they were joined by Coming Down. Once into the straight the trotter. Coming Down, had too much in reserve for the tiring pacers, and she eventually won by two lengths and a half from Cossack Post, which made up a Jot of ground in the later stages. Kawa broke 50 yards from the line, leaving Mendip Song an easy third. Then came General Advance and Bessie Brigade. Second Win Mythical Lass, an impressive winner on the first day, won the second leg of the double, the Progressive Handicap, from the second favourite, Twig, by a margin of three lengths. Question, Little Molly, Focal Point, and Haughtiness were the early leaders, and they were allowed to set the pace for two rounds. It was not until entering the back straight the last time that Mythical Lass and Twig were asked for an effort. They quickly closed on the leaders and two furlongs from home looked likely to fight out the finish. Mythical Lass had too much in reserve and went well clear round the home bend, and she had no difficulty in holding her advantage. Focal Point finished 10 lengths clear of Haughtiness. Results:— DUNOLLIE HANDICAP, of £200; 3min 56sec class; one mile and five . furlongs.—2, 3 ORDEAL (6) scr C. F. Murcott 1; 4. 2 Merry Nora (3) scr A. R. McKenzie 2; 6. 6 Extra Light (1) scr O. M. Quinlan 3. 8, 8 Eye Rim, 8, 8 Resistor; 9, 9 . Namjung; 3, 4 Reprimand; 1. 1 Gay • Flame; 5, 5 Onawe; 7, 7 Van . Cheetah also started.

Eight lengths; 10 lengths. Onawe was fourth. Times—3min 55 2-ssec, 4min 0 2-ssec. 4min 3sec.

Dividends.—Win: £4. Places: £2, ’ £1 18s. £2 16s 6d. 1 HURRICANE HANDICAP, of £250; £ one mile and three furlongs.—B, 10 1 HESTLING (6) scr L. A. Williams 1; . 2,2 Focal Point (3) scr C. V. May * 2; 9, 8 Haughtiness (5) scr M. T. * Kerr 3. 1 6, 6 Alert; 13, 12 Fair Flight; 10, 9 « Golden Present; 10, 9 Little Molly; 1, 1 Dignette; 3. 4 Our Ada; 11. 11 Queen Bourbon; 4, 3 Question; 12, 13 Red Arion; 7, 7 Scrooge; 5, 5 Tres- ; passer also started. 1 Six lengths; a head. Dignette was ' fourth. Times —3min 21 4-ssec. 3min ; 23sec, 3min 23 l-ssec. Dividends.—. Win: £lB 16s 6d. Places: £6 17s, £1 19s, £4 15s 6d. STEWARDS HANDICAP, of £200; 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—2. 2 MARION MACK (11) scr N. L. Berkett 1; 8, 6 Kotuku (10) scr D. J. White 2; 12. 12 Countess Derby (1) scr M. C. Flaws 3. 10, 11 Double Dale; 3, 5 Dusky Bay; 13. 13 Dust Up; 6, 8 Footscray; I, 1 Hajja Baba; 5. 5 Irish Pal; 11, 10 Island Valley; 4, 4 Kilkerry; 4, 4 Royal Prince: 2,2 Zenith; 7, 6 Sanferer; 9. 9 Daisy d’Oro also started. Length and a half; a length. Kilkerry was fourth. Times—4min 2 l-ssec, 4min 2 3-ssec 4min 3 2-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £5 2s. Places: £1 15s, £4 19s 6d. £7 12s 6d. Bracket: Marion Mack and Zenith. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, of £400; 4inin 45sec class; two miles.— 11. 12 COMING DOWN (10) 48 E. D. Johnson 1,1, 1 Cossack Post (6) 12 T. L. Thomas 2; 10. 9 Mendip Song (11) 48 W. A. Bradley 3. 8, 8 Bessie Brigade; 5, 3 Femside Lad; 5. .3 Hatter’s Plush; 9, 10 Radiotron; 4, 5 Lady Attack; 7, 7 General Advance; 6. 6 Irish Wit; 2. 4 Bellis; 3. 2 Kawa also started. Two and a half lengths; four lengths. General Advance was fourth. Times—4min 54 2-ssec, 4min , 58 4-ssec, 4min 56 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £54 11s 6d. Places: £lO 3s 6d. £1 15s 6d, £6 3s. NGAHERE HANDICAP, of £200; ' 3min 56sec class; one mile and five 1 iurlongs.—«, 6 EXTRA LIGHT (2) 1 scr O. M. Quinlan 1; 1, 1 Merry Nora (4) scr A. R. McKenzie 2; 3, 3 Rep- ■ rim and (6) scr J. G. Hampton 3. 10, 9 Deal Again; 7, 7 Eye Rim; 7, 7 Resistor; 9, 10 Namjung; 2,2 Ordeal; 4, 4 Gay Flame; 5, 5 Onawe; ' 8, 8 Van Cheetah also started. ! Nose; three lengths. Ordeal was fourth. Times—3min 54sec, 3min 154 l-ssec, 3min 54 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £ll. Places: £2 • 14s 6d, £1 15s, £2 3s. 1 PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, of ’ £250; 3min 52sec class; one mile and ; five furlongs.—l, 2 MYTHICAL LASS ■ (6) scr T. L. Thomas 1; 2, 1 Twig 1 (13) scr D. G. Watson 2; 3, 3 Focal • Point (3) scr C. V. May 3. 9, 8 Alert; 8, 9 Fair Flight; 10, 10 Little Molly; 10, 10 Golden Present; 7, 6 Haughtiness; 4, 4 Sharpie; 5, 5 Question; 6, 7 Scrooge also started. Three lengths; 10 lengths. Haughtiness was fourth. Times—3min 50 4-5 : sec. 3min 51 l-ssec, 3min 54sec. Dividends.—Win: £3 0s 6d. Places: ' £1 15s, £1 9s. £2 Is 6d. I COBDEN HANDICAP, of £200; ■ 2min 59sec class; one mile and three i furlongs.— First Division: 1, 1 SYDNEY HANOVER (IB) scr B. G. Ny- • han 1; 6, 8 Royal Prince (12A) scr , G. Withers 2; 8. 7 Marion Mack 36 N. L. Berkett 3. 1, 1 Chelsea Lady; 13, 13 Delsena; 12, 12 Dream Prince; 16, 16 Island Valley; 3,2 Navua; 10, 10 Second Lady also started. Two lengths; three lengths. Navua was fourth. Times—3min 16 l-ssec, 3min 17sec, 3min 15 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £.2 3s. Places: £1 6s. £2 18s 6d. Second Division: 2, 4 HAJJA BABA (10) scr B. Pringle 1; 4, 6 Dusky Bay I (6) scr T. May 2; 15. 15 Sanfarer scr . R. H. McMillan 3. j 9, 9 Countess Derby; 14, 13 Double • Dale; 7, 5 Elan; 6, 8 Kilkerry; 5, 3 , Kotuku; 8, 7 Zenith; 11, 11 Daisy > Doro also started. i Two lengths and a half; three- [ quarters of a length. Double Dale i was fourth. Times—3min 16 2-ssec, , 3min 17 3-ssec. 3min 18sec. Dividends.—Win: £3 6s. Places: . £2 Ils 6d, £2 14s 6d. FINAL HANDICAP, of £3OO ; 2min t 54sec class; one mile and three fur- > longs.—4, 5 MENDIP SONG (12) 36 > W. A. Bradley 1; 10, 10 Bessie Brir gade (1) scr R. H. McMillan 2; 2.2 i Cossack Post (7) 12 T. L. Thomas 3. 5, 7 Femside Lad; 6, 3 Mainland; 7, 8 Irish Wit; 9, 9 Dalewen; 8, 6 , General Advance; 6, 4 Bellis; 1, 1 - Kawa also smarted. ’ Length; head. Dalewen was fourth. • Times—3min 11 4-ssec, 3min 15sec, ’ 3min 14 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £ll. Places: £2 I 19s 6d. £5 7s, £1 15s 6d.