Fields For Westport

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28823, 18 February 1959, Page 5

Fields For Westport

(New Zealand, Press Association) ‘ WESTPORT, rcoruary 11.. The double on the first day ot the Westport Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday win be on the Morley and Cfouston Handicaps. Acceptances 11.30 a.mj—- , TRIAL STAKES, of £150; six furlongs.—Pilot Dancer (12) 9-0- Lonesse («), Pictavia Girl (2), Princemere (8). Royal Regent (1), Rushbrook (5), Toss (10) 8-10; Dark Planet (4), Bantaste C 3), Last Fling (7). Sleat (9) 8-4; Aubade (13), Rajah (11) 7-7. Bracket: Rushbrook and Dark Planet. 12.18 pan.— CHARLESTON TROT HANDICAP, of £156; 2min 50sec class; one mile and a quarter.—Agreement (2), Double Dale (6), Highland Glory (3), Light Away (8). Lucky Surprise (11), Orkney Lad (1), Pitterpat (4), Reklaw- (9). Second Lady (7) Serpentine (5), Travalon (10) scr; Night Cobra (3), Noble Trail (1), Silver Paper (2) 36; Cyclone (1) 96. Brackets: Noble Trail and Silver Paper, Reklaw and Serpentine. 12.50 BTEWARDS’ HACK HANDICAP, of £150; seven furlongs.—Arabian Stream (4) 8-13; Harkville (9) 8-12; Gold Raid (10) 8-9; Winning Treasure (1) 8-3; Naseby (11), Newmarket (8) 7-12; Pyrites (5). Topa (7) 7-9; Every Right (3), Kalinlta (2), Rushbrook (6), Solaris (12) 7-7. 1.40 pan.— MORLEY HANDICAP, of £400; one mile and a quarter.—Whiohau (3) 8-6; Bon Soir (10) 8-3; Beau Revere (8) 7-13; Her Ex (2) 7-11; Nehru (7) 7-5; Skylight (11) 7-3; Relinquish (5) 7-1; Arabian Stream (1), Brown Treasure (6), Bryn Derwyn (12), Goldwyn (9), Skyrain (13), Totaranui (4) 7-0.

2.20 p.ffl?— COALFIELDS HACK HANDICAP, of £150; six furlongs.—Natella (12) 9-0; Gold Raid (3) 8-11; London Tower (6) 8-7; Bray (9) 8-5; Austere (10) 8-4; Newmarket (4) 7-13; Vivien Leigh (5) 7-12; Dark Planet (2), Dower (11). Kalinite (7). Salmiranda (8), Westfield (1) 7-8. Bracket: Salmiranda and Westfield.

3.10 pan.— ARTHUR CLOUSTON HACK HANDICAP, of £180; one mile.Heath (10) 8-12; Bray (4), Post Card (8) 8-4; Austere (2) 8-3; Rosalei (1) 8-1; Naseby (5) 8-0; Tickled Pink (11) 7-12; Tintagel (7) 7-11; Pack wood (6), Pyrites (3) 7-9; Solaris (9) 7-7. .

3.50 pan.— MURCHISON HACK HANDICAP, of £150: seven furlongs.—Arabian Stream (4) 9-0; Harkville (1) 8-13; Efte (8) 8-4; Naseby (2), Newmarket (7) 7-13; Dower (6). Every Right (11), Kalinlta (9), Pilot Dancer (a). Toss (6), Vestment Lady (10)- 7-8. 4JO pan.—

HECTOR TROT HANDICAP, of £156; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter.—Agreement (10;, Double Dale (2), Highland Glory (1), Lucky Surprise (9), Michael Junior (11), Orkney Lad (7), Pitterpat (6), Reklaw (4), Second Lady (3), Serpentine (8), Travalon (5) scr; Master Trick (3), Noble Trail (1), Silver Paper (2) 36; Cyclone (1) 96. Brackets: Noble Trail and Silver Paper. Reklaw and Serpentine.

Bold Pilot Won “By A Whisker 99

[From the Australian Correspondent of “The Press"! SYDNEY, February 17. Bold Pilot literally won the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday by a whisker. Technicians in charge of the photo finish apparatus declared that Bold Pilot beat Heroic Victory by three-eighths of an inch.

The finish is claimed to be the closest on record in Australia.

The judge, Mr Claude Martin, said he would have given the race to Bold Pilot because he was certain the gelding had lasted long enough to stall off Heroic Victory’s challenge, but he was surprised when the chart showed the win to have been by such a narrow margin. Spectators clustered around the notice boards showing the photographs for a long time after the. race. They thought a dead-heat would have met the occasion.