Outsider Wins First Leg At Hutt Park

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29153, 14 March 1960, Page 4

Outsider Wins First Leg At Hutt Park

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WELLINGTON, March 13.

The Wellington-owned and Templeton-trained Whippy Dillon, which, after appearing to have trained off was under offer to an Australian buyer, sprang a major upset when he decisively won the Greyhound Handicap at the Hutt Park raceway on Saturday evening. .

This was the principal race and first leg of the double on the final night of the Wellington Trotting Club’s inaugural meeting under lights. The trainer-driver, W. R. Butt, had Whippy Dillon beautifully placed in the trailing position, and, after following Spring Chat into line, he finished on full of running to win by a length and a half, j

He was outsider but one in a field of 15. and paid £37 14s «d to win and £lO Is 6d for a place. Rehandicapped to 12 yards against the sprinters in the Farewell Handicap later in the evening, he proved that his win was no fluke by pacing a solid race for third. Whippy Dillon is raced by Mr M. A. Elder, a steward of the club. Two other stewards were successful owners. They were Mr R. A. McKenzie, whose trotter, Slayer, won the Roosevelt Handicap, and the Opiki trainerdriver, K. D. Fraser, whose stablemates, Wager and Nalder, finished first and second, well clear of their rivals in the Santa Anita Handicap. Butt had a good night He produced Johnny Brigade to take the second leg of the double, the Greyhound Handicap, with a bold exhibition of trotting from an awkward mark, and Orient Night to win the Baltimore Handicap. Although Johnny Brigade was favourite and off-course substitute for the Greyhound Handicap, the double paid £162 16s for £l. After a threatening day, the weather cleared, and the night was still and warm.

Rain had fallen during the previous evening and Saturday morn- j ing, but the track was in good s order and times in general only a little slower than on the first * two nights. An attendance of just more than 10,000 bet £77,846 < 10s on-coutse—£l6o-odd more than the 12,000 wagered on the ( second night, and just a little less than the amount put through by a crowd of 16.000 on the opening night. The total on-course betting for the meeting was £236,806, while off-course betting amounted to £190,613 ss, a total of £427,419 i ss. There were only two days 1 in March last year. First L»t 1 Finestra, Gay Alabama, Josie Gay, . Highland Don and Gay Baron were ’ all slow over the early stage of the , Ohio Handicap. Whippy Dillon began ' best, and shortly after was steadied to trail when Disraeli took the lead. With a round to travel, Disraeli . was leading from Spring Chat and Whippy Dillon, Southerner and Master Trick, Keif, Queen Ngalo. and Dame Sybil. Spring Chat headed off Disraeli on the top turn and led for home clear of whippy Dillon, with Disraeli tiring next, then Southerner. Highland Don (which bad made a big run). Queen Ngalo and Dame Sybil. Whippy Dillon challenged strongly on U)e outside and got up , to beat Spring Chat by half a length, with a length to Queen 1 Ngalo, Highland Don and Dame Sybil, which were only heada apart in that order. There was a gap to Disraeli, sixth, just ahead of Papatawa, which made up ground, then Keff, Master Trick and Responsive at the head of the others. Finestra and Josie Gay were pulled up. Broke at Start Glenmore broke at the start of the Greyhound Handicap and Jet Brigade and Van Andee made mistakes soon after. Lochhaven led out frort Rock’n Robin, with gaps to Care, Forenoon and Astoria, then Johnny Brigade, Safety Catch, Sure Maggie and Glenmore. Johnny Brigade, always trotting boldly, gradually Improved up on the outside to fee challenging Care and Lochhaven as they straightened up for the last time. Safety Catch and Sure Maggie were also coming into the picture at this stage. Johnny Brigade soon gained the upper hand and trotted the race out strongly to beat Care by a length and a half. Sure Maggie gave another excellent effort for third, a neck away, and a length back came Safety Catch, which was also doing his best work toward the enJ Astoria toiled on for fifth, ahead of Lochhaven. Jet Brigade. Rock'n Robin and Forenoon. Results:—

ROOSEVELT HANDICAP, Of £400; 4min 47sec class; trotters; two miles. 2/2 SLAYER It R. A. McKenzie 1 1/1 ROCK'N ROBIN 36 J. A. Donaldson 2 5/7 OLEDA GIRL It G. Cole 3 6/6 Den Duval, 2/2 Glenmore, 4/4 Firestreak, 3/3 Thumberllna, 7/5 Forenoon also started. Head; two lengths. Thumberllna was fourth. Times: 4min 34 l-ssec, 4min 31 2-ssec. 4min 30 4-ssec. Dividends—Win: £3 6s. Places: £1 13s 6d, £1 10s. Bracket: Slayer and Glenmore. Thumberllna finished third but was relegated to fourth for galloping at the finish. Oleda Girl was promoted to third. BALTIMORE HANDICAP, Of £300; 3min 21sec class; one mile and' a half. 2/4 ORIENT NIGHT It W. R. Butt 1 3/2 GOLD MARU It G. D. Shand 2 1/1 WHIPDALE It M. Holmes 3 9/10 Affiliate, 4/3 Dlnnaken, 8/8 Irton Brigade. 10/9 Laika. 7/7 Lucky Guard. 6/6 Rosslyn Rowan, 5/5 Storm lea also started. Neck; a length. Laika was fourth. Times: 3min 18 l-ssec. 3min 18 2-ssec, 3min 18 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 8s 6d. Places: £1 14s 6d, £1 7s 6d, £1 7s. OHIO HANDICAP, Of £BOO ; 3min 21 sec class; one mile and a half. 13/13 WHIPPY DILLON It W. R. Butt 1 3/2 SPRING CHAT It M. Holmes 2 7/7 QUEEN NGAIO It F. E. Newfield 3 4/5 Disraeli. 11/9 Gold Castle. 15/15 Keff. 14/14 Responsive, 5/4 Southerner. 1/1 Gay Baron, 1/1 Master Trick, 8/10 Dame Sybil. 6/6 Finestra, 9/8 Gay AJabama, 12/12 Highland Don, 2/3 JoSie Gay, 10/11 Papatawa also started. Half a length: a length. Highland Don was fourth. Times: 3min 18 2-ssec, 3mln 18 3-ssec, 3mln 18 4-saec. Dividends.—Win: £37 14s «d. Places: £lO Is 6d, £2 7s, £5 ss. MAYWOOD HANDICAP, Of £500: 2min olsec class; one mile and a quarter. 9/9 MAJOR STAR It D. R. Grantham 1 3/3 FERNSIDE LAD It K. Purdon 2

2/1 KING ANJOU It R. G. Morris 3

11/11 Bessie Brigade, 5/5 Fontani. 4/4 Impala. 7/6 Ledger. 8/8 Queen Audrey, 6/7 Yarki. 1/2 Pencarne 10/10 Park Dillon also started. Half a length; neck. Bessie Brigade was fourth. Times: 2min 44 3-s*ec, 2m in 44 4-ssec. 2min 45

* Dividends—Win: £29 19s 8d Places: £» se, £2 Is 6d. £1 Ils.

SANTA ANITA HANDICAP, > Of £450; 4min 45sec claaa; two aith, j 1/1 WAGER It K. D. Yhm. < . 1/1 NALDER It W. Taunumu j 6/7 NAVUA It W. R. Butt | 3/3 Aurelia. 4/4 Land Ahoy, 1/t Linda Stirling (pulled up), «/| tog | (gulled ujOj 8/8 Sanfarer, 2/2 Hard Head; three lengths. Sanfarer I fourth. Times—4mtn State, 4wC ! 36 l-ssee. tain 38 3-Seec. ■ Dividends.—Win: £3 te 6d. Flacw £3 ot, 6d. £3 4s Bd. Bracket: Wager and Nalder. GREYHOUND HANDICAP, Of £500; tain 30mc Claes: trottan: one mile and a half. 3/3 JOHNNY BRIGADE M W, R. Butt i 8/S CARB M P. J. Sctife 1 1/3 SURE MAGGIE 36 F. W. Adamson 3 9/9 Lochaven, 2/1 Rook’n Robin 4/4 Glenmore. 4/4 Safety Catch 18/10 Astoria. 7/7 Forenoon. 6/8 J« i Brigade. 5/5 Van Ardee (pulled ta) also started. Length and a half; a neck.. Safety Catch was fourth. Times—3mln 21 13 sec. 3min 23 2-ssec, 3mln 22 3-taae Dividends.—Win: £5 17s 6d. Plaewr £1 19s. £5 4s 3d. £1 Ita 6d. OCEAN DOWNS HANDICAP, ► Of £300; 2min 56sec class; one a>fe ■ and a quarter. 4/4 STORMLBA It J. G. Crofts 1 I I '3/3 DINN AKEN It D. R. Granthan i 1/2 WHIPDALE U M. Holmes 3 ! 2/1 Gold Maru, S/S Laika. T/l ; Lucky Guard, 6/7 Rosslyn Rowan : I also started. Neck; two lengths. Laika was . fourth. Times—2mln 42 3-ssec, 3BR ■ 42 4-Ssec, 2min 43 l-ssec. ' I ■ Dividends.—Win: £7 17a Plaoss: ! ) £3 4s. £3 128. FAREWELL HANDICAP, - Of £700; 2min 47aec class; one Stti • and a quarter. ’ 1/2 SPRING CHAT It ' OATBAMM I. W. K. Tattenm I , 6/5 WHIPPY DILLON 12 r ? 8/7 Disraeli, 13/11 Gold Carta J 10/10 Keff, d/3 Quern Nfaio. M 5 Master Trick 4/4 Dame Sybil. M Finestra. 11/13 Gay Alabama, M Highland Don, 7/8 Josie Gay, 13/11 Papatawa also started. Two lengths; three-quarters of a J length. Queen Ngalo was fourth, ; Times—2min 42sec, 2mln 42 2-Bioi, ; 2min 41 3-saec. Dividends.—Win: £3 12a PiacSK 1 £1 l«s. £1 15s 6d .£3 Us. ; Bracket: Gay Baron and Master J Trick. 1

MARKS FOR . ! CHEVIOT j Handicaps for the Cheviot Tfetttai ’ Club's summer meeting next Map' Parnassus handicap, of m i 3min 52sec class; one nMle find _W» furlongs.—Alison'a Pride. BtaCt Abbess, Cumnock Lara, Dark SifaM! Del Rosa. Dteman Dan. Dryden Maki Eurydtce, Fancy That, Footscray, Gold Maru. Gold Sleet, Hennaesiff, Killamey Scott, Kilkerry, LaSRI Lilt, Luck’s Way,' Lucky Dora, LUm’ Paddy's Day. Lucky Surorfti MicfeMH Junior,’ Mysttc “'star, Ow Day, Placid Knteht, Tee Voe, Trirtj' ster. Young Betty. Young Donatt SSS W Stormlea 36. _ . TRIAL HANDICAP, of £200: Bmla 56sec class; one mile and five fO- - Simbel, Arusa, Avondate Heir, Boy Blue, Cherano. Demow. Devant, Dorothy Lee. Drumquin. ■ Adem. Elusion. Enrich, Fancy Sovereign, Gazeaway (P.), Gay Hanover, Gay Widow. Great Mystery, Heb Smoke, Ice Fall. Iris Hanover, Kanaye. king’s Red. Kyle Anne, Law Aroon, La Traviata, Levanter, Uk lian’s Ster, Loyal Brigade, Lottei Dieman. Lucky Harvest, LocW Helen. Mary Mavis, Meadow Cheer, Meadow Gsy, Meadow Jewel. Napoleon Hanover, Party Chief. Runfrss, Sea Chase, Sentimental. Sine Mora, Spangled Princess. Steads. Stormy Suk. Super Boy, Thunderbolt, Vm Buren, Vanese, Van Rush, Wee Young Peg It; Lileas, Paddy a Day HANDICAP, .#4 £250; trotters; 4mln SOsec cIMC_ tw ?i miles.—Cordsworth, Dominant. Ebony ■ King. Fourina, General Fol, Gloria, Mighty Ruston. StraightUnjj When It: Ahumai. Flametta, joy* 1 Harmony 12; Brigadier Scott, Proßt’ able 38: Dianthus Girl 73. ■ SPOTSWOOD HANDICAP, •) | £200; 4min 53sec class: two Ahu Simbel, Confide, Diinty Disperse. El Adem, Elusion, WKO Sovereign. Forest Grattan. Grew Mystery. Guest Star, Ice Fall, lent. La Traviata. Levanter, Igriff Helen, Mary Mavis, Napoleon Haw over, Runfree, Sentimantai. Simmonds, Subador, Super Boy, W Notch, Van Buren. Van Rukh It Ingle Brigade, Lileas, Paddy s Da) 48; Massacre 60. . ._ to CHEVIOT CUP, of, £475; 4nfe 41sec claaa; two miles.—Compeoj' Dark Louise. Fernleaf, Femside Lal Heathmount. King Anjou.. tack, Lady Fair. Lord Mackwor® (P.), Lucky Tnrax Noble TraU,» Charge Ruirtey Boy. Terry Gowan. Twig. Utoss. Zenith K Sally Boy, Schnapps Toucher a Florite. Pencame 36; Lavengm Mythical Lass, Queen Rani. Skew Dhu, Staralder, Royal Brittania * Couthie 96. . _ . DOMETT HANDICAP, Of £J» trotters; 3min Msec class; one mix and five furlongs.—Andromeda. An zona Gal, Banty Bay. Concern. Dominant, Double Cord. Fallacious Fourina. Front Uine, Maid. Gunner. Kerry Keel. Scott. Kuyaway. Laconian. Heart. Marion Haste. Medieval. Mm» Lass. Pohutakawa, Shelagh. Snap OT. Spinster Scott, Sure Teena Marie, Toppee. Van wet White Emperor, Winterlilht 1U Wneu S RANG|ORA HANDICAP, of £S»i 3mfn 49wc class: one mile and nw? furlongs—Aerobee. A“r*liatilly, Congruent. Fiord. Gatley Medium Blue. ant Hanover. Red Belle. Sanfarer, Siberia. Orient NWStormlea. Somerset Rose. St. Trespasser, Young Douglas It. Kerg ?e Ue par ß^ U «ide e, Lld. B L-W T HURUNUI HANDiCAP of £NS: 2min Blsec claaa: one J Sarter— Bespoke, c 2 mp $ e [l Jim. uIM. Dark Valley Femleaf F««p e Lad. Focal Point. Heathmouw King Anjou. Lady Attack Lady F» Lord Mackworih (P.). Trail, No Charge Ruml*> Sally Boy. Steybright. Toucmm Utosa, Zenith Fiorita PencartJJ Regal Duchesa tt: Mvengro. Skew Dhu. Royal Brittania 24, Couthie

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