Stratford
IHn> Zealand Fran AMoetation) NEW PLYMOUTH. January X. Leading over the lut »ix furlonxs. the Wanganui mare. Sigh, ran on far too well for her opponent* In the Stratford Gold Cup Handicap, the flret leg of the off-ooere* double on the first day of the Stratford Racing Club's meeting at Stratford on Saturday, and had an easy win. The hot favourite. Smoky Bay. won the eecond leg, the Douglas Handicap and the double paid £l4 9* for £l. Tile on-course double. Don and Cabrlere. paid £l3 Sa Sd for £l. A very large crowd attended. The weather waa fine with a coo) wind. The track wyu hard and fast. The totalisator on course handled £.10.228 10e compared with £53 638 on the correspbndlng day last year. Results of double race* era:— STRATFORD GOLD CUP HANDICAP. Of £ 1000; on* mile and a quarter, 3/3 SIGH (3) 7-13 K. J. Gryll* 1 12/12 NEUCHATEL (14) 2 7/8 AEQUITAS (7) \ 3 Scratched: Revolver, king-* Glen. Maggie, Broiefort wb* fourth. £6 ss. Places: £:t 4s. £8 7s, £4. DOUGLAS HANDICAP. Of £500: about six furlong*. VI SMOKY BAY (1) car 8-d ..... J- L. Ruacoe 1 4/4 STITCH IS) , 6/5 D. DAY (7) ” ” 3 All started. Golden Counted, wa* Dividends Win: £3. Places- £1 7s 6d. £1 19s 6d, £3 B« M.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29402, 3 January 1961, Page 4
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