Johnny Thunder Equals Record
(New Zealand Press Association) GREYMOUTH. April 3. , The autumn meeting of the Greymouth Trotting Club was held today in perfect ‘ weather, on a fast track, and before a smaller ’ crowd than usual. In covering the mile and five furlongs of | the Westland Handicap, in 3min 34sec. , Johnny Thunder equalled the track record set by Onward about seven years ago.
At the end of two furlongs in the Easter Handicap. Guiness was boring in, and his sulky wheels locked with those of the sulky of Diem ar. Rose. In the upset, the hot favourite, Sarona, was badly checked, and lost, about 80 yards. The winning double. Johnny Thunder and Maud Noble, bracketed with Gold Lady, returned £55 2s for £l. On-rourse. the totalisator handled £19.687. including £231? 10s on the double, compared with £22.597 40s on the corresponding day last year. Results:— RIMU HANDICAP. Of £200; one mile and five furlongs; 3min 56sec class. 1/2 FALLACY BAY (3) It K. Chapman 1 4/3 FREE RETURN (7) 36 G. W. Nelson 2 2/1 BRIDGET SCOTT (1) It C. Bennett 3 6/6 Little Smoke. 7/7 Springaway, 8/8 Spring Girl, 3/4 W’liite Emperor. 5/4 Huntingdon also started. Half a length; two lengths. Huntingdon was fourth. Times: 3min 52 l-ssec, 3min 49 2-ssec, 3min 53 l-ssec. Dividends. Win: £2 15s. Places: £1 9s. £1 17s 6d. £1 7s ECLIPSE HANDICAP, Of £250; 3min 52sec class; one mile and five furlongs.
1/1 SILVESTER (10A) It K. D. Murray 1 coupled Sarona 1/1 SARONA (10) It coupled Silvester D. C. Watts 3 11/11 SECOND LADY (11) It T. W. Lalor 3 9/12 Charles Junior. 5/8 Dorrtan, 10/8 Garreen. 6/7 Maud Noble, 3/2 Guiness. 4/5 Idleman, 7/4 Lightning Lil. 8/10 Perfect Scott. 2/3 Totara King, 12/9 Young Donald also started. Half a length; a neck. Doistan was fourth. Times: 3min 38sec. 3min 38 l-ssec, 3min 38 2-ssec. Dividends. Win: £2 2a. Places: £2 15s 6d. £8 5s 6d. RICHMOND HANDICAP. Of £200; 2min 59sec class; one mile and three furlongs. 4/3 CONTRIBUTE (3) It W. S. Cummings 1 3/5 MEADOW GAY (5) It J. A. Carmichael 3 7/8 STORMY SILK (11) It F. C. Bodger 3 6/7 Antifee. 9/10 Carlisle, B'6 Judarry. 11/12 Middleqvist. 5/4 Our George coupled Stormy Mile, 1/2 Semi Circle. 10/9 Sinbad. 2/1 Special Guest coupled Young Satin. 12/11 Thrift also started. Six lengths: two lengths and a half. Sinbad was fourth. Times: 3min 9 4-ssec, 3min 10 2- 3min 10 3-ssee. Dividends. Win: £8 4s 6d. Places: £2 4s 6d. £2 16s. £3 12s 6d. WESTLAND HANDICAP, Of £4OO ; 3min 49sec class; one mile and five furlongs. 2/2 JOHHNY THUNDER (3) It .. K. Purdon 1 1/1 LOYAL BRIGADE (8) 12 K. Chapman 2 8/8 NAVUA (9) 12 T. F. Thompson 3 6/7 Enrich, 3/3 Insolent. 9/9 Laika. 4/4 La Storm, 7/5 Ngakawau, 5/6 King’s Red also started. Six lengths: seven. La Storm was fourth. Times. 3min 34sec. 3min 35 2-sscc. 3min 37 3-5 sec. Dividends. Win: £4 7s fid. Places: £1 16s. £1 15a, £4 Is. OTIRA HANDICAP, Of £200; trotters; 3min 56sec class: one mile and five furlongs. 1/1 FALLACY BAY (3) 36 K. Chapman 1 3/3 FREE RETURN (f) 36 G. W. Nelikon 2 2/4 HUNTINGDON (9) 60 T. H. Gleet-on 3 4/2 Bridget Scott, 6/7 Little* Smoke, 7/8 Springaway, 8/6 Spring Girl. 3/5 White Emperor also started. Length; head. White Emperor was fourth. Times: 3min 49 3-ssec, 3min 51 sec, 3min 48 3Dividends. Win: £3 4s fid. Places £1 3s 6d. £1 Ils 6d. £1 15s. EASTER HANDICAP. Of £350; 2min 56sec class: one mile and three furlongs. 9/8 MAUD NOBLE (4A) It J. A. Carmichael 1 2/2 DORSTAN (2) It K. Purdon 2 5/3 TOTARA KING (ID it W. P. Walsh 3 4/3 Dieman Rose. 10/10 Garreen, 9/8 Gold Lady, 6/7 Guiness, 3/4 Idleman. 8/9 Lightning Lil, 11/11 Perfect Scott, l/l Sarona, 7/6 Second Lady. 13/12 Young Donald also started. Neck; length and a half. Sarona was fourth. Times: 3min 6 4-ssec. 3min 7sec. 3m in 7 Dividends. Win: £22 8s Places: £3 19s. £1 19s. £2 14s. Bracket: Maud Noble and Gold Lady. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £200; 4min 53sec class; two miles. 2/3 CONTRIBUTE (4) 48 W. S. Cummings 1 6/7 SPECIAL GUEST (10) It G. Cameron 2 5/5 STORMY MILE (7A) It K. Purdon 3 9/10 Antifee. 10/9 Carlisle, 7/8 Judarry. 3/2 Meadow Gay. 5/5 Our George. 1/1 Semi Circle. 8/8 Sinbad, 4/4 Stormy Silk. 11/11 Thrift also started. Nose; neck. Dividends. Win: £6 7s 6d. Places: £2 2s. £3 13s 6d. Bracket: Stormy Mile and Our George. MEMBERS* HANDICAP. Of £300; 2min 54sec date: one mile and three furlongs. 1/2 SILVESTER (SA) It D. C. Watts 1 4/4 INSOLENT (2) It J. A. Carmichael 2 9/8 NGAKAWAU (7) It W. P. Walsh 3 8/9 Enrich. 2/1 Johnny Thunder, 10/10 Laika, 5/5 La Storm. 7/7 King’s Red. 3/3 Loyal Brigade, 6/6 Navua also started. Length and a half; three lengths. La Storm was fourth. Times: 3min 4 3-ssec. 3min 4 4- 3min 6 3-saec. Dividends. Win: £3 Os. Places: £1 12s 6d. £2 17s 6d. £4
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29479, 4 April 1961, Page 5
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