Demonstration Over Wairio Placing

Press, Volume C, Issue 29669, 13 November 1961, Page 4

Demonstration Over Wairio Placing

(New Zealand Press Association)

INVERCARGILL. Nov. 12. The Wairio Jockey Club's annual meeting on Saturday ended with a rowdy demonstration. when the judge's placing® for the last race, the Oiiai Hamess Handicap, were hoisted. The placing of Mio Tina third ahead of Prudence, which appeared to finish a length ahead of Mio Tina, was no doubt the cause of the demonstration, which lasted several minutes. There is no photo finish on the course. The meeting was held in blustery weather, with several showers. The track was firm but dead. There was a good attendance. The totolisator handled £14.085 10s, compared with £13,604 last year, an increase of £4Bl 10s. The Hazlett stable maintained its good record in the Wairio Cup. when The Tartar won by a comfortable margin, giving the stable its fifth success in the last nine cup races. The second leg, the Walraki Handicap, was won by Antarctic Flight, to return a double dividend of £l6 8s 6d for £l. Results:— FORDE HIGH-WEIGHT. Of £160; nine furlongs and 88 yards 5/5 COLOSSAL (4) 9-4 R. Cleaver 1 2/2 GARROB (1) 10-8 J. D. Pankhurst 2 4/4 REBEL ROCK car. 9-61 W. J. Hillis 3 1/1 Goodbye, 3/3 Super Arch. 6/6 Bardon. 7/7 Calastan also started. Length and a quarter; a length Super Arch was fourth. Time, 2 min 3sec. Dividends. Win: £7 19s. Places: £3 2s 6d, £2 0s 6d. BIRCHWOOD HANDICAP, NO. 1, Of £140; five furlongs and a half. 1/1 SUNNY GOLD (10) 8-5 P. J. Denton f 5/4 CENTRAL FLIGHT (12) 8-0 car. 8-3 J H. T. Anderton t 6/5 BRITISH PRIDE (8) 6-5 J. S. Crawford 3 8/9 Bronze Duke, 3/3 Discordant. 4/7 Short Sentence. 2/2 Lorastan, 11/12 Rocky Step. 9/8 Respite, 10/12 Co-respondent. 13/ 13 Champion Rose. 11/11 Wadeina, 7/5 Dinner Suit also started. Dead-heat: two lengths. Lorastan was fourth. Time, Imin 11 sec. Dividends.—Win: Sunny Gold, £1 14s; Central Flight. £5 7s. Places: £1 10s 8d (Sunny Gold). £3 7s (Central Flight), £3 7s lid. WAIRIO CUP, Of £355; one mile and two furlongs and a half. 1/1 THE TARTAR (6) 7-11 J- M. Cappie 1 4/5 GEYSEL (5) car. 8-0 P. Graham 2 3/3 HY 8-4 G. W. Wright 3 6/7 Panther, 2/2 Wanigal. 7/6 Lord Garnish. 5/4 Alonzo Lass also started. Neck; three lengths. Warrigal was fourth. Time, 2mln 20 2-5 sec. Dividends. Win: £3 Is. Places: £1 18s 6d. £3 3s. I NIGHTCAPS HARNESS HANDICAP, lOf £175; 3mln 37sec class; one mile and a half. 8/8 FAIR DAY (5) It A. R. Townley 1 9/7 CHIEF HALL (2) It R. Todd 2 6/6 JOHNNY SMITH (11) It M. Skinner 3 17/19 Blazing Light, 7/10 Combat. 13/15 Eden Bank. 11/12 First Solo. 10/9 Flying Soda, 12/11 Hansard. 4/5 Heather Lad. 3/2 | James Anthony. 18/18 Quilla Dillon, 2/3 Raven’s Song. 5/4 Roseland Song. 14/13 Scorch. 1/1 Young Andy. 19/17 Durable. 15/14 Lucky Song. 16/16 Truculent also started. Half a head: same. First Solo was fourth. Times—3rrin 29sec. Smin 29 l-ssec. 3min 2) 2-Ssec Dividends—Win £l7 15s 6d Places: £4 13s, £4 9a «d„ £3 Ils.

BIRCHWOOD NOVICE No. 2, Of £140; five furlongs and a half. 1/1 ROBYN'S LASS (7) 8-5 J. S. Crawford 1 4/4 FLISK (14) 8-0 J. M. Cappie 2 12/11 STAR QUALITY (15) 8-0 D. C. Thompson 3 3/2 Rose Command, 6/6 Grev Bid. 10/9 Roused, 9/10 Sir Roc. 5/5 War Chime. 13/13 Little Game, 7/7 Dunveganess, 11/12 Drape. 2/1 Flying Trix. 8/8 Just Joe also started. Half a length: length and a half. Just Joe was fourth. Time, Im In 10 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 6s Places: £2 3s, £2 3s 6d, £9 12s. WAIRAKI HANDICAP. Of £250; seven furlongs. 2/2 ANTARCTIC FLIGHT (2) 7-7 D. C. Thompson 1 4/4 BLUE HAVEN (6) 7-7 .„ _ G. Mclntyre 2 1/1 SABIN 9-0 E. E. O'Brien 3 5/5 Bnanbra. 3/3 Heart's Pride. 6/6 Caravel also started. Half a head; three lengths. Heart's Pride was fourth. Time, Imin 29sec. Dividends.—Win: £3 11s. Places: £1 16s, £2 18s. BATES HANDICAP, Of £170; seven furlongs. 6/6 BILLIE (9) car. 7-3 K. D. Martin 1 10/10 WARSAL (tO) 7-7 G. Mclntyre 2 2/3 GOLDWINE (3) car. 8-2 ~, _ C. W. Campbell 3 ~l/L Scotch Bid ’ 3/1 Wartessa. 7/7 Grant, 8/8 Queen of Travee 9/» Bright Sir, 4/4 Selkirk. 5/5 Sharleen also started. Three lengths; two lengths. Scotch Bid was fourth. Time. Imin 28 4-ssec Dividends.—Win: £9 6s Places: £3 ss, £7 4s. £1 19s 6d. OHAI HARNESS HANDICAP. Of 42165; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter. 3/4 RICH AN A (11) It 9/9 VIRAGO ( T l3) W [t° <><1W * rd 1 7/7 MIO TINA (?) It’ C ° X 2 ... . , H. w. Skinner 3 5/5 Anak. 5/5 Native Song. Stanorma. 12/12 Ann Tryax, r 3 J ly mFm M ?. lOdy ' 8/8 G’TiSOn i OZl ° Choice. “ an !? rd . 2/1 Kent Lad. 11/11 Prudence, 14/13 Quilla Dillon, 1/2 Shoal Haven. 8/5 Royal Tartan also started. Half a head; two and a half lengths. Prudence was fourth. Times—2min 53sec, 2min S 3 1-5 sec. 2min 53 4-ssec. Dividends.—Wm: £6 19, Places: £2 14s, £5 6s. £3 6s 6d'