White Skies Wins Gore Cup

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29739, 5 February 1962, Page 4

White Skies Wins Gore Cup

(New Zealand Press Association)

GORE, February 4

Eighth favourite in an eighthorse field, the Washdyketrained White Skies upset calculations in the Gore Cup, feature race on the flrst day of the Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting on Saturday.

It was the first success recorded by White Skies in open company. The favourite, Barrister, did not threaten danger and finished fifth. Another Washdyke galloper. Mary Tee, won the open sprint, the Croydon Handicap, to complete the double.

The combination returned a doubles dividend of £283 19s 6d. The meeting was conducted in showery weather and heavy rain during the morning, on top of a hard foundation, made the track slippery. By the time the fifth race had been run there had been four falls in races as well as near mishaps and another horse came to grief in a preliminary. As a result of the rain the attendance was the smallest at a Gore meeting for some years. The totalisator on-course handled £19,261 compared with £2B 366 on the first day last year a decrease of £9105. The on-course double of Mangus and Panther returned a dividend of £4l Is for £l. Results:— SUMMER HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of £300: one mile and a quarter. 4/4 MANGUS (5) 9-3 P. J. Denton 1 1/1 SUDD EL NIL (2) 10-3 R. O. Cairns 2 5/5 THE WATCH (9) 9-0 P. L. Fraser 3 6/6 Garrob, 3/2 Bador, 2/3 Panam, 8/8 Hone Heke. 7/7 Waaco also started. Seven lengths; three lengths. Garrob was fourth Time. 2min 11 4-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £o 15s. Places: £1 19s. £1 7s 6d. £2 15s

TRIAL STAKES, Of £250; six furlongs. 1/1 SUM MARIE (8) 8-3 ■ L. M. Casey 1 9/9 KULINGA (4) 8-3 car. 8-41 .. G. D. Sinclair 2 2/3 STAR QUALITY (7) 8-3 R. J. Skelton 3

6/10 Cotton Blaze, 4/2 Julietta, 8/6 My Filou, 5/5 Sen. 7/3 Yukon River, 11/11 How Happy, 3/4 Idol Prince. 10/7 Red Skies also started.

Ten lengths: four lengths. Juuetta was fourth. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec.

Dividends.—Win: £2 8s Places: £1 7s. £9 Ils 6d. £1 13s.

FERNDALE SENIOR HACK HANDICAP, Of £3uu; seven lurlongs. 171 PANTHER (2) 8-4 R. j. Skelton 1 8/6 SALATAN (6), 7-11 car. 7-12 J .. G. W. Wrignt 2 2/3 GULDEN GLYNNIS 7-13 (5) .. L. W. Hare 3 4/4 Corvale. 3/2 Extra Piece, 5/5 Elnck, 10/10 Goodbye 7/7 Mirror, 6/8 Cantelo, 9/9 Loyal Flight also started. Half a length: two lengths and a half. Loyal Flight was fourth. Dividends—Win: £3 17s 6d Places' £1 Ils 6d, £3 2s. £2 4s 6d.

LONGFORD PLATE, Of £250: seven furlongs. 3/3 BRONZE DUKE (1) 8-9 ... > H. T. Anderson 1 2/2 LORABTAN (6) 8-9

... R J Skelton 2 4/4 DAME RUMOUR (14) , J - £■ Crawford 3 12/14 Gal Flight, 6/5 Cardrona. 13/12 Palisade. 10/10 G ? !d ' 1/1 The 15/15 Woodwind. 5/6 Bardon , ! , 4 / 13 Porangl Girl. 7/9 Some Wonder. 8/7 Temic, 10/8 Vallus m 1 War Ch, me also started. Three lengths: four lengths Palisade was fourth Time. Imin 31 sec.

Dividends.—Win: £6 2s Place: £2 3s. £1 16s, £2 16s 6d

GORE CUP, Of £780: one mile and a half 8/8 WHITE SKIES (101 7-7 E J. Didham 1 2/2 NIGHT SOCK (5) 7-9 car 7-11 J G. W Wright 2 5/5 DORMIC (8) 7-7 D C. Thompson 3 3/3 Melodic, 1/1 Barrister. 6/6 Royal Chant. 4/4 Happy Birth* day, 7/7 Canon also started. Length and a quarter: two lengths and a half. Happy Birthday was fourth Time. 2min 36 l-ssec.

Dividends—Win: £37 5s 6d Places: £7 16s. £1 9s. £2 18s 6d.

BALFOL'R JUNIOR HACK HANDICAP, Of £285: six furlongs 4/4 BEGINNERS LUCK (11) 8-7 J M Cappie I 12/12 GAME BID (4) 8-11) D. C. Thompson 2 1/1 BIRTHRIGHT 12) 8-11 R. J Skelton 3 3/3 Rifleman. 10/9 Open Cheque. 8/8 Kurdisdale, 7/7 Lady Clarissa. 2/2 Apathy. 14/15 Lucerna. 9/11 Reshine. 15/14 Anouk, 11/12 Bright Sir. 13/13 Bustup. 5/5 Cubette. 6/6 Lightning Girl. 16/16 Tarras also started. Neck each wav. Anathy was fourth Time. Imin 16see. Dividends.—Win: £8 Is Places: £2 16s. £6 13s. £1 17s

CROYDON HANDICAP, Of £500: six furlongs

2/2 MARY TEE (3) 7-10 car 73) E. J. Didham 1 4/5 SCOTCH BID (9) 7-7

car 7-91 R N Marsh 2 1/1 ANTARCTIC FLIGHT

(2) 8-3 G W. Wright 3 3/3 Solus. 5/4 Grev Jacket. 6/8 Hundred Grand. 8/8 Gay Mood 7/7 Solidity also started.

Three lengths: half a head Hundred Grand was fourth Time. Imin 14 3-s.ec

Dividends—Win: £3 13s 6d Places: £1 14s. £2 2s 6d. £1 6s

EASTERN HACK HANDICAP. Of £325: one mile and a quarter 2/1 CORRIEONZO (4) 8-7 J D. Pankhurst 1 1/2 HY (3) 8-11 R. J. Skelton 2 8/8 CALESTAN (12l 7-10 car 7-7) D. C. Thompson 3 6/6 Imshi Allah, 4/4 Gracefield’s Pride. 5/5 Alonzo Lass 9/9 Summer Star. 7/7 Rebel Rock also started Length and a half: length and a quarter Geysel was fourth Time. 2min 11 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 13s Places: £1 13s. £1 14s 6d. £4 15s 6d