ASTRID WINS FIRST START AFTER SPELL

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29899, 13 August 1962, Page 4

ASTRID WINS FIRST START AFTER SPELL

(New Zealand Press Association)

HASTINGS, Aug. 12. The Woodville mare Astrid, having her first start since April, 1961. was a clear winner in the Ashcott Handicap at the second and last day of the combined Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke Hunt Clubs’ meeting at Hastings on Saturday. Totaiisator takings on course for the second day were £38,996. an increase of £1575 on the second day of last year’s meeting. Total takings for the two days of the meeting were £74.817 10s. an increase of £13.203 on last year. Results: — ORINGI HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES, £250: about l‘sm -6/7 THE BANDIT (5> 9-6 L. J Hodren 1: 1/1 RUSSETT (3) 10-4 B. J. Clement 2; 2/2 SHAHRUA <2) 10-12 O. P Jones 3 Scratchec: Heclen. Accelerator, Putere. Stromboli. One length and a quarter: half a length Mauvais fourth. Time. 3:0 Win £9 7s Places: £2 19s. £1 7s £1 9s 6d TAKAPAU NOVICE STAKES, £2OO. 61—1/1 LORD ERIN (1) 9-6 V R. Coiey 1; 7/6 HELLO KINFEL (9, 8-10 C. A Bowry 2; 10/10 D'ARGENT (3) 8-10 B S. Dodds 3. Scratched: Dowdy Six lengths; a nose. Auroral Glow fourth. Time, 1:19 1-5. Win: £2 Ils 6d. Places: £1 13s 6d £3 12s 6d, £8 6s. Bracket: d Argent and Conray. AKITIo' HUNTERS’ HANDICAP. £’so; Um.—4/4 MANARA 171 10-7 G. Tyree 1: 6/7 SUNNY PAL (9) 10-7 N G. Spotswood 2; 3/3 SPORTING CAP 11-o's S A Whiteman 3. Scratched: Big Hope. Stromboli. Head: one length and a quarter. Husk fourth Time. 2:23. Win: £7 10s 6d Places; £3 Is. £7 13s. RICHARD ROAR MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE, £500: about Him.—l/1 LORD CRISTO (1) 10-2 L. J Hodren 1: 5/5 HOW MUCH <5l 9-5 B J. Clemente 2; 3/3 AHMADI 14) 9-5 O. P; Jones 3. Scratched: Captain'* Gig. Short neck. head. Hanut fourth.

Time, 5:12 3-5. Win: £3 6s 6d. Places: £1 Bs, £2 4s, £1 13s. Bracket; Lord Cristo and Don't Know. FOREST GATE HANDICAP, £350; IJm. 8/8 RED SHADOW (7) 8-6 B. S. Dodds 1 6/7 RED GOWN (3) 8-11 V. R. Coley 2 4/3 HARLECH (2) 8-13 A. T. Jones 3 2/2 Royal Ranson. 10/10 Finoti. 1/1 Speedy Shoes, 3/5 Gay Minga. 5/4 Cogent, 7/6 Atheling. 12/12 Dowdy. 13/13 Miss Spy. 11/11 Olive Gold, 14/14 Red Cora also started One length and three-quarters; slioit length. Royal Ransom fourth Time, 2: 8 2-5 Win: £ll 17s. Places: £3 18s 6d. £3 9s. £2 14s 6c HIGHGATE HANDICAP. £5OO. IJm.—l/1 BAGUSH (3) 7-12 K. S Cullen 1: 3/4 SWITZERLAND <2» 7-13 A E Skinner 2: 5/5 WISHING 7-12 S Robertson 3. Scratched: Golden Dreamer. Long neck; five lengths. Bright Summer fourth. Time. 2:17 4-5 Win: £2 7s Places: £1 13s Sd, £3 ss. ASHCOTT HANDICAP, £350; 6f. 1/3 ASTRID (»> 8-0 C. A. Bowry 1 4/4 WHITE HORSE (31 8-6 L. K. Tinsley 2 2/1 HOWE FAIR 8-12 A. T. Jone* 3 5/5 Kawera. 6/6 Regal Dignitary, 3/2 Sumtnerford also started One length and a quarter: three lengths and a half. Sum-m-tford fourth. Time. 1:18. Win. £1 18s. Places: £2 0s 6d. £2 3s 6d HINERANGI HANDICAP. £250 Of— 6/7 HARD KNOCKS <3l 8-8 A. E. Skinner 1; l/l COPPER FAIR <6) 8-6 L. J Hodren 2; 3/2 JAMES LAIRD (11) 8-6 D. J. Strawbridge 3. AU started. Neck: half a neck. Melveig fourth. Time. 1:18 1-5. Win: £lO 8s 8d- Places: £3 Ba. £l. £2 13* Bd.