FIRST WIN FOR YEAR

Press, Volume CI, Issue 30015, 27 December 1962, Page 5

FIRST WIN FOR YEAR

Blue Blade At New Plymouth

(N.Z. Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH. Dec. 26.

Blue Blade scored his first win in well over a year when he ran on strongly to take the Walter Weston Memorial Handicap at the Taranaki Jockey Club's meeting at New Plymouth today. There was steady rain during the morning but the weather cleared after midday and there was only one heavy shower during the afternoon. The track had the sting out of it and was a little slippery. A fair crowd attended.

HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £275; IDJf.—7/7 SUMMER GLORY (7) car. 9-2) B. Smith 1; 10/10 TAURUA PA (141, 9-0 D. R. Hackett 2; 3/3 SUMMER DAY (1). 10-2 P. Payne 3. Scratched: Arawana, Barta Boy, Miss Huanui, Square Rig. Neck; three lengths and a half. Ajouter fourth. Time; 2:17 3-5. Win: £l3 15s 6d. Places: £4 4s, £6 2s. £1 18s.

HUATOKI PLATE, £250: about 7f.—4/4 SUPER TIME (24) 8-7 G. Westmeyer 1; 7/6 BROADWAY BILL (23A) 8-7 W. C. Cotter 2; 6/7 STANZA (19) 8-7 J. J Glen 3. Scratched: Might Be, Snooker, Recede, Caminar, Potier, Coral View, Monty's Gold, Paromac, Boisore. Two lengths and a half; nose Robert Earl fourth. Time: 1:23 2-5. Win: £8 3s 6d. Places: £2 18s 6d. £5 Ils 6d. £5 15s. Brackets: Arctic Blue and Broadway Bill, Supertime and Robert Earl.

STEWARD'S HACK HANDICAP, £250; about 7f.—6/6 SUPREME GENERAL (6) 8-3 L. Tournier 1; 3/4 CLIPPER (10) 8-3 M. O’Connor 2; 10/10 HOWEVER (8) 8-3 W. C. Cotter 3. Scratched: Dusky Sheila, West Wind. All Star. Neck; three lengths. Purserette fourth. Time: 1:26 1-5. Win: £9 2s.

Places: £2 18s 6d, £2 10s. £6 4s. CITY PLATE, £250. 61—5/5 WINSLOW LASS (18A) 8-7 D J. Rich 1; 2/2 WINDALA (4) 8-7 G. O. Smith 2; 6/6 KERRY DANCER (23) 8-7 L. Tournier 3 Scratched: Allergy, Valcora, Spab, Burgon, Belle Valeur, Larissa, Sweet Ruth, Blue Helen. Princess Thea, Inkling. Two lengths; three lengths. Blue Holly fourth. Time: 1:14 3-5. Win: £9 12s. Places: £2 19s 6d. £1 17s 6d. £3 4s 6d. Brackets: Tax Paid and Winslow Lass, Kerry Dancer and Marco Lee. WALTER WESTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £525; about 10jf. 5/5 BLUE BLADE (2) car 8-5 j .. G. W. Lawson 1 3/3 CLOSE CALL (17) car. 8-0 i .. W. L. Hardy 2 10/11 GOLDEN CITY (5) 8-2 W. C. Cotter 3 7/7 Dipnoi. 9/9 Te Ngutu, 6/6 Golden Echo, 14/13 Earl Robin, 12/12 Goldish, 12/12 National. 4/4 Wonderway, 7/6 Perseus, 1/1 Stitch, 16/16 Neuchatel, 2/2 Emsie, 13/15 King s Mate. 11/10 Serretta, 15/14 Just Red also started.

Length; half neck. Dipnoi fourth. Time: 2:14 3-5.

Win: £ll Bs. Places: £3 12s. £6 Is, £2 17s.

ATIAWA HACK HANDICAP, £350; about 9f.—l/1 DAVINK (1) 9-0 L. Tournier 1; 6/8 CAMINAR (14) car. 7-13 P. J. Kempton 2; 8/9 RUTHANA (9) 7- W. C. Cotter 3. Scratched: Raydella. Great Guns. Aorangi. Test Time. Head; two lengths and a quarter. May Bell fourth Time: 1:56. Win: £1 18s 6d; Places: £1 6s 6d. £4 Is 6d, £4 ss. FLYING HANDICAP, £350; 6f 4/4 LADY LORINDA (5) car. 7-0 .. D. Doell 1 1/1 WAITAHA (1) 8-10 K. J. Grylls 2 5/5 CALVERON (14) car. 7-0 .. D. Peak 3 2/2 Trim Laddie. 3/3 Maskour, 6/6 Ebb. 9/7 Madame Letitia. 10/9 Fierce, 7/9 Marlese, 8/8 Early Light also started. Length and a half; nose. Maskour fourth. Time: 1:13 1-5. Win: £5 12s. Places: £1 19s. £1 8s 6d. £2 4a. TIKORANGI HACK HANDICAP, £250 ; 6f—lo/9 REDFAST (19) car. 7-0, L. Gestro 1; 8/8 SUPREME COURAGE (8) car 8- D. J. Rich 2; 9/10 FANTASIA (15) 7-7 K. R. Oliver 3. Scratched: Llanos. Sparkling Romance, Red Oman. Purserette. Dusky Shlela, Spab. Length; same. Tavpay fourth. Time: 1:13. Win: £32 10s Places: £6 3s 6d. £3 13s. £6 3s 6d.