BELLE VUE SUCCEEDS

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30065, 25 February 1963, Page 4

BELLE VUE SUCCEEDS

Invercargill Cup

(N.Z. Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Feb. 24. Belle Vlue scored her third win in as many starts from D. Todd’s Mataura stable when she turned in a grand staying performance to win the Invercargill Trotting Cup, main event on the second day of the Invercargill Trotting Club’s summer meeting at the Southland Raceway on Saturday. The cup was the second leg of the double.

The first leg. the Southland Challenge Stakes, was won in dashing style by Procella. The double returned £47 5s for £l.

The racing was held In overcast weather and light rain began to fall early in the evening. The track was in good order.

After the running of the City Handicap the performance of Cardiogram, owned and driven by C. H. G. Irvine, was questioned by the stipendiary stewards. After a rather prolonged Inquiry Cardiogram was declared Ineligible to start at a totalisator meeting up to and ineluding March 16. 1963. Results:—

WELLESLEY HANDICAP; £350; trotters: 4:53 class; 2m.— 1/1 HALBERG (6) 36 C. H. Baynes 1; 3/3 WHITE WOBLD (5) It G. R. Shirley 2; 6/5 BURNVALE It D. McNaught 3 All started. Three lengths; 10 lengths. Rothsigan fourth. Times —4:39. 4:42 3-5. 4:44 3-5. Win: £2 3s. Places: £1 9s. £2 9s 6d.

Bracket: Halberg and With Us.

CITY HANDICAP, £300; 3:52 class; 11m.—6/6 LECTRO (4) It A. fl Townley 1; 1/1 SEAY BOY (12) It K. Bailoch 2; 4/3 MAORI FALLA (5) It R. Cameron 3. Scratched: Hawaiian Chimes. Nose. head. Raven Song fourth. Times.—4:l 4:1 1-5, 4:1 2-5. Win: £l7 5s 6d. Places: £4 4s 6d, £1 10s 6d. £2 Us 6d.

SOUTHLAND CHALLENGE STAKES, £500; three and four-year-olds; special conditions; 13f. 3/3 PROCELLA (7) 12 D. M. Kerr 1 1/1 YANKEE DANDY t3> 12 .. K. Bailoch 2 4/2 ROSELAND RING 12 L. Stuck 3 6/6 Loyal Trick; 1/1 Attorney: 7/7 Dillow, 3/5 Garry Kent. 4/2 Prince Garry, 4/3 Trysail 5/4 Cheta also started. Four lengths; five lengths Loyal Trick fourth. Times —3:37 4-5 3:38 4-5. Win: £4 14s 6d. Places: £3 14s, £1 18s. Bracket: Yankee Dandy and Attorney. SURREY HANDICAP, £350; trotters; 4:47 class: 3m.—l FLYING MAIDEN 12 c. H. Baynes 1; 4 REST ASSURED 48 G. W Pankhurst 2: 3 JOHN BLACK 38 L. F. Norman 3. Neck; five lengths. Oro Brigade fourth Times.—4:39 3-5. 436 4-5 4:38 4-5. Win: £2. AUTUMN HANDICAP. £350; 3 49 class; Um —4/4 HAL STAR (7) 12 D. McNaught 1; 8/7 ROSELAND SONG (5) It H. W Cox 2: 6/6 BTANORMA (9) 12 G. R. Shirley 3. All started Neck; neck Fair Song fourth. Times—3:ss 4-5. 2:57, 3:56 1-5. Win: £6 13a. Places: £1 19* 6d. £3 18* 6d. £3. INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP, £600; 4541 class; 2m. 3?1 BELLE VUE (1) It K. Bailoch 1 7/7 BOBYN <5l It H. W. Cox 2 6/6 CHIFFON (2) It R. M. Hamilton 3 5/5 Happy Songster 11/11 Lady Ngaire, 10/8 Surveyor. 8/9 Thoraway. Iri Trigside. 9/16 Mountain Song. 3/4 Deft. 4/3 Worthy River. 4/3 Faru also started.

Length and a half; length and a half. Surveyor fourth. Times.—l 27. 427 2-5. 427 4-5. Win: £4 5s 6d Places: £1 12s. £4 19s. £3 3s GEORGETOWN HANDICAP. £300: 3:58 class; Im —2/2 FIRST TRICK <s> It C. T. Woodward 111 4/4 ANTROSE (1) It K. Bailoch 2; 7/8 BUILDER’S CHOICE (21 It A. Roberetson 3. Scratched Cardiogram, Roseland Ring. Lectro Presto Length; nose. Game Chicken fourth. Times—3:ss. 3 56 1-5 3:55 2-5. Win: £4 7s 6d P'aces: £1 131. £1 161. £5 9s 6d FAREWELL HANDICAP, £350; 3:49 class; Um—2/2 FLYING MELODY (6) It R .Todd 1: 4/3 FIRST SOLO (3) It R. W. Mclntyre 2: In CHETA It A. M. Foster 3. Scratched: Trysail. Length; neck. Ferndale Prinee fourth. Times.—33s 2-5, 3'5 3-5. Win: £4 7a 6d. Places: £2 4*. £2 7s 6d_