Garry Dillon Wins At Claudelands

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30337, 13 January 1964, Page 4

Garry Dillon Wins At Claudelands

(New Zealand Press Association)

HAMILTON. January 12. The hot favourite Garry Dillon was untroubled to win the Hamilton Handicap, two miles, at the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting at Claudelands on Saturday night. Garry Dillon led all the way to beat Modern Song by three-quarters of a length, with the same margin to General John. The Frankton Handicap. 12 furlongs and a half, went to Swan Bay. which scored an Impressive two lengths and a half win over the favourite, Spring Legs, and Russley Song. Racing was held in showery weather. The track was fast. Results:— CLAUDELANDS HANDICAP, £200; trotters; 2:20 class; 12Jf. — 8/7 SCUTAN (14) 36 P. T. Wolfenden 1; 1/1 RA ORA (7) It. K. F. Primmer 2; 2/2 RAEVON (13) 36 I. O. Thomas 3. All started. Length and a quarter, head. Gloria Mary fourth. Times, 3:33 1-5 3:36 3-5, 3:33 4-5. Win: £l7 7s 6d. Places: £5, £1 9s 6d, £2. HILLCREST HANDICAP. £200; 2:20 class; 12Jf._2/1 SCINTILLATE (14) It. I. O. Thomas 1; 4/3 SILVER SMOKE (15) It. J. P. Baker 2: 3/5 CLEAO GAILLARD (5) It. G. L. Mitchell 3. Scratched: Ace Hal Chief Reveller. Glenchalmer, Kathryn Hal. Ruabon. Half a length, 15 lengths. Big Sensation fourth. Times, 3:33. • 3:33 1-5, 3:38 1-5. Win: £4 16s 6d. Places: £1 13s Bd. £2 9s 6d, £2 16s 6d. FIRST PRESS HANDICAP, £276; 2:19 class; 12|f.—1/1 KELTOM (5) It. R. F. Tribe 1; 3/4 TIME IN (9) It. F. Smith 2; 8/8 HOOT LASSIE (4) It. O. J. Cooney 3. Scratched: Songana, Scottish Laddie. Half a length, same. Gay Goodwin fourth. Time 3:30, 3:30 1-5, 3:30 2-5. Win:' £3 3s. Places: £1 7s 6d, £2 2s, £4 Ils 6d. HAMILTON HANDICAP. £BOO ; 2:14 class; 2m.

1/1 GARRY DILLON (3) It J P Baker 1 4/4 MODERN SONG <s> It F. Smith 2 6/6 GENERAL JOHN (6) 12 R. F. Tribe 3 2/3 Antonius, 3/2 Bobbinet. 3/2 Foretell. 8/7 Keith, 10/9 Guiness. 9/10 Southern Cross 5/5 Chief Hall, 7/8 Gipsy Hanover also started. Three-quarters of a length, same. Guiness fourth. Times, 4:29 2-5, 4:29 3-5, 428 4-5. Win: £2 8s 6d. Places: £1 Bs, £2 5s 6d, £4 Is 6d. SECOND PRESS HANDICAP. £273; 2:19 class; 12jf—3/3 SAFETY DRIVE (6) It J. P. Baker 1; 7/8 HARBOUR BAR (3) It. L. J. Mahoney 2; 6/6 PORT STAR (5) It. E. T. Hasler 3. Scratched: Kildare Kate. Three-quarters of a length; same. Bede fourth. Times 3:29. 3:29 1-5. 3:29 2-5. Win: £5 12s. Places: £1 14s £4 15s, £3 6s 6d. COMMITTEE HANDICAP, £500; trotters; 2:16 class; 2m.— 1/1 REST ASSURED (3) It. L. R. Robinson 1; 3/3 LORD LEON (2) It. H. Purdon jnr. 2; 4/4 WHIRLWAY (5) It. R. H. Garmon sway 3. All started. Half a length two lengths. Stylish Moccasins fourth. Time, 4:38 1-5, 4:38 2-5. 4:38 4-5. Win: £2 4s. Places: £1 6s. £2, £2 6s. FRANKTON HANDICAP, £450; 2:17 class; 12JL 2/4 SWAN BAY (11) It. R. Purdon 1 1/2 SPRING LEGS (1A) It J. Butcher 2 5/7 RUSSLEY SONG (9) It. F. Smith 3 3/3 Dark Orator. 3/3 Lookout, 10/10 Harriet. 6/8 Hlya. 9/9 Johnny Smitii. 12/12 Kathryn Earl. 4/1 Quarris, 8/5 Red Brocade. 13/13 Song Boy. 11/1L

Young Adios. 14/14 Gay Diamond, 7/6 McTavish also started. Two lengths and a half, half a length. Red Brocade fourth. Times, 3:28. 3:28 3-3 3:28 4-5. Win: £6 7s 6d. Places:: £2 15s. £3 4s 6d. £3 4s. Bracket: Spring Legs and Count Camille. ADVANCE HANDICAP, £300; 2:18 class: lOJf.—2/1 VICTURA (12) It. C. S. Hunter 1; 4/5 THUNDER ROYAL (11) It. E. L. Town 2; 1/2 JOHN DEE (7) It. I. O. Thomas 3. All started. Half a head, length and a half. Chief's Fancy fourth. Times, 2:51 1-5, '2«l 2-5, 2:51 4-5. Win: £4 4s 6d. Places: £1 12s 6d, £2 14s 6d, £1 16s.

N.Z. Pacers Beaten

(N.Z. Press Assn.— Copyright) MELBOURNE, January 12. The four-year-old South Australian pacer Minuteman led all the way to defeat the New Zealand mare Robin Dundee, in the £3OOO Hunter Cup (14 furlongs) at the Melbourne Show Grounds last night. Tactile, the hot favourite at 5/4 on, ran fourth. Minuteman (limit) defeated pobin. Dundee (24 yards) by three yards, with the local mare Angelique (limit) five yards away third. The winner started at 6/1 and ran the 14 furlongs in 3min 46sec, a mile rate of 2min 9 l-ssec. Robin Dundee (11/2) had the fastest mile rate of 2min 8 2-ssec and Tactile rated 2min lOsec. Lack of experience by Tactile’s reinsman, R. M. Cameron, on the three-furlongs Melbourne track contributed to the favourite’s failure. .

Tactile was one back on the outside with a trail when the field settled down. In the second lap, D. J. Townley sprinted Robin Dundee around the field to have the outside row, but Tactile followed her through and went past Robin Dundee to sit on the outside of Minuteman. He raced in the “death seat’’ for the last nine furlongs. Robin Dundee, with a perfect trail, ran around Tactile with a furlong to go and chalelnged Minuteman. The latter, which had dictated the pace and had never been off the fence, safely held the little Southland mare. Waitaki Hanover (24 yards) ran a creditable fifth. He started at 14/1 and rated 2min 9sec. Tactile and Robin Dundee are now to go to Sydney to contest races at Harold Park, leading up to the £5OOO Summer Cup there on Saturday, February 1. The New Zealand champion, Cardigan Bay, is to have his first Australian start at the season in this race.