MANAWATU DOUBLE

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30393, 18 March 1964, Page 4

MANAWATU DOUBLE

Affiliate And Dreadnought (N.Z. Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, March 17. The aged gelding Affiliate, the fayourite in spite of his lengthy handicap of 84 yards, proved too good in the Manawatu Cup, the main event and first leg of the double on the first night of the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting at the Manawatu Raceway tonight. The second leg, the Steward’s Handicap, was won by Dreadnought, which had won at the Cambridge meeting last Friday at his last start. The Affiliate-Dreadnought combination paid £49 9s for £l. The weather was fine and the track good.

On-course the totalisator handled £23,506 10s, including £3077 10s on the double, compared with £35,646 10s last year.

Results: HAEREMAI HANDICAP, £250; trotters, 2:20 class; 12jf.—1/1 CONWAY (3) It E. G. Hasler 1; 4/5 ADIOS BELL (1) It P. Steadman 2; 7/7 FRISKY (5) It P. R. Hansen 3. All started. Length; 15 lengths. Whizlt fourth. Times, 3:40 1-5, 3:40 2-5. 3:45. Win: £2 10s 6d. Places: £1 5s 6d, £2 13s, £5 Is 6d. Adios Bell finished first but was relegated to second after breaking just short of the finishing line. PIONEER HANDICAP, £250; 2:20 class: 12}f.—1/1 LADY LURONNE (9) It C. S. Hunter 1; 7/7 GOLDEN FORTRESS (7) It J. Duggan 2; 6/6 CHIEF REVELLER (3) It R. Norton 3. Scratched: Barbara Logan, Rockystar, Summit Talk, Length and a half; five lengths. Certa Cita fourth. Times, 3:27. 3:27 2-5, 3:30 2-5, ‘ 3:30 4-5. Win: £2 12s. Places: £1 6s 6d, £3 10s, £3 3s.

KAWAU HANDICAP, £300; 2:19 Class; 12if.—1/1 KILDARE KATE (7) It J. Butcher 1; 7/5 SPARKLING BREW (4A) It N. K. McKenzie 2; 8/6 SILVER SMOKE (9) It J. P. Baker 3. Scratched: Songdale. Length; two lengths. Glenchalmer fourth. Times, 3:27 4-5, 3:28, 3:29. Win: £3 Is 6d. Places: £1 4s 6d, £3 6s 6d, £3 Ss 6d.

MANAWATU TROTTING CUP. £700; 2:16 class; 2m. 1/1 AFFILIATE (14) 84 P. Steadman 1 12/12 STEADS (7) It P. T. Wolfenden 2 10/11 MULTIFORM (4) It P. E. Jones 3

2/4 Gay Tartan, 8/6 Globe’s Mistake, 5/5 Hiya, 6/7 Ra Pointer, 3/2 Red Brocade, 11/12 Dungannon, 13/13 Joylyn 7/8, Scotch Bomb, 4/3 Storm Water, 9/9 Nelson Hanover, 14/14 Trespasser also started. Three length and a half; two lengths and a half. Joylyn fourth. Times, 4:17i, 4:25 2-5, 4:26. Win: £4 Bs. Places: £2 0s 6d, £8 6s 6d, £6 13s. VODKA HANDICAP, £400: trotters: 2:18 class; 2m.—6/7 BRUCE AGAIN (3) 24 L. Pratt 1; 1/1 FORWARD MARCH (5) 24 C. S. Hunter 2; 5/4 DANCING WAYS 24 P. Steadman 3. All started. Long neck; six lengths. Bonny Eloise fourth. Times: 4:35 1-5, 4:35 2-5, 4:37 2-5. Win: £ll 8s 6d. Places: £4 Ils 6d, £1 18s 6d. MAIDEN HANDICAP, £250; 2:20 class: Um. —1/2 LADY LURONNE 24 C. S. Hunter 1; 6/6 CERTA CETA It E. G. Hasler 2; 2/1 IMPERIAL CASTLE It G. L. Mitchell 3. Scratched: Barbara Logan, Officer Grattan, Chief Reveller, Rocky Star. Two lengths; • length. Golden Fortress fourth. Times: 2:45 1-5, 2:47 3-5, 2:47 4-5. Win: £3 Us. Places: £1 14s, £2 15s 6d, £1 12s. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £450; 2:17 class; Um. 2/5 DREADNOUGHT (1) It J. P. Baker 1 1/1 FORSHY (2) It F. G. Holmes 2 6/2 HURRY UP (3) It I. Norris 3 1/1 Robin’s Return, 12/12 Johnny Smith, 11/11 Light Polka, 9/9 Promotion, 10/10 Smokeover. 4/3 Spring Legs, 4/3 Young Adios, 8/8 Starjohn, 5/6 Tongariro, 7/7 Valiant Sandy, 3/4 Whanga Earl. Nose: length. Valiant Sandy fourth. Times: 2:41 2-5, 2:41 3-5, 2:41 4-5. Win: £5 15s 6d. Places: £2 Us, £1 14s 6d, £2 Is 6d. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £400; 2:18 class; 12tf.—2/2 HANOVERIAN It P. T.Wolfenden 1; 13/12 SYRACUSE It P. Crannitch 21 3/3 SONIC It J. A. Wall 3. All started. Two lengths; five lengths. Revel Time fourth. Times. 3:27 1-5, 3:27 3-5, 3:28 1-5. Win: £5 2s 6d. Places: £1 19* 6d, £8 1* sd, £2 3S.