DREADNOUGHT, FORSHY DOUBLE

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30395, 20 March 1964, Page 5

DREADNOUGHT, FORSHY DOUBLE

(New Zealand Press Association)

PALMERSTON N., Mar. 19. Dreadnought gained his third win from as many starts since he resumed racing at Cambridge earlier this month when he took the President’s Handicap, main event and first leg of the double on the second night of the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting tonight Dreadnought the 1/2 favourite, beat Our Change by a neck, with Ra Pointer a length away third. Forshy completed a shortpriced double when he beat Hurry Up and Robin’s Return in the second leg, the Oroua Handicap. The Dread-nought-Forshy combination paid £8 Ids 6d for £l. The weather was fine and the track fast. There was a fair attendance. The totalisator on-course handled £27,753, compared with £28,876 on the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £1123. Besults:—

KAIRANGA HANDICAP, £250; trotters; 2:20 class; 12if.—1/1 ADIOS BELLE (1) it P. Steadman 1; 3/2 CONWAY (10) 36 E. G. Hasler 2; 4/5 IRISH EARL (5) It F. Hasler 3. Scratched: Laidlaw. Half a length, a length. Captain Worth fourth. Time, 3:36 4-5, 3:34, 3:37 1-5. Win: £2 0s 6d. Places: £1 ss, £1 7s 6d, £2 17s. ,

LONGBURH HAHDICAF, £300; 2:19 class; 2m.—6/5 SMOKERA (8) It. R. Mitchell Jun. 1; 1/1 GLEHCHALMER (4A) 12 C. Archer 2; 2/4 RUABOW (6) It P. T. Wolfenden 3. Scratched: Flying Hanover, Joy Town. Length and a half, half a length. Silver Smoke fourth. Times, 4:32 3-5, 4:33, 4:33 1-5. Win: £ll 16s. Places: £3 3s, £1 6s 6d, £1 19s.

MANGAONE HANDICAP, £250; 2:20 class; 12Jf.—3/2 GOLDEN FORTRESS (7) It J. Duggan 1; 5/5 BRANDY BOY (2) It F. C. Walker 2; 2/1 CERTA CITA (3) It E. Hasler 3. Scratched: Spinster Earl. Length, a neck. Imperial Castle fourth. Time, 3:31, 3:31 1-5, 3:31 2-5. Win: £4 10s fid. Places: £1 Ils 3d, £3 Os fid. £1 8s fid. Bracket: Certa Cita and Officer Grattan. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, £650 ; 2:16 class; lim. 1/2 DREADNOUGHT (2) It J. P. Baker 1 2/1 OUR CHANGE (9) It J. Butcher 2 6/6 RA POINTER (10) It N. P. Croft 3 12/12 Anahera, 3/3 Dungannon, 4/5 Gay Tartan, 8/8 Globe's Mistake, 9/9 Hlya, 11/11 Joylyn. 7/7 Multiform, 2/1 Storm Water, 5/4 Red Brocade, 10/10 Scotch Bomb, 13/13 True Gold also started. Neck, a length. Dungannon fourth. Times, 2:42 3-5, 2:42 4-5, 2:43. Win: £2 Ils fid. Places: £1 18s, £1 17s, £3 Ils fid. ORDEAL HANDICAP, £400; trotters: 2:18 class; 12if.—1/1 FORWARD MARCH (1A) 24 C. S. Hunter 1; 2/3 BONNY ELOISE (3) 24 L. J. Mahoney 2; 8/6 NEVADA SONG 60 F. Smith 3. All started. Length and a half, three lengths. Nevada Song fourth. Times—3:32 3-5, 3:34, 3:3C 2-5, 3:31 3-5. Win: £2 Is fid. Places: £1 9s fid. £2 l«s. Bracket: Forward March and Highland Countess. Highland Countess finished third but was relegated to fifth for breaking. RACEWAY HANDICAP, £300; 2:19 class: lim.—l/2 LADY

LURONNE (13) 24 C. S. Hunter 1; 9/9 JOHH FLOW (7) It D. R. Grantham 2; 7/8 HUHTIHG SONG (6) It J. Duggan 3. Scratched: Hopefleld Tryax. Nose, length and a half. John Robin fourth. Times—2:46, 2:48 1-5, 2:48 2-5. Win: £2 17s. Places: £1 12s, £5 17s, £5 3s. OROUA HANDICAP, £450 ; 2:17 class; 12}f. 1/1 FORSHY (1) It F. G. Holmes 1 2/2 HURRY UP (3) It I. R. Norris 2 1/1 ROBIH’S RETURH (1A) It G. Holmes 3 4/5 Hanoverian, 12/11 Promotion, 3/3 Scottish Laddie, 3/3 Vlctura, 11/12 Smokeover, 9/9 Spring Legs, 10/10 Starjohn, 7/8 Tongariro, 8/6 Valiant Sandy, 6/4 Wee Herb, 5/7 Whanga Earl also started. Three-quarters of a length, a nose. Promotion fourth. Times, 3:25 3-5, 3:25 4-5, 3:26. Win; £2 16s. Places: £2 18s, £2 0s 6d. Bracket: Forshy and Robin’s Return. AU REVOIR HANDICAP, £400; 2:18 class; Um.—3/3 REVEL TIME (6) It R. P. Norton 1; 3/3 MICHAEL BIHGEH (4) It B. J. Langford 2; 2/1 KILDARE KATE (2A) It J. Butcher 3. Scratched: Jojabrod, Quinharold. Length and a half, two lengths. Gay Shannon fourth. Times, 2:14 3-5, 2:45, 2:45 2-5. Win: £6 15s 6d. Places: £3 Ils 6d, £1 2s 6d. Brackets: Revel Time and Michael Bingen, Kildare Kate and Gay Shannon. Off-Course Bets £72,660 (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 19. Investments with the Totalisator Agency Board on tonight's trotting meeting at Manawatu amounted to £72,660 10s, made up of win and place bets of £30,286 10s and £42,374 on doubles. No off-course substitute was required.