FRONT LINE DEFT DOUBLE

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30420, 20 April 1964, Page 4

FRONT LINE DEFT DOUBLE

<5 Z. April 19. Front Line and Deft won the main events on the first night of the Wellington Trotting Gob’s autumn meeting at Hutt Park on Saturday night. The weather was fine and

eooi and toe track was fast.’ The attendance was SQOO. Began Well Harbour Light, Light Oak and Front Line were away well to toe Visitors’ Free-f oral! Inside toe first furlong Little Smoke. Queen’s Cord. Gay Jillian and Fourth Star broke. Front Line, on toe outside, went fast round toe first bend and Control was wider and going just as fast. Pawn the hack the Erst time Control got to the front and led tbreagh the straight with a ratmd to go frots Front Line Harbour Light, Light Oak, and Our Own, then Dark Lorene. Ascralight, which had been checked earlier. Our Eileen and Fourth Star. Central, going fast, was two lengths clear of Front Line at the two furlongs. Harbour Light broke on the turn. Control was going well half-way down the straight, but Front Line, under: a hard drive, got to him just be-: fore the finish and beat him by half a length. There was a length and a ’ half to Our Own. clear of Scot-: leigh, which finished strongly Light Oak and Dark Lorene followed, then Astral* ght. Fourth Star Our Eileen. Gay Jillian. Harbour Light. Queens Cord and Little Smoke. Last Ground Lordship, Lady Charles and : Safe Return lost ground at the start of the Pope Handicap. Flying Blue led out from Lauder ’ Scott, GHdirect, Gipsy Hanover, j Oreti and Deft. Past the stands with two : rounds to go Gildirect led from ■ Flying Blue, Gay Reel, running, up, Galness, Lauder Scott. Highland Don, Deft, Gipsy Hanover, !Golden Ego, Master Alan, Jay; Ar, Maisie Direct and Oreti. Gay Reel continued forward to lead down the back. At the three furlongs Gipsy Hanover was close behind the ' leader and on the turn Gay Reel led Lauder Scott, Deft, Gildirect and Flying Blue. Deft chal•lenged strongly and though she ran tn she won well by a length and a quarter from Flying Blue There were two lengths and a. iQuarter to Jay Ar, which finish-: I ed brilliantly to beat Lady [Charles, another good finisher, j > Results;— 1 TAWA HAMDICAF, £450: trotters; 2:U class; lim. —1.4: HIGHLAND COUNTESS <«A> 4S a. A. McKenzie 1; 3 3 TOWSEM •7) It H. W. Cox 2; 5, 5 CONWAY t<2) It E. G. Hasler 3. Scratched: i Andy's Double, Tau Ceti, Dane- 1 ■ ing Ways. Length and a quarter.: head. Seven Mights fourth Times. 3:13 3-5, 3:22 4-5, 3:23.! Win: £7 17s. Places: £2 4s Sd, [ ‘n ISS. £2 15s Sd. i Bracket: Trbtaway and Highland Countess. FOXTON HANDICAP. £300:: 2:1»: :2m —7 7 JOYTOWW 3} It R. W. Kerr 1: I'l SEAFIELD SCOTT (8) ; 12 A. M- Williams 2; 6-« SOOTY j ‘5l It I. R. Jones 3. All started. :Two lengths, three-quarters of, a length. Frolic Song fourth. Times, 4:2«, 4:25 1-3. 4:25 3-5. ’ Win: £2l Bs. Places; £4 Ss. £1 Ss sd. £2 12s. SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP, £4O<s: 2:18 class: lim. 5Z5 GOLDEN SARI (5) It K. Purdon 1; 1/1 SQUIRE til) It B. P. Nyhan 2: V» BONNIE LORD 11) it R. Young 3. Scratched: Twilight Star. Half a length, length and a half. Dresden Blue fourth. Times: 3:13 2-5. 3:13 3-5. 3:13 4-5. Win: £8 18s. Places: £3 Is Sd, i£l 19s, £6 15s. VISITORS' FREE-FOR-ALL, £1159; trotters: 2:13 class; lint. | 5 5 FRONT UNE <s> It R. P. Syhan 1 ! 4/4 CONTROL <2) It J. A. Donaldson 2 5 2 OUR OWN (U) It D. G. Jones 3 3/6 Astralight, 7/7 Dark Lortene, 12/12 Fourth Star, 11/11 jGay Jillian, 1/1 Harbour Light, 12/3 Light Oak. 19/9 Little Smoke.

S-8 Our Eileen. 9 19 Queer, s Cord. 13/12 Scoileigh also started. Half a length, length and a half. Scotleigh fourth. Times: 2:41 3-5, 2:41 4-5. 2:42. Win: £8 15s. places; £2 15s. £2 9s. £1 18s fid. ROYDON TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES, £35«: lam.—l 2 DOUCE It M. Holmes 1; 2 1 VIKING WATER Fl D C. Watts 2: 3 3 POROTI PRIDE It R. Purdon 3 All started. Two lengths and a half, half a length. Trixie Charles fourth. Times: 2 45 4-5 2:47 3-5. 2:47 4-5. Win: £2 19s. Places. £1 9s fid. £1 7s. £1 19s. ARMSTRONG HANDICAP, £5OO. 2:17 class: ija.—l9 19 TONGARIRO -9> it I. O. Thomas 1: 3 2 MICHAEL BINGEN <5A> 24 3. J Lanzford 2: 12 12 MESSA STAR <2) it K. Purdon 3. Scratched: Mountain Guard. Half a neck three-quarters of a length- Lady Lurrone fourth. Times: 2:41 1-5 2:39 2-5. 2:41 3-5. Win: £22 Ils fid. Places: £5 14s fid, £1 17s fid. £l9 7s. Bracket: Michael Bingen and Revel Time. POPE HANDICAP, £lM<l; 2:11 class: Ism. 1,1 DEFT (1) it D. C. Watts 1 4 « FLYING BLUE 2) It D. G. Jones ' fi 5 JAY-AR >l3 > 12 G. B. Noble 3 5 7 Gipsy Hanover, 15 15 Gildirect, 15 15 Golden Ego, 12 14 C-umesi. 19 19 Highland Don. 3 3 Lady Charles, 14 13 Lauder bcott. 13 12 Maisle Direct. 1* 17 Roseland Ring, 9 9 Safe Return 11/11 Oreti, 8 4 Master Alan. 7 8 Gay Reel, 2/2 Lordship also started. Length and a quarter, two lengths and a quarter. Lady Charles fourth. Times: 3:12 2-5. 3:12 3-5, 3:11 4-5. Win: £4 13s. Places: £1 19s £3 les, £3 Ils fid. LAMBTON HANDICAP, £IIW ;2:1« class; Ism, — First Divisiesi: 4 3 PANCHO BOY .981 12 F E Newfield 1: 1/2 IDLE MAM IT) It M. Holmes 2, 2Z4 BAIXAIRN it N S. Benny 3. Scratched: Morsel. Half a head, short neck. Richana fourth. Times: 3 15, 3:17 1-3. 3:17 2-5. Win: £5 ss. Places £2 Bs. £1 19s fid. Second Oivisiwn: 5 5 NIGGER MINSTREL <sa) 12 K. Purdon 1: 8. 8 CONTROL 'l5) 12 J. A. Donaldson 2: 3 1 LIGHT POLKA It C. S. Hunter 3. Scratched: Gareon d’Or. Storm Water. Two lengths, two lengths and a half. Spring Garrison fourth. Times: 3:12 1-5. 3:12 3-5, 3:14. Win: £8 19s. Places: £2 15s. £3 13 s sd. Brackets: Sirretta and Pancho Boy, Forshy and Nigger MinstreL Disqualified From Fifth (HZ. Press Association > WELLINGTON. April 19. After the running of the Tawa Handicap, Minstrel Song was disqualified from fifth placing on the grounds of galloping and Medieval was promoted to fifth. At the start of the Boydon Two-year-old Stakes,, Viking Water reared and struck the wheel of Bronze Falcon s sulky as the tapes were released. ! Bronze Falcon's sulky wheel collapsed and this horse was pulled up.

School Officers.—Officers ' elected at the annual meeting of the Shirley Intermediate ,; School were: patron. Mr J. Pearson: president Mr T. I ■ Bathurst: vice-presidents, . Mrs D. J. Grace and Messrs C. W. Memory and H. B. . Painter: secretary, Mrs L. R. , ’ Hartley; treasurer. Mr L. ' Wootton: committee, Mes--1 dames S. Robinson, B. Askew, • and M. E. Chester, and Messrs ID. McClatchy, T. D. Gibson, /and W. C. Jarvis.