Greymouth Trots On Soaking Track

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30578, 22 October 1964, Page 22

Greymouth Trots On Soaking Track

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GREYMOUTH. Oct 21. Atrocious condition* prevailed for the opening night of the Greymouth Trotting Club's spring meeting on the Victoria Park Raceway tonight. The winning double combination. Hurry On and Seafield Scott, paid £3O 8s for fl. On-course the totalisator handled £10,288 10s, including £1627 on the double, compared with £28,852 on the corresponding night last year. The first leg of the double, the President’s Handicap, ( was won by Hurry On, a five-year-old gelding by Johnny Globe from Our Mary owned by Messrs J. Clayton and W. C. Walsh and trained and driven by Walsh. Hurry Oh was always well placed in the running. He followed the pacemaker, Fury River, into the straight and fought on best to win by | half a length from Silver Mica. The latter, which is trained on the track put in, a strong challenge from fourth position on the home turn. Fury River held on for third ahead of the hot: favourite Bruce. Golden j Sari, a well-backed candidate,! failed to go away. Second Leg The favourite. Seafield Scott, was handily positioned all the way in the Raceway, Handicap. He was in front with a mile to run, then was steadied to take the trail behind Megaton. Seafield Scott had the measure of Megaton outside 1 the furlong ar 1 he came away to win by a length and a half. The fasbfinishing I Night Boy was second, a length and a half clear of Our Kay. Megaton was a length back fourth ahead of Tunnel Road, Great Kick. Dawn Hanover, Borodin, Gold Lady, Bold John. Eone Navarre, Morano Star. Smog. Bonvar and High Hopes. Result*:— RUNAHGA HANDICAP, IM.' 2:10 class: 13f —7 7 QUITO 13) i 60 R. H Negus 1: 4 5 WAYREN (10) It W. E. Taylor 2; 3 4 RIG CHARGE (1) It W. L. Heron 3 Scratched: Lady Christian. Peterborough, Stormy Moss. Bingen’s Boy. Half a length fire lengths. Boutman fourth Times: 3:55 1-5. 4.1. 4:1 1-3. Win 122 15*. Places: £4 s*. 12 13s Rd, £2 7s. BRUNNER HANDICAP, £2OO 2:20 class; IU.-I1 DOCTOR BARRY 5) It L. J. Utten 1: 2/2 WALTZ AWAV <l5) It T. N May I: 17 MEADOW HEATHER <7) It W. S. Cummings 3. | Scratched: Caleb. Stormy Reef. I Carbon King. Cheriglobe. Operatic, Sister Jane. White Smoke.: Sironto. Three-quarters of a .length: five lengths. Le Whip: •fourth. Times: 3:13 1-5, 3:13 2-5, | 3:14 1-5. Win: £1 7s. Places: i 15s 6d. £1 13s 4d. £5 18s «d. I BLACKBALL HANDICAP, £275 [2:19 class: ISf.—l/2 VAGGI (8) It T. W. Mulcay 1; 6/6 GRAND FLIGHT (4) It M. T. Kerr 2: 5/5 WESTWARD HO It R. L. Gib-i bons J. Scratched: Last Beam, I

Itanuy Mlle. Tranetar Nate, length and three-qaartar* April Shower* toarth Tinea: 3 55. I1:SS 1-S, 3:*5 3-4. Win £3 lit Place* £1 !«• *d. £4 I3s president's hamnocap. UM: 3:12 etas*. Itf 1/4 MURRY Ml Us It W. P. Walsh 1 ■ 2/1 SILVER MICA ’ll It w. S. Cunning* 2 i It FURY RIVER 3) It N Helmet j 1/* Ban Bomb. 1/1 Brace 4 3 Golden Sari. 7T Linda Marl--10/7 Thrift. I I Baling Casta alio ' started Half a length: two lengt*-, > Bruce fourth. Times: 3:41 3S 3'41 4-5. 1 42 2-3 1 Win: £S 11* Places: n is U. £1 ?s. £3 4a 6d . MINERS’ HANDICAP, £334; 230 class. 13f — 2'2 MOTULAS <7) t T. M. May 1: 55 WAYREN 10. It W. K. Taylor 2; tf* DON T (4) It K. Purdon 3 Scratched ;Ladv Christian. Feterborousn. Stormy Mom. Bald As wore ,Length; length Quito fourth Time* 4 J 3-5. 4:3 3-5 4 3 4 3 Win £4 ts 44. Place* £1 ll> 4d. £3 12*. £4 PAPAROA HANDICAP, ft 3:3* clan: 2m—l/3 waltz AWAY (14) It T. M May 13 WHITE SMOKE 115) 44 W A Cook 2: 4/7 CHIEF JOE 3) D. M. Alexander 2. Scratched Caleb. Operatic. Sister JanDoctor Barry. Monaco Lad. Roval Adorlan. Three-ouart»rt of’ a length: two length' Springfield fourth Time* 445 2-5, 4:41 45. 4:44 3-S. Win £3 Its 4d Places: 41 12*. £1 12s 6d, £4 4s. RACEWAY HANDICAP, £4OO : 2:18 cl*»«; Ilf. 1/2 SEAFIELD SCOTT <l4) It F. E Newfield 1 6'6 NIGHT BOY . !2> h w. S. Cummings : 2 1 OUR KAY (13) It M. Holmes 3 13/13 Bold John. 7/7 Bonvar. 11/12 Borodin. 8/8 Dawn Han over. 10/t Eone Navarre. 12 11 Great Kick. 5/4 High Hopes. 5 4 Morano Star, t/10 Smog, 4 Tunnel Road 3 3 Mevs’on. 14 14 iGo'd Lady also started. • Length and a halt half a length. Megaton fourth. Ttmei 3 9 4 5. 3:14. 3 I« 3 5. Win: £3 Its ’’laces: £1 Ils £3 10s 6d, £1 IS*. DOBSON HANDICAP. 875 3 19 Cla«s: Ilf—l3 OARWYN 4 >• D. G. Jones 1: 2 3 GRANO FLIGHT 17) It M. T Kerr 2 3 1 WESTWARD HO 02) It O V Quinlan 3 Scratched April Showers. Bar None. Last Beam Stormy Mile. Transtar Length and a half: length. Fluid Drhfourth. Times: 3 13. 313 2314 1-5. Win: £3 18s *d Place* £1 14* 6d, £1 16s 6d. £1 12s