Gunga Din Wins Wyndham Race

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31513, 30 October 1967, Page 4

Gunga Din Wins Wyndham Race

(N.Z: Press Association)

INVERCARGILL. Gunga Din (Spring Handicap) and Captain’s Command (Flying Handicap) won the T.A.B. double at the Wyndham Racing Club’s spring meeting on Saturday. They returned $7.85 for The meeting was held in fine weather on a firm track. Results:— GLENHAM HACK HURDLES $600; Hm. 1/1 NARATAM (1) 10-8 W. J. Hillis 1 1/1 ALPINE LIGHT (1A) 9 0 W. Sutherland 2 3/3 ETASSEM 10-5 E. E. O’Brien 3 AU started. Five lengths, two lengths. Lambano fourth. Time, 2:55. Win: $1.85. Places: $2.85. Bracket: Naratam and Alpine Light. FERRY NOVICE STAKES $500; 6f. First Division 3/2 GENERAL BOY (12) 8-5 J. R. Dowling 1

2/1 BEGBIE (3) 8-5 G. W. Wright 2 13/13 FOUNTAIN CREST 8-5 M. J. Lawson 3 Scratched: Amalgamation, Winnie’s Girl, Supreme Star. Four lengths, nose. Belldon fourth. Time: 1:14. Win: $2.80. Places: $2.15, $2.10. Second Division 7/5 BIG FELLOW (6) 8-5 R. N. Marsh i 6/7 LARKHALL (18) 8-5 L. W. Hare $ 1/3 BELLAWARE 8-5 L. C. Edwards 3 t Dead-heat for first. Scratched: Sun Priestess, Moritzie. Dead-heat, four and a half lengths. Crown Agent fourth. Time: 1:14. Win: $4.75 (Big Fellow), $3.25 (Larkhall). Places: $2.85 (Big Fellow), $3 80 (Larkhall). RIDGES HACK HANDICAP $600; 6f. 10/11 WATERFRONT (17) car. 7-8 E. A. Gye 1 7/8 GENERAL SIMM (4) car. 7-9 T. P. Brown 2 8/7 EL TEGRAVE (12) car. 7-8 . A. K. Robinson 3 Scratched: Yipp. Nose, half a head. Capasco fourth. Time: 1:13. Win: $24.25. Places: $7.20, $5.10, $4.25. ISLAND NOVICE STAKES $500; 7f. 4/3 DAVE'S GIFT (5) 8-5 A. S. Borthwick 1 13/13 PUNCHELLE (16) 8-5 B. L. Shaw 2 2/2 DARK SUPREME (4) 8-5 J. .R. Dowling 3 Scratched: Banway, Dad’s Favourite, Desert Trail, My Era, Royal Angel, Three Bells. Nose, nose. King Boa fourth. Time: 1:28 4-5. Win: $8.20. Places: $2.60, $l2, $l.BO. SPRING HANDICAP $1200; Hm. 2/2 GUNGA DIN (1) 8-3 J. R. Dowling 1 1/1 TULSON (5) 7-10 T. P. Brown 2 4/3 CASTLE GREGORY (3) 7-11 G.W. Wright 3 Others in finishing order: 8/8 Glocca Morra, 3/4 Sailor’s Flight, 7/7 Bob’s Secret, 10/10 Ronda, 5/5 Manners, 6/6 Lucky Son, 9/9 Disagree. Head; nose. Time: 2:4 2-5. Win: $3.65. Places:. $1.25, $l, $2.15. EDENDALE HACK HANDICAP $640; 7f. 3/2 WIG (6) car. 8-3 T. P. Brown 1 2/5 YIPP (9) car. 7-114 W. Sutherland 2 7/7 WYTELL (7) car. 7-10 R. J. Murphy 3 All started. Half a length, half a length. Gilt Light fourth. Time: 1:26 1-5. Win: $7.55. Places: $1.95, $2.50, $4.40. Bracket: Wig and Gillie. FLYING HANDICAP $800; 6f. 1/1 CAPTAIN'S COMMAND (3) 8-9 B. J. Anderton 1 2/2 EMPIRE KING (5) 7-13 J. R. Dowling 2 6/7 CASTLE FLIGHT (4) 8-3 R. N. Marsh 3 Others in finishing order: 5/5 Flying Trix, 4/4 Queen Neptune, 8/8 Western Gale, 7/6 Lovely Day, 3/3 Palisade, 10/10 Baal Hanan, 9/9 Golden Silver. Three-quarters of a length, four lengths. Time: 1:11 1-5. Win: $2.45. Places: $1.40, $1.45, $3.55. FINAL HACK HANDICAP. $640; Hm. 1/1 GARS (6) 8-0 . j. R. Dowling 1 2/2 STEPHANAIR (3) B*3 E. J. Didham 2 8/5 RICH LIGHT (8A) 7-11 T. van.Beurden 3 Scratched: White Wine. Two and a half lengths, two lengths. Bervan fourth. Time: 2:4 3-5. Win: $3.50. Places: $l.BO, $1.85, $3.60. Reliandicaps Re-handicaps for the Canterbury Jockey Club's meeting on Saturday are:— Waimairi High-weight. Sunbank, 41b, to 9-10. Hagley Handicap, . Gars, 41b, to 8-4.