REEFTON TO RACE TODAY

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32498, 7 January 1971, Page 8

REEFTON TO RACE TODAY

The Reefton Jockey Club yesterday made the third postponement In as many years of its January race meeting. Reefton club officials blame too little rain for its decision to postpone its meeting until today. The few points of rain on Tuesday night made the track greasy and dangerous* in the opinion of senior jockeys who inspected the track yesterday morning. If the rain had continued and the water had soaked in, it is thought the track would have given safe footing. “It is the jockeys who have to ride on the track, so we take their advice,” said the Reefton club’s secretary, Mr S. Baxter, yesterday. Mr Baxter said that by 9 a.m. the track and weather were ideal for racing, but the decision had been made. Selections:—

Noon*—-Tom Dudley Novice Stakes No. 1: Biggin Hill, Bon Abree, Lord Tony. 12.35 p.m.—Dudley Novlco No. 2: Just Ace, Mustapha, Jan Kerry. 1.10 p.mv—Newcombe Trot: Galatas, Scotside, Young Garrison. 1.45 p.m.—Jim Lalor Hack Handicap: Flying Maida, Japita, Al Azhar. % 2.20 p.m.—Rusa Taggart Handicap: General Boy, turipydies. Silver Fountain. 2.55 p.m. Fowler Novice Stakes,—First division: Silver Head, Wllliever. . Second Division: Witchcraft, Rebel Robe. 3.40 p.m.—H. Lang Hack Handicap: Moonfleet, Magic Man, Officers’ Mess. 4.15 p.m.—Reefton Broadway Handicap: Default, Reefton Queen. 4.50 p.m.—Coghlan Memorial Trot: VI Dean, Briarwood, Galatas. Fields are;— Noon.— TOM DUDLBY NOVICE STAKES NO. 1, $550; about sf. Biggin Hill (1), Bon Abrae (4), Lord Tony (6), Wyevern (7), Zebeena (3) 8-10; Just Gary (5), Kiri Khan (8), Misty Rose (10) 8-5; Anne Lindsay (2), Gone By (9) 7-9. 12.35 p.m.—

TOM DUDLEY NOVICE STAKES NO. 2, $550; about sf. Just Ace (8) 9-1; Big Puff (5), Totara Boy (10) 8-10; Buzz (3), Early Sunrise (7), Jan Kerry (9), Proud Ben (1), Red Lea (6) 8-5; Mustapha (4). Quite Neat (2) 7-9. 1.10 p.m.—

STAN NEWCOMBE MEMORIAL TROT, $550; 2:20 class; Um.— i Briarwood (10). Coolit (13), Campesino (16), Coaster Tom (5), : Crystalline (15). Easy Drive (8), Galatas (6), Gladeen (9), Good Van (12), Honest Bill (1), Hundred Valleys (17). Likely Lad ,(3), Poplar Hanover- (2), Rapalite (7), Vi Dean (14), Vonnie Logan (4), Young Garrison (1) It; Ellagrattan (2), Marksman (3), Scotside (1) 36; Galway Blazer (1) 60. Balloted out with right of reentry: Gladeen, Good Van, Young Garrison, Briarwood.

Brackets: Easy Drive, Ella- ? rattan. Hundred Valleys and oung Garrison; Galatas, Gladeen and Likely Lad.

1.45 p.m.— JIM LALOR HACK HANDICAP, $650; about St-Japlta (3) 8-10; Flying Meld* (7) 8-7; Threepence (11) 8-4 ; Regent Royal (14) 8-3; Al Azbar (10) 8-1: Dipmate (6), Graeme (2), Hl Pal (5), Krista (4). Magic Air (8), One Spot (9), Sally Robe (12), StratngaitiSfan (13), Wyevern (1) 7-13. Balloted out with right of reentry- Dipmate. Brackets: Japita and Regent Royal, Graeme and Sally Robe. FIRST LEG OF TJt.B. DOUBLE 2.20 p.m.— RUSS TAGGART HANDICAP $1300; about lim.

00 Prince Magundl (10) 8 0 Scratched: Mr Subtle (4), New Mint (5), Royal Encounter (7). 245 p.m.—

J. A. FOWLER NOVICE STAKES, $550; Im. and 150yds.Flrst division: Little Sue (5), Lord Manfred (3), Red Rock (2), Silverhead (9), The Big Ape (8), Wllliever (4) 8-10; Double Booking (5), Ricamy (7), Yapinga (1) 8-5. Second division: Witchcraft (8) 9-6; Rebel Robe (1) 9-1; Dainty Tread (9), Joust (7). Percolette (6), Prince Zarcon (4), Tailsail (2) 8-10; Arctie Acre (3), Merrily (5) 8-5.

3.40 p.m.— H. LANG HACK HANDICAP, $765; about Im. and 150yds.— Magic Man (5) 8-10; Blmerah (13) 8-3; Doug’s General (2), Moonfieet (9) 8-1; Officers’ Mess (4) 8-0; Mr Subtle (6) 7-12; Irish Hope (11) 7-11; Al Azhar (10k* Fearnought (7), Janet Leigh (8), Kriste (1), Offender (12), Russian Jack (3) 7-10. Bracket: Russian Jack and Mr Subtle. Balloted out with right of reJentry: Al Azhar.

SECOND LEG OF T.A.B. DOUBLE 4.15 p.m.— REEFTON BROADWAY HANDICAP $875; about 7f,

Bracket: Martha Bell and Reefton Queen. Scratched; Screeened (3). 4.50 p.m.— PETER COGHLAN MEMORIAL TROT, $550; 2:20 class; UmAnita Jane (12), Bam Bam (15), Briarwood (13), Campesino (5), Crystalline (in, Easy Drive (2), I Galatas (3), Gladeen (4), Good! Van (9), Honest Bill (7), Hundred! Valleys (16), Likely Lad (8), Orient Light (6), Vi Dean (I),< Vonnie Logan (14), Young Garri-: son (10) it; Ellagrattan (2). | Jingles (1), Marksman (4), Scot-’ side (3) 24; Galway Blazer (1) 48.

Balloted out with right of reentry: Galatas. Easy Drive, Hundred Valleys, Likely Lad. Bracket: Anita Jane, Easy Drive. Ellagrattan, Hundred Valleys and Young Garrison: Galatas, Gladeen and Likely Lad.

lb 4312 General Boy (8) .. 0 5254 Silver Fountain (1) .. 8 8824 Eurlpydles (2) .. 3 0454 Chota 111) .. .. 0 7786 Faraday (9) .. 0 3121 Green Light (3) ( 0 6576 Mr Joe (6) .. 0

st lb 4552 Azir (2) . 7 11 2453 Senator Jack (4) . 7 11 1472 Default (6) . 7 9 6653 Martha Bell (7) . 7 9 7456 Reefton Queen (5) . 7 9 1248 Star Turne (8) . 7 9 3190 Strad (1) . 7 9