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hirabeth ' u aS Par!? n '; al Queen i Vhen April asl evening 5" >n'We the * eatu re race ' ietalisator men club ’s la»t fca§ reouiroH but a re-run Mogs ha 9 d “aught l th l , he lcadi «S tome straight 1 tl,e lure ln the Oser “ seemed as if April '/three after a la^oli the 'vould hold off Mta Sm nn h te with aisputiS th a !l d Signor Caruso 'Fast thlrd Placing. Identical S tn S ( i l ' erun was almost April Ffvl t ? e orl S inal race, from tiL K r shot t 0 l-be lead Smorith s >S o > se^. and sh e had Alta her aJ Highborn alongside bend nS rea cbed the first littdo wm ghbol i n wa s pushed a anowini dC A an< ! lost lwo lengths, S S )^ ril ., F ] yer and Alta H" 1 , lead down the hack strong- Aprd Fl ver railed and F, y a JP und the top bend b?L U^ ed a two lengths Ntehh °' £r A lta Smooth, with coming stoutly. ah ? at April Flyer went comfortfrnt, a s< d iA s he won decisively . v'Shborn, Signor Caruso Alta Smooth for
f a X bl J* y ',t Wo greyhounds con- ;? sted . the eight heats to find the final field for the Mayor’s Cup race at the club’s totalisai.°r meeting on Friday evening. U “*V the _winners qualified. . r ergie Mac was the most impressive winner and the fastest. 'Although the winning efforts of Greait Funds, Kotuku Wadderin and Diamond Edge indicated that the final should be excellent. The in-form Go Benjamin and
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the consistent Keui.uvu <-il .-°n| the heats of the Americas Trophy from which the first four | qualified for the class live final | on Friday. Results:— ~ , ~ America’s Trophy—Heat 1:: Go Benamin (J. Mahuika) 1, bolarcaine (G. Barron; 2, Fast Hero ?W Morris) 3. Time: 32.87. Heat 2: Redwood Lil (R. Corbett) 1, Silent Shah (M. Fahey) 2, Humbug Bov (J. Wilson) 3. Time. 33 jlayor’s Cup.—Heat 1: No Gold (R. Wilson) 1, Look Lively (BCowlev) 2. Doone Spartan (M. Kingston) 3. Time: 33:58. Heat 2: Credit Funds (W. Kingston) 1, Lucky Sheba (G. Palmer) 2, Smart Vixen (W. Werner) 3. Time: 33.76. Heat 3: kotuku Wadderin (J. Hindle) 1, Hunting Red (K. Wehrmann) 2, Dancer Knows (R. Wood) 3. Time: 33.49. Heat 4: Silent Ending (W. Werner) 1, Oakville Jai (R. Kingston) 2. Kyles of Bute (J. MeLister) 3. Time: 34.04. .Heat 0.. Diamond Edge (G. Wilson) 1, Speedy Cash (R. Gregory) 2, Real Silent (M. Ruston) 3. Time: 33.34. Heat 6: Bouncy Wadderin (M. Boyd) 1, Wadderin Boy (V. Bean) 2, Clipper Lil (D. Jenkins) 3. Time: 33.34. Heat 7: Club Hostess i (E. O’Shea) 1. TaranuiJDger (A. . Dickens: 2, Chunson (I. Kaye) 3- . Time: 33.91. Heat 8: Fergie Mac (B. and E. Norris) 1, Eager Ernie ■ W r . Gill) 2, Irish Panther (R. Adcock) 3. Time: 33.10. • South Island Challenge Cup, i 590 m— April Flyer (Mrs G. ; Palmer) 1, Nighborn (W. Kingston) 2. Signor Caruso (R. Gregl ory) 3. Time: 36.29.
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