WESTPORT MEETING

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 79, 28 December 1926, Page 15

WESTPORT MEETING

GREAT ACTRESS WINS WILLIAMS MEMORIAL BY Telegraph.—Phess association. Westport, December 27. day of the Westport Trotting Club’s There was fine weather for the firstmeeting. There was a large attendance, nnd the totalisator handled £9264, compared with J 18787 on the first day last year. SED DON VILLE HANDICAP (saddle), of 110 sovs.; 3.57 class. One mile and a half. 2 Brentfire, scr (Black) 1 7 Connie Dillon, scr 2 1 Katinka, scr 3 Also started: 8 Bonny Dillon, 6 Spotlight, 3 Sylvia Logan, 5 Nell Bingen, 4 Charlie Bells. 48yds. behind. Won bv half a length, a similar distance between second and third. Time, 3min. 49 4-ssec. At the conclusion of the race Mr. A. Colvin, president of the trotting club, presented W. R. Black with a silver-mounted whip, donated by Mr. J. Anderson, of Christchurch, to the driver of the winning horse in the first race. TE KUHA HANDICAP (saddle), of 120 sovs.; 3.56 class. Unhoppled trotters. Ona mile and a half. 3 Comfort, 96yds (Fairley) 1 1 Mephistopheles, 24yds. behind 2 2 Peter Boaz, 36yds". behind 3 Alsd started: Repute, scr., coupled with Mephistopheles, Wild Peter, scr,; Billy Ashley, 36yds. behind; Stella Ashley, 72yds. behind. Won by twelve lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 54 2-ssec. '

WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HANDICAP TROT (harness), of 230 sovs.; 4.53 class. Two miles. 5 Great Actress, scr (J. Spillane) 1 9 Nazimova, 12yds. behind -

4 Denver Wood, scr. . . 3 Also started: 1 Dahlia Dillon, 10 Golden Locanda, 2 Springtime, scr.; 3 The Thistle. 9 Peter Elect, 24yds. behind; 6 Sparkling Chimes, 36yds. behind; 7 Satin Princess. 48yds. behind. Won by a neck, ten lengths between second and third. Time, 4min: 50sec.

ADDISON’S- HANDICAP (harness), of 120 sovs.; 3.48 class. One mile and a' ha,f - zr— r x i Asset, scr : (Clarke) 1 3 Amy Audubon, 36yds. behind 2 6 Wineberry, 60yds. behind 3 Also started: Harold Hue. 9 McKenzie Girl, 8 Nell Bingen, 2 Achray, 10 Spot-light,-7 Sylvia Logan, scr.; 5 Jingle Bells, 24yds. behind; 11 Velocity. 60yds. behind; 4 Pavlova, 84yds. behind. Won by three lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 43sec.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (harness), of 130 sovs,; 5.10" class. Unhopplod trotters. Two miles. 1 Nellie Hugo, scr. (Cox) 1 2 Comfort. 84yds. behind ~- -

5 Duco, scr. 3 Also started: 4 Repute. 7 Wild Peter, 6 Billy Ashley, scr.; 5 De Luxe.-48yds. behind. Won bv half a length, eight lengths.between second and third, , Time,. smin. Bse6.' "' '