FORBURY PARK MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1924, Page 10

FORBURY PARK MEETING

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DUNEDIN, 31st January. . The Forbury ■ Park Trotting Club's Meeting was opened tio^day in fine but dull weather. There was a good attendance, and the track was in excellent order. The totalisator handled £27,444' 10s, compared with £28,050 10s on the first day" last year. Following are results:— .... Vauxhall Handicap (harness), of 225 soys; one mile and five furlongs.—PeJ,erwah, 24yds bhd (Fisher), 1; Lady Es--ma, 48yds bhd, 2; Underviewer, scr,' 3. Also started: Lady Honi, Lord Rokeby, Sister. Beatrice,' Greywood, Windguard, Kentucky Child, Avalanche, Peter Bingen, Swiftbine, Queen Wilkes, scr; Queen Ida, M'Kinney Mac, 12yds bhd; Lady Evelyn, Young Tom, 24yds bhd; Kismet, 36yds bhd; Tipperary, Engagement, 48yds bhd; A^pha Wilkes, Benmore (coupled with Kentucky Child), 6Cyds bhd. Won by twelve lengths. Time, 4mih 2 3-ssec. Kensington Handicap (harness), • of 275 soys; two miles.—Barooga, scr (M'Lellan), 1; Trenard, scr, 2; Sprig o' Heather, 60yds bhd, 3. Also started: Stunt Artist, Will Robbins, Sunny Vue, scr; Hylas, 12yds blid; Olwyn, 24yds bhd; Lucky Dillon, 36yds bhd; Wick-; low Boy, 48yds bhd; Lucky Harold, 60yds bhd. Won by four lengths. Time, 4min 49 3-ssec. ' Musselburgh Handicap (saddle), of 275 soys; two miles.r-Lady Elwood, scr (Hadfield), 1; Bonette, scr, 2; Arran Lad, 120 yds bhd, 3. Also started: Greywood,1 Stone Ginger, scr; Le Todd, Exmoor, 12yds bhd; Fox Trot, Master Robbins, 36yds bhd; Merry Peter, 72vds bhd' Marvin Drift, 96yds bhd. Won by four lengths. Time, 4min 55sec. DUNEDIN CUP HANDICAP (harness), of 1025 soys; two miles. Great Bingen, 48yds bhd ,1 Great Hope, 60yds bhd 2 Linden, 12yds' bhd ...; 3 Also started: Childe Pointer, Willie Logan, scr; Loganwood, 12yds bhd; Whispering Willie, Don Wild, Albert Cling, 48yds bhd;' Alto Chimes, 60yds bhd (bracketed with Great Hope); Vilo, 72yds bhd. , ' ' Most of the running was made by Willie Logan, who led Linden and tho rest of the field except Albert Cling and Vilo. Two furlongs and a half from home the favourite struck the front and won comfortably by three lengths from the ' fast-finishing Great Hope, while Linden was. another three lengths away third, followed by Whispering Willie. Time, 4min 31 3-ssec. Chatham Handicap (harness), of 275 soys; one mile and five furlongs.—Jolly Chimes, scr (Perriam), 1; Bonanza, scr, 2; Paradox, scr, 3. Also started: Forbury, Megala, Bellwood, Nelson Mac, Bessie Logan, Nelson O'Neil, Red Cheouer, Ivy Rothschild, Lady Minto, Codoa, Triooline, Liberty Loan, Berma Pointer, scr; Raymus, 12yds bhd; Alpha Bingen, Admiral Pointer, 24yds bhd; Golden Nut, 72yds bhd. Won by three lengths. Time, 3min 57 4-ssec. Otago Handicap (harness), of 375 soys; two miles.—Kean John, 48yds bhd (Tomkinson), 1; Echo, 12yds b'hd, 2; Peter Swift, 60yds bhd, 3. Also' started: Brigand, scr; Merry Bingen, 12yds bhd; Darkest, 24yds bhd; Pieter Timmerman, 3ty y ds. bhd; Count Dee, 48yds bhd; Bon Sonty, 60yds bhd; Sunny Jim, 72yds bhd; Clonmel, 108 yds bhd; Mangoutu, 108 yds bhd. Won by three parts of a length. Time, 4min 49sec. King George Handicap (harness), of 350 soys; two miles.—Jack Potts, scr (Jarden), 1; Blue Star, 12yds bhd, 2; Cottage Girl, scr, 3. Also started: Delta, Pointalena,. Harris, Wee Daphne, Hold On, scr; Young Blake, Tahire, Mountain Chimes, Delville Wood, 12yds bhd; Harbour Light, Lenamhor, John Pointer, 24yds bhd; Fashion Queen, 72yds bhd. Won easily by a length. ; Tahire collapsed while'- at the post, and took no part in the race. His injuries were such as to necessitate destruction. Time, 3min 49 3-ssec. Electric Handicap, (saddle), of 325 soys; one mile.—Lady Embrace, 12yds bhd (Butterfield), 1; Coldwater, 12yds bhd, 2; Ben Ohau, 48yds bhd, 3. Also started: Henry Tracy, Friendship, Littlefield, Vera's Doll, Prospect, scr; Glenboy, Downcast, 12yds bhd; Norma Dillon, 24yds bhd; Cammie, 36yds bhd. A close finish. Won by half af length. Time, 2min 17sec.