WESTPORT MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1926, Page 5

WESTPORT MEETING

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ ■ ■ WESTPORT, 22nd March.1 The second day of the Westport Jockey Club's Annual Meeting was favoured with fine weather. There was a good attendance, ■ and the totalisator handled £5575 10s for the day and £10,680 for the meeting, compared with £13,946 10s for last year's meeting. Dr. Foote,. president of the club, presented Mr. M'Connon' (owner of Prince Ferouz). with the cup donated by the Buller Licensed Victuallers'' Association. Flying Hack Handicap, of 260 soys; six furlongs.—3 Gay Gauntlet, 8.9 (Lee), 1; 1 Cairn. 8.10, 2; Seaklst, 7.9, 3. Also started: Jumella 7.12. Won by three lengths; ten lengths between, second and third. Time, lmin 2C 2-ssec. Dennistou Handicap Trot (harness), of 75 soys; 2.35 class; one mile. —5 Charlie Bell. 12yds behind (Peterson), 1; 3 Audo Dillon 72yds behind, 2; 8 Betty Blue, 96yds behind, 3. Also started: 7 Claire scr, 1 Lady Audubon • scr, 6 Hilda ■ M'Klnney scr, 4 Knocklyn 36yds behind,: 2 Bed Comet 84yds behind Won by a head. Eight lengths between second and "third. Buller Handicap, of 125 boys; one mile and a quarter.—l. Prince Ferouz, 9.3 (Jennings), 1; 4 John Dlx,- 7.12,-2; 2 Prosperity, 9.2, 3. Also started: 3 Bitters 7.10. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2mln 13 4-ssec. ' Grandstand Handicap, of 75 soys; nve fur-longs.-^-l .Some Abbey, 9.1 (Wasley), 1; 2 Flying Master, 8.2, 2; 3 Big Push, 8.4, 3. Tiirfe, lmin 3 4-Bsec. Waima'ngaroa Handicap Trot (harness), of 75 soys; .3.52 class; one mile and a quarter.— 5 Cannon Ball, scr (Pascoe), 1; 2 Trimmer, s'cr, 2; B'Bonny Audubon, scr, 3. Also started: -7 Lady Audubon scr, 5 Stella Ashley scr, 6 Audo: Dillon 96yds behind, 3 Red Comet 108 yds behind, 4 Wineberry 132 yds behind. Won by a-length and a half, three lengths between second and third. Time, 3mln 56sec. Colvln Handicap, of 85 . soys; seven furlongs.—l. Lord Leslie, 9.12 (Lee), 1; 2 All Gold,' 9.7, 2; 5 Bitters, 8.5, 3. Also started: 4 Gay Gauntlet 8.8, 3 Bapld Rosp 8.4. Won by, two lengths, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 32sec. Charleston Hack Handicap, of 75 soys; six furlongs and- 24 yards.—l Some Abbey, 9.0, (Lee), 1; 2 Calm, 8.12, 2; 3 Seaklst, 7.1, 3. Also started: Jonquil, 7.10. Won by three lengths, a length between second and third. Time,' lmin 20 1-psec. Farewell Handicap, of 80 soys; six furlongs.—2 Prince Charlerol, 9.1 (Lee), 1; 1 Booster. 9.13, 2; 4 Flying Master, 8.1, 3. Also, started: Prdsperlty, 9.12. Won by threequarters of a length, a length and a half between second and third. Time, lmin 22 1-5 sec. ... .