AT WESTPORT
PARA SUCCESSFUL
ROYAL'GAME SCORES
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WESTPOItT, 4th April. Tho Weslport Jockey Club was again favoured with line weather for tho second day's races. Thoro was a large attendance, good fields, and keen speculation. Tho totalisator handled £7305, making £14.219 for tho two days, as against £10,700 last year. . Results:— Flying- Handicap, of GO soys; six fnrlonun ed: G Ella,,' 8 . 2 ,~ jp^g* §* \ *>»» *•£ Blossom 7.12. 0 Bellcrophon 7.12, 5 C»hbox 7.10 8 Lord Sflddlcton 7.10. Won by half a length,, same distance between second and third. Time, Imln 19sec »>-<-«"u ana Uennlslon Handicap Trot, of 73 soys; one mile.—3 Thorpe, scr ■ (V. Alborn), 1; l Wee Audubon, scr, 2; 2 Vcnarc, »cr, 3. Also started :; b Hadox scr, IS Anon scr, 10 flairo scr, .i Alpine Melody scr, 15 Bonny Audubon scr fi im?* ,A.^, allilll scr' i riayßlrl 12yds bhd! 00yds bhd, 8 Bed Comet S4yds bhd, 11 Knocklyn 84yds bhd, 0 Ruth Hall !)Gyds lilid II Ocean Chimes 06yds bhd, 16 Golden Locanda 108 yds bhd. Won by a lone neck, a length between second and third. Time, 2mln 25scc. BULLER HANDICAP, of 325 soys; ono mile and a quarter. ." l'ara, 8.7 (llosewarne) i 5 No Response, 7.7 ... •> 6 Pickaninny, 7.10 '..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 3 Also started: 2 Happy Days S.S, 1 Steel Bar 7.13, 4 Wharfdalo 7.12, 7 All Cold 7.11. rickaninny made all the running until halfway up the straight, when Tara came with a. strong run, to win by three parts of a length, witli No Response beating Pickaninny for second place by a length. Time. 2min 12sec Grandstand Handicap, of 7." soys: six furiongs and 24 yards—3 Some Abbey, 8.7 (I.cc), 3; Royal Game, 9.8. 2; 2 King Cheops. S.S, .1. Also started : Prince Charlcroi 8.;". }llg I'ush 7.13. A length each way. Tlmn, imln JDsce. Walmangaroa Handicap Trot, of 75 soys; one mllo and a half.—l Meritor, ;i6yds bhd (.larden), l; 2 Audubon Lad. 48yds blid. 2: ;i Wee Audubon, ser. 3. Also started: 31 lionny Audubon scr, 4 Great Abdallah snr, 5 Alpine Melody scr, 7 Hilda M'Kinney 24yds bhd, S Charlie Lincoln 84yds bhd, 10 Charlie Bells 84yds bhd, G Comfort 96j-ds bhd. 13 Rothbell 108 yds bhd, 9 Ocean Chimes 108 yds bhd, 32 Golden Locanda 120 yds bhd. Won by two lengths and a half with Wee Audubon a head away third. Time, 3min 4S ]-ssec. j Colvin Handicap, of 85 soys; seven furlongs. —4 Rapid Rose, 5.3 (Rosewiirnc), 1; 2 Lord Leslie, 8.1, 2; 3 No Response, 8.8, 3. Also started: 1 Birthmark 8.12, 5 Bitters 8.0. Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, Imin 32sec. Charleston Hack Handicap, of 75 soys; six furlongs and 24 yards.—l Grey Wells, 8.3 (J. Jennings), 1; 4 Motion, 8.4, 2; 3 Callburn, 9.2, 3. Also started: 2 Gaslight 8.8, 8 Ellah 8.4, 6 Rapid Fire 8.1, 7 Bellerophon S.C. Won by two lengths. Time, Imln 19sec. Farewell Handicap, of 80 soys; six furlongs and SO yards.—4 Royal Game, 9.1 (Carroll), 1; 2 Corn Rigs, 10.2, 2; 6 Some Abbey, 8.2, S. Also started: 1 Hallownoon 9.7, 5 King Cheops 8.4, 3 Pickaninny 8.3, 7 Prince Charlero! 7.13. Won by a long neck, Corn Rigs just beating Some Abbey on the post by a head. Time. Imln 22sec.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 80, 5 April 1927, Page 7
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