REEFTON TROTS

Evening Post, Issue 6, 8 January 1935, Page 4

REEFTON TROTS

MEMORIAL TO RACKETEER

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) , GREYMOUTH, January 7. ;. The Heefton. Trotting, Club's, Annual; Meeting was held at .Victoria Pack, Greymouth,: In flno weather; a light shower fell before tile, sixth race. ..There was a Rood attendance and the Investments were £0024 10s, against £5591! 10s last year, when the meeting was held at Reefton. : Kestilts:— • Innovation Handicap, £S0; 3.43 class; 1 \l. m li es ,—i JlfirloXoul.se (Withers), 1; 3: Betty Jinks, 2; 7 Cream, Harvester,, 3. ■ Also started: 2 Casino, i I'anny. Bingen, ,5 Myra Clionault, G Atarau ' King. Two lengths, . two lengths. Times: -3niln 28 4-ssec, 3mln 26 2-ssec, 3inln 30sec. ' ■' ' ' ■■■■■■•' ': : President's Handicap, £80; 3.40 class; 1M miles.—2 Travis-Prlnglo (King),. 1; 6 Lady Sonoma,.2; 4. Isabel Patch,' 3. , Also started: 9 Brsemar, 1-Parette, 8 Presentation, 7 Rose Clicnaul't, 3; Mimic, 5 Survivor.- Length, three' lengths. Times: 3mln 39 4-Dsec, 3mln 38 1-5 sec, 3mln 37 3-58ec. '■■-. ■ >, ■ .',■ 3. T. McMAHON MEHfOKIAL HANDICAP, £150; 4.47 classj'2 miles. ■ - 1 Racketeer (Bryce,'fiitl'.) ..... ...;'..'... 1 4 Sylvia Sydney (Berry) .;..■.........'.« 2 2 Plain Pearl (Berkett) ;..••• .3 Also started: 3 Fearless, 6 Gay Sister, 5 Great" Mlnto, 6 Whippet. ; .■.',' -i -, ■•> . .Racketeer staged a brilliant finish, after an interrupted, passage. . Sylvia Sydney, ran ■■,to the front after a Vile arid led, Into the straight from Great Mitito, Racketeer, Plain Pearl, 'and Fearless; Fifty yards from the post Itacketeer finished1 6Ver,'everything to win '■ Vy a : length from Sylvia •. Sydney; with Plain PearL a head away and .Whippet-close up,. fourth,'.then Great,, Minto.-.. :■.,........ - - ...'.' ;,... .'.. ;■: .-.■ ' Times': 4miri 43 4-DscC,,4mln 41 l-ssec. 4min 42 2-Dsec; ■■ ■:•■•■ .' ';, ..•'■■.'■ • ' -;,,^"V '•. V; . Railway' Handicap, .£80; 3:39 ' class; 1% mlles^S ' Black "Shadow (Maidens), I'; 14 Golden Sojuare, 2;:1 Mldshipmald, 3. Also started: 3 Paragon, 11" Tollgate,: 9 Don Wrack and Good .Companion (bracketed), 15. Bairn Sonoma, 12 Eastern Queen, 4 Lazy Pete, 10 Summit,.l2 Awa Dillon, 5 Irish Peach. 7 Grace JlcEhyyn, ■ 8 Grand :. Author/ .2 .Sage King, Half a head, -three ,'lengths;; ' Times: 3mln 29 4-ssec, 3mln'2Bsec,'3mlii 26'1-sseci' . v Stewards' Handicap, £90; 3.46 class; 1V& miles.—! Enigma (Tcahen), 1; 2 I'rlncess Onyx, 2; 6 Lady Sononia, 3.' Also started: 8 Parctte, 9 Rose Chenault, 4 Travis Prlngle, 5 Wrneliless, 7 Isabel Patch, ,3 Survivor. Ten lengths, half a length. Times,: 3min 30 l-ssec, 3min 29 4-sscc, 3mln 42scc, . '■■- Aviation Handicap, £80; 2.27 class; 1 mile. —1 Red Gold (Edwards), 1; 2 Imperial Nelson, 2; 5 Marie Louise, 3. Also started! 6 Secret Service, 1 Shore Leave (bracketed with' the winner); 7 Nell Dillon, 4 Scotty Bingen, 3 Silver Whip.' Teh lengths,"two lengths. Times-/ 2mln lasoc, 2min 17 2-ssec, Zmin 18sec. Recovery Handicap, £80.; 3.5 class: 1% mlles.r-1 Royal tie Oro-(Maidens), 1; 2 Royal Travis, 2: 3 Royal Crescent, 3. Also started: 5 Cercbus, 6 Myr'a Chenault, 7 Silver Letitia, 4 B'ctty Jinks. Length and a half, two lengths. Times: 2mln 31 4-oiec. 2mln 53 2-saec. 2mln ""Farewell Handicap, £100; 256 class; 1U miles—l Racketeer (Brjce, Jun), 1, 2 Gay Sister 2- 7 Great Mlnto, 3 Also started: 9 Fearless, 8 Golden Dollar, 6 Ollie Rey, 5 Lena Thorpe. 30 Ruin, 3 Gujziali and Whippet (bracketed). 4 Blandford Racketeer, penalised 24vds, was slow to lci\e and covered much grourtd.to win brilliantly, establishing a course rceotd. Three-quarters of a length, length. -Whippet was fourth - Times: 2min 47 4-3 Sec, 2mln 51 1-osec, 2mm D^acc.