MANKIND A DOUBLE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 99, 24 October 1938, Page 13

MANKIND A DOUBLE

ROYAL GRATTAN SCORES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

! GREYMOUTH, October 22. The Greymouth Trotting Club's. Spring Meeting opened today in showery weather. The track was heavy and there was'a good attendance. The totalisator handled £9505, compared with £13,004 10s on the first day last year, a decrease of £3499 10s. Results:— Introductory Handicap, £110; 2.27 class; 8| furlongs.—2-1 Gay Lady, scr (A. Holmes), 1; 8-7 Trinidad, 24 (J. Seibel), 2; 1-2 Super Jack, scr (M. B. Edwards), 3. Also started: 4-4 Anna Wong scr, 9-10 Audo Girl scr, 7-9 Loneworthy scr, 3-3 Plymouth scr, 10-8 Wild Deer scr, 6-5 Devotion 24, 5-6 Smile Again 24. One length and a half; four lengths. Times: 2min 36|sec, 2min 35 l-ssec, 2min 39sec.

Petrie Handicap, £110, 3.49 class; 124 furlongs.—3-3 Gentleman Joe, 72 (W. Allan), 1; 5-5 Native Ruler, scr (W. R. Butts), 2; 1-1 Cor Director, scr (E. J. Smith), 3. "Also started: 7-8 Car Bingen scr and Chameleon scr (bracketed), 6-6 Judgment scr, 2-2 Syntax scr, 4-4 Escalado 48, 8-7 Highrate 60. Three lengths; one' length and a half. Times: 4min 3 2-ssec, 4min 9 4-ssec, 4min llsec.

" Diggers' Handicap (saddle), £120; 2.23 class; 8£ furlongs.—l-1 Mankind, 12 (S. A. Edwards), 1; 2-2 Stylish Boy, scr (H. Marshall), 2; 3-3 King's Drive, 12 (G. Withers), 3. Also started: 7-7 Black Marble scr, 9-9 Flying Helen scr, 4-4 Our Fay scr, 4-5 Trinidad scr, 8-8 Worthy Need 12, 6-6 Streamline 24. Two lengths; two lengths. Times: 2min 30 2-ssec, 2min 32sec, 2min 31fsec.

Blaketown Handicap, £150; 3.34 class; 12| furlongs.—3-3 Royal Grattan, scr (A. Holmes), 1; 1-1 Francisco, scr (J. Bryce, jun.), 2; 1-1 Ace High, 12 (coupled with Francisco.) <M. B. Edwards), 3. Also started: 4-4 Jane Worthy scr, 6-5 Big Nelson 12, 5-6 Norham Lady 12, 2-2 Token 12. Three lengthsr f our lengths. Times: 3min 54 4-ssec, 3min 55 3-ssec, 3min 57sec.

MAWHERA HANDICAP, £220; 3.31

class; 12£ furlongs--I—-I—Labourman, scr (C. Nordquist) -.i.-..-;.......:....'.. x 4—4—Gallinford, scr (J. Bryce, jun.) •....-. 2 3—3—lvy Peterson, scr (F. Holmes) 3 Also started: 5-5 Colonel Bogey scr, 2-2 Bayard 12. Nose; three lengths. Times: 3mm 58sec, 3min 58 l-ssec, 3min 58 4-ssec.

Royal Oak Handicap, £120; trotters: 3.49 class; 14J furlongs.—4-4T Syntax, scr (T. Gleeson), 1; 5-2 Escaldo, 60 (J. Bell, jun.), 2; 2-3 Native Ruler, scr (W. R. Butts), 3. Also started: 6-6 Chameleon scr, 1-1 Co-Director scr, 5-5 Judgment scr. Six lengths; twenty lengths. Times: 4min 53sec, 4min 51 4-ssec, smin 4 2-ssec.

Advance Handicap, £125; 3.0 class; 10£ furlong.—l-1 Mankind, 48 (E. J. Smith), 1; 2-2 Colonel Axworthy, 12 (S. A. Edwards), 2; 6-7 Our Fay, 12 (Barrow), 3. Also started: 8-5 Black Marble scr, 7-8 Devotion scr, 5-6 Envious scr, 4-4 Jambo scr, 3-3 Oversight 12. Half a length; one and a half lengths; Times: 3min 14 4-ssec, 3min 18sec, 3min 18 l-ssec.

DASH HANDICAP, £145; 2.57 class;

10J furlongs. 3 Token, 12 (P. P. Brosnan) *.. 1 4 Streamline, scr (T. Gleeson) ..». 2 1 Gallinford, 12 (J. Bryce, jun.) •■;*• 3 Also started; 2 Royal Grattan 24. One length and a half; three lengths. Times: 3min 19 4-ssec, 3min 21 2-ssec, 3min 21 2-ssec.