DECREASE IN FIGURES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 118, 22 May 1939, Page 15

DECREASE IN FIGURES

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

TIMARU, May 20

The second day of the South Canterbury Jockey Club's Winter Meeting was held in fine weather, with rain threatening towards the end of the day. The track was hard and fast. The attendance was good. The totalisator handled £16,858, against £16.612 10s on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £27,666 10s. against £28,172 10s last year, a decrease of £506.

Results were:—

Pukaki Hurdles, £130; H miles.— 3-3 Metal Bird, 9.0 (Register), 1; 1-1 Pink Robe. 10.1 (Cassels), 2; 5-5 Colonel French. 9.0 (Boyle), 3. Also started: 4-4 Fireguard 11.5, 2-2 Recollection 11.4 (fell), 6-6 Pride o' Central 9.0. 7-7 Game Hunter 9.0 (fell). Three lengths; six lengths. Time, 2min 43 l-ssec.

Southburn Handicap, £120; 6 fur-longs.—3-4 Treasurer, car. 7.1 (Stokes). 1; 1-1 Phenomenal, car. 8.0 (R. Humphries). 2; 9-9 Astral Flash, car. 7.2 (Hare), 3. Also started: 5-5 On Call 9.1. 4-6 Triple Cone car. 8.7, 7-7 Nolana 8.4. 2-2 Lady Sincere 8.4, 8-8 Flame Queen- 8.1. 6-3 Real Lady 8.0, 12-12 Don Roy car. 7.2, 10-10 Smile Again car. 7.3. 11-11 Arita 7.7. Half a length; three lengths. Time, lmin 12 l-ssec.

Wai-iti Trot, £130; 3.43 class; 1J miles. —5-3 Erin's Lad. scr (Lockhead), 1; 8-5 Mandrell. 12 (Clare), 2; 3-4 Kansas City, scr (Watts), 3. Also started: 1-1 Aurie's Star scr, 7-6 Blaydon scr and Wexford scr (bracketed), 11-13 Ceres scr, 8-11 Diviner scr and Tokalon scr (bracketed). 14-14 Huia Potts scr and Waikitea scr (bracketed), 12-12 Gold Bar scr and Responsive scr (bracketed), 15-15 Joe Perkin scr, 2-2 Lady Milne scr and Marie's Pride scr (bracketed). 6-8 Rouge Flambe scr. 13-10 Trousseau scr, 4-7 Tiny Axworthy

scr, 8-9 Betty Boop 12. Three lengths: length. Times, 3min 25 2-ssec, 3min 25 2-ssec, 3min 26 l-ssec. SOUTH CANTERBURY HANDICAP. £250; U miles. I—i—Mungatoon, car. 7.4 (Stokes) 1 2—2—Thermidor, car. 8.1 (Hibberd) 2 4—3—Foxlove, car. 8.4 (W. F. Ellis) 3 Also started: 9-10 Haughty Winner 8.12, 8-8 Rabble car. 8.7, 5-5 Settlement 7.9, 10-9 Night Dress 7.7, 6-6 Petersham 7.6. 7-7 Night Hawk car. 7.0, 3-4 Waitoru car. 7.1, 11-11 Silver Slipper car. 7.1. Head; three lengths. Time, 2min 4sec. PAREORA STEEPLECHASE, £200; 2i miles. I—l—Gold Wren, 10.13 (Shand) .. 1 3—3—Wexford Bridge, 9.10 (Stove) 2 s—s—Sunny Comet, 9.2 (Gough) . . 3 Also started: 6-6 Corban 9.6 (fell), 2-2 Chile 9.5 (fell), 4-4 Tomcat 9.0 (fell). Head; ten lengths. Time, smin 13 3-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, £150; 6 furlongs. 2 Nightcalm, car. 8.3 (Hare) 1 3 Flagman, 7.0 (R. Humphries) ... 2 I Rebel Mate, 9.0 (Hibberd) 3 Also started: 4 Roseman 7.5. Length; half a length. Time, lmin II l-ssec. Winchester Trot, £160; 3.1 class; 1\ miles.—3-3 Becky Direct, 12 <F. G. Holmes), 1; 6-5 Lady Nessa, 24 (M. B. Edwards), 2; 7-10 Black Art, scr (Davidson), 3. Also started: 9-8 Equen-/ scr, 8-9 Huguenot scr, 1-1 Jerry Pafrish scr (fell), 12-12 Labour Day scr, 15-15 Lord Zetland scr (fell), 10-7 Mandrell scr (fell), 14-13 MacGregor scr, 11-11 Marfax scr, 2-2 Pursuit scr, 4-4 Re ■ Bonny scr, 5-6 Siege Gun scr, 17-17 Charles Russell 12, 16-16 Green Tanger 12, 13-14 Rollalong 12. Length; neck. Times, 2min 52 4-ssec, 2min.. 52sec, 2min 54 l-ssec. Temuka Hack Handicap, £135; 1 mile and 35 yards.—l-1 Wardress, 9.3 (A. Messervy), 1; 5-4 Doctor Duthie, 7.9 (Spraft), 2; 14-12 Bright Prospect, 8.3 (Hibberd), 3. Also started: 4-5 Gironde car. 9.2, 3-3 Disband 9.4, 2-2 The Wrecker 8.9, 12-14 Garonne 8.7, 12-11 Shangri-La car. 7.13, 8-8 Elmarch car. 7.7, 7-6 Elegy 7.12, 9-10 Merry Simon car. 7.5, 10-9 Chief Lama car. 7.1. 6-7 Lord Puck 7.7, 11-13 Comus car. 7.3. Two lengths; two lengths. Time, lmin 41 4-ssec.