RACING AT GORE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 34, 9 February 1940, Page 12

RACING AT GORE

HORSES IN LIKELY FORM

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

DUNEDIN, This Day. ' Having exchanged dates with tiie Dunedin Jockey Club to fit in wtttt. Centennial celebrations in Otago, the Gore Racing Club's Summer Meeting falls two weeks earlier than usual this year and it will be the first of a circuit comprising also Winton and Wingatui. The track should provide easy going and the following may be fancied (win-and-place betting):— Highweight Handicap—Royal Style, Craiglea, Black Bard. Longford Hack Handicap—King's Chorus, Heidelberg. Verdure. Electric Trot—Aldus, Cathay, Happy Erin. Racing Club Handicap—Norseman, Sailing Lady, Sparkle. Novice Handicaps-Southern Sail. Royal Money, Red Feather. Croydon Handicap—Bay Duke, Miltiades, Wild Career. Progressive Trot —Bankstock, Night Nurse, Tracey Lass. „...■• -r, , Summer Handicap—Night Pal, Ortyx, Vanity Queen. The card is as follows:— 12.30 GORE HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. £120; 8% furlongs. Garonne .... 10 1 Merry Simon ..94 Royal Style .. 913 Gusterina .... 9 3 Ocean Singer . 9 11 Black Bard ..90 Atua Rere ..9 9 Craiglea 8 0 Silkwood 9 9 1.10 LONGFORD HACK, £120; ■■■:■■•.■ 6 furlongs. Heidelberg .. 912 Verdure .... 712 New Note ..8 8 Baltruin 711 King's Chorus . 8 4 Remembo ... 7 7 Prince Ruenalf 8 4 Cherokee .... 7 7 Counter Lunch 8 3 Aravano . 1 1 Pink Bond ... 8 2 1.50 . ELECTRIC TROT. £125; 3.43 class; iy a miles. Blue Spot .... scr Prince Echo ...scr Bondsman scr Rapid Course ... scr Cathay scr Rey Chimes .... scr Fransol scr Sister Joan .... scr Happy ■ Erin .... scr Woolwich scr Indian Wrack .. scr Young Dewey .. scr June Tide .....scr Aldus 12 Jungle. Princess . scr Icilma J 2 Kentucky Sun .. scr Samara 48 Lorene Val ... scr Temple Bar ... 48 Polling Day scr 2.30 RACING CLUB HANDICAP, £210; 1% miles. Norseman 9 0 Peony Rose ..7 0 Mona's Song .. 8 3 Sparkle 7 3 Sailing Lady . 713 Chirp . 7 2 Night Wings .. 7 12 Valantua ..... ■ 1 0 3.10 NOVICE HANDICAP, £120; 6 furlongs. Southern Sail . 9 0 Eire's Ruin .. S 5 Dolita 8 9 Ferry Singer . 8 5 Royal Money . 8 8 Liugernot .... 8 5 My Song .... 8 6 Palmar .... 8 5 Ackemiua .. 8 5 Red Feather .. 8 5 Cross Rose ..8 5 The Joker 8 5 3.50 CROYDON HANDICAP, £100; 6 furlonge. Phalanx 9 0 Viking 8 5 Bay Duke ... 813 Boaform .... 7 S Fidelia .. 8 8 Waitoru .... 7 7 Rodeur ...... 8 0 Miltiades .... 7 4 Wild Career ..8 5 Aspire 7 0 4.30 PROGRESSIVE TROT, £135; 3.39 class; la /2 miles. Bankstock ...I scr Overproof 12 • Diosma sit Tracey Lass .. 12 Night Nurse .. scr Yon Van 12 Royal Bond ... scr Parrish Chimes Samara scr (T.) 24 Crown Peak .. 12 Pontoon 24 Dunalister .-.;. 12 Great Harold . 36 Erinack 12 Sinbad SO Loyal Emblem ..12 5.10 SUMMER HACK HANDICAP. £135; 1 mile. Ortyx 9 5 Islay Downs . 7 12 Night Pal ..8 11 Exult 7 8 Garonne .... 8 9 Cherokee .... 7 8 Prince Ruenalf 8 4 Blissful Lady . 7 7 Atua Rere ... 8 2 Sir Denis .... 7 7 Vanity Queen ..8 2 Craiglea 7 7 4-4 Radio Cajl 7.0, 5-5 Barry Boy car. 7.2%. Length and a half; length. Time, linin sscc. (Winner trained by H. Scally, Hawera.) Tokaora Hack Handicap, £ 150; 6 furlongs. —6-7 Miss Clipper, 7.10 (K. Cnote), i; 4-2 Val Pere, car. 7.7 (V. Dye), 2; 1-2 Veldette, 8.6 (R. J. Flower), 3. Also started: 52-1 Chief Lord 8.11, 3-4 Royal Sign 8.4, 5-5 Race Away car. 7.7, 7-G Mlschel 7.11, 8-8 Karere-Nui car. j 8.0. Length and a half; two. Time, lrain 18 j l-ssec. (Winner trained by P. Johnson, New I Plymouth.)- ' ] WHAREROA HANDICAP, £160; 7 furlongs. 9—9—-Gaily, 8.3 (S. Anderson) l! B—B—Rustem, 8.0 (W. Doyle) 2 s—s—Lc Toquet, 8.6 (E. Baker) 3 Also started: 4-4 Toolcy Street 9.2, 2-2 Solaria 8.13, 10-10 One Whetu 8.7, 6-G Liekem 8.5, l-l Rollicker 8.4, 7-7 War Lap 8.0, 3-3 Armacourt 7.13. Four lengths; two. Time, Imiu 31 2-ssec. (Winner trained by I. Lupton, Waverley.) i Waipapa Hack Handicap, £150: BVj furlongs. —1-2 Dainty Sheila, car. 8.4 (W. Stevens), 1; 3-3 Pearl of Asia. 9.0 (U. W. McTavish), 2; 0-0 1 Ripple, 7.7 (R. W. Shaw), 3. Also started: 5-4 Trench Law 9.5, 2-1 Kilometre S.!). l-."> Miss , Lcighou 8.5, 6-6 Silver Gift. 7.10. 7-8 ISidciis 7.7, 8-7 Young Charles 7.5. Half a length: same. Time, ]mlv 52 3-ssec (Winner trained iby i. Duggan, Loyiu.).