GREYMOUTH TROTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 6

GREYMOUTH TROTS

TENPENNYBIT SUCCEEDS

(P.A.) GREYMOUTH, October 31. The Greymouth Trotting Club's Meeting was concluded In fine weather, aud there waa a large attendance. The track was firm. The totalisator handled £18,856, making an aggregate for the two days of £35,887, an increase of £5411 10s on last year's figures. The day's total and meeting total are both records for the West Coast. Results were:— Gleseking Handicap, £115; trotters; 3.49 class for V/ 2 miles; 12J/a furlongs.—3-8 Great Worth, scr (Jamison), l; 2-2 Millie Wrack, scr (McKendry), 2; 4-5 Cockney, 72 (Behrns), 3. All started. Half a length; ono. Times: 3mln 46sec, Smin 46 l-ssec, 3min 40 2-ssec. The winner's driver, Jamison, was fined £20 for careless driving and causing Interference with the second horse, the commltteo being unable to decide that tho interference affected the result. An appeal has been lodged against the fine by a part-owner, Mr. J. Bourke. Tradesman Handicap, £110; 3.5 class for 1% miles; lO I,^ furlonga.—l-1 Courtcard, 24 (Pringle), 1; 4-4 Waikari Chief, scr (Siebel), 2; 5-5 Val Res', coupled with Air Crew, 3. Scr.: Plnehurst. Four lengths; one. Times: 3min 1 3-ssec, 3min 4 3-ssec, 3min osec. Progressive Handicap, £120; 3.1 class for , I*4 miles; 10% furlongs.—l-1 Top Hand, scr (Pringle), 1; 8-9 Leamington, acr (Teatman), 2; 2-2 Hargood's Pride, .12 (Williams), 3. Scr.: Audition. Four lengths; head. Times: 2min 58 l-ssec, 2rnin 59 2-ssec, 2mln 58 3-ssec. • LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, £190; 3.32 class I for IV4 miles; 12Vi furlongs. 2—3—Tenpennybit, scr (Smith) 1 t;— c —Tokalon, scr (Stafford) 2 I—l—Festivity, 12 (F. G. Holmes) 3 Scr.: Great News. Two lengths; same. Times: 3mln 32 3-ssec, 3min 33 l-ssec, 3mln 32 3-ssec. Ngahere Handicap, £130; 3.-16 class for l'/i miles; 12 J/i furlongs.—l-1 Parfaile, scr (Fairbairn), 1; 1-t Maori Toa, 12 (Cameron), bracketed with winner, 2; 2-2 Hlghrate, 4S (Fraser), 3. Scr.: .Millie Wrack, Cockney, Lee Berry. Maximum was also bracketed with the winner. 'Neck; two lengths. Times: 3min 40 sec, 3mln 4S 1-Dsec, 3min 45 3-ssec. Hurricane Handicap, £170; 4.50 class; 2 miles.—3-3 Goldflnder, scr (Stafford), 1; 2-2 Special Agent, 12 (Davidson), 2; 0-6 Rorqual, ser (Smith), bracketed with Portfolio, 3. Scr.: Audition, Hargood's Pride. Twenty-flve lengths; Iwo. Times: 4min 'Mi 3-ssec, <lmin 42 3-- r'Sec, -lmin 43 4-ssec. Dawn Grattan's driver. Butt, i was lined £ 2 for careless driving. ! Cobden Handicap, £120; 2.24 class for 1 mile; 8% furlongs.—2-3 Air Speed, scr (Berry), 1; 5-5 Leamington, scr (Yeatman), 2; 6-ii Hargood's Pride, 12 (Williams), 3. Scr.: Sports Flash, Of Course, Sports Guide, Surrey Park, Top Hand, Quito Good. Pathfinder. Four lengths; three. Times: 2min 21 4-ssec, 2min 22 4-ssec, 2min 22 4-ssec. Whirlwind Handicap, £155; 2.56 class for VA miles; 10Vi furlongs.—2-1 Tokalon, scr (Stafford), 1; 1-2 Festivity, 12 (Holmes), 2; 3-4 Native Man, 48 (Behrns), 3. Scr.: Tenpennybit, Dawn Grattan, Mullard, Ngarimu, Great News. Half a-length; same. Times: Smin 0 l-ssec, 2rain 59 3-ssec, 2mln 56 4-5 sec.