REEFTON RACES

Evening Star, Issue 22542, 9 January 1937, Page 8

REEFTON RACES

FREE ROSE WINS CHIEF EVENT For the opening day of its meeting the Reefton Jockey Club was favoured ■with fin© weather. The attendance was Wood, and the course was slightly holding The totalisator handled £4,914, compared with £4,993 on the first day last year. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, 75sovs. Im. a—OWL’S GLEAM, 8.6 (Messervy) 1 4 Gasmask, 8.11 , B—Goldboy, 7.10 Also started: 2 Pink Abbey 7.12, 5 Night Dance 7.10, 6 Lady Bun 7.10. Won by a length, with a length and a-half between second and third, lime, Imin 44 l-ssec. first high-weight handicap, SOsovs. 6f. T—FAIRWAY, 9.2 (Parsons) ... 1 3 Grampian, 8.6 4 2—Hunting Bag, 8.12 Also started: 4 Sibella 8.3, 6 Maka !Ahi 8.0, 5 Lochain 8.0. Won by a length, with a length and a-half between second and third, lime, Imin 30 1 -ssee. 'JUNCTION TROT HANDICAP, 80 sovs. lim. 1— LINKLIGHT, scr (Alborn) ... 1 5 Playright, scr ‘ ... ... f 3 Flying Helen, 36yds behind ... d Also started: 2'Bridget Brough scr and Royal Grattan scr (coupled), 4 Gold Potts scr, 6 Storm Signal scr. Won by a length, with a length and a-half between second and third. Times: 3min 33sec, 3min 34sec, 3min 31 l-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, lOSsovs. Im. 2 FREE ROSE. 7.7 (Hibhcrd) ... 1 I—Monipere, 8.11 4 Marolia, 7.7 J Also started: 3 Arena 7.13. Won by a length, with two lengths letwen second and third. Time, Imin ■43 2-ssec. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, 75sovs. sf. 1— ARROWROSE, 9.13 (Parsons) 1 2 Copyist, 9,3 3 Arrowmid, 8.1 3 Also started: 4 Delium 7.10, 5 Necessary 7.7. Won by a length and a-half, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 2 2-ssec. MARUIA HACK HANDICAP, 75sovs. 6Jf. I—SILVER SLIPPER, 8.5 (Parsons) 1 '4—Rotokino, 8.9 2 5 The Sandwichman, .8.1 3 Also started: 1 Malvasia 8.8, 3 Owl’s Gleam 8.6, 6 Gay Colleen 8.0, 7 Derive 7.7. Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. SOLDIERS’ TROT HANDICAP, 80 sovs. IJxn. 7-ATARAU KING, scr (H. Frost) 1 4 Brian Born, scr ... .!. 2 3 —Kittawa, 12yds behind 3 Also started: 2 Royal Grattan scr, 5 Envious scr, 6 Gold Potts scr, 1 True Reflection scr, 8 Parallax 12yds behind, 9 Lucess 24. Won by three-quarters of a length, ;with half a length between second and third. Times: 2min. 53 4-ssec, 2min 64sec, 2min 54 l-ssec. PROGRESS HANDICAP, SOsovs. 6f. 1— METAL BIRD, 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) 1 2 Cyclonic, 9.6 ... .... 2 3 Carfex, 8.2 ... 3 The only starters. Won by half a length, with a length between second and third. Time, Imin 29 4-ssec. ' '