NATIONALIST’S RECORD

Evening Star, Issue 23770, 28 December 1940, Page 5

NATIONALIST’S RECORD

TWO WINS IN SUCCESSION TROTTING AT WESTPORT Tho concluding day of the Westport Trotting Club’s meeting was held in line weather, and there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £8,445 (£8,505 10s last year), and for the meeting £17,294, as compared with £17,079 10s in 1939. V. Alhorn won the principal race, which included a silver cup, with Nationalist, who won two races in succession. CHARLESTON HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile and a-half. 8-10—RED WORTHY, scr (J. Roche) t —WEE NAPOLEON, 48yds (C. Bennett) \ —Blue Homer, scr (M‘Manus) ... o Also started: 7-7 Bill Travis scr, 4-3 Clairtown scr (coupled with Counter Attack ecr), 8-10 Travis Queen scr (coupled with Red Worthy), 3-4 Worißy Pointer scr, 5-5 Mauri MTvinney 12yddf 11-8 Parallax 24, 10-11 Silk Attire 24, 1-1 Because 36, 6-6 Kingussie 36. A dead-heat, the third horse being a length away. PAIN HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile and a-half. 1- EL PETA, 48yds (Messont) 1 7-7—Native Ruler, 72yds (Cameron) ... 2 3-2—Baron Silk, 84yds (T. Bennett) ... 3 Also started: 5-3 Alvis scr, 3-4 Jeanne D’Arc' scr, 8-8 Nancy Carbine scr, 6-5 Windsor Lad 36yds, 4-5 Allie Audubon 84. Won by a short head, with a head between second and third. Times; 3m in 35sec, 3min 34 l-ssec, 3min 33 2-sscc. BIRCHFIELD HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile and a-half. 2- NATIONALIST, scr (Alborn) ... 1 1-I—Hoyle, scr (Cameron) 2 6-4—Kosha, 24yds (C. Birkett) ... 3 Also started: 3-3 Crackajack scr, 4-5 Tophand 12yds, 5-6 Lord Zetland 24. Won by half a length, with two lengths between second and third. Times: 3min 22 1- (a track record), 3min 22 2-ssec, 3min 22sec. WESTPORT TROTTING CUP,,£22O. Two miles. 3- scr (Alborn) 1 2- —Oxford Scholar, scr (Meatman) ... 2 4- —Glen Travis, scr (Cameron) 3 Also started: 7-6 Evora scr, 8-7 Brian Boru 24yds, 5-4 Equerry 36, 1-1 Distributor 48, 6-5 Jack Spratt 48. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Times: 4min 32 1- (another track record), 4min 33gsec, 4min 33 2-ssec SCANLON HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile and a-half. 5- NATIVE RULER, 72yds (Cameron) 1 3- El Peta, 48yds (Messent) 2 2- —Gipsy Lee, 72yds (Butt) 3 Also started: 6-8 Alvis scr, 7-6 Jeanne D’Aro scr, 9-9 Nancy Carbine scr, 8-7 Windsor Lad 36yds, 1-2 Allie Audubon 84, 4- Baron Silk 84. Won by half a length each way. Times: 3inin 33 2-ssec, 3min 35 3-ssec, 3min 34 4-ssec. WAIMANGAROA HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile. 2-3-QUEEN HIGH, 24yds (Leggett) ... 1 1- Clonard, 24yds (Collinson) 6 2 4-5 —-Flower Potts, scr (Carmichael) ... 3 Also started: 6-6 Kingussie scr, 9-9 Lone Song scr, 8-7 Parallax scr, 7-8 Silk Attire scr, 5-4 Travis Pringle scr, 1-1 Crackajack 12yds (coupled with Clonard), 3-2 Woe Napoleon 12. Won by a head, with a length between second and third. Times: 2min 12 3-ssec. 2rain 12 4-sseO, 2min 16s.ee. GRANITY HANDICAP, £IOO One mile and a-balf. 2- BULLDOZER, scr (C. Berkett) ... 1 1- —Reservist, scr (V. Alborn) 2 4-4—Direct Bingen, scr (Robinson) ... 3 Also started: 3-3 Diamond Cluster scr (coupled with Hoyle), 5-6 Liqueur scr, 6-5 Worthy Pointer scr. Won by two lengths each way. Times: 3min 25sec, 3min 25 l-ssec, 3min 25 3-ssec. HAGEDORN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £lls. One mile. 2- ROYAL NAVY, 24yds (C. Berkett) 1 3- Glen Travis, scr (Cameron) 2 6- —Evora, scr (Leggett) 3 Also started; 1-3 Equerry 24 yds, 4-4 Derbyshire scr, 8-8 Tarn scr, 5-5 Distributor 24, 7-7 Brian Boru 12, 9-9 Logan Palm 36.