GREYMOUTH MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 26029, 18 February 1947, Page 3

GREYMOUTH MEETING

WIN FOR MASTER BARON

The Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting was concluded in perfect weather on a fast track. There was a fair attendance and the totalisator handled £15,605 10s, compared with £13,017 10s for the corresponding day last year, a total of £28,990 for the meeting, compared with £24.388 10s in 1946.

Runanga Hack Handicap, £155. 6-Jf. -1-1 Mysterious Melody, 8.12 (Stokes) 1, 2-2 Rakata, car. 7.6 (H. Conza) 2, 3-3 Mestiza, 8.3 (D. l’liistoll) 3. Also started: 4-5 Notary, 5-4 Cornish Note, 6-6 Make Good, 7-7 Lawless. Length; three lengths. Time, 1.20 1-5. Notary was fourth.

Omoto Trot, £155. lm 3f.—4-4 Lucky Potts, scr (Fairbairn) 1, 5 T 5 Becky Loyal, scr (Cjirmichael) 2, 8-6 Shooting Star, scr (McNeilly) 3., Also started: 2-1 Abel Tasman (bracketed with Scotch Drift), 6-S Double Deck, 9-12 Grattan Gold, 1-2 Makarexva, 12-11 May Volo, 11-7‘M.v Hope, 13-14 Our Parade, 7-9 Heal Brigade, 15-13,Sandy Drive, 3-3 Troubadour, 10-10 Rownpdale, 14-15 Quite Game. Head; half a head. Times: 3.9 4-5, 3.8, 3.10 1-5. Scotch Drift was fourth.

Ahaura Handicap, £l7O. 7f.— 2-2 Master Baron, 8.13 (Wilson) 1, 7-7 Periwig, car. 7.0 (Bradshaw) 2, 1-1 Race Lad, 7.0 (Tl. Conza) 3. Also started: 4-5 Hovnl Tor, 3-3 Legal Hose, 6-6 Dinki Di. 5-4 Ration. 8-8 Wise Girl. Head; half a length. Time, 1.27 1-5. Legal Rose was fourth. F'arewell Hack Handicap. £165. 7f. —l-lt Royal Baron, 8.1 (McFarlane) 1, 4-2 Foreign Ways, 8.9 (C. Stokes) 2, 3-3 Mercia’s Mystery, car. 7.7 (Stove) 3. Also started: 2-4 Cloud Song, 6-6 Sanfarian, 5-5 Hansel. 7-9 Great Legend, 9-7 Highland Dance. 8-8 TaipoIti. Length ; two lengths. Time, 1.27 1-5. Cloud Song was fourth.