RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 October 1944, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

meetings to come. November 4: Napier Park. November 11: Napier Park. November 11: Avondale. TROTTING. Nov> 4;— Metropolitan. Nov. 11:— Metropolitan. Black Simon Sold: Ths Bombay partnership, Messrs V. Rosenthal and 1? G Travers, through their racingmanager in New Zealand, Mr. C. E. Robertson, have sold the three-year-old Black Simon, to H.H. the Maharaiah of Kashmir. Black Simon is to remain in P. Spratt’s stable at Trentham The Maharajah was the purchaser of three yearlings at the January sales, a half-brother to As Required, a half-brother to Nightbeam, and a half-sister to Carthage being acquired on his account. INVERCARGILL TROTS COMEAWAY~WINS CUP INVERCARGILL, October 28. The Invercargill Trotting Club's Spring meeting was held in fine weather and the track was in good order. The totalisator handled £29,7281, a decrease of £1,136 on last year’s turnover. Results: — Novice Handicap, 3.43 class; one mile and a-half. —First Division: 4-4 Understudy scr. (Kerr) 1; 3-3 Arion Thorpe 2; IG-18 Stimulant 3. Scr. Dillonia Queen, Larry Grattan, Soviet Star. Half length; four lengths. Times 3.36 3-5; 3.36 4-5; 3.37. Second Division: 2-1 Grelba scr. (Walsh) 1; 9-10 Victory Boy 2; 13-16 Anne Grattan 3. All started. Half a length; length. Times: 3.25 1-5; 3.35 4-5; 3.36 1-5. Monowai Handicap, 3.49 class; one mile and a-half.—4-5 Logan Max scr. (Macdonald) 1: 2-2 Misty Dale 2; 6-6 White Damp 3. AU started. Four lengths: 10 lengths. Times: 3.37, 3.37 1- 3.38 2-5. Thomson Handicap, 3.36 class; one mile and a-half. —1-2 Dundee Sandy 12 (Rushton) 1; 3-3 Bonny Axworth 2; 4-4 Elation 3. All started: Three lengths; eight lengths. Times 3.24 1-5, 3.24, 3.27 3-5. Invercargill Trotting Cup, 4.4 < class- two miles.—3-3 Comeaway 36 (J Bryce jun.) 1; 4-4 Liberty Bond 2; 7-6 Lady Bligh 3. Scr.: Indian Wrack, Pontoon. Two lengths; lour lengths. Times: 4.44, 4.46 3-5, 4.47 1-5. Takatimu Handicap, 3.5 class (saddle); one mile and a-quarter— 4-4 Vera Lynn scr. (Christie) 1; 3-3 Victory Boy 2; 15-14 Grattan Wave 3. Scr.: Ballyhaunis, Glenhead, Grelba, Limerick Pride, Madrigal, Maurice Grey, Strathdon, Understudy. Neck; six lengths. Times: 2.56, 2.56 3-5, 2.58. Travis Memorial, 4.9 class; one mile and five furlongs.—l-1 Kerrwood Bingen 60 (Wallis) 1; 2-2 Logan Max 2; 4L4 White Damp 3. Scr.: Skipaway. Neck; five lengths. Time 3.55 3-5, 3.55 3- 3.56 4-5. Crescent Handicap, 3.30 class; one mile and a-half.—6-4 Understudy scr. (Kerr) and 3-3 Van Horn scr. (Rushton) dead heat 1; 8-6 Grattan Bells 3. Scr • Fancy Goods, Limerick Pride, Radiant Scott, Saskatoon. Dead heat; length. Time: 3.27, 3.27, 3.27 1-5. Members’ Handicap. 2.57 class; one mile and a-quarter.—3-3 Bonny Axworth scr. (May) 1; 4-5 Liberty Bond 2- 8-10 Binky Dillon 3. Scr.: Elation. Royal Fortune, Comeaway, Guy Zolock First Roval. Times: 2.4'7, 2.4 Z 4- 2.48 3-5.