RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 December 1944, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

MEETINGS TO COME. Decembei' 23 & 26: Manawatu. December 26: Dunedin. December 26: Taranaki. Decembei' 26: Auckland. TROTTING. Dec. 26:—Ashburton. Dec. 26: —Gore. Dec. 26:—Westport. Dec. 23 or 27 and 30:—Auckland. January 13—Grey-Westland. Treasure Hunt: The English stallion Treasure Hunt, son of unbeaten Bahram, recently arrived in New Zealand, and was fortunate to reach the Dominion. The steamer on which he was travelling ran into bad weather approaching the New Zealand coast and a heavy sea crashed over Treasure Hunt’s deck box, smashing it in. One side of the box Was caved in and pinned the horse to the floor' and before anything could be done to release him another sea carried away portion of the broken box and set Treasure Hunt at large. The horse injured a hock and was badly bruised and lost a lot of skin, but he is now making a rapid recovery at the Mardella Stud, where he has joined Probation. Treasure Hunt is a powerfully-made brown horse standing 16.2. He is the first son of Bahram to come to New Zealand. Bahram was a Triple Crown winner and has sired the classic winners Big Game and Turkhan and also England’s champion stayer, Persian Gulf. Treasure Hunt’s half-sister Picture Play, won this year’s One Thousand Guineas by four lengths in the colours of Mr. Joel, who bred Treasure Hunt, Chief Ruler and Absurd. . _ • GREYMOUTH J.C. NOMINATIONS RECEIVED. The Greymouth Jockey Club has received the following nominations for its meeting to be held at Omoto on December 30 and January 1:— Novice Stakes, six furlongs and a half: Kalahari,, Star Leighon, Miss Elderwater, Wizard of Oz, Surama, Siegwood. Liquidate, Mysonette, Chelton Lady, Tralee; Simon Tor, Sir Tague, Here Hine, Belfort, Soli-citor-General —Arrowrose filly. Foreign Ways, Cornette, Royal Tor, Balbo, Duncan’s- Quest, Drummer Boy. King Burn, Ration. —23. Borough Trot, 2.27 class, one mile: Chinook, Sir Carol, Cisterna, Little Audrey. Stamel, Loyal Peg, Gamble King, Air Crew, Great Artist, Forecast. Surrey Park, Ben Doo, Single Choice, Red Setter, Atawhero, Wee Peg, Prince Lytton, Hanover, Reckless Lady, Flection, Gay Pal, Dinamus. Dawn Patrol, Prince Dale, Appreciate. Quite Evident, Golden Glow, Worthy Gold, Orient Girl.— 29. Countv Hack Handicap, one mile and a quarter: Chellow Dene, Sunny Sal. Miss Myra, Olga’s Choice, Scottish Lad, Bill Gundi, Chiding, Hamish, Recompense, Drummer Boy, King Burn. Ration, Wild Fire, Silver Sal, Pedantic. —15. Greymouth Cup, one mile: Ringcraft, Kiloney, Night Pal, Rawhamai, Scottish Lad, Hamish, Greenbank, Rex Maitland. Sham Boy, Ration, Pedantic.- —11. Paroa Handicap, six furlongs and a half: Acamas, In Chancery, Master Flash, Tamerlane, Rhpdlim. Fluorescent, Sir Tague, Here Hine, Highland Dance, Big Top, Ruling Moment, Tane Matua, Lyndon Lea, T ikakoura. Rel a inier.—ls. Stewards’ Handicap Trot, 3.2 rate, one mile and three furlongs: Chinook, Sir Carol, Stamel, Loyal Peg, Gamble King.. Paper Man, Air Crew, Great Artist, Surrey Park, Ben Doo, Red Setter, Atawhero, Wee Peg, Prince Lytton, Noble Reta. Hanover, Real Nugget, Flection, Netherby, Gay Pal, Dinamus, Dawn Grattan, Silver Flash, Appreciate, Quite Evident, Motto, Golden Glow. Worthy Gold, Orient Girl.—29. Miners’ Handicap, seven furlongs: Ringcraft, Kiloney, Night Pal, Greenbank, Rex Maitland, Lyndon Lea, Sham Boy, Wild Fire, Pedantic. —9. Brunner Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: Kalahari, Wizard of Oz, Chellow Dene. Tn Chancery, Sunny Sal, Miss Myra, Olga’s Choice. Force, Wise Girl, Highland Dance, Visibility. Bill Gundi, Chiding, Hamish, Ruling Moment, Tane Matua, Recompense, Balbo, Tikakoura, Sir Tague. Wild Fire.—2l. SECOND DAY. Trial Stakes, six furlongs and _ a half: Kalahari, Star Leighon, IVliss Elderwater, Acamas. Wizard of Oz, Siegwood, Liquidate, Mysonette, Chelton, Tamerlane, Lady Tralee, Fluorescent, Simon Tor. Sir Tague. Here Hine, Surama. Belfort, Solici-tor-General—Arrowrose filly. Chiding, Foreign Ways, Coronette, Royal Tor, Balbo, Duncan's Quest, Drummer Boy, King Burn, Ration—27. Dobson Handicap, 2.27 class, one mile: Chinook, Sir Carol. Cisterna, Little Audrey, Stammel, Loyal Peg, Gamble King, Air Crew, Great Artist, Forecast, Surrey Park, Ben Doo, Single Choice, Red Setter, Atawhero, Wee Peg, Prince Lytton, Hanover. Reckless Lady. Flection. Gay Pal, Dinamus, Dawn Patrol, Prince Dale. Appreciate, Quite Evident, Golden Glow. Orient Girl.—2B. Blaketown Hack Handicap, one mile: Kalahari, Chellow Dene. Miss Myra, Olga’s Choice, Tamerlane, Sir Tague Here Hine. Highland Dance, Visibility. Big Top, Force, Scottish Lad, Bill Gundi, Chiding, Hamish, Recompense, Drummer Boy, Silver Sal. Pedantic. —19. Kettle Memorial Handicap, one mile: Ringcraft, Kiloney. Chellow Dene, Sunny Sal, Night Pal, V ise Girl, Rawhamai, Scottish Lad, Greenbank, Rex Maitland, Lyndon Lea. Sham Boy, Ration, Silver Sal, Pedantic. —15. Electric H»ck Handicap, six furlongs and a half: Miss Elderwater, Acamas, In Chancery, Liquidate, Mysonette, Master Flash, Chelton, Rhodlim, Fulorescent, Solicitor-Gen-eral —Arrowrose filly, Here Hina, Foreign Ways, Ruling Moment, Tane Matua, Duncan’s Quest, Tikakoura, Siegwood, King Burn. Ration. Wildfire". Retainer—2l. New Year Trotting Handicap, 3.2 rate, one mile and three furlongs: Chinook, Sir Carol, Cisterna, Stammel, Loyal Peg, Gamble King, Paper Man, Air Crew, Great Artist, Forecast, Surrey Park, Ben Doo, Red Setter, Atawhero, Wee Peg, Prince Lytton, Noble Reta, Hanover, Real Nugget, Flection, Netherby, Gay Pal, Dinamus, Dawn Grattan Silver Flash, Appreciate, Quite Evident, Motto, Golden Glow. Orient Girl.—3o. Dominion Handicap, seven furlongs: Ringcraft. Kiloney. Night Pal, Wise Girl,"Big Too, Hamish. Greenbank, Tane Matua. Rex Maitland. Lyndon Lea, In Chancery, Sham Boy. —l2, Walton Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: Kalahari, Star Leighon, Wizard of “Oz, Chellow Dene, In Chancery, Sunny Sal, Miss Myra.. Olga’s Chore?, Master Flash, Wise Girl. Simor Tor, Highland Dance, Visibility, Big Top, Force. Bill Gundi. Chiding, Hamish, Ruling Moment, Tane Matua, Recompense, Balbo. Sii’ Tague, Wildfire,’Retainer. Pedantic.—26.