LATE SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 April 1946, Page 7

LATE SPORTING

RICCARTON—SECOND DAI SIGNAL OFFICER WINS CHIEF HANDICAP WASTER DASH SCORESAGAIN (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, ‘April 23. The second day of the autumn meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club is being held to-day. The track is in excellent order. The weather is overcast. Results: — OPAWA HANDICAP, of £400: nine furlongs:— 4-4 WANE (G. Ridgway) .. 1 3-3 LADY : WELBECK. (R. E. Johnston) .. .. .. .. 2 6-6 LORD BROIEFORT (R. P. Register) 3 Ser.: The Raker, Rout. Lalla Meer. A head: a length. Time. 1.54 3-5.

TASMAN STAKES, of £1000; one mile: — 1- MASTER DASH (G. R. Tattersall) 1 2- GOLDEN SOUVENIR (L. J. Ellis) 2 4-4 FOXHAVEN (K. Nuttall) 3 All started. Two lengths; one and a half lengths. Time, 1.40 2-5.

SHIRLEY HANDICAP, of £600; one mile and a half:— 4-4 THORNBRIDGE (C. T. Wilson) 1 3-3 BELLE LEONE (C. .McDonald) 2 2-1 LORD ELGIN (L. J. Ellis) 3 Scr.: Sir Tague. A length; a head. Time, 2.34.

AUTUMN NURSERY, of £750; six furlongs:— 6-6 GRAEME (M. J. McClintock) 1 11-9 GRAND MELEE (W. J. Jenkins) .. 2 9-8 REVOLTE (C. T. Wilson) 3 Scr.: Prana, Fine Night. A head; same. Time: 1.13.

DOMINION HANDICAP, of £1500; one mile and a quarter—- -- SIGNAL OFFICER (R. J. Mackie) 1 7-7 CATTERICK BRIDGE .. 2 2- ROYAL VICTOR ... 3 Lance Wing was fourth. Time, 2.5 2-5. WIGRAM HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs. 3- DENARY 1 2-3 LEXIA .. ..’ .. .. 2 14-14 ESPADRILLE 3 Time: 1.26 3-5. TEMPLETON HANDICAP, of £750; six furlongs:— 1- Want wood i 2- WHITLEY 2 6-6 DINKY DI 3 YOUNG TRENT SUCCEEDS AT FEILDING (P.A.) FEILDING, April 23. The Feilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting is-being concluded to-day in overcast weather. The track is easy. Results:— CHELTENHAM HURDLES, of £250; one mile and three-quarters:— 2- BLUE TITLE (Carter) .. 1 1-3 RED GLARE (Fagan) .. 2 4- TID-APA (Hastie) .. .. 3 All started. Half a head; twelve lengths. Time, 3.22 1-5. NOVICE STAKES, of £200; six furlongs:— 3- BLUE ORCHID (Connor) 1 5- NEWEL POST (Andrews) 2 8-7 PATTA FE (Mudford) .. 3 All started. Five lengths; a head. Time, 1.18 1-5. EASTER HANDICAP, of . £600; one mile: — 1- YOUNG TRENT (Holland) 1 2- BATTLE DANCE (Johnson) 2 5-5 ALETHEA (Waddell) .. 3 Scr.: Lady Spiral, Poutatau, Po Marama, Duplicity. A neck; three lengths. Time, 2.10 4-5.

MANAWATU NURSERY HANDICAP, of £250; five furlongs:— First Division.

6-6 EMERGE (Saunders) .. 1 12- ACCEPTED (Dulieu) . . 2 2- TRIBUTE (Mudford) .. 3 All started. Three lengths; a head. Time, 1.4 2-5. Second Division. 1-1 VOLTAIC (Sellars) .. .. 1 13- GAY TIDE (Hogg) .. .. 2 17-16 CORONARA’(Boreham) .. 3 All started. Eight lengths; a head. Time, 1.3 4-5. MAIN RACE AT RIVERTON TO TE ANAU LADY (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, April 23. The weather is overcast for the third day of the Riverton races. The track is heavy. Results:— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £300; six furlongs:— 1- RUNAWAY (N. Crombie).. 1 2- HIGH COUNSEL ... .. 2 9-9 NORSE LASS 3 Scr.: Ara Chief, Aldis Lamp, Kosciusko. A length; two lengths. Time, 1.19 1-5. WAKATIPU TROT, of £330; 3.33 class; one and a half miles:— 1-1 JOLLY BIDDY (R. Townley) 1 3- BILL AXWORTHY (coupled with Rendezvous) .. .. 2 5-5 MOUNT MELLICK .. 3 Scr.: Dalziel, Loyal Boy, Loyal Nelson. Half a length; 12 lengths. Times: 3.31 3-5, 3.32 4-5, 3.33 1-5. . FIORD HANDICAP, of £500; one mile:— 110-10-TE ANAU LADY (Wright) 1 1- BONNY FLIGHT 2 3- SING SING .. . U .. 3 Scr.: Aurora Australis,. Black Light. A neck; two and a half lengths. Time, 1.46. FAIRFAX HANDICAP, of £3OO, seven furlongs. 2- STARLEE (M. Murray) .. 1 5-5 NOR’WESTER 2 4- WILD CRY • 3 All started. A length; two and a half- lengths./ Time. 1.32 4*5.