METROPOLITAN T.C.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 April 1946, Page 10

METROPOLITAN T.C.

Turco Wins Two Races at

Addington

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 20. A double victory by Turco, which brought his winning total for the meeting to £3085, was the feature of the racing at Addington to-day when the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club concluded its series of Easter meetings. The attendance, approached a record for an Easter meeting, and the totalisator staff handled promptly and efficiently the sum of £168.482, by far the largest sum handled at any South Island meeting at this season of the year, and comparing favourably with the record, sum of £182,086/10/- put through the machines on Cup day in November. The Easter Saturday total last year was £144,108. This brought the total for the three days up to £427,092, against £231,379 at the two-day meeting held last year, and £488,008/10/- at the Cup meeting in November. Results: —

Spreydon Handicap, of .£750; 4.46 class; two miles. —5-4 Royal Dale, 12yds (G. Cameron), 1; 1-2 Rerewaka, 12yds (W. J. Doyle), 2; 7-7 Jimmy Dillon, 48yds (D. C. Watts), 3. Scr.: David Dryden. Length; two lengths. Times: 4.29, 4.29 1-5, 4.26 3-5.

Liverpool Handicap, of £1250; 4.37 class; two miles.—3-3 Chinook, scr (S. A. Edwards), 1; 4-5 Vimy Ridge, 24yds (M. C. McTigue), 2; 9-8 Margaret Hall, scr (W. R. Butt), 3. Scr.: Battle On, Lou Hall. Length; three lengths. Times: 4.25 4-5, 4.22, 4.24 2-5.

Cashmere Handicap, of £1500; 4.32 class; two miles. —7-7 Belhall, scr (F. J. Smith), 1; 2-2 Sir Michael, 12yds (R. Young), 2; 9-9 Tam o’ Shanter, scr (H. J. Smith), 3. Scr.: Ribbon Again. Three lengths; a neck. Times: 4.26, 4.25 4-5, 4.27. Easter Handicap, of £3500; 4.21 class; two miles. —6-5 Burt Scott, scr (V. Alborn), 1; 2-3 Happy Man, 12yds (C. King). 2; 3-1 Shadow Maid, 12yds (W. Butt), 3. Scr.: Emulous, Volo Senwod. Head; same. Times: 4.19 2-5, 4.18 3-5, 4.18 4-5. Linwood Handicap, of £1750; 4.27 class; two miles.—s-6 Turco, 24yds (G. S. Smith), 1; 3-3 Native Scott, scr (V. Alborn), coupled with Dundee Sandy, 2; 1-2 Jack’s Son, 12yds (J. B. Pringle), 3. All started. Two lengths; one length. Times: 4.18 2-5, 4.20 4-5, 4.20. High-class Trotting Free-for-All, of £1500; one mile and a quarter.— 4-4 Rangefinder (R. Donald), coupled with Steel King, and 3-3 Forewarned (F. G. Holmes), dead heat, 1; 2-2 Fantom (G. R. Noble). 3. All started. Dead heat for first; four lengths. Times: 2.42 2-5, 2.42 4-5.

Autumn Stakes, of £1500; four and five-year-olds; one mile and a p a ]f:—2-2 Great Belwin, scr (F. J. Smith), 1; 9-9 Navigate, 24yds (J. Walsh), 2; 8-6 County Clare, scr (M. Holmes), 3. Scr.: Margaret Hall. A length; two lengths. Times: 3.12 4-5, 3.11, 3.13 1-5. Au Revoir Handicap, of £1250; 2.43 class; one mile and a quarter.— 3-3 Turco, 12yds (G. S. Smith), 1; 2-2 Knave of Diamonds, 12yds (O. E. Hooper), 2; 1-1 Dundee Sandy, scr, coupled with Native Scott (A. Purdon), 3. Scr.: Dillondale, Jack’s Son, Claremorris, Ribbon Again, Seaborn, Highland Scott, Trusty Scott, Happy Man. One length and a half; two lengths. Times: 2.37 4-5, 2.38, 2.39 2-5.