LATE NEWS Dark Arrow Is Easy Winner At Reefton

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 September 1947, Page 7

LATE NEWS Dark Arrow Is Easy Winner At Reefton

[SPECIAL REPORTER] REFTON, This Day. The weather is tine for the first day of the Reef ton Jockey Club’s spring meeting and there is a large attendance, including a number of visitors from Greymputh and Westport. The track is in good order, no rain having fallen at Reefton this morning. Result: — INANGAHUA HACK HANDICAP, of £130; one mile and 150 yards:— 1-1 L. S. Robertson’s ch.g., DARK ARROW, by Nightiy-Mataa, 4yrs, 8.10 (C. Stokes) 1 6-6 Valmeer, 8.7 (H. Phillips) .. 2 3-2 Polka, 8.3 car. 7.10 (R. G. Bradshaw) 3 Also started: 5-4 Mercia’s Mystery, 8-8 St Joachim, 2-3 San Parian, 7-7 Vulnerable, 9-9 Merrijigs, 4-5 Winsome Lass. Mercia’s Mystery was fourth. Won by two lengths, one and a half. Time 1.54 3-5. The Greymouth-owned Dark Arrow scored a convincing win in the opening event. Placed towards the rear early he moved forward in trie last half-mile and easily overtook Valmeer approaching the post. Valmeer went to the front from the outset and opened up a gap on the rest of the field. He was tailed by St Joachim until Dark Arrow made his run and St Joachim then dropped out. Polka was hard ridden to beat Mercia’s Mystery for third. San Parian was never in the picture and Merrijigs failed to leave the barrier. HIGHLAND DALE HAS SURPRISE WIN AT ADDINGTON (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The New Brighton Trotting Club's meeting is being concluded at Add • ington today. The weather is fine and the track is fast. Results:— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of £325; 3.57 class, one mile and five furlongs:— 1-1 JAVA, 48 (McKendry) . . 1 3- S A NDY DUVAL, 12 (Thomas) 2 15- BARDIA, 48 (Bennett) . . 3' All started. Two lengths; six. Times: 3.39. 3.42 2-5, 3.41. SHIRLEY HANDICAP, of £325; 3.52 class; one mile and five furlongs. 4- GANTREE, 24 (R. Young) 1 16- GRATTAN GOLD, scr. . . 2 3-4 WORTHY ACE, scr 3 French Gold was bracketed with the winner. All started. SEAVIEW HANDICAP, of £475; 2.53 class; one mile and a quarter.— 9-8 HIGHLAND DALE, scr ' (D. C. Watts) .. .. .. 1 1-1 MISTYDALE, (T.) scr 1 3-2 GOOD REVIEW, 12, ..3 , Red Hussar was bracketed with Mistydale. Scr: Antrim Hall, Thelma Grattan. Time: 2.42 2-5. PRESIDENTS’ HANDICAP. of € flYli; 4.30 class; i.v-s miles. 7-S INGLE BELMEIt, s>cr. . - 1 6-6 LADY NGAIO, scr 2 5- MAURI HOME, 12 . . . . 3 WEE MAC SCORES IN HURDLE EVENT AT DUNEDIN (P.A.) DUNEDIN, Sept. 27. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting opened in fine weather,, before a big crowd. The track was in good order. Results: —

SPRING HURDLES of £4OO, one mile and three-quarters. 1- WEE MAC, 10.5 (Dawson) 1 2- RULING MOMENT, 10.2 (R. Heasley) 3 10-10 SIR SALADIN, 9.0 (J. L. Stove) 3 Scr.: Knight Crusader. Four lengths; a length. Time 3.14. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £250, seven furlongs.— First Division' PAGENTRY. 9.0 1 FLIBBERTIGIBBET, 7.10 .. .. 2 Second Division CORAL ARC, 8.9 1 SOME GAL, 7.10 • • 2 GREAT VENTURE WINS AT AUCKLAND (P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The Auckland Trotting .Club’s meeting is being continued at Epsom today. Results:— INNOVATION HANDICAP, of £5OO, 3.39 class, one and a half mile.-. GREAT VENTURE, 72 . . .... ! LEGIONNAIRE, 24 2 RECLAMATION, 21 3 DEVONPORT HANDICAP, of £5OO. 4.45 class, two miles. ; COMMANDER SCOTT, scr . . .. 1 KILCASH, scr . . . . .... 2 INDIAN QUEST, scr 3 Beau Jewel Wins Hurdles At Hastings (P.A.) HASTINGS. This Day. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s .spring meeting is being held today. Results: — HOLLYCOMBE HURDLES, of £3OO. about one mile and a-half: — BEAU JEWEL 9.0, .... 1 MAKUTU 9.0, 2 LAND,/WARDEN 10.3, . . . • 3