LATE NEWS Dark Arrow Has Third Win At Reefton

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 October 1947, Page 5

LATE NEWS Dark Arrow Has Third Win At Reefton

[SPECIAL REPORTER]

REEFTON, This Day.

The Reefton Jockey Club’s spring meeting is being concluded today in perfect weather and there is a good attendance. The track is fast. Result: —

BLACKWATER HACK HANDICAP,

- of £l£'l; one mile and 150yds.— 1-1 L. S. Robertson’s ch.g. DARK .ARROW, by Nightly-Mataa, 4yrs, 9.9 (C. Stokes) . . .. 1 5-5 Vulnerable, 7.10 car 7.7 (R.

Bradshaw) .. .. 2-2 Valmeer, 8.5 car 7.12 (A Campbell)

Also started: 6-6 Mercia’s Mystery, 8.6, 3-3 Scene 8.4, 4-4 Menari 7.10 car 8.1. Won by a neck, six lengths. Mercia’s Mystery was fourth. Time, 1.54 4-5.

Dark Arrow won his. fourth race in succession and his. third for the meeting when he prevailed in a close finish in the Blackwater Flack Handicap. The Nightly gelding has now won over £4OO in stakes for his Greymouth owner, Mr L. S. Robertson.

Dark Arrow jumped away well and was always in the leading division. He took the lead approaching the straight from Valmeer with Vulnerable putting in a strong run and Mercia’s Mystery the most prominent of-the others. Vulnerable and Dark Arrow had a desperate struggle over the last furlong and the hot favourite, Dark Arrow, prevailed by a neck. Valmeer tired into third place, . six lengths away,' and there was a similar gap to Mercia’s Mystery with Scene and Menari together last. Tota £919.

KENTISH SCORES IN FIRST EVENT AT TE AROHA (P.A.) TE AROHA, This Day. The Te Aroha Jockey Club’s meeting opened today. Results:- — HERRIESVILLE HURDLES, of £350; one mile and three-quarters. KENTISH, 10.0 1 BRITISH MINT, 9.0 .... 2 SIR FOX, 10.6 3 Scr.: Brahman. MOUTOA LORD WINS AT OTAKI (P.A.) TE AROHA, This Day. The Otaki-Maori Racing Club’s meeting is being continued at Otaki today. Results: — PUKETOI HACK HURDLES, of £350; one mile and a half. MOUTOA LORD, 11.2 .. ... 1 PRINCE WHERIKO, 9.7 .... 2 KAHURAPONGA, 9.8 .... 3 Scr.: Duality. FOREIGN WAYS WINS AT DUNEDIN MEETING (P.A.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting was held in dull but fine weather, before a large attendance. The track was soft. Results: — W AIK ARI HURDLES,., of £350; one mile and three-quarters: — 1-1 FOREIGN WAYS, 9.4 (B. J. Langford) 1 3-2 SIR SALADIN, 9.3 .... 2 5-5 FIRST OUT, 9.1 3 Scr.: Brahman. Three lengths; half a head. Time, 3.26 1-5. Hurdles At Hastings To The Scotchman

(P.A.) HASTINGS, This Day. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting was continued at Hastings today. Results: —

TOMOANA HACK HURDLES, of £300; one mile and a half. — THE SCOTCHMAN, 9.0 . . . . 1 TE AKI, 9.0 .’ 2 MASTER GARY, 9.7 . . . . .. 3 All started.