LATE NEWS Hidden Note Scores Surprise Win At Addington Today

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1947, Page 5

LATE NEWS Hidden Note Scores Surprise Win At Addington Today

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The third day of 'the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting is being held at Addington in fine weather today. The track is fast. Results: — ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £850; 4.36 class; two miles: — 5-4 COMMUNIQUE, 24 (T. H. Gunning) 1 3-7 INDIGO, 12 2 10-10 INDIAN TRIUMPH, 12 .. 3 Also started: 13-14 Caudray, 1-1 Leonin (bracketed with Miranda Scott), 12-12 Play Safe, 8-7 Mount Mellick, 11-H Tony Grattan, 4-3 Darrington Hall, 15-15 Loyal Chief 2-2 Lyndale, 7-5 Navy Queen, 6-6 Lady Averil, 14-13 Monagh Leagh, 9-9 Stirling Castle. Won by a head; a neck. Times: 4.20, 4.21 1-5, 4._1 2-5.

HOLMWOOD HANDICAP, of £750; 3 48 class; 1 mile and 5 furlongs—- -- EXCALIBUR, 12yds (R. Donald) 1 5- FAIRY WINGS . • 3- ENDOWED 3 Also started: 14-14 Glenlee, 4-8 , Golden Amazon, 7-6 Great Venture, 11-12 Maximum, 8-7 Beverley Volo, 2- Jimmy Scott, 13-11 Freckles, 1-1 Keen Blade, 12-13 Castigate, 10-10 Paul Parrish, 9-9 Frank Scott. Won by half a head: eight lengths. Times/3.34, 3.32 1-5, 3.34 1-5. AUSTRALASIAN HANDICAP, of £1000; 3.21 class; one mile and a half: — 5- BABY GRAND, scr 1 8- LIMERICK PRIDE, scr.; .. 2 9- LADY VI, -scr ‘• • 3 Right Royal fourth. Time: 3.14 2-5. DOMINION HANDICAP, of £2,500; 4.36 class; two miles:— 7-8 HIDDEN NOTE scr. ‘(D. C. Watts) • • •• 1 4- SURE LADY scr. . (coupled Aerial Scott) • ■ • • 9-10 FIREWATER scr. (coupled _ Medical Student) . • • • 3 The favourite, Betty Maxegin, turned 'round at the start and took no part in the race. Time, 4.30 2-5. , HORNBY HANDICAP, of £1500; 3.35 class’ one mile and five furlongs: 6- BEL HAMED, scr (T. H. Gunning) • • ■ • * 3- GRATTAN DRIVE, set . • 2 2-4 ■ WORTHY GOLD 3 Scr: Maori Home. Time, 3.31 1-5. Worthy Gold was coupled with Belhall Sprayman, Local Gold and Bonnie Jack. Grattan Drive was coupled with Scotch Music.

HORNE TWO DOWN IN SEMI-FINAL OF THE AMATEUR TITLE

(P.A.) ; NEW PLYMOUTH, Tins Day. W. G. Horne (Wellington), defending his national amateur title, was two down to W. A.. Edgar (Australia) over the first 18 holes this morning in the 36-hole semi-final at the New Plymouth course. In the other semi-final B. M. silk (Wanganui) was three up on N. H. Amon (Manawatu). Horne and Edgar played sound golf and the match was exciting all the way. , Silk got an early lead on Amon, at one stage being four up, but Amon produced an eagle three at the last hole to cut the lead to three.

The weather was again perfect and the greens were true and on the fast side. Results: —

New Zealand plate, semi-final? — R. H. Glading (Titirangi) defeated J. Holden (New Plymouth), 2 and 1; K. S. Glendinning (Manawatu) defeated J. Jeffery (New Plymouth) 2 and 1.

TIMBER WORKERS’ PAY RISE OF 10s DATES FROM OCTOBER 1

The increase in pay granted to members of the Westland, Nelson and Marlborough Timber Workers’ Union is 10s a week, according to advice received in Greymouth late this afternoon. This extra payment will be made retrospective to October 1, the date on which the general pay increase came into operation.