Romantic And Chellow Dene At Westport

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1948, Page 3 (Supplement)

Romantic And Chellow Dene At Westport

With an average of more than 12 horses carded for each race, the Westport Jockey Club will open its autumn programme at Westport tomorrow. The main event will be the Westport Hack Handicap, with Royal Robe, who won two races at Hokitika recently, heading the list. Further down, Romantic, a Coronach threeryear-old, appears to be well placed, and Te Wanaka would need only to repeat his best form to have more than an even chance. Romantic, Royal Robe, and Te Wanaka may be the final summing-up.

The main race will be the Colvin Handicap of seven furlongs, in which there is plenty of recent form as a guide to investors. The prospects of Chellow Dene, Here Hine and Deep Harmony make most appeal here. Both Chellow Dene and Here Hine raced successfully on the recent Grey-Hokitika circuit, and Deep Harmony has recently shown promise of a return to form. The track is likely to be somewhat yielding after the recent heavy rains. A special feature of the meeting will be the use for the first time on the West Coast, of starting stalls. These will be used for the start of the six-furlong races and in view, of the possible adoption of this device by other clubs on the West Coast at a comparatively early date there will be considerable interest in the experiment. The win-and-place system of betting will be used and the following horses should be well supported: Buller Stakes.—Elskar, Kinlass, Card master. Denniston Trot. —Loriot> Sandy Drive, Young Neen. Roche Handicap.—Glamis Pal, Royal Tor, High Order. Westport Hack.—Romantic, Royal Robe, Te Wanaka. Scanlon Hack.—Dress Rehearsal, Sitology, Post Graduate. Waimangaroa Trot. —Loriot, Courageous, Sandy Drive. Colvin Handicap.—Chellow Dene, Here Hine, Deep Harmony. Enright Hack.—Royal Robe, Romantic, Palaboa. The fields are as follows:— 11.15 Buller Stakes, of £120; six furlongs.—Elskar 1, Kinlass 2, Leigh Note 11, Miss Loretto 4, Triplicity 9, Victoria Range 5, Cavalryman 3, 8.5; Cardmaster 7, Chianti 8, Langham 10, Our Style 6, 8.0. 11.55 Denniston Handicap Trot, of £145; 2.59 class; one mile and quarter.— Adelma. Dancing Doll, Gallant Sylvia, Loriot, Lucky Strike, Mayo Maid, Molly Grattan, My Hope, Passing Parade, Red Queen, Sandy Drive, Sarsfleld, Voluminous, Volwin, Young Neen scr; Artful, Bondage, Sir Walter, Worthy Pointer (P.) 24; Stamina, Steamboat, Stop Press 36; Motto 48; Logan Palm, Sowden Beck 84. •“ Brackets are: Molly Grattan and Stamina, My Hope, Sir Walter and Steamboat, Voluminous and Volwin. 12.35

] on g,_High Order 5, 8.6; Aoyal Tor 4, 8.3; Pedantic 2, 8.2; Glamis Pal 3, Home Again 1, Jovial Hour 7, Legal Rose 6, 7.7. 1.15 Westport Hack Handicap, of £200; one mile and a quarter. —Royal Robe 6, 9.3; Te Wanaka 5, 8.9; Romantic 3, 8.8; Valmeer 10, 8.0; Cornish Note 2, 7.5; Chatmoney 9, Langham 1, Paper Pattern 7, Taipo-iti 4, Volomai 8, 7.4. 1.55 Scanlon Hack Handicap, of £145; six furlongs—Sitology 5, 9.1; Dress Rehearsal 8, 9.0; Post Graduate 10, 8.4; Maka Maka 3, 8.0; Mister Buzz 6, 7.13; Agenda 9, 7.9; Flying Faye 7, iLak’hnau 2, 7.8; Croupier’s Pride 4, Chianti 1, 7.7. 2.35 Waimangaroa Handicap Trot, of £150; 3.56 class; one mile and five furlongs.—Adelma, Courageous, Gal- | lant Sylvia, Loriot, Red Queen, Sandy Drive, Sarsfleld, Young Neen scr; Artful 24; Bondage, Sir Walter, Worthy Pointer (P.), Wynleaf 36; Steamboat, Stop Press 48; Dramatist 96. Bracket: Steamboat and Sir Walter. 2.15 Colvin Handicap ,of £160; seven furlongs.—Deep Harmony 2, 8.11; Chellow Dene 3, 8.7; Here Hine 7, 8.4, High Order 1, 8.1; Tweedside 9, 7.13; Pedantic 8, 7.12; Jovial Hour 6, Royal Robe 4, Sir Tague 5, 7.2. 3.55 Enright Hack Handicap, of £160; one mile.—Royal Robe 2, 9.4; Sitology 7, 8.12; Romantic 4, Te Wanaka 5, BTO- Palaboa 3, 8.2; Mister Buzz 6, 7.12; Tikokoura 1, 7.8; Chatmoney 8, Simon Tor 10, Taipo-iti 9, 7.7. GOOD STAKES FOR FORBURY MEETING (P.A.) DUNEDIN, March 11. At a meeting of the Forbury Park Trotting Club committee tonight, it was decided that the Centennial Cup be open to horses assessed at 4.21 or faster. Horses assessed at 4.22 will be eligible, but will be handicapped as though assessed at 4.21. The principal event on the second day will be a pacing free-for-all, of £2OOO, 11 furlongs, open to horses assessed at 2.59 or faster.

On the first day, trotters will be catered for with a free-for-all of 13 furlongs for horses assessed at 3.43 or faster. On the second day, the principal race for trotters will be a handicap with a stake of £l5OO, and the same class.

Roche Handicap, of £150; six fur-