LATE NEWS Signal Light And Captain Gaillard Win At Addington

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1948, Page 5

LATE NEWS Signal Light And Captain Gaillard Win At Addington

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club opened its Easter meeting at Addington today in fine weather. The track is fast. Results: —

PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, of £900; 4.36 class; two miles:— 1-2 FREE FIGHT 24 yds (M. Holmes) .. .. 1 10-9 MOUNT MELLICK 24 yds. 2 6-6 NATIONAL VELVET 12 yds. 3 Scr,: Notus. Play Sale was fourth. Time, 4.24.

EXPRESS HANDICAP, of £ 1600: 4.27’class; two miles.— 4-3 GAPTAIN GAILLARD. 12

yards, (M. J. Smith), .. .. 1 5-5 FOLLOW ME, 24yds 2 1-1 MONAGH LEAGH, scr, .. 3 Al\ started. Safari was fourth. Time, 4.23.

N.Z. TROTTING STAKES, of £350; three-year-old trotters; one mile ■ and a half: — 7-7 SIGNAL LIGHT (W.R.Butt) I 5-5 COTTESLOE 2 3-3 DICTATION 3 Scr.: Lucky-, Ducrow. Won by eight lengths. Norma's Pride fourth. Time, 3.31 4-5. The winner paid over a third of a century on the win machine.

EXCELLENCY’S EASY VICTORY IN CHALLENGE STAKES

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Racing Club's meeting opened at Trentham today in fine weather. The track is fast. Results:— RIMU HIGHWEIGHT, of £700; one mile and three furlongs:— 5- ARCTIC CIRCLE. 9.1 (R. Hawes) 1 11-10 SUNSHINE BAY, 9.0 ..2 ‘ 6- MINE HOST, 9.7 .. .. 3 Culloden Moor was fourth. Time, 2.22 j. PLUNKET NURSERY, of £800; six fur-longs.— 8-8 AIR BELLE, 8.9, (R. J. Auckram) 1 2- BUCHANAN, 8.9, 2 4-2 RESOLUTE, 7.0, (coupled Leyma), 3 Won by a length; a neck. Vaduz wa.s fourth. Time, 1.12 A. NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE STAKES, of £ 1750 (W.F.A.); seven fu’rlongs.— 3- EXCELLENCY, 8.3 (W. F. Ellis) 1 4- GREAT TREK, 8.6 . . • • 2 KING’S RANSOM, 9.0 . . .. 3 Won by two lengths; same. Voltaic was fourth. Time, 1.24.

KINLASSSCORES IN FIRST AT WESTPORT

(P.A.) WESTPORT, This Day. The Westport Jockey Club’s meeting opened today in fine weather. There is a large attendance, ana the track is in good order. Results. Buller Stakes, of £120; six fur-longs.—l-1 Kinlass 8.5 (W. D. Skelton) 1; 7-7 Our Style 8.0 (C. Stokes) 2 - 2-2 Elskar 8.5 (H. Phillips) 3. Scr: Leghnote. Won by a length; hall a length. Time, 1.16 1-5. Denniston Handicap Trot, of £145 2.59 class, 1.1 miles—2-1 Carsfield, coupled Young Neen, 1; 2-1 Young Neen scr, 2; 11-12 Sowden Beck, 84yds, 3. . Scr.: Sandy Drive, Steamboat. CAMBRIDGE TROTS (PA.) CAMBRIDGE, This Day. The Cambridge Trotting Clubs meeting is being held today. Results. Karapiro Handicap, of £175; 4.0 class, one mile and five furlongs.-— First division: 4-4 Golden Hoofs 60yds, 1: 3-2 Reclamation 60yds (coupled Noble Triumph) 2. Second division: 1-3 Single Task scr, 1; 3*2 Noble Triumph 24yds, 2. Ohinemuri J.C. Meeting (P.A.) PAEROA, This Day. . The Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s meeting is being held at Paeroa today. Results. — Hack Hurdles, of £350; one mile and live furlongs.—First division: 4-6 Race Chum, 9.5, 1; 7-3 Modern View. 9 4 2 Second division: 6-4 Nepeta, 9,’li, 1; 8-5 Bold Tide, 2. Scr: Sir Bian, King’s’ Sceptre.