LATE NEWS Main Handicap At Westport To Te Wanaka

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1948, Page 5

LATE NEWS Main Handicap At Westport To Te Wanaka

(P.A.) WESTPORT, This Day. The Westport Jockey Club's meeting is being concluded in fine weather today.. There is a large crowd and the track is in good order. Results:— KAWATIRI STAKES, of £120; six furlongs:— 1- KINLASS, 971 (W. D. Skelton) 1 2- OUR STYLE, 8.0 (C. Stokes) 2 3- ELSKAR, 8.5 (H. Phillips) .. 3 All started. Won by one and a-half lengths; a head. Time, 1.16. STOCKTON TROT, of £145; 2.59 class; one mile and a-quarter:— 6- RED QUEEN, scr J. E. .Higgins) •.. 1 7- WYNLEAF scr, coupled Molly Grattan (K. Tarrant) .’. 2 5- ARTFUL, 24yds (C. Murcott) 3 Scr.: My Hope, Sarsfield. Won by a neck; half a length. Time, 2.54. KARAMEA HANDICAP, of £ 150; six furlongs:— 2-2 ROYAL TOR, 8.2 (H. Phillips) ■ .. I 4- LEGAL ROSE, 7.9 (G. Hampton) 2 1-1 DEEP HARMONY, 9.10 (C. Stokes) 3 Scr.: High Order. Pedantic. Won by a neck; same. Time, 1.14. MORLEY HACK HANDICAP, of £200; one mile and a quarter.— 1- TE WANAKA, 8.9, (C. Stokes), 1 2- ROYAL ROBE, 9.11. (G. Hampton), 2 3- ROMANTIC, 8.12, (W. D. Skelton), .-. 3 Scr: Mr Buzz. Won by hall' a length; a length. Time, 2.10 1-5. COALFIELDS HACK. HANDICAP, of £145; six furlongs.— 1-1 POST GRADUATE, 8.5, (W. D. Skelton), 1 3-3 MAKA MAKA, 7.11 (H. Phillips) 2 6- CHATMONEY, 7.7. (A. Al. Ellis), 3 Scr: Sitology, Agenda. Won by a length; a head. Time, 1.15 1-5. GRANITY HANDICAP TROT,, of £150; £3.53 class: one mile and five furlongs.— 1-1 COURAGEOUS, scr (coupled Scotch Drift) 1 1-1 SCOTCH DRIFT, scr . . .. 2 6-6 LORIOT, scr 3 Scr: Adelma, Artful, Lucky Strike, Sir Walter, Young Neen. Lochdorme was fourth. An inquiry is proceeding into Loriot’s breaking at the finish.

FIJIANS LEAD OTAGO ON FIRST INNINGS

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The Fiji tourists finished seven runs ahead of Otago in the first innings which the visitors cofnpleted at Carisbrook after an hour and a halt of play this morning in sunny weather. In that time seven wickets fell. • , j 4 The duel between H. J. Apted trying to get his century and L. J. Groves, the Otago slow bowler, was a feature of the morning’s play. Apted jumped right down the wicket to drive balls from Groves. It was another slow bowler, L. D. Smith, the Otago captain, however who had Apted caught behind the wicket when he was 14 runs short of his century. . Aria created a diversion by hitting a ball from Groves right out of the ground. After Apted’s dismissal the wickets fell quickly, the visitors being puzzled by the slow bowlers. Otago’s second innings began JI minutes before lunch.

Details: — OTAGO—First Innings 219. Second Innings:—J. M. O’Sullivan lbw b Fenn 3; L. A. Watt not out 9; R. T. Hunt not out 3: total for one wicket 15. FIJI —First Innings: H. J. Apted c Mills b Smith 86; P. A. Snow, lbw b Smith 38; E. Cakabau b Smith 0: M. Bogisa c Smith b Groves 3; M. J. Fenn st Mills b Groves 22; P. Kabu st Mills b Groves 6; K. Aria b Smith 16; I. Logavalu not out 2; extras 9; total 226. Bowling: V. McArley 0 for 31, E. Watson 9 for 11, N. McGregor 0 for 5 J. O'Sullivan 0 for 16, L. Groves 6 for 88, L. D. Smith 4 for 47, D. S. St John 0 for 19.