SPORTING LOGAN’S EAST WIN IN WAIMATE CUP

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1950, Page 7

SPORTING LOGAN’S EAST WIN IN WAIMATE CUP

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CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.-—Margaret Logan and Spring Fancy, both of'whom wofi comfortably, returned the short-priced double dividend of £l2 Os 6d at the Waimate Trotting Club’s inaugural meeting bn Saturday. Margaret Logan won the Waimate Cup with plenty in reserve, but her task was made easier when several of the runners, including the favourite, Imperial Globe, struck trouble during the running. Spring Fancy outclassed her field in the Kiwi . Handicap, but there was a closer finish in the Roi I’Or Handicap, which Nature Girl won from the unlucky Final Return. The Templeton trainer, W. R. Butt, drove three winners for the day.

Diamed, Hillsborough, El Supremo and Trustydale made the early running in the Waimate Cup but there was an upset at the end of four furlongs, El Supremo, who was well placed, breaking and interfering with Monty Jason and Ben Ledi, who in turn settled the chances of several other runners. This left Diamed, Hillsborough, Trustydale and Margaret Logan the best-placed horses, but just past the mile Trustydale broke, Green Spear colliding with him. Green Spear lost his driver and several of the • field had to be almost pulled up to dodge trouble. Imperial Globe, the favourite, had been put out of the contest early, breaking a hopple in the first furlong. Diamed carried on in front, but once J. G. Hampton asked Margaret Logan for her best she soon reached the front to win by three lengths from Diamed, with Officious finishing on well six lengths away, ahead of Kingsley, Hillsborough and Secundus.

Led All Way

Spring Fancy had an all-the-way win in the Kiwi Handicap, . winning convincingly from Calm Sailing and Servicemen, both of which had every chance. Calm Sailing followed the winner throughout but was well beaten for pace over the last furlong, although he held on well to beat Servicemen for second placing.

Nature Girl gave W. R. Butt his third win for the day in the Roi I’Or Handicap, after reaching the lead with six furlongs to cover, his nearest attendants then being Kingsley, Fleethoof, Final Return and El Supremo. Nature Girl stayed on well to beat the strong-finishing Final Return by

half-a-length, and El Supremo came home better than anything in third place. The totalisator investments amounted to £27,041 10s, including £2046 10s on the doubles totalisator. Remaining results:— John Dench Handicap, of £185; 3.33 class; one mile and a half. —5-4 Helen Grattan scr J. L. Behrns 1; 1-1 Popotai scr R. Young 2; 2-2 Queen of Scots 12 A. R. Townley 3. 10-12 Banquet Hall, 8-8 Calm Sailing, 3-3 Corunna, 4-6 Ferry Pilot, 9-9 Straight Cut, 11-10 Our Flicka, 12-11 Special Match, 6-5 SterlingHall, 7-7 Perfect Trail also started. One length; three-quarters of a length. Corunna fourth. Times: 3.21, 3.21 3-5, 3.21 4-5. Win: £9 10s. Places: £2 17s, £1 12s 6d, £2 4s 6d. Waimate Cup, of £400; 4.44 class; two miles.—2-2 Margaret Logan 24 J. G. Hampton 1; 5-5 Diamed scr C. V. May 2; 8-8 Officious 12 P. Stewart 3. „ ~ , 10-10 Currency and Wrackdale bracketed, 11-13 El Supremo, 9-6 Fleethoof, 18-18 Killowen, 4-4 Monty Jason, 16-17 Swaledale, 14-14 Trustydale, 13-12 Final Return, 1-1

.Imperial Globe, 3-3 Lahore, 6-7 SeViundus, 18-16 Green Spear, 7-9 Hillsborough, 12-11 Kingsley, 15-15 Ben Ledi also started. Three lengths; six lengths. Kingsley fourth. Times: 4.27, 4.31, 4.31. Win: £7. Places: £2 Bs, £2 19s, £5 6s. Waituna Handicap No. 2, of £240; 3.56 class; one mile and five furlongs. —First Division: 5-6 Moreta scr C. V. May and 4-3 Supreme Globe scr T. 'C. Clough (dead heat) 1; 17-18 Fairy Wand scr D. Green 3. 11-12 Archaic, 14-14 Neenagh, 10- Colinova, 2-2 Direct Link, 3-5 Thelma Globe, 16-17 High Spirits, 7-7 Nankin, 12-11 Shanagin, 13-12 Star Maid also started. Dead heat; half a length. Star Maid fourth. Times: 3.35, 3.35, 3.35 1-5. Win: £3 2s (Moreta), £2 16s (Supreme Globe). Places: £2 9s (Moreta), £2 (Supreme Globe). Second Division: 2-2 White Angel scr W. R. Butt 1; 1-1 Venetian scr M. C. McTigue 2; • 18-16 Scotty’s Double scr H. S. Donaldson 3. 8-9 Union Jack, 9-8 Anitra, 14-14 Chippewa, 15-15 Debonair, 6-4 Filament, 19-19 Iceflow, 5-6 Surewood, 12-11 Shareholder also started. Half a length; length. Sure Wood fourth. Times: 3.42. 3.42 1-5, 3.43. Win: £1 18s. Places: £1 10s 6d, £1 10s. Brackets: Neenagh and Chippewa; Direct Link and White Angel; Moreta and Sure Wood, Shanagin and Shareholder. Kiwi Handicap, of £185; 2.56 class; one mile and a quarter.—l-2 Spring Fancy scr J. Crofts 1; 5-5 Calm Sailing scr H. I. Herbert 2; 8-9 Serviceman scr W. R. Butt 3. 11-10 Gold Silk, 9-8 Major Gaillard, 6-6 Will Scarlet, 13-14 Our Babe, 3-4 Sandova, 10-11 Shining Gold, 12-12 Special Match, 2-1 Queen of Scots, 7-7 Sterling Hall, 14-13 Tall Boy, 4-3 Perfect Trail also started. Three lengths; neck. Special Match fourth. Times: 2.43, 2.45, 2.45 1-5. Win: £3 3s 6d. Places: £1 18s, £3 2s 6d. £5 14s 6d. Publicans’ Handicap, of £150; trotters; 4.0 class; one mile and five furlongs.—3-3 Global Voyage 24 H. J. Smith 1; 8-8 Gold Note scr K. McCormack 2; 1-1 Ingenuity 24 D. J. Townley 3. 15-10 Dainty Joe, 10-9 Harvard, 11- Hawkesbury Girl and Pridola bracketed, 2-2 Kakahu Pride, 9-11 Land Girl, 7-7 Lee Volo,. 12-13 Morning Mist, 14-15 Queen s Brigade, 16-16 Steel Sword, 13-14 Super Claim, 6-6 Windydale, 4-4 Black Sentinel, 5-5 Josedale Son also started. Three lengths; five lengths. Harvard fourth. Times: 3.39, 3.43 2-5, 342 2-5. Win: £5 8s 6d. Places: £2 I.ls 6d, £7 13s 6d, £1 3s 6d. Roi L’Or Handicap, of £250; 2.53 class; one mile and a quarter. —3-2 Nature Girl 12 W. R. Butt 1; 7-6 Final Return 12 T. W. Allcock 2; 6-7 El Supremo scr R. J. May 3 . 4-4 Currency and Wrackdale bracketed, 5-5 Fleethoof, 11-11 Killowen, 9-10 Swaledale, 8-8 Trustydale, 10-9 Green Spear, 1-1 Grey Streak, 2-3 Kingsley also started. Half a length; length. Kingsley fourth. Times: 2.42 1-5, 2.43, 2.44 3-5. Win: £4 ss. Places: £1 8s 6d, £4 Bs, £4 14s 6d.