SPORT AND SPORTSMEN
FORBURY PARK TROTS WORTHY NEED SCORES WIN FOR WALTER MOORE (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting was concluded yesterday in showery weather. The track was very heavy. There was a fair attendance. The totalisator handled £15,207 10s. against £37,983 on the second day last year, King’s Birthday. The total for the meeting was £41,834 10s against £66,482 last year. Concluding results are:— President's Handicap, of £450 (4.31) : 2 miles.—4-3 Worthy Need, It. (F. Holmes), .1; 2-2 Bronze Eagle, 12yds. (J. B. Pringle), 2; 4-5 Foremost Junior, It. (P. Gallagher), 3. Also started: 3-4 Lightning Lady 24yds., 1-1 Pleasant Guy 36yds. A length; six lengths. Time, 4.52§. Empire Handicap, of £2OO (3.16); 1 mile and 3 furlongs.—2-3 Coleen Travis. 12yds. (T. H. Gunning), 1 ; 7-9 Recluse, ]2vds. (R. VV. Townley), 2; 1-1 Black Label, it (J. Bryce, jun.), 3. Also started: 9-8 Viscose It., 8-5 Lazybones 24yds., 5-6 Oxford King 24yds., 3-2 Rerekohua 24yds., 4-4 Tokalon 24 yds., 8-8 Shady Glen 36yds. A length ; three lengths. Time, 3.258. Sydney Handicap, of £250 (3.31) ; 11 miles, 8-7 Gallinford, It. (R. W. Townley), 1;; 4-4 Yon Yan, it. (P. Gallagher). 2; 3-3 Battle Colours, 12yds. (G. McKendry), 3. Also started; 1-1 Bankstock It., 6-6 Siege Gun 12 yds., 2-2 Countless 24yds., 5-5 Jack Sprat 36yds., 7-8 Marfax 36yds. Six lengths; six lengths. Time, 3.42 J. Victory Handicap, of £3OO (3.44); 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—2-3 Grade Fields, 12yds. (R. Townley), 1; 1-1 Certissimus, 12yds. (D. Teahen), 2; 5-5 Tan John, It. (R. Donald), 3. Also started; 3-2 Within it., 6-6 Jenny Guy 24yds., 4-4 Bush Laddie 36yds., 7-7 Gerfalcon 48yds. Half a length; 20 lengths. Time, 4.0 f.
Eden Handicap, of £3OO (3.5) ; 1 mile ami 3 furlongs.—l-2 Walter Moore, 12yds. (D. C. Watts), 1; 2-1 Happy Locanda It. (P. Gallagher), 2; 5-3 Lady Carol. It. (B. Motz), 3. Also started: 3-5 Ochiltree it., 3-4 Worthy Cross it. Two lengths; 12 lengths. Time, 3.20 f.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20629, 3 December 1941, Page 8
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