TAPANUI EVENTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22511, 15 December 1947, Page 7

TAPANUI EVENTS

IDEAL WEATHER MERRY LANCER’S WIN GOOD TROTTING ENTRIES /p \ GORE, Dec. 15. The Tapanui Racing Club’s annual meeting was held in ideal weather. There was a good crowd. The track waß fast. The totalisator handled £10,356 10s. compared with £22,408 10s last year, when the fixture held at Gore, and £7338 in 1940,_ the last time the meetintr was held At lapanui. TAPANUI HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £IOO * 1 mile 75yds.—• 3 SUMRA, 11.2 (Cochfane), l; 2 GOOD CAST 10.8. 2; 6 DI LEAS. 10 12 3 Also started: 5 Sterling Lad, 1 drill," 4 Gallimaufry. A head; 10 lengths. Time, 1.481. Grill was fourth. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £9O; 6 fur ongs.— 3 CLOUD SONG, 9.0 (B. J. Langford). 1; 10 PAPERVIEW. 7 6,2; 4 WINNING THORN. 7.9, 3 Also started: 1 Glenesk, 2 Effervescenee, 5 Grania, 6 Queen Aigosy, 7. Brawl 13 Lady Tess, 10 Hymn of Hate, 12 Vain Lad. S Jimmy The One, 8 Ramcri. Five lengths; three lengths. Time, 1.14 J. Jimmy the One was fourth. _ McINTYKE TROT, of £100; 11 miles.First Division: 9 lona Hall,J * (Herbert), .1 ; 8 Arawa Lad, it., 2; 11 St. Phils. It, J. Also started: 13 Diligent, 1 Fortitude, 3 Lucky I<ellow, 11 Jingle Pride, 5 Coliiseum. iell lengths; 15 lengths. Times, 3.28, 3.33, 3.39. Coliiseum was fourth. -Second Division: 7 Mischievous, It. (C. A. Pringle), 1; 4 Lighthome. It., 2; 8 Dapple Grey, It., J. Also started: 2 Aspasia, 12 Double Dillon, 10 Impossible, 6 Tevlot Maid. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 3.35, 3.36, 3.39. Aspasia was HANDICAP, of £l2O ; li miles.— 2 MERRY LANCER, 7.3 (W. F. Ellis), 1; SIEGFORM, 7.13, 2; 3 HART ROYAL, 7.0, 3. Also started: 1 Air-Ace. Neck; half a head. Time, 2.10, , _ DYER MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £100; 6 furlongs.—2 DEPTH CHARGE, 7.7 (W. F. Ellis), 1; 4 SHOW BOY, 7.5, 2; 7 MINSTREL LIGHT, 7.11, 3. Also started: 3 Air Chief, 1 Geisha Girl, 6 Royal Robe, 4 Palanau. Six lengths; 5 lengths. Time, 1.14 J. Palanau was fourth. ~ FASSCIFEKN TROT, of £100; li miles.—3 lONA HALL, 24yds. (Herbert), 1; 2 TAYSIDE, 24yds., 2 ; 11 ST. PHIL'S, It.. 3. Also started: 4 Amarant, 6 Arawa Lad, coupled with Dapple Grey. 13 Double Dillon, 1 Fortitude, 7 Lfghthorue, 5 Sir Hall, 8 Saragen, 9 Teviot Maid, 10 Leyte Hall, 12 Dalziel. Two lengths; one length. Times, 2.53>f, 2.545, 2.564. Dapple Grey was fourth. STEWARDS’ HACK HANDICAP, of £100; 64 furlongs.—4 INCITATUS, 7.13 (E. Hunt), 1; 2 ROYAL ANNE, 7.9. and 7 GOOD SPORT, 7.2, 2. Also started: 5 Norse Lass, 3 Bonny Royal, 1 Golden Winner, 6 Make Good. Three-quarters of a length; dead heat Time, 1.20. Norse Lass was fourth. QUIN MEMORIAL, of £110; 1 mile 35yds. —2 AIR ACE, 8.7 (R. E. Page), 1; 3 MONEY BIRD, 7.10, 2; 1 WILD CRY, 7.10, 3. Also started: 8 Gamble, 4 Bath Slipper, 5 Sea Flower, 6 Air Chief, 7 Palanau. Short length each way. Time. 1.46. Sea Flower was fourth.