WESTLAND RACES
FALCONBRIDGE WINS (P.A.) GREYMOUTH, Feb. 24. The Westland meeting concluded in Hokitika yesterday in overcast weather. The track was soft. There was a large crowd and the totalisntor handled £14.648 10s against £14.189 10s last year. The total for ihc meeting was t'30,058, compared with £23.630 10s. The concluding results were:— ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, of £225; 1 mile.—2-1 FALCONBRIDGE. 8.2. (D J. Thistoll), 1; 3-2 CHELLOW DENE. 8.3 (11. Phillips). 2; 4-4 HERE HINE. 8.3 (W. Skelton). 3. Also Slarled: 5-5 Beau Son, 6-6 Sir Tague. 1-3 Silver Link. 7 -f St. Nat. Neck; length. Time, 1-41. ARAIIURA HACK HANDICAP, of £140; 7 fur. -4 STATELY LADY, 7.11. car. 7.8 (R. G. Bradshaw) 1; 1-1 GLAMIS PAL, 9.2 (Conza) 2; 3-2 PALABOA, 8.8 (H. Phillips) 3. Also started: 2-3 Maka Maka, 6-6 Stepfar. 5-5 All’s Fair, 7-7 Cornish Note. Halflength; length. Time, 1.29 1-5. YARRALL TROT, of £145; 3.37 class; U miles and 63yds.—3-1 CROWN PLATE, 72yds. bhd. 1: 7-7 YOUNG NEEN, scr. 2; 10-10 Skyhook, scr., 3. ■ Also started: 9-8 Caledonian Lass. 2-4 Jan Marie. 5-3 Lucky Strike, 1-2 Free Style. 8-8 Patti Dale. 4-5 Sandbird, 4-6 Gallian. Length; same. Times, 3.31 4-5. 3.32. 3.32 1-5. RIIMIJ HANDICAP, of £170: 6 fur.— 1-1 TRENCH METER, 7.11, car. 7.8 (R. G. Bradshaw) 1; 2-2 Renege, car. 7.10 (W. D. Skelton) 2; 4-5 BEAU SON, car. 7-10 t (G. Hampton) 3. Also started: 5-4 John o’ London. 3-3 Royal Tor, 7-7 Home Again. 8-8 Jovial Hour. 6-6 Legal Rose. Length; half-length. Time, 1.15 1FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, of £140: 7 fur.—3-2 ROMANTIC, car. 7.13 (W. D. Skelton) 1; 5-5 VALMEER 8.2 (H. Phillips) 2; 1-3 ROYAL ROBE, car. 9.4 (G. Hampton) 3. Also started: 2- Sitology, 2-1 Glamis Pal, 4-3 Witness. 6-6 Lament, 7-7 Lance Tor, 8-8 Solimbine. 9-9 Wild Knock. Halflength; same. Time. 1.30 3-5.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22569, 24 February 1948, Page 6
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