BETTING RECORD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22621, 26 April 1948, Page 7

BETTING RECORD

FORBURY TROTS

CUP TO ACROPOLIS (P.A) DUNEDIN, April 26. The Forbury Park Trotting Club’s Centennial Cup meeting opened on Saturday in sunny weather before a record attendance. The track was heavy at the start, but improved later. The totalisator handled £122.945, s record for a trotting or racing meeting in Otago and Southland. The amount handled on the first day last year was £70.435 10s, and Saturday’s total represented an increase of £52.509 10s. An inquiry was held into the running of Belmont'Hall in the Port Chalmers Handicap and it was decided to accept the explanations of the owner and driver that the horse, who was only a three-year-old, had never raced before under similar track conditions and that the horse was short of work owing to bad weather. An inquiry was held into the running of Emulous in the Centennial Cup. Veterinary evidence was given that horse had cut both forelegs during the running of the race. JOHN WICKLIFFE HANDICAP, of £500; 3.51 class; 1 mile 5 fur.—ll-10 HEIR APPARENT. 48yds bhd., 1; 7-7 BELLE HEADER. 12yds bhd., 2; 3-5 l JASON’S QUEST, 60yds. bhd.. 3. Also started: 6-6 Jimmy Warton coupled with Loyal Toast, 8-9 Percy Volo, 1-1 Logan Max, coupled with Suzerain, 2- Sandy Duval, 3-2 Sure Maid, 9-8 Quartermaster, 13-13 Blackdale, 5-4 Lucky Bill, 10-12 Song Bird. 12-11 Buncrana, 14-14 Castigate. Head; 2 lengths. Loyal Toast was fourth. Times. 3.53 2-5, 3.53 2-5, 3.56 3-5. EARLY SETTLERS’ HANDICAP, of £600; 3.29 class; li miles. —5-4 MAKE BELIEVE, 12yds. bhd. (Gunning) 1; 1-1 ON APPROVAL. 12vds. (Hooper) 2; 4-5 WORTHY DICK, 12yds. (Watts) 3. Also started: 14-14 Golden Sheaf, 12-11 Mahari Dhu, 5-9 Makarewa, 2-3 West Point, 9-8 Worthy Ace, 2-2 Hall Ace, 13-13 Hydro Belle, 10-10 Kimona Girl, 11-12 Sowden Beck, 7-6 Substitute, 6-8 Tudor Minstrel. Head: 3 lengths. Photo finish. Times, 3.30 3-5, 3.30 4-5, 3.31. PORT CHALMERS HANDICAP, of £700; 3.26 class; 1J miles.—7-6 SCOTTISH BROGUE, 12yds. bhd. (Frost) 1; 9-9 GOUGH’S PRIDE, 12yds. (Motz) 2; (8-8 CAPTAIN SANDY, 12yds„ coupled with Dance Hall (Bain) 3. Also started: 1-1 Belmont Hall, 3-4 Bull’s Eye, 18-18 Jack Irvine, 10-15 Nelsonova, 4-5 Red Herring, 11-10 Theabelle, 17-17 Wee Logan, 5-3 Clueless, 2-2 Duncraig, 15-16 Highland Dale, 16-13 Lucky Meg, 12-14 Sea Craft. 6-7 Starshell, 14-11 Sand Piper, 13-12 Tom Gundy. Length: halflength. Times, 3.23 1-5, 3.23 2-5, 3.24 3-

★DUNEDIN CENTENNIAL CUT, HANDICAP, Of £5250; 4.21 class, 2 miles.—B-8 ACROPOLIS It., (J. BPringle) 1; 2-4 HIGHLAND FLING, ■6ovds. bhd., (L. F. Berkett), 2; 6-6 DUNDEE SANDY, It.. (V. Alborn) 3. Also started; 9-9 Aberhall, 7-5 Follow Me, 10-11 Loyal Peter, 3-2 Plunder Bar, 5-7 Navigate, 12-12 Countless, 4-3 Knave of Diamonds, 11-10 Loyal Nurse, 1-1 Emulous. Length; 2 lengths. Plunder Bar was fourth. Times 4.28 3-5, 4.23 4-5, 4.29 2-5. FREEMAN COBB HANDICAP, of £1300; 4.28 class; 2 miles.—l-1 MAUDEEN, It. ,J. B. Pringle) 1: 3-3 JACKIE GUY, 12yds. bhd. (G. S. Smith), 2; 7-7 BEL HAMED, 36yds. (T. H. Gunning) 3. Also started: 5-4 Imperial Grattan, 8-8 Pre-eminence, 9-9 Fancy Goods, 6-6 Safari, 2-2 Final Count. 4-5 Monagh Leagh. Three lengths; neck. Final Count was fourth. Times, 4.32 3-5, 4.32, 4.30 1-5. ★CENTURY TROTTING FREE-FOR-ALL; of £1250; 3.43 class; 1 mile 5 fur. -8-8 MARGIN (D. L. McGregor) 1; 3- TOUSHAY, bracketed with BELMORAL (L. F. Berkett) 2; 7-6 WILLIE WINKIE (G. S. Smith) 3. Also started: 1- Aerial Scott and Acclamation, bracketed, 2-3 Blue Horizon, 3-4 Belmoral, 6-7 Castigate, 4-2 Mistydale and Range-finder, bracketed, 5-5 Frank Scott. Three lengths; three-quarters of a lengjh. Frank Scott was fourth. Times 3.43 1-5, 3.45 3-5, 3.44. CAPTAIN COOK HANDICAP, of £900: 3.21 class; li miles. —7-6 ACE OF DIAMONDS, 12yds. bhd- (McTigue) 1; 4- MOUNTAIN HALL. It. (R. Young) 2; 5-6 SCHOLARSHIP, It. (D. C. Watts) 3. Also started: 9-11 Maida Dillon and Stirling Castle, bracketed, 16-16 Northern Lass, 1-2 Novelda, 6-7 Remlap, 12-13 Royal Fortune, 8-4 Tam o’ Shanter, 10-10 Absolutely, 15-15 Caledonian Girl. 13-12 Jeeves, 11-8 Mount Mellick, 3-3 Proprietor, 14-14 Quite Happy, 2-1 Red Hupsar. Length: half-head- Times, 3.17 3-5, 3.18 4-5. 3.19. ★KIA ORA HANDICAP, of £1000; 3.52 class; 1 mile 3 fur.-—3-2 DRAGOMAN, It. (H. I. Herbert) 1: 6-7 MONAGH LEAGH It. (L. A. Williams) 2; 2- FINAL COUNT. It. (G. McKendry) 3. Also started: 8-6 Dillondale, 10-12 Direct Medium, 12-11 Golden Shadow, 1-1 Grattan Drive and Scotch Music, bracketed, 7-8 Elation, 9-9 Limerick, Pride. 4-4 Logan Rey, 13-13 Lou Hall, 5- Imperial Grattan, 14-14 Trusty Scott, Sir Michael. Nose: li lengths. Times, 3.0 2-5. 3.0 3-5, 3.0 4-5.