GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING., THE NUT WINS BIG RACE. PARLOYNA AND HARD SHOT WIN DOUBLES. It was indeed unfortunate for the above Club that yesterday morning brok(> so disagreeable; and the won. flier condii-ii'm.s no doubt, interfered in a marked degree towards the poor attendance. Notwithstanding this the spectators seemed to appreciate tne racing, and also the vast improvements tint have been carried out since the last meeting at Onioto. The removal of the outside stand has increased the lawn space and this gave the people more room, to move to and fro, and assisted to make the afternoon most enjoyable. The new Totalisator House and Judges Box were much admired. The- Totalisator silent machine was used for the first time in Greymouth and seemed to give entire satisfaction, although the staff had quite an easy day of it. The Club officials were congratulated on all sides in re. gard to the progressive step they have taken, and now the appointments at Omoto rank second to none to any of the clubs outside the four centres. In two instances the fields were small, and only two horses started ' in the Welter Handicap. wont Off most satisfactorily, with the exception of a protest in the Paroa Hack, which took the committee some little time to cope with, and the machine money was locked up until well into the afternoon, but eventually the protest was dismissed. The Tea Rooms were managed by a strong ladies' committee, and as the proceeds go to the Wuonded Soldiers' Fund, it is quite safe to say that the fund will us a result greatly benefit. The totalisator returns for the day were £3645, which are considerably below those of last year.. The following are the results: — TRIAL HANDICAP, 50 soys.; 5 furlongs. — I— J. McKendry's PAJRLOVNA 9.2, (Beale) .' 1 4 — J. Adamson's CLANMENA, 9.2 (Christenson) 2 2— J. Biggins' SVEABORG, 10.3 (Pine) 3 Also started — 3 — lrish Gift 8.7, 5 — Royal Jack 7.5, and 6 — Perpetual Motion 7.5. Parlovna hopped away in the Jead, Sveaborg and Clanmena be. ing next, but Parlovna held the advantage to the finish, winning easily by two lengths. Clanmena headed Sveaborg in the straight, and secured secand place. Time — l.Si. Totalisator, £34(5. PAROA HACK HANDICAP, 50 soys., 6 A furlongs. — 2— J. C. N. Grigg's HARD SHOT, 7.5 (Lloyd) l 5— J. Beban's GLENCANNICH, 9.8 (Langstono) 2 3— J. Wingham's GLENONGLY 8.9 (Lee) ;j Also started — Bonsign 8.9, 4 — Miss Masterful 7.5, and 6 — Rhino. It was a close finish. A protest was entered against the winner for boring, and after a lengthy hearing- was dismissed. Time — 1,33. Totalisator, £677. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, H miles. — s— Miss M. O'Brien's THE NUT, 7.5 (Ludlow) •„-. ,l 2— D. H.. Rqberts's THE CORNET 9.2 2 4— A. Donnellan's WAIKEHUA, S.S 3 Also started — Divorce 5.12, 6 — Waipv.nui B.S, and I—Canterbury1 — Canterbury 7.13. The field got away to a good start. Divorce and Waipunui being the most pro. minent over the first two furlongs, Canterbury and The Cornet bringing up the rear. Waikehua and The Corner, had improved their positions by the lime the mile and a quarter post was reached,, and The Nut commenced to move up, and once in the straight, came away. The Cornet and Waikehua put in a good ruu down the straight, but were unable to catch the leader, who won by a Jength and a half, The Cornet being half a length ahead of Waikehua. Time — 2.27 1-5. Totalisator, £770, ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 55 povs., 5i furlongs. — 2— P. Donnellan's MERTON, 10.2 1 3— A. Baritt's KINGSTARJ 8.7 .. 2 I— J. C Grigg's ST. HILARY, 7.7 3 4 — lrish Gift, also started. Irish Gift was the quickest to begin, but Merton almost immediately rushed to the front and was never headed, winning by thre lengths. Time —1.18 3-5. Totalisator, £398. a. IVf V/t •' mother* milk, k«nc« it M*Vd?iUfiß tba ideal food for in" rir- * .^ *...*. It brii j dß bonnibftbia* Aikt/#urdootor 1?
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Grey River Argus, 27 October 1915, Page 3
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