WHIPPET RACING

Grey River Argus, 19 July 1937, Page 3

WHIPPET RACING

WESTPORT RESULTS. • f Our Own Correspondent] WESTPORT, July 19. i There was a large attendance at the whippet races here to-day, and the meeting proved very successful. West Coast owners were well represented. Results were:— i Maiden Flat.—L. Ogg’s Lady Moon (14vds) 1: R. Sharpe’s Brazilian (14) 2; J. Roche’s Flying West (14) 3. Time 13secs. Also ran: Sandy Lu. Won by a length; same. Extended Nursery: Bell and Scott’s Top Notch (41) 1; G. Bradley’s Post Haste (91) 2; B. Walker’s Gay Talkie (101) 3. Also ran: Satin Dawn, Kentworth, Top Sail, Our Bell. Time 19 secs. Won by a length; same. Open Flat—First heat: J. Auton’s Bronze God (ID 1; T. Jenkin’s Rapid Fire (14) 2; K. Scott’s Black Fury (111) 3. Also ran: Rackateer, Red Slip, Guy Fawkes, Miss Orion, Queen Author, Half a length: same. Timo 12secs. Second heat: R. Weeke’s Great Knight and Great Chimes, dead heat (both 14yds), 1; J. Blair’s Surefoot (14) 3. Won by a length. Time 11 4-ssecs. Also started: Snowball, Spearmint, Argyle Lass, Caliente. i Final—Great Chimes 1, Great Knight Fire 3. Time 12secs. Won by two lengths: one. 1 Juvenile Flat—D. McPherson’s Acushla 1; W. Dixon’s Our Belle -2; Bell and Scott’s Top Notch 3. Also started: Post Haste That’s It. Won by a length; same. Time 13 3-5. Middleweight Handicap: First heat —J. Blair’s Surefoot (14) 1; T. Jenkin’s Rapid Fire (141 2; Costello and Dixon’s Mark Twain (10) 3. Time 12 l-ssecs. Second heat—R. Weeke’s Great Chimes (13) 1; L. Solomon’s Ned Kelly (121) 2; M. Wallace’s Devondale Roddy (12) 3. Won by three lengths; one. Also ran: Miss Orion, Sunrose. Time 12secs. Final—Great Chimes 1. Ned Kelly 2, Rapid Fire 3. Time 12secs. Won easily. Novice Flat—L. Solomon’s Mountain Fern (131) 1: L. Ogg’s Lady jMoon (14) 2: D. McPherson’s Acushla (14) 3. Also ran. Brazilian, Kentworth, Sez You. Flying Wind, Cour de Lion. Won by a length; same. Time 12 2-ssecs. Onen Hurdles, first heat—J. McFarlane’s Guy Fawkes (2) 1: W. O’Neill’s Caliente (16 > 2; W. O’Neill’s tGreat Hope (17) 3. Time 13secs. Won by two lengths; one. Also started: Rea Step, Surefoot. Second heat —T. Hansby’s Paddv (191) 1: T. Jenkin’s Rapid Fire (20) 2: C. Wallace’s Devondale Roddv (161) 3. Also ran: Rackateer, Miss Or ; dh. Won by fixe lengths; :nne. Time 13secs. Final—Guy Fawkes 1, Caliente 2, Paddv 3. ..Time 13secs. Won by a length; same.