THE TURF MOONLIT WINS AT AMBERLEY

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1948, Page 6

THE TURF MOONLIT WINS AT AMBERLEY

CHRISTCHURCH, April 18

Amberley Racing Club’s meeting was held to-day with a big attendance. No action was taken by the judicial stewards when J. J. Dougherty, rider of. ..Money -Lender,the runner-up to All’s Fair in the Novice Stakes, was charged with interfering with Our Style, ridden'by C. Stokes, with three and a-half furlongs to run. W. K. Tatterson, driver of Noble Jack, and A. Purdon, driver of Free Style in the first division of the Teviotdale Trot, were each fined fl for driving with their feet out of the rests. S. T. Webster, trainer of War Glory, was fined £4 for not confirming his nomination and acceptance. Results:— ' Brackenfield High-Weight Handicap: 4/4 FRONT FAGE (R. G. Bradshaw) 1; 5/6 Wane 2; 2/2 Detract 3. Half a head; length. Time: 1.55 1-5. Novice Stakes: 2/I'ALL’S FAIR (T. W. Hibberd) 1;' 9/9 Moneylender 2; 6/4 Our Style 3. Two lengths; head. Time: 1.13. Teviotdale Trot: First Division: 16/14 FREE STYLE (A. Purdon) 1; 9/7 Noble Jack 2; 5/5 Scotch Drift 3. Two lengths; half a length. Times: 2.29 1-5; 2.29 2-5; 2.29 3-5. Second Division: 12/17- AWADALE (D. C. Watts) 1; 1/1 David’s Pride,coupled Super Scotch 2; 2/2 Hineora, coupled Double Scotch 3. .Half a length; half a head. Times: 2.31 1-5; 2.31 2-5; 2.31 3-5. Glasnevin Handicap: 1/2 GREAT VICTORY (A. J. Stokes) 1; 271 Ronald Macdonald 2; 4/4 Deficiency 3. Head: two lengths. Time: IJI 1-5. G. B. Starkv Memorial Handicap: 3/4 MOONLIT (M. R. Jones) 1: 2/2 Responsive 2; 1/1 Flying Control 3. Length; neck. Time: 2.8. Amberley Handicap: 1/1 WIDE RANGE (D. Hampton) 1; 5/5 Deep Harmony 2; 4/4 Sanskrit 3. Half a head; half a- length. Time: 1.26. Seadown Handicap: 1/2 RONALD MacDONALD (L. J. Ellis) 1; 2'l Sorry 2; 4/4 Coxswain 3. Length; same. Time: 1.26 4-5. Kowai Trot Handicap; First Division: 3/3 SIR GAMBLE (R. Donald) coupled. Big Bay 1; 1/1 Sirocco coupled Gav Scott 2; 7/6 Tekau coupled Golden' Slipper 3. Half a head: two lengths. Times: 3.26; 3.26 1-5; 3.26 2-5. Second Division: 2/4 SIR PETERSON (G. Holmes) coupled Lusty King 1; 6/6 Piquant coupled Agrosan 2; 1/1 Gay Scott coupled Sirocco 3. Length;' half a length. Times: 3.24; 3.24 1-5; 3.24 2-5.

Win for Kiltie

at Invercargill

INVERCARGILL, April 18. The second day of the Southland Racing Club’s autumn fixture was held in fine weather. The track was good. Results: — Novice Handicap: 3/4 OSCILLATE (B. J. Langford) 1; 11/11 Marie Rita 2; 1/2 Substraction 3. One length and a-quarter; half a length. Time: 1.15. Te Tua Handicap: 1/2 SUPER FLIGHT (L. Hare) 1: 3/3 Kasimov 2; 10/6 Air Chief 3. Neck; half a length. Time: 1.24 4-5. d/o Pukemaori Hurdle Handicap: 4/o FAIRY’ BARD (M. J. Langford) 6/7 Forage 2; 1/1 Lisheen. coupled Gunther and Benbecula 3. Long neck; length and a-half. Time: 2.43. Waiau Handicap: 678 GREAT COON (C. Cassidy) 1: 1/1 Grill 2; .3/2 Sir Garnish 3. Length; two lengths. Time: 2.7 2-5. Clifden Steeplechase: 4/5 KILILB (R. Cochrane) 1; 2/1 Ruling Moment 2' 3/3 Desert Trek-. 3. Half a length; two lengths. Time: 5.10 Orepuki Harness Trot: 1/1 PRINCHALL (D. Todd) coupled Esto Fidelis and Victory Dale 1; 2/3 Hall Ace -; 3/2 Fortitude, coupled Parawa Derby 3. Head; neck. Times: 4.35; 4.32 1-5' 4.34 2-5. TuataDere Handicap: 4/5 BAFFLING (A. N. Didham) 1; 3/3 Defendant 2; 6/6 Ladv Melrose 3. Neck; three-quarters of a length, lime: Handicap: 2/2 LOVEMORN (L. Hare) 1; 1/1 Sal’s Pal 2; 11/12 Sterling Lad 3. Half a length, two lengths. Time: 1.25 2-5.