SPORTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 116, 17 April 1939, Page 12

SPORTING

GREYMOUTH RACES. CHIEF EVENT TO~GOLDEN CHEST. Per Press Association. -GREYMOUTH, April 15. The Greymouth Jockey Club’s second autumn mooting opened in fine weather, hut light showers fell from the sixth race onward. The attendance was good and the track was firm and fast. The totalisator handled £6202 10s, compared with £5366 on the second day laet year. The total for the meeting was £12,043, compared with £10,299 10s last year, an increase of £1743 10s. Results:—

TRIAL HANDICAP, of £BO. Six furlongs.—6 Miss Tasta, 8.5 (11. llibberd) 1; 1 Papernilla, 7.12, 2; 2 Knight Commander, 9.0, 3. Also slartod: 8 Queen Linda car 7.7 i, 4 Metric car 7.4 J, 5 Sir Gladsome 7.10, 6 Treasurer car 7.3 j, 7 Philibun car 7.3. Four lengths; the same. Metric was fourth. Time, 1.16 3-5. DOBSON TROT, of £B7: 2.27 class. One mile.—l Worthy Mac, scr (A. Fairbairn) 1; 2 Lady Milne, scr, 2; 3 Chameleon, 24vds bhd, 3. Also started: 5 Last Hand, 6 Peggy Petrova, 1 True Pronto scr (bracketed with winner), 4 Clive Brook 24yds bhd, 7 Janet Gavnor 60. A length and a half; three lengths. True Pronto was fourth. Times: 2.15 3-5. 2.16, 2.15 3-5. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £BO. Six furlongis and a half.—s Countervane, 7.9 (A. Moseorvy) 1; 3 Skyrona, 8.0, 2; 1 Real Lady, car 7.4. 3. Also started: 2 Bright Prospect 9.3. 7 Malvasia ear 8.5, 6 Comtis 8.9, 4 Gilford 7.12. 8 Lisnacree ear 7.8. A length; half a length. Bright Prospect was fourth. Time, 1.22 4-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £l5O. One mile and a quarter.

2 GOLDEN CHEST, car 8.9 (C. Stokes) 1 1 IvILROBE, 8.12 (H. W. Hibberd) ... 2 3 ROY BUN, car 8.2 (R. Caddy) ... 3

Also started: 4 Pladio car 8.7, 5 Potent oar 7.4.

Three lengths; the same. Pladie was fourth. Time, 2.9. RUNANGA HANDICAP, of £BO. Five furlongs and a half. —1 Land Raid, 10.3 (A. E. Ellts) 1; 5 Flame Queen, ear 7.3, 2; 4 Rebel Hank, 7.7, 3. Also started: 3 Donadca car 7.9, 7 Card Player car 8.0, 2 Nolana car 7.0, 6 Passenger 7.7. A length; half a length. Nolana was fourth. Time, 1.9 2-5.

OMOTO TROT, of £B7; 3.2 class. One mile and a quarter. —1 Don Acron, 48yds bhd (F. E. Brosnan) 1; 1 Lady Milne, scr (bracketed with winner) 2; 4 Chameleon, scr, 3. Also started; 3 Clive Brook scr. 6 Last Hand scr, and Wee Pal 36yds bhd (bracketed), 2 True Pronto scr and Worthy Mac scr (bracketed), 5 Karoro 12, 7 Atarau Queen, 8 Janet Gaynor 48. A length; three lengths. Atarau Queen was fourth. Times: 2.48 3-5, 2.52 4-5, 2.53 3-5. AHAURA HANDICAP, of £IOO. One mile. —4 Shangri-la, 7.6 (M. Caddy) 1; 2 Pol Roger, 8.7. 2; 5 Papernilla, car 7.4, 3. Also started: 1 Aggravate 9.12. 3 Bright Prospect 9.0. 6 Emmeline Girl 8.5, 7 Gilford ear 7.0, 8 Arnoretto ear 7.1 i- Two lengths; a neck Bright Proespect was fourth. Time, 1.43 2-5.

FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £IOO. Six furlongs and a half. 4 SKYRENA, 7.7 (A. Mcsscrvy) ... 1 7 POTENT, car 7.2 (K. Stokes) 2 FIDE LIS, 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) 3 . Also started: 2 Rebel Chief ear 9.4, 3 Palmyra 8.7, 5 Nolana 7.7, 6 Windward car 9.6.

A neck; a length. Robel Chief was fourth. Time, 1.22 1-5.