Course Records go West at Greymouth

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 10, 13 January 1936, Page 4

Course Records go West at Greymouth

KETTLE MEMORIAL CUP WON BY BONA BAY. METAL BIRD'S SPRINT. Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, Last Night. For the second day of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting thero was fine weather. The track was in excellent order and fast. There was a large attendance. and the tote for the day handled £7516 10s as compared with £1660. The total for the meeting was £14,603 10s, as compared with £8612, the increase being £5991 10s. Results were as under: —

TRIAL STAKES, of £65; 54 furlongs. 1 WINE CARD, car. 7.134 (L. J. Ellis) 1 4 Gas Mask, 8.10 (Russell) 2 5 Polistina, 8.10 (Messervey) .... 3 Also started: 6 Wharomania, 2 Baffle, 9 Karakatoa, 3 Arrowin, 7 Potent, car. 8.11, 5 Gay Colleen. Won by four lengths and half a length, with Wharemania fourth. Time, 1.8 2-5, a course record. DOBSON TROT, of £75; 2.27 class;

1 mile,

1 LITTLE GORDON, 24 (Swift) .. 1 1 Starvale, 24 (J. Teahan) 2 3 Nancy Do Oro, scr. (Shaw) .... 3 Also started: 4 Lough Erne and Tagua bracketed, 6 Free Author, 2 Royal Gratten, 7 Silver Tinge, 5 Wikitea. Won by two lengths and three-quar-ters of a length. Free Author, fourth. Times, 2.19, 2.19 2-5, 2.21 3-5.

The second horso was bracketed with

he winner,

W. R. KETTLE MEMORIAL CUP,, of £125; li miies. 1 BONA BAY, car. 8.3 (Jones) .... 1 2 Mcllcath, 9.3 (L. J. Ellis) .... 2 7 Sistcriua, 7.14 (McKechie) .... 3 Also started: 4 Semper Paratus, 3 Silver Sight, 5 Loeksley car. 7.121, 6 Maroha car. 7.0.

Won by a length; half. Fourth, Loeksley. Time, 2.6 4-5. A West Coast race record. ,

Although' left five lengths, Sisterina was in front after a furlong, being the pace-maker to tho straight entrance, followed by' McHeath and Rona Bay, Silver Sight being tailed off. Rona Bay took charge at tho top of the straight and won nicely from McHeath, who just beat Sisterina, then came Loeksley, Silver Sight' and Maroha. BLAKETOWN HACK HANDICAP, of . . £75 \ .64 furlongs. 1 RIPOSTE, car.. 8.1 (Messervey) ... 1 oArrownvid,-8.2. (Humphries) ...... 2 2 Maivasia, 7.13 (Ellis) 3 Also started: 5 Baffle car. 7.13, 7 Appeal -7.5, 4 Lord Masham 7.8, 6 Gas Mask 7.9, •8. Gay Colleen 7.7. Two lengths; neck. Lord Masham was fourth. Time, 1.21 3-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £75; s£, furlongs.

3 REBEL STAR, car. 9.0 (Kirwan) . 1 4 Copyist, 9.9 (Russell) ........ 2 2 Yiolonta, 8.3 (Jennings) 3 Also started: 1 Arrow Rose, 7 Noto Issue, 5 Hunting Bag, 6 Delium car. 7.94, 8 Margaret Rose car. 7.0. Two lengths; three. Arrowrose was fourth. Time, 1.7, a course record. NEW YEAR HANDICAP TROT, of £75; 3.5 class; 1£ miles.

2 NANCY DE ORO, scr. (Shaw) .. 1 4 Free Author, scr. (Bryce junior) . 2 1 Starvale, 36 yds bhd (Teahan) .. 3 Also started: 5 Tagua, 1 Little Gordon 60 including 24yds penalty, bracketed with Starvale, 3 War Cheila and Solario bracketed.

Four lengths; six lengths. The fourth horse was Little Gordon. Times, 2.55, 2.56, 2.573. DOMINION HACK HANDICAP, of £9O; 1 mile.

2 FREE ROSE, car. 9.3 (Kirwan) .. 1 4 Latitude, 7.9 (Murlitt) 2

1 Noctumus, 9.0 (Ellis) ........ 3

Also started: 3 Zctes, 7 Appeal car 7.13, 5 Maroha, 8 Quebec car. 7.3, 6 Wee Musk 7.1, 12 Nautipol, 11 Hasta car. 7.0, 10 Convivial car. 7.9, 9 Polistina 7.13.

Won by a nose; three lengths. Weo Musk was fourth. Time, 1.41 2-5. WALTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £75; 6£ furlongs.

1 METAL BIRD, car, 8.11 (Russell) 1 2 Cheap Money, 9.3 (Ellis) 1

4 Gold Arrow, 8.1 (Messervey) ... 3 Also started: 3 Knockalong, 5 Hunting Bag, 6 Haulbowline, 7 Margaret Rose.

Won by two lengths, with the next horse the same distance behind. Knocklong was fourth. The time was 1.20 2-5, a course and West Coast record.