DICTATE’S OTAGO HANDICAP

Northern Advocate, 28 December 1937, Page 3

DICTATE’S OTAGO HANDICAP

f Per Press Association. — Copyright.] DUNEDIN, This Day.

Heavy rain overnight did not greatly affect the track for the opening day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting, and the going was in good order. The totalisator handled £23,121, compared with £19.439 on the first day last year, an increase of £3682.

Results: —

Federal Handicap, of 200 sovs.; six furlongs'.— (2-2) Top Row, 8.3, 1; (3-3) Gold. Boa, 9.7, 2; (4-5) Dissemble, 7.0, 3. Six other starters. ’ Half a. length. Time; 1.15 1-5,

Otago Handicap, of 500 sovs.; one mile two and a-half furlongs.—(4-4) Dictate, 7.9. 1; (5-5) Milford. 7.6. 2; (6-6) Last Refrain. 7.13. 3. Five other starters. Head: two lengths. Time; 2.17 2-5.

Milburn Handicap, of 150 sovs.; seven furlongs.— (2-2) High Glee. 9.3, 1; (3-3) Double Gift. 9.3. 2: (5-5) Hanlon. 9.1. 3. Nine other starters. Half a length; three lengths. Time: 1.23 3-5.

Burnside Handicap, of 170 sovs.; one mile. — (3-3) Sea Fox. 8.3. 1; (6-5) Surge. 8.1, 2; (3-3) McHoath, 8.2, 3. Sea Fox and McHoath were bracketed. Five other starters. Three lengths; two lengths. Time: 1.42 4-5. Salisbury Handicap, of 130 sovs.: one mile.— (1-1) Norseman, 8.0. 1; (6-6) Nightwings, 7.7, 2; (2-2) Paladino, 7.12. 3. Four other starters. Two lengths each vva.y Time: 1.41.