FIRST DAY RESULTS AT REEFTON RACES

Northern Advocate, 8 January 1938, Page 5

FIRST DAY RESULTS AT REEFTON RACES

Sporting

[Per P'-'zss Association. Copyright.] GREYMOUTH, This Day.

The weather was fine for the first day of the Reofton Jockey Club's raidsummer meeting yesterday until the fifth race, when showers fell. The attendance was large. The course was in good order. Investments totalled £5827/10/, against £4914 for the first day last year, an increase of £913/10/. Results: —

First Highweight Handicap, of 80 sevs.; seven furlongs.—(2) Roval Amphora, 8.4. 1; (1) Drink Up. 8.12, 2; (3) Heloise, 8.11, 3. Four other starters. Half a neck; a length. Time; 1.33. Soldiers’ Trot, of 80 sovs.; 11 miles. (3) Gold Potts, 24 yds., 1; (2) Jambo, 24 yds., 2; (4) Last Hand, scr., 3. Five other starters. Six lengths; a head, lime: 2,52.

Burbury Handicap, of 110 sovs; one mile —(3) Wino, 8.9, 1; (2) Glenogle, 7.4, 2; (1) Waitaka, 9.4, 3. Two other starters. Three-quarters of a length; a neck. Time: 1.40 3-5.

Members’ Handicap, of 80 sovs.; five furlongs.— (4) Delium, 7.5, 1; (1) Amount, 7.8, 2; (2) Acceptable, 8.4, 3. Four other starters. Three lengths; half a length. Time: 1.0 1-5. Maruia Handicap, of 80 sovs.; six and a-half furlongs.— (.2) Potent, 8.7, 1; (1) Gold Label, 8.6. 2; (3) Glonacre, 7.10, 3.

Five other starters. Two lengths; a length. Time: 1.21 2-5. Junction Trot, of 85 sovs.; 11 miles. —(2) Glen Travis, scr., 1; (4) Winning Post, scr., 2; (3) Storm Signal, scr., 3. Four other starters. Two lengths; half a length. Time: 3.32 2-5. Progress Handicap, of 90 sovs.; seven furlongs.— (2) Metal Bird, 8.10, 1; (3) Heloise, 7.11, 2; (1) Linguist, 9.8. 3. The only starters. Two lengths; a head. Time: 1.29 4-5.