TODAY'S SPORT
Te Aroha Races HERRIESVILLE HURDLES, of £350; Ifi miles.— (3-4) Kentish. iu.O (Bailey), 1; (5-3) British Mint, 9.0 (Chaplin), 2; (1-1) Sir Fox, 10.6 (McKinnon), 3. Also started; Shepherd’s Mate, Irish Fox, Town Echo, Bhiru, Hauiti, Ballynokane, St. Nat. Antipay, Pin Up, British Talent, Fox Brae. One and half lengths; four lengths. Time, 3.21. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £660, 3 and 4year non-winners; 6 furlongs.—First Division: (2-2) Bridge Watcher, 8.5 (Hughes), 1; (1-1) Travel King, 7.0 (Gillings), 2; (4-4) Vigilantia, 7.7, car. 7.12 (Galvin), 3. A nose; a neck. Time, 1.20. Second Division: (1-1) Oklahoma, 8.9 (Holland), 1; (3-3) Twinnie, car. 8.0 (Carlton), 2; (8-8) Martianair, 8.1 (Crombie), 3. Short neck; three lengths. Time, 1.20 2-5. Third Division: (3-3) Double Chance, car. 7.13 (Williamson), 1; (18-17) Peter Nelson, car. 7.13 (Caddy), 2; (8-8) Our Dink, car. 7.11 (Turnwald), 3. Five lengths; a neck. Time, 1.18 4-5. Fifty-six others started in the three divisions. RALPH SOMERS MEMORIAL, of £llsO and £IOO gold cup; 1 3 ,:i miles.—(3-3) Ascot Lad, 7.5 (Leatham), 1; (5-5) Black Ace, 7.5 (Messervey), 2; (8-7) Honora, 7.12 (Parker), 3. Scr: Tweedsmuir. A nose; three-quarters of a length. Time: 2.28. NURSERY HANDICAP, ot £400; two-year-olds; 5 fur.—(9-8) Lady Cometary, car. 7.11 (Holland), 1: (2-2) Craftsman, 7.11 (Hughes), 2; (4-4) High Power, car. 7.11 1 /a (Green), 3. Sixteen other starters. Threequarters of a length; a head. Time: 1.7 2-5. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB Dull but fine weather; track soft. Results: WAKARI HURDLES, ot £350; Lj miles.— (1-1) Foreign Ways. 9.4 (B. J. Langford), 1; (3-2) Sir Saladin, 9.3 (J. L. Stove), 2; (5-5) First Out. 9.1 (B J. Mears), 3. Also started: Court Dress, Money Bird, Tamerlane, Koscuisko, San Quentin, Powys. Three lengths; half-head. Time. 3.26 1-5. NOVICE HANDICAP, of £250; 7 fur-longs.—(3-4) Glen Cona, 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) and (7-6) Royal Anne, 8.2 (J. Dooley), dead heat, 1; (1-1) Some Sal, 8.8, car. 8.3 (A. N. Didham), 3. Also started: Carry On, King’s Victory, Flibbertigibbet, Arctotis, All Hurry, Cricket Field, Detract. Duncraigan, Easily Seen, Glenesk, Heroic Girl. MILBURN HANDICAP, of £300; 7 fur—-(4-5) Triumphal, car. 7.12 (B. M. Southdee). 1; (1-1) Duvaals. car. 8.6 (A. N. Did ham), 2; (8-8) Arctotis (A. Reid), 3. Scr: Sir Raimond. Two lengths; a length. Time: 1.33 1-5. GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, of £500; 1 mile 3 fur.—(2-2) Lord Dundonald, 8.8 (L. Hare), and (4-5) Boolamskee, 7.10 (W. | Skelton), dead heat, 1; (7-7) Brockic, 7.0 i (A. L. Didham), 3. Also started: Joy Giver, Eriskay, Loyal Lady, Hakim, Hansel. Third horse three lengths away. Time: 2.27. DUNEDIN GUINEAS, of £700; 1 mile.— (2-3) Kartikeya. 8.10 (L. J. Ellis), 1; (1-1) Excellency, 8.5 (W. J. Broughton). 2; (3-2) Coral Arc, 8.10 (A. J. Stokes), 3. Also started: Beaugard, Show Boy, Sally Gazelle. Two lengths; six lengths. Time: 1.47 4 5.
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Northern Advocate, 4 October 1947, Page 8
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