GORE MEETING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 27 February 1939, Page 11

GORE MEETING

PEONY ROSE SUCCEEDS SPANISH LAD'S SPRINT GORE, 25rfi February. Outstanding success attended the jubilee meeting of the Gore Racing; Club, which concluded in warm, sunny ! weather, before a very large crowd. The track was firm, but in excellent ! order. The totalisator handled £17,426 1 10s, compared with £13.063 on the se-j cond day of the summer meeting last; year. The total for the meeting was £28.004 10s, against £21.448 10s last; year, an increase of £6556. Results: Mntaura Highweight Handicap, r.f j £140: 8). furlongs.—l-1 Counterflight. 10 0. 1: 6-6 Chirp, 9.7. 2; 2-2 Our Pal, 9 3,3: Scratched: Kippcn. Gay Vixen j Won by a length; half a length. Time. 1 min 43 3-ssee. Hokonui Hack Handicap, of £140; 6 furlongs.—s-4 Kippen, 8.0 (coupled with Verdure) 1; 6-7 Waitoru, 8.4, 2; 1-1 Fleet Street, 8.11. 3. All started. Won by three lengths; a head. Time, lmin 13 2-ssec. Telegraph Trot, of £140; 1£ miles.— 7-7 Drumoak, scr (Kerr) 1; 3-4 Indiannlu, scr (McKennel) 2; 8-8 Royal Chief, 24 (McKay) 3. Scratched: Dewey Morn. Won by a length; four lengths. Times, 3min 27 4-ssec, 3min 28sec, 3min 27 1-5 Bell Memorial, of £270; 1 \ miles. — 2-1 Peony Rose, 7.9. 1; 4-3 Wild Career, 8 9. 2; 7-5 Petersham. 8.5. 3. Scratched: Queen Dorothy, Bow Street, Vanity Queen. Won by two lengths each way. Time, 2min 7 4-ssec. Trial Handicap, of £140; 6 furlongs. —4-4 Green Boa, 8.5, 1; 1-1 Crack o’

Dawn. 8.12. 2: 2-2 Gold Robe. 8.9. 3. All | started: Won by a neck. Time, lmin 15 2-ssec. j Borough Handicap, of £170; 6 fur- ! longs.—l-2 Spanish Lad. 7.1, 1: 4-4 Sailing Lady, 7.3, 2: 3-3 Viking, 8.1, 3. J Scratched: Rodeur. Wild Career. Western Song. Straightdell. Won by two lengths; three lengths. Time, lmin 12 | Anniversary Trot, of £155; 3.36 class; j one mile and a half. —2-2 Iron Duke, scr I (Mitchell) I: 1-1 Gay Lady, scr (A. [ Holmes) 2: 14-14 Prince Charles, 24 yds bhd (McLellan) 3. Also started: Fore- , most Junior. Loyalist, Oasis, Ochiltree. McGlusky, Desert Cloud, Ghandi. Gold Streak. Directly. Happy Locanda. i Mountain Lad. Direct Thorpe. Erin's Boy, Master Potts, Leitrim. Salalon. Gold Bank, Sydney Grand. Won by a head; three lengths. Directly was fourth. Times, 3.23 4-5. 3.24. 3.22 4-5. Autumn Hack Handicap, of £ 150: one > mile. —1-1 Disband. 8.8 (R. J. Mackie) 1; 6-6 Sunny Jean. 7.11, car. 7.4 (Hare) 2: 9-9 Vanity Queen. 7.7 (H. Phillips) 3. Also started: Bow Street. Straightdell. Master Dingle. Silkwood. Kippen. Gay Vixen. Airdrie. Won by two ’ lengths: three. Airdrie was fourth. i