GORE MEETING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 27 October 1941, Page 3

GORE MEETING

ISLAY DOWNS WINS CHIEF EVENT Gore, Oct. 25. The Gore Racing Club’s Spring Meeting opened in overcast weather. There was a large crowd; the track was holding. Results: — Mandeville Highweight Handicap, of £150; eight and a half furlongs.—l-1 Norse, 9.9 (Ingram), 1; 2-2 Mosgiel, 10.1 (Shand), 2; 8-7 Bow Street, 10.8 (Low), 3. Scratched: Taxpayer, Atua Rere.

I Won bv two lengths: a length. Time, I 1 j Gordon Hack Handicap, of £155; six I furlongs.- 1-4 Royal Chorus, 7.7 (Ford), jl; 7-6 Queen Beth, 8.7 (Gibson), 2; 6 7 ! Feather Boa, 7.7 (Wilson), 3. Scratched: j Fdi beg. Won by live lengths halt a I Waikaka Handicap, of £250; eight and j a half furlongs - 1 1 Islay Downs. 8.3 i i Connor), 1; 2-3 Doublcaek, 8.7 (Slrntliearn), 2; 3 2 Aravnne, 7.10 (Gibson). 3. Scratched: Night Pal, Nightcalm,' I Southern Sail. Won by three lengths: i two lengths. ! Balfour Trot, of £150; 3.43 class; one! land a half miles.- 2-2 Sea Born, scrj (Cosgrove), 1; 8 7 Bright Lass, scrj ! i Johnson), 2; 4 8 Count Fosco, scr (Boi-‘ vin). 3 Scratched: Four ten. Won by eight lengths; five lengths. Times: 3.34,! j 3.36 4 5, 3.38 2-5. Novice Handicap, of £135; six fur-1 longs. 1 2 Sing Sing, 8.11 iW. Connor), j 1; 5-3 Platform, 8.10 (K. Ford), 2; 1 1 ! Dark Colleen, 8.11 (J. W. Jennings), 3.1 Scratched: Light Cavalry. Won by four lengths; a length. Time, 1.17. Flying Handicap, of £170: six fur-longs—B-7 Phalanx, 7.7, car. 7.8 (Hood) 1; Fleet Street, 7.12, car. 7.0 (Wilson), 2. 4-4 Nightcalm, 8.1 (Jennings), 3. Also started: Secret Flight. Lord Nuffield, Withdrawal, Sea Lady, Colonel Rouge, Won by half a length; length. Time, 1.16. Otama Trot, of £160; 3.39 class; one mile and a half —ll Dewey’s Last, 60 yds bhd (Cosgrove), 1; 2-2 Mirage, scr (Gunning), 2; 4-4 Fransol, scr (Todd), coupled with Flash Guy, 48yds bhd, 3. Also started: Burnham, Jackie Coogan, Trevathan, Peter Young. Won by five lengths; half a length. Burnham was fourth. Times: 3.37, 3.33 2-5, 3.33 3-5. Charlton Hack Handicap, of £ 160; one mile—3-3 Kohara, 8.1 (Jennings), 1; 2-2 Brightform, 8.11 (Ellis), 2; 1-1 Anglo-Irish, 9.1, car. 8.8 (Shaw), 3. Also started; The Joker, Pink Bond, Great Swoop. Milton Abbas, Atua Rere, Lady Ad in, Sir Denis. Won by | four lengths; two. Milton Abbas was j fourth. Time, 1.45 3-5. Secret Flight finished third in the j Flying Handicap, but the rider, J. L. Strathearn, failed to* weigh in, and Nightcalm was placed third. Strathearn was disqualified for one month. The totalisator handled £20,071. against £18.858 last year.