GREYMOUTH RESULTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22315, 13 January 1936, Page 7

GREYMOUTH RESULTS

RONA BAY SCORES AGAIN REBEL STAR'S VICTORY FIVE RECORDS ESTABLISHED [BYiTELEGitArn —riiKss association! GREYMOUTH, Saturday Tho second day of tho Grcvmouth Jockey Qlub's meeting was held in fine weather. The track was in fast order. There was a largo attendance. Tho totalisator for the day handled £7516 10s, compared with £46(51 on the same day last year. The total for the meeting was £14,003 10s, compared with £8612, an increase of £5901 10s. liesuits:— TRIAL STAKES, Of £GS: 6 fur. 1-WINE CARD, 7.5. car. 7.131 (L. J. Ellis) 1 4—OAS MASK, 8.10 (Russell) . . . . 2 B—POLISTIXA, 8.10 (Messervey) .. 3 Also Started.—6 Wharemiinia, 2 Baffle, 9 Rrakatou, 3 Arrowin, 8.10: 7 Potent, 8.10, car. 8.11: 5 Gay Colleen, 8.5. Four lengths:_ half-a-length. Wharemnnia was fourth. Time, lm 8 2-ss, a course record. DOBSON TROT, Of £75; limit 2.27; 1 mile I—LITTLE GORDON, 24yds bhd (Swift) 1 I—STARVALE, 24yda bhd (J. Teahan) 2 B—NANCY DE ORO, limit (Shaw) .. 3 The first and second horses were bracketed. Also Started.—4 Lou:;h Erne and Taprua, bracketed, 6 Free Author, 2 Royal G ratten, 7 Silver Tingo, 5 Wikitea, limit. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Free Author was fourth. Times: 2m 19s, 2m 10 2-ss, 2m 21 3-ss. W. R. KETTLE MEMORIAL CUP, Of £125; U miles I—RON A BAY, 8.3 (Jones) .. .. 1 2—McHEATH, 9.2 (L. J. Ellis) .. .. 2 7—SISTERINA, 7.0, car. 7.1| (McHeebie) 3 Also Started.—4 Semper Paratus, 8.8; 3 Silver Sight, 8.0; 5 Lock?ley, 7.7, car. 7.12J; (5 Maroha, 7.1, car. 7.0. Although left by five lengths Sisterina was in front after a furlong and was tho pacemaker to the straight entrance, followed by McHeath and liona Bay, Silver Sight being tailed off. Rona Bay took charge at the top of the straight and won nicely by a length. McHeath beat Sisterina by half-a-length. Then came Locksley, Silver Sight and Maroha. Tho time, 2m 6 4-os, was a West Coast race record. BLAKETOWN HACK HANDICAP, Of £75; fur. I—RIPOSTE, 8.1 (Messervey) .. .. 1 3—ARROWMID, 8.2 (Humphries) .. 2 2—MALVASIA. 7.1, car. 7.13 (Ellis) .. 3 Also Started.—s Baffle, 7.11, car. 7.13: 7 Appeal, 7.10, car. 7.5; 4 Lord Masham, 7.5, car. 7.8; 6 Gas Mask, 7.5, car. 7.0; 8 Gay Colleen, 7.4, car. 7.7. Two lengths; neck. Lord Masham was fourth. Time, lm 21 3-ss. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of £75; 5i fur. S—REBEL STAR, 9.0 (Kirwan) .. 1 4—COPYIST, 9.9 (Russell) .. ..2 2—VIOLENTA, 8.3 (Jennings) .. ..3 Also Started.—l Arrow Rose, 7.3; 7 Note Issue, 8.0; 5 Hunting Bag, 8.4; (5 Delium, 7.8, car. 7.0J; 8 Margaret Rose, 7.3, car. 7.0. Two lengths; three. Arrow Rose was fourth. Time, lm 7s, a, courso record. NEW YEAR TROT, Of £75; limit. 3.5; 1} miles 2—NANCY DE ORO. limit (Shaw) .. 1 4—-FREE AUTHOR, limit (Bryce, jun.) 2 I—STARVALE. 36yds bhd (Teahan) .. 3 Also Started.—s Tallin, limit: 3 War Shiela, 36yds, and Solario, 48yds, bracketed: 1 Little Gordon, 60yds. inc. 24yds penalty, bracketed with Starvale. Four lengths: six. Little Gordon wan fourth. Tiine3: 2m 55a, 2m 50s, 2m 57 3-ss. DOMINION HACK HANDICAP, Of £9O; 1 milo 2—FREE ROSE, 9.3 (Kirwan) .. 1 4—LATITUDE, 7.9 (Murfitt) .. ..2 I—NOCTURNUS, 9.0 (Ellis) .. ..3 Also Started.—3 Zetes, 9.9; 7 Appeal, 7.10, car. 7.13; 5 Maroha, 7.10; 8 Quebec. 7.8. car. 7.3; 6 Wee Musk, 7.G, car. 7.1; 12 Nautipol, 7.6; 11 Hasta, 7.4. car. 7.0; 10 Convivial, 7.4, oar. 7.9; 9 Polistina, 7.4. car. 7.13. Nose: threo lengths. Wee Musk was fourth. Time, lm 41 2-os. WALTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £75; Gfc fur. I—METAL BIRD, 8.11 (Russell) .. 1 2—CHEAP MONEY. 9.3 (Ellis) .. 2 4—GOLD ARROW, 8.1 (Messervey) .. 3 Also Started.—3 Knocklong, 8.5; 5 Hunting Bag, 8.4; 6 Haulbowlino, 7.8; 7 Margaret Rose, 7.2. Two lengths: same. Knocklong was fourth. Time, lm 20 2-5, a courso and West Coast record. THAMES JOCKEY CLUB ADDITIONAL ACCEPTORS

Additional acceptances for tho first day of the Thames Jockey Club's meeting at Parawai on Thursday are aw follows : Tapu Handicap.—Solaria, 9.10.' Puriri Handicap.—Abbey Fcale, 7.12. Kg a tea Handicap.—Abbey Feale, 7.8. TIME IMPROVEMENTS PROLETARIAN DOES BEST The course at Cambridge was in good order for the Cambridge Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday, and all the winners and place-getters, with the exception of Silver Watch, improved upon their handicap times. Proletarian displayed the greatest margin by recording 3.44 2-5 from a 8.55 mark in tho Pukerimu Handicap, one mile and live furlongs. The following table shows the list of time improvements:— ONE MILS AND A-QUARTER ImproveHandicap Timo merit King's Knight 5 2.55 3-5 9 2-5 Atria] Bcli . . 3.5 2,56 9 Stargum . . 3 5 2.50 2-5 t! 3-5 Bonny Azure . . 2.51 2.45 3-5 5 2-5 Blandford .. 2.52 2.47 1-5 4 4-5 ONE MILE AND A-HALF Kuini . . .. 3.37 3.30 7 Dilfasliion .. 3.41 3.311-5 6 4-5 Captain Bolt .. 3.39 3.32 2-5 6 3-5 Meadow King .. 3.41 3.39 3-5 ] 2-5 Hinewna .. 3.43 3.41 -1-5 1 1-5 Toll Gate .. 3.40 3.39 1 ONE MILE AND FIVE FURLONGS Proletarian . . 3.55 3.41 2-5 10 3-5 Our McKinney 3.50 3.39 4-5 10 1-5 Rayon D'Or .. 361 3.41 ]-5 9 4-5 TWO MILES Bonny Azure . . 4.42 4.33 2-5 8 3-5 Gold Dredge . . 4.40 4.32 2-5 7 3-5 Bonnie Direct 4.42 4.35 7 Dilfasliion .. 4.56 4.46 2-5 9 3-5 Captain Bolt ... 4.53 4.43 4-5 9 .1-5 Kuini . . • • 4.49 4.41 3-5 7 2-5 WALLA WALLA RETIRED NOT TO RACE AT PERTH SYDNEY, Jan. 11 Walla Walla will not be a runner in tho inter-Dominion championships to be held in Perth next month, as he has gone lame and, rather than incur the risk of a complete breakdown, his owner, Mr. L. G. Martin, has decided to put the stallion to the stud. NEW SIRE FOR ELDERSLIE SOLICITOR GENERAL ARRIVES The thoroughbred stallion Solicitor General, who was recently purchased in England by the Elderslie Stud Company, Oamaru, reached Auckland by the lonic yesterday and will be carried on to Port Chalmers, where he will be unloaded. Solicitor General is a five-year-old bay horse by Blandford from Dail.