WESTPORT RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11168, 25 March 1922, Page 10

WESTPORT RACES

LADY MIDDLETON WINS BIG EVENT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. WESTPORT, March 24. For the first day of the Westport Jockey Club's meeting there was beautiful weather and- a '-ood attendance. The fcotalisator handled JM693, compared with -25435 on t»he first day last year. Results ?—* TRIAL HACK, Six furlongs and- 80 yards. Steepholm, 8.1 4 1 Le Forte, 7.7 2 Sunbath, 7.13 3 Also started—Lady Pallas, Redsome, Chaeronia. Preludium, War Unit, and Bonash. Won by one and a half lengths. Time- Imin 23 2-secc. GRANITY lIA DICAP TROT, One mile. Bonnie Lad, fCyds bhd #1 Nout, 156yds bhd 2 Foxglove, 36yds bhd 3 Scratched —Smithy Dillon; Grey Dawn, and Tassv M. Won by a long neck. Time, 2mjn 24 l-ssee. KARAMEA HANDICAP, One mile. Lady Middletofi, 8.7 1 Cernbrao, 8 -2 Black Knight, 8.6 3 , Also started Lodr Ashlea, Grand Duchy, Tiranga. Won by a length. Time, Imin 47scc.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Five furlongs. Walthea. 7.10 1 Golden Morn, 7.10 2 Bunny, 9.8 3 Also started—Demonstrate, Gntha. Won by throe lengths. Time, Imin 5 2-ssec.

WESTPORT HANDICAP TROT, One mile and a quarter. Prince Charlie, %Lyds bbd 1 Brwklyn Hull, scr 2 Harold Hue, 192yds bhd 3 Scratched Wireless, Stella Ashley, Nout, Trixie Adair, Tassy M. Won by four leanth*. f '***i n 2-sseo,

PATTERSON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Falstaff, 3.11 1 Cheer Up, 10 2 War Tax, 8 3 Also startedxSteepkolm. Won by two lengths. ORA WAIT! HANDICAP, S x furlong’s, and 80 yards. Demonstrate, 7.11 1 Merton, 8.5 2 Grand Duchy, 9 3 Also started Weary Willie, ' Rapid Fire, Rora'. Time, Imin 2-1 4-ssec. TO-DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. The following are the second day's acceptances:— FLYING HANDICAP; five furlongs.— Woltbca 8.10, Demonstrate BY, Sunbath 8.1, Redsome 8. La Forte 7.12, Rora 7.7, Wav Unit 7.7, Rapid Fire 7.7, Gatha 7.7. DULLER HANDICAP; one mile and a quarter.—Lord Ashlea 10, Lady Middleton 9.1, Falstaff 8.7, Steepbolm 8.3, Grand Duchy 8.1, Chaeronia 7.7, Bon Ash 7.7. GRANDSTAND HANDICAP; five furlongs.—Weary Willie 10.3, Bunny 9.7, Merton 8.12,* Wolthea B*lo, Demonstrate 8.7, Golden Morn 8. COLVIN HANDICAP; seven furlongs. —Lord Ashlea 10.12, Cheer Up 10.3, Lady Middleton 10.1, Falstaff 9.8, Grand Duchy 9.1, Carnbrae 9.1, Tiranga 8.7, War Tax 8.2, Redsome 8.1, Chaeronia 8. FAREWELL HANDICAP; six furlongs 1 and 24 yards. —Weary Willie 10.3, Bunny 9.7, Lacfy Pallas 9.4, Steepholm 9, Black Night 8.13; Merton 8.7, Wolthea 8.7, Demonstrate 8.7, Sunbath 8.1, Golden Morn 8, La Forte 7.13, Chaeronia 7.12, Rroa 7.7, War Unit 7.E, Rapid Fire 7.7, Gatha 7.7. WAIMANGAROA TRQT; ose mile.— Brockton Boy ecr, Westleigh scr, Mercadante 12yds bfid, Selectress 12, Mac 12, Rouble 26, Foxglove 60, Prince Charlie 108, Stella Ashlea 168, Trixie Adair 16S Elite 240. -

DENNISTON TROT, one mile and , a quarter.—Wireless scr, Selectress scr, Mac ecr, Westleigh scr, Miss Wildwood 24yds bhd, Brooklyn Hall 2-1, Foxglove 60, Stella Ashlea 132, May Patch 144, Bonnie Lad 180, Harold Hue 192, McKinney Again 228, Norwood 252.