WHIPPET RACING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22133, 11 December 1933, Page 7

WHIPPET RACING

DUNEDIN CLUB’S MEETING, The Dunedin Whippet Racing Club held , its December meeting in glorious weather. There was a good attendance of the public and some keen racing was witnessed. The v tracks were rather hard. The Aramac V. -• Cup was won by Mr W. H. Turner * j:; -. Silver Tom, the Open Handicap by M r » V. Guthrie’s Biplane, and the Vice-presi-dent’s by, Wilson and Goodman’s Chenwood. Results:-—, rL _ ARAMAC CUP, ’ ' : - 175 yards/ First Heat. —Mr J, Goodman’s Erin’* Flight (12$ yards) 1, Mr W. Cumberbeach’s Whistling Wind (12$ yards) 2i Also started: Witch Doctor (12$ yards) and King Billy (12$ yards). Time, 10 l-ssec. "i Second Heat.—Mr W. H. Turner’* Silver Tom (12$ yards) 1, Mr J. Berry'* Star Bond (12$ yards) 2. Also started: . Chenwood (12$ yards) and Pigmy (12$ yards). Time, 10 3-ssec. Final. Silver Tom >i .» 1 Star Bond .. 2 Chenwood .. .. .. .. .. 3 Also started: Whistling Wind. Thi* race resulted in a dual between the first and second dogs, Silver. Tom eventually winning by a head, with Chenwood and f Whistling Wind half a length further back. Time, 10 2-ssec.. JUVENILE HANDICAP, ■ ■ ■■■'■. 175 Yards.- - First Heat.—Mr H. A. Edmond’s Helen / Gold (13$ yards) 1, Mr E. G. Price’s Pit- ;; a-Pat (17$ yards) 2. Also started: Proud Prince' (14$ yards). Time, 12;3-58ec. Second Heat.- —Mr W. Guthrie* Philopoena (17$ yards) 1, Mr C. N. Unwin’* Hermit (13$ yards) 2. Also started: Petal Pine (17$ yards). Time, 12 2-ssec. ; • . Pinal. •• ( I J , Pit-a-Pat .. .. .. .. 1 \.v- . Philopoena 2 > . Helen Gold .. . .. -• •• 3 Also started: Hermit. The front'. > markers made the pace, making it hard for Helen Gold and Hermit. In the irun to the judge Pit-a-Pat prevailed by a nose, wjth Helen Gold a head away. Time, 1 9 9- s l«sAr» * ; OPEN FLAT HANDICAP, ■ 175 yards. _ r, Mrs V. Guthrie’s Biplane (10 yards) 1 Mr E. Johnson’s Priceless Gift (11$ yards) .. .. .. '•> •• 2 Mrs Algie’s .First Flight (11$ yards; 3 Also started: Tasman Flight. Priceless Gift and First Flight led the greater part of the journey, Biplane coming through from the back to win by a length, with First Flight another length further hack. Time. 10 2-sssc.i . > . EXTENDED NURSERY HANDICAP, 175 Yards. . ’ M* W. Turner’s Wynfall (12$- yards) I Mr G. O’Driscoll’s Titri (12$ yards) 2 , Miss Parson’s Little Pal; (12$ yards) S' Titri led to within a few yards of the judge, where Wynfall just got his nose in front. Little Pal-was two lengths further back. Time, 11 2-ssec. VICE-PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. 175 Yards.

First Heat. —Mr J. Berry’siStar Bond (12J yards) 1, Wilson and Goodman’s Chenwood (12J yards) 2. Also started, Whistling Wind and Witch Doctor. Time, 10 3-ssec Second Heat. —Mrs Algie’s First Flight (12J yards) 1, Mr J. Goodman’s Enn’» Flight (12J yards)'2. Time, 10 3-ssec. Final. Chenwood 1 Star Bond 2 First Flight 3 Also started: Erin’s Flight. Chenwood, ; showing improved form, ran a good race to beat Star Bond by a head. First Flight another head away in third place. Time, 10 2-ssec. LIGHT WEIGHT HANDICAP. 175 Yards. Mr W. Veitch’s Border Queen (7J yards) 1 Mr A. E. Johnston’s Priceless Gift ' v 4 yards) .. .. .. . 2 The only starters. Border Queen won easily by three lengths. Time, 10 2-sse«. MAIDEN HURDLE HANDICAP, 175 Yards. First Heat.—Mr 6. o‘Driscoll’s Wild Night (17J yards) 1, Mr F. Tanner’* , Happy Hours (17i yards) and Mr J. Goodman’s Erin’s Flight (17J yards) dead heat 2. Also started: Petal Pine. \ Second Heat.—Mr A. E. Johnston’* , Wee Daphne (17J yards) 1, Messrs Tanner yid Sheed’s AVaving Corn (17i yards) 2. Also started: Brighter Days, Proud Prince. Third Heat. —Mr F. Tanner’s Joy Day* (•17J yards) 1. Mr E. G. Price’s Pit-a-Pat • (17j yards) 2. First Semi-final.—Wild Night 1, We* Daphne 2. Second Semi-final.—Waving Corn I, Joy Days 2. , ■ f Final. AVild Night 1 Wee Daphne 2 AVaving Corn ,3 Owing to the dead heat for second plac* in the first heat, the race had to be run in semi-finals and final, a rare occurrence on this track. Wild Night was to© good for the opposition and won comfortably by a' length, with the third dog half a length away. No time was taken.