WESTPORT MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24491, 27 December 1940, Page 3

WESTPORT MEETING

NATIONALIST SUCCESSFUL (Per United Press Association) WESTPORT, Dec. 28. The Westport Trotting Club held the first day of its midsummer meeting in fine weather before a large attendance. The totalisator handled £9149, compared with £8574 for the first day last year. Following are the results:— STOCKTON HANDICAP, Of £IOO. One mile and a-half. 2/3—Gipsy Lee, 36yds bhd (W. R. Butt) 1 5/7—Alvis, scr (Stock) • f 7/s—Native Ruler, 72yds bhd (Cameron) i Also started: 4/2 Jeanne d'Arc scr, 8/8 Nancy Carbine scr, 9/9 Seameai scr. ill Windsor Lad 12yds bhd. 1/4 Allie Audubon 36. Won by two lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Times: 3min 34 4-ssee, 3min 38 2-ssec, 3min 35sec. SEDDONVILLE HANDICAP. Of £IOO. One mile. 1/I—Because, scr (Yeatman) '■ 1 4/4_Worthy Pointer, scr (Petersen) .. 2 3/2—Clairtown, scr (Walsh) 3 Also started: 9/11 Bill Travis scr, 8/7 Blue Homer scr and Travis Pringle scr (bracketed), 3/2 Counter Attack scr (coupled with Clairtown), 5/9 Mauri McKinney scr. 6/8 Silk Attire 12yds bhd. 7/5 Kingussie 24, 2/3 Wee Napoleon 24, 10/10 Salute 36. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Times: 2min 20sec. 2min 21 2-ssec, 2min 21 3-ssec GOTHARD HANDICAP. Of £l7O Two miles. 3/3—Jack Spratt, scr (W. Butt) .. .. 1 1/I—Refund, 24yds bhd (J. Frost) .. 2 3/s—Evora,' scr (C. Leggett) 3 Also started: 6/6 Glen Travis scr, 4/4 Bill Grattan 48yds bhd, 2/2; Distributor 48. Won by a length and a-half, with a length between second and third. Times: 4min 39 l-ssec, 4min 36sec, 4min 40 2-ssec. ADDISONS HANDICAP, Of £IOO. One mile and a-half. 2/2—Oxford Scholar, scr (Yeatman) 1 4/4—Hoyle, scr (Cameron) 2 1/I—Clonard, scr (J. Frost) 3 Also started: 8/8 Karu, 6/5 Top Hand, 3/3 Derbyshire 24yds bhd, 7/7 Kosha 24, 5/5 Lord Zetland 24. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Times: 3min 25 2-ssec, 3min 25sec, 3min 27 l-ssec. ROCHE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £IOO. One mile and a-half. 2/2—Allie Audubon, 36yds bhd (Motz) 1 3/3—Gipsy Lee, 36 (Butt) 2 7/s—Baron Silk, 84 (T. Bennett) .. .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Alvis scr. 5/8 Jeanne d'Arc scr, 9/9 Nancy Carbine scr, 6/8 Windsor Lass 12yds bhd, 1/1 El Peta 48, 8/8 Native Ruler 72. Won by a length and a-half, with a length between second and third. Times: 3min 33 l-ssec, 3min 34sec, 3min 34 2-ssec. WILLIAMS HANDICAP, Of £IOO. One mile and a-half. 4/2—Nationalist, scr (Alborn) .. ... .. 1 5/s—Bulldozer, scr (L. Berkett) ... .. 2 3/4—Hoyle, 36yds bhd (Cameron) .. .. 3 Also started: 6/7 Counterattack scr, 1/1 Crackajack scr and Liqueur scr (coupled), 3/4 Diamond Cluster scr, 2/3 Direct Bingen scr, 9/9 Red Worthy scr, 8/6 Worthy Pointer scr, 7/8 Kingussie 36yds bhd. Won by half a length, with a length between second and third. Times: 3min 25sec, 3min 26 2-ssec, 3min 24 2-ssec. DENNISTON HANDICAP, Of £llO. One mile. 1/I—Clonard, scr (Collinson) 1 4/3—Wee Napoleon, scr (C. Bennett) .. 2 6/6—Travis Pringle, scr (T. Smith) .. 3 Also started: 1/1 Crackajack scr (coupled with the winner), 2/4 Flower Potts scr, 8/9 Lone Song scr, 7/7 Silk Attire scr, 9/8 Salute 12yds bhd, 3/2 Queen High 24, 5/5 Tarn 24. Won by five lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Times: 2min 14 l-ssec, 2min 15 2-ssec, 2min 17 3-ssec. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of £lls. One mile and a-quarter. 2/2—Royal Navy, scr (N. Berkett) . 1 1/I—Equery, 12yds bhd (L. Frost) .. .. 2 3/3—Evora, scr (Leggett) 3 Also started: 4/4 Brian Boru 12yds bhd, 5/5 Logan Palm 36. Won by a length with half a length between second and third. Times: 2min 48sec. 2min 47 3-ssec, 2min 50sec.