WYNDHAM MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25797, 19 March 1945, Page 7

WYNDHAM MEETING

CUP TO CHEVAL D'OR (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, Mar. 18. The weather was fine but the track was slow after heavy rain for the Wyndham Trotting Club’s meeting. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator handled £27,051 10s, compared with £24,599 last year. The following are the results:—

Ferry Handicap, of £lB5. Thirteen furlongs.—4/4 Freckles, 60yds bhd (B. Rushton), 1; 6/6 Voco Power, 36 (A. R. Townley), 2; 2/2 Ginger Joe, 48 (H. Butcher), 3. Scratched: Francis Grattan. A length and a-half, two lengths and a-half. Pukatee was fourth. Time, 3min 53 3-ssec. Trial Handicap, of £lB5. Thirteen furlongs.—First division: 10/10 Veritas, scr (J. J. Burke), 1; 3/G Doonholme, scr (J. R. McMurray), 2; 4/5 Notus, scr (A. J. Bromby), 3. Five lengths, a length and a-half. Saskatoon was fourth. Time, 3min 52sec. Second division: 5//9 Loyal Chum, scr (A. McLellan), 1; 18/29 Dame Rumour, scr (E. Todd), 2; 6/7 Larry Grattan, scr (H. H. Booth), 3. Three lengths, four lengths. Lou Hall was fourth. Time, 3min 52 3-ssec. Bracketed: Veritas and Expectation. Scratched: Black Out, Helen’s Worthy, Sandy Grey, Tell Us, New Order. Tolerate. President’s Handicap, of £2OO. One mile and a-half.—l/1 Volo Bond, 12yds bhd (E. Todd), 1; 8/5 Trevathan, scr (D. Christie), 2; 11/12 Aussie Boy, scr (,T. Cosgrove). 3. Two lengths, one length. Grattan Bells was fourth. Scratched: Tolerate. Time, 3min 31 2-ssec.

Wyndham Cup, of £460. Two miles. — 3/2 Cheval D’Or, 24yds bhd (P. P. Gallagher). 1; 7/6 Royal Fortune, 60 (A. McLellan), 2; 6/7 Convincer, scr (R. W. Townley), 3. Half a length each way. Elaine Travis was fourth. Scratched: Characteristic. Time, 4min 42 2-ssec. Wyndham Juvenile Stakes, of £275. One mile and--a-half.—l/1 Copper Trail, 12yds bhd (P. P. Gallagher), 1; 1/1 Clydeside, scr (D. Todd) t. 4/4 Darrington Hall, scr (D. Jamieson) T. Scratched: Bohemian. Bracketed: Clydeside and Copper Trail. A length ar.d a-half, dead heat. Coudray was fourth. Time, 3min 38sec. Menzies Handicap, of £2OO. Two miles. —l/1 Sure Harvest, 48yds bhd (E. Todd), 1; 6/6 Logan Max 24 (D. McDonald), 2; 2/2 Ginger Joe, 12 (H. Butcher), 3. Scratched: Black Forest, Margaret Pronto, Kildonnin, Quite Calm, White Damp, Freckles, Special Bond. Twelve lengths, half a length. Voco Power was fourth. Time, 4min 46 3-ssec.

Edendale Handicap, of £235. Thirteen furlongs.—l/2 Elation, scr (E. Todd), 1; 3/3 Understudy, scr (D. M. Kerr), 2; 2/1 Grelba, scr (J. Walsh), 3, coupled with Frewyn. Scratched: Cumnock. Two lengths and a-half, a length, Logan Rey was fourth. Time, 3min 48 2-ssec. ! Final Handicap, of £270. One mile and a-quarter.—3/2 Royal Fortune, 36yds bhd (A. McLellan). 1, coupled with Coherto; 4/5 Princess Mari'.’az 12 (R. W. Townley), 2: 5/4 Happy King, scr (J. T. Looney), 3. Scratched: Characteristic and Quite Happy, A length, half a length. Bonny Axworth was fourth. Time, 2min 49 3-ssec.