THE STRATFORD MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26352, 6 January 1947, Page 7

THE STRATFORD MEETING

BILLY PEACH SUCCESSFUL (P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. 5. The weather was fine and the track in good order for the second day of the Stratford Racing Club’s summer meeting yesterday. There was a large crowd and the totalisator handled £73,534, compared with £37.390 last year. The total for the meeting was £137,340, compared with £124,897 10s last year. After the Ohura Hurdles W. J. Sklfflngton was suspended for one month for his handling of Peter’s Choice. After the Midhurst Juvenile Handicap C. B. Goulsbro. the rider of Ballavfew, was suspended for six months for the handling of his mount. The following were the results:— OHURA HURDLE HANDICAP. Of £3OO One mile and a-half., 1/I—Par Avion, 9.12 (F. Cleaver) .. .. 1 4/3 —Peter’s Choice. 10.4 (W. J. Skiffington) 2 5/s—Sir Grant, 9.7 (I. Rohloff) .. ..3 Also started: 2/2 ’Varuna. 6/6 Mountain Fox. 3/4 Thunderhead bracketed with Airpier, 10/10 Black Mantle, 7/7 Carthage, 9/9 Chilworth, 8/8 Gold Dale, 11/11 Royal Slipper. A long neck, four lengths. Carthage was fourth. Time, 2min 43 2-ssec. CARDIFF HACK HANDICAP. Of £225. About seven furlongs. 9/9—Foxuma. 8.2 (S. Brown) 1 8/B—Sandy Knight, car. 7.12 (R. Curtis) 2 4/4 —Master Ring, car. 8.3 (E. Harding) 3 Also started: 1/1 Belle Mignonne, 7/6 Medieval Song, 3/2 Platamon, 11/12 Plato Bov, 2/3 Beeban, 6/7 Grand Gift. 5/5 Misty Night, 12/11 Olivilt, 10/10 On Broadway. A nose, two lengths and a-haif. Platomon was fourth. Time, lmin 34 3-ssec. 'f NGAERE HANDICAP. Of £350. Six furlongs. 1/2—Robin’s Reward, 8.5 (J. Jenkins) .. 1 2/1 —Almaza, car 7.13 (W. J. Broughton) 2 5/3—Molly Martia, car. 7.6 (R. Samson) 3 Also started: 3/5 Alderman. 4/4 Bueno, 6/6 Aggravation, 7/7 Victory Dawn. Half a length each way. Bueno was fourth. Time, lmin Msec. STRATFORD HACK CUP. Of £SOO. One mile and a-quarter. 4/4—Flying Gold, 8.9 (W. J. Doyle) •.. 1 3/3 —General Lytup, 8.8 (W. E. Carter) 2 1/2 —JJaruch, 8.6 (W. L. Aitken) .. .. 3 Also started: 6/5 Chev d’GEuvre, 7/8 Trustful, 2/1 Playtos, 10/9 Freezing Point, 12/12 Te Ruru, 13/13 Balintore, 11/11 Manpower, 5/6 Standee, 8/7 Noble Knight, 9/10 Victory Bridge. Three lengths and a-half, two lengths. Standee was fourth. Time, 2min 11 2-ssec. MIDHiRST JUVENILE HANDICAP. Of £225. Five furlongs. 3/4—Sir Royal, 8.2 (N. B. Holland)' .. 1 2/2—Ballaview, 7.8 (C. B. Goulsbro) .. 2 7/7—Faultina, car. 7.4 J (K. Chote) .. 3 Also started: 1/2 Levane, 6/6 General Rule, 4/3 Nopredak, 5/5 Martian Air, 8/8 White Cliff. One length and a-half, two lengths. Martian Air was fourth. Time, lmin 3sec. MALONE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £SOO. One mile and a-quarter. 5/4—Billy Peach, car 7,0 (R. Samson) 1 3/3—Dink’s Own, car. 7.13 (B. George) 2 2/I—Black Plato, 8.10 (W. J. Broughton) 3 Also started: 4/5 Batal, 6/6 Silver Pal, 1/2 Loyal Bian, 7/8 Titahi, 8/7 Broiefort Star, 12/12 Adrigoole, 9/9 Fort Royal, 13/13 General Saleve, 10/10 Hunting Loch, 11/11 Peter Theio. Two lengths and a-half, a length and a-half. Silver Pal was fourth. Time, 2min 8 4-ssec. TOKO HACK HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Seven furlongs. 1/I—King Tissa, car. 7.11 J (W. J. Broughton) 1 4/3—Battling Brave, car. 7.5 (S. Brown) 2 3/2—El Tiger, 8.10 (N. B. Holland) .. 3 Also started: 5/4 Queen Plato, 9/9 Gay Slipper, 8/8 ‘San Farian, 2/4 Mersine, 6/7 Find Out, 7/6 Nancy Boswells, 11/10 Queen Salla, 12/11 Tote Odds,' 10/12 Trenchant. Two lengths and a-half, four lengths. Queen Plato was fourth. Time, lmin 32 3-ssec. KAPONGA HACK HANDICAP, Of £275. Six furlongs. 3/3—Trench Meter, car. 7.10 (R. Turnwald) 1 10/11—Lady Merit, car. 7.3 (B. Hart) 2 14/15—Don Tara, car. 8.7 J (G. Dowrick) 3 Also started: 1/1 Mallow, 9/7 Foxland, 6/6 Cleo, 2/2 Bian Rouge, 13/13 Beau Reve, 11/10 First Footing, 8/8 Koura Dink, 7/9 Maggie May, 4/4 Oranmore, 5/5 Silver Queen, 12/12 Wee Joan, 15/14 White Diamond. A length and a-half, half a length. Wee Joan was fourth. Time, lmin 15 2-ssec.