THE CROMWELL MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26405, 8 March 1947, Page 5

THE CROMWELL MEETING

Gold Lance Wins Big Race TRACK IN FINE ORDER Special Reporter. CROMWELL, Mar. 7. The Cromwell Jockey Club’s meeting was opened to-day in brilliant sunshine, and it was the unanimous opinion of old patrons of the meeting that to-day’s racing was among the best that the club has ever experienced. Since the last meeting the club has carried out many improvements, the most important being the irrigating of the track, which has never been in better order and carries a nice sole of grass with the result that there was an entire absence of dust.

There was a good attendance for a Friday, and the totallsator handled £7253, compared, with £6066. The following are the details:— GOLDFIELDS HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of £llO. One mile. I—Kassai, Mr W. E. Hazlett and Estate late J. S. Haziett's eh g, by Sir Simper—Surge, 4yrs„ 9.1 (W. J. Hillis) 1 B—Winning Cheer, 9.1 i (R. J. Cdchrane) 2 6 Gnohill, 9.10 (F. J. Lsngford) .. 3 Also started: 5 Ara Chief, 4 Profiteer, 3 Count Roger. Length and a-half, a neck. Count Roger was fourth. Time, Imin 44 l-ssec. UPPER CLUTHA TROT, Of £llO. One mile and a-half. 1— Minstrel Hall, Mr A. Smyth’s br g, by Dillon Hill—Nigger Moko, 4yrs, scr (A. Smyth) .. • 1 B—Arawa Lad, scr (F. Johnson) .. .. 2 7 Interlace, scr (A. McLellan) .. .. 3 Also started: 6 Pardon, 4 Roseland Hall and Grattan Lee (bracketed), 9 Shiftman, 3 Sir Hall, 5 St. Phils, 2 Tayside and Blind Fury (bracketed). Two lengths, a neck. Time. 3min 26 l-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £IOO. Six furlongs 4—Welcome Light,'Mr W. E. and Estate of J. S. Haziett’s b g, by Si gfried —Candles, 3yrs, 8.8 (N. Crombie) 1 2 Robot, 8.4 (B. Thompson) 2 I—lncitatus, 8.8. (E. Hunt) .. .. .. 3 Also started: 8 First Out, 9 Sandy’s Pride, 3 Too-Hoo, 10 Wood Pit, 6 Cold Feet. 5 Minstrel Light, 14 Agility, 13 Clara’s Light, .7 Lady Hotspur, 11 Great Chase, 12 French Glider. A head each way! Cold Feet was fourth. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec. CROMWELL HANDICAP. Of £l5O. One mile. 3 Gold Lance, Mr A. T. Harrington’s b g, by Irish Lancer—Gold Pheasant, 6yrs, 7.13 (A. N. Didham) 1 1— Salad, 7.13 (H. Ford) 2 2 Sailor’s Pal, 7.4 (W. Mitchell) .. ..3 The only starters. Half a length; threequarters of a length. Time, lmin 42sec. MOUNT PISA HANDICAP. Of £llO. Six furlongs. I—Silverstream, Messrs G. Aitchison and J. P. O’Brien’s c g, by Paper Slipper—Eastern Hind, 4yrs, 8.12 (J. Dooley) .. 1 3 Regatta, 7.7 (W. F. Ellis) 2 fl—Banco, 7.3 (B. Thompson) 3 : Also started: 5 Gold Spur, 2 Solf Light, 4 Marie Reta. Five lengths: two lengths. Marie Reta was fourth. Time, lmin 14 l-ssec. KAW4RARU TROT. Of £IOO. One mile and a-quarter. I—Blind Fury, Mr P. Hogan’s br g, by Dillon Hall —Gertrude, 6yrs, scr (K. Balloch) 1 4 Sir Hall, scr (R. A. Gibson) .. .. 2 5 Minstrel Hall, 24yds bhd (B. S. Wilson) 3 . Also started: 8 Prairie Jack, 7 Arrowtop, 3 Duncraig, 6 Lucky Dale and Recast, 2 Victory Dale, 9 Ben Wyvis. Two lengths; three lengths. Arrowtop was fourth. Time, 2min 49 '3-ssec. LOWBURN HACK HANDICAP. Of £l2O. One mile. ■ 3—Detain, Mr J. A. Wilson’s b g, by ‘ Defaulter—Disdain, syrs, 8.3 J (L. Hare) 1 1— Bed Prize, 9.0 (B. S. Wilson) .. ..2 2 Percy, 7.5 (N. A. Crombie) .. .. 3 Also started: 6 First Out, 7 White Face, 4 King’s Victory. 5 Amicus. Half a length each way. Amicus was fourth. Time, lmin 44sec.