PRIDE OF MOSSBURN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26713, 6 March 1948, Page 5

PRIDE OF MOSSBURN

CROMWELL CENTENNIAL CUP BLACK LIGHT CHALLENGES STRONGLY Special Reporter CROMWELL, Mar. 5. The Cromwell Jockey Club’s two-day meeting was opened to-day in fine weather after heavy rain early in the morning, and there was a good attendance for an off day. Although some of the fields were small, the racing was interesting throughout. Five horses went to the post for the Centennial Cup, and Pride of Mossburn won from Black Light, with Sea Flower (bracketed with Black Light) in third place. It was a good finish, with necks between the placed horses.

The riders in the Centennial Cup Handicap wore black armbands out of respect to Mr C. Gomer, chief stipendiary steward, whose death occurred suddenly on Thursday. Although only four horses started in the John Collings Handicap, two dividends were paid as there was a late scratching. The track was in splendid order. The totalisator handled £5684 10s, compared with £7253 on the first day last year. Details:

GOLDFIELDS HANDICAP, Of £llO, One mile. 2 Relampago, Mr E. R. Curtis’s b g, Broiefort—Fulojoy, syrs, 10.8 (Owner) 1 4 Irish Wit, Messrs W. E. Hazlett and Estate J. S. Hazlett’s ch g, 9.3 (B. S. Wilson) 2 3 Robert, Mr W. Kelly’s b g, 10.8 (E. E. Hunt) 3 Also started: 1 Winning Cheer. Length and a-half, a neck. Time, lmin 46sec. UPPER CLUTHA TROT, Of £lls. One mile and a-half. Harness 1— Black Orphan, Mr J. Hamilton's blk g, by U. Scott—Central Pointer, 4yrs, scr (W. A. Thomas) .. .. 1 7—Tayside, Mr W. Hannah’s br g, 60yds bhd (J. Hannah) .. .... 2 3—Phineas, Mr F. Johnson’s b h, scr (Owner) 3 Also started: 6 Achievement, 3 Arawa Lad (bracketed with Phineas), 4 Double Dillon, 5 Mystery Dillon, 2 Peccadillo. A neck, length and a-half. Times: 3miri 29 l-s Sec, 3min 25sec, 3min 30sec. TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £llO. Six furlongs. 6—Winlowe, Mr W. R. Cruickshank’s b m, by Leighon—Volo Dale, 8.4, 6yrs (G. Barclay) 1 3—King’s Victory. Mrs Crockett’s b g, 8.8 (A. E. Didham) 2 5 Bonnie Lancer, Mr D. F. O’Connell’s ch g, 8.4 (J, Dooley) 3 Also started: 2 Flibbertigibbet, 8 Cover Drive, 7 Eve Acre, 11 Royal Saint, 9 Wee Albert, 1 The Grate, 9 Count Deering, i Profiteer. One length and a-half, half a length. Time, lmin 15sec. CROMWELL CENTENNIAL CUP, Of £250. One mile and a-quarter. 2 Pride of Mossburn, Mr F. E. Gilligan’s b g, 8.10 (G. W. Wright) 1 I—Black Light, Messrs W. E. Hazlett’s and estate J. S. Hazlett’s ch m, 7.12 fW. F,. Ellis) 2 I—Sea Flower, Messrs W. E. Hazlett’s and estate J. S. Hazlett's b f. h 7.4 (J. Cappie) 3 Also started: 3 Wild Cry, 4 Hart Royal. A neck each way. Time, 2min 8 l-ssec. JOHN COLLING HANDICAP, Of £lls. Six furlongs. 3 The Grate, Wr D. P. Wilson’s br m, by Salmagundi—Trivet, yrs, 7.7 (A. M. Cassidy) 1 1— Royal Lark. Mr H. W. S. Faulk’s b m, 7.8 (W. F. Ellis) 2 2 Faites vos Jenx, Messrs H. A. Anderton and W. Grey’s b g, 8.10 (R. E. Page) 3 Also started: 4 Haughty Lyric. One length, three lengths. Time, lmin 15sec. KAWARAU TROT, Of £l2O. One mile and a-quarter. 2—Peccadillo, Mr C. Dickinson’s b g. by Dillon Hall—Dramatic, syrs, scr (A. Mitchell) 1 5 Double Dillon, Mr D. W. Wilson's, b m, scr (R. Cochrane) 2 6 Oretl Jack, Mr H. W. Cox’s ch g, 24yds bhd (S. Hamlin) 3 Also started: 8 Lumberjack, 7 Durban Castle, 1 Mystery Dillon, 4 Pretty Dillon, 3 Tayside. Eight lengths, a head. Times: 2min 49sec, 2min 50 4-ssec, 2min 49sec. LOWBURN HANDICAP, Of £l2O. One mile. 1— Lady Melrose, Messrs N. W. Crosbie and E. C. S. Falconer’s br m, by Galloway—Pink Robe, 4yrs, 9.0 (A. M. Cassidy) 1 2 Maria, Mrs M. Nelson and S. Todd’s blk m. 7.4 (W. F. Ellis) 2 4 Nor’wester, Mr E. McCarthy’s br g. 7.8 (R. Langford) 3 Also started: 3—Winning Cheer. Three lengths each way. Time, lmin 44sec.