Opening of Oamaru Meeting

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26719, 13 March 1948, Page 5

Opening of Oamaru Meeting

ROYAL SAL A FORM HORSE The interest of local racing’enthusiasts to-day will be largely centred on the opening card of the Oamaru’Jockey Club, which should provide interesting racing. Trotting enthusiasts are also catered for by two events, the fields for which are exceptionally good. Sumra, who finished second to Erifikay in the Dunedin Centennial Cup, has been favourite for the Oamaru Cup since the acceptances were received and will probably be first choice with the public. Horses likely to carry the heaviest investments are:— 11.30: Trial Stakes.—Play High, All’s Fair, Gold Medallion. 12.10: Western Trot.—Sirocco, Super Scotch, Gay Scott. 12.55: Autumn High-weight Handicap.—Merry Lancer, Early Night, Desert Victory. 1.35: Oamaru Cup.—Sumra, Authentic, Grill. 2.20: Windsor Hack Handicap.—Royal Sal, Lady Melrose, Dowlair. 3.5: Redcastle Trot.—Sandy Logan, Special Match, El Sandra. 4.0: Stewards’ Handicap.— Palomino, Patmos, John Gay. 4.45: Parkside Hack Handicap.—Flying Control, Duvaals, Sally Gazelle.

The fields are:— Trial Stakes, of £2OO. Six furlongs.— All’s Fair (3), Beau Canard (5). Count Deering (15). Faustina (9). Gold Medallion (1), Owl’s ■ Perch (10), Phalenor (8). Play High (11), Real Raid (12), Snipe (14), Ruling Night (7), Te Tara (4) 8.8, Don’t Listen (2), Lady Adeline (6), TymP£ Weston Trot Handicap, of £230. Class 3 37. One mile and a-half.— Anchorage, Assist, Attack, Cavalier, Chignon, Doris Grattan, Gay Scott, Loyal Bomsta, Lus.y Bingen, Mystery Dillon, Plausible, Sirocco, Sporty Boy, Super Scotch, Swithindale, Super Star scr, Arawa Lad El Sandra, Our Nulgie (P), 36 yds bhd, Courtly, New Venture 48. . ~ Autumn High-weight Handicap, of £225. One mile.—Prize Ring (9) 11 1 Merry Lancer (8) 10.8, Batal (4)10.5, Desert Victory (7) 9.12, Grand Forest (10) 9.11, Air Lord (2) 9.6, Early Night (1) 9.5, Lady Welbeck (5) 9.2. Bren Gun (3). Petty Cash (6) 9.0. Oamaru Cup Handicap, of £550. One mile and a-quarter.-Sumra (4) 8.5 Authentic (1) 7.11, Grill (5) 7.9, Wild Ribbon (2), Siegform (3) 7.1.

Windsor Hack Handicap, of £225. One mile and a-quarter.—Lady Melrose (9) 9.0, Royal Sal (2) 8.11, Dowlair (3) 8.9, Incitatus (7) 8.8, Vanity King (5) 7.12, Show Boy (6) 7.11, Speedy (8) 7.8, Milly Mandy (4) Queen Argosy (1) 7.7. Redcastle Trot Handicap, of £230. Class 2.59. One mile and a-quarter.— Achievement, Assist, Attack, Dillon Again, Doris Grattan, Farnborough, Gay Scott, Glenrowan, Guild Hal, Irenos, Loyal Eonista, Luck Ahead, Lumber Jack, Lusty Bingen, Olga Dale, Sandy Logan, Sirocco, Special Match, Swithindale, Trueleen scr, Arawa Lad, El Sandra, Our Nulgie (P.) 24vds bhd, Iron Bar, Worthydale 36. Stewards’ Handicap, of £275. Seven furlongs.—Patmos (3) 8.8, Palomino (6) 8.4, John Gay (1) 7.12, Lorna Leigh (8) 8.7 Bath Slipper (7) 7.5, Special Flight (5) 7.2, Temuka (2), Divorced (4) 7.0. Parkside Hack Handicap, of £225. Six furlongs.— Faites Vos Jeux (7), Duvaals (12) 9.0, Stabilisation (6) 8.12, Right, Through (5) 8.7, Flying Control (11) 8.2, Sally Gazelle (3), Baracha (9) 7.13, Bright News (10), Jean Harlow (8) 7.12, Diet (1) 711, Kildare Lad (2) 7.9, First Slipper (4) I.T. GEORGE BETTLE’S MAIL ORDER SERVICE You can write with confidence to George Bottle, Chemist. 769 Colombo street. Christchurch, for any of his reliable remedies— Cough Cure. Revitalising Tonic etc Postage FREE, and all packets by return mail under plain wrapper. Just write Bettle Chemist Christchurch.Advt __