TWO DOUBLE WINNERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26779, 24 May 1948, Page 2

TWO DOUBLE WINNERS

BELMORAL AND SIR PETERSON TROTTING AT HUTT PARK P.A. WELLINGTON, May 23. The Wellington Trotting Club’s winter meeting was held yesterday, and the track was holding. The totalisator handled £71,209, compared with £52,607 10s last year. Following are the results:— NAVY HANDICAP, Of £SOO, Class 3.52. Trotters. One mile and five furlongs. 10/10—Belmoral, 108yds bhd (C. R. Berkett) 1 2/3—Swanee River, scr (M. J. Argyle) 2 11/9—Loyal Toast, 12 (C. M. Laing) 3 Also started: 12/11 Terrytoon, 3/2 Voco Power, 14/13 Stylish Boy, 4/5 Sandy Duval, 13/14 Reclamation, 8/8 Christmas Queen, 7/12 Not Quite, 6/6 Quartermaster, 1/1 Bingen Dale, 5/4 Suzerain, 9/7 Buncrana. Half a length, length. Times: 3min 54 l-ssec, 3min 53 2-ssec, 3min 54sec. MIRAMAR HANDICAP, Of £4OO, Class 4.49. Two miles. 3/3—Sir Peterson, scr (J. D. Litten) .. 1 6/6 —French Gold, 24yds bhd (L. A. Wigzell) 2 6/7—Elmdale, 12 (H. Greenhorn) .. .. 3 Also started: 10/10 Spierette, 10/11 Pacific Boy, 2/2 Sirocco, 5/5 Gold Case, 10/9 Frank’s Pride, 1/1 Silent Knight, 7/8 Liebestraum, 4/4 Play Boy. Furlong, half a length. Times: 4min 49 2-ssec, 4min 52 l-ssec, 4min 52 2-ssec. TASMAN HANDICAP, OX £6OO. Class 2.51. One mile and a-quarter. First Division 4/4—Red Herring, scr (G. Cameron) 1 8/7—Pirouette, scr (G, Withers) .. .. 2 5/s—Dance Hall, scr (J. Bryce, jun.), coupled Captain Sandy 3

Also started: 13/13 News Agent, 16/17 Ladylike, 12/12 Fair Play, 6/6 Sura Wave, 10/10 Volo Bond, 1/2 Bull’s Eye, 15/16 Cumnock, 22/21 Terry O’Shea, 21/22 Herald. Length, same. Times: 2min 56sec, 2min 56 l-ssec, 2min 56 4-ssec. Second Division 3/3—Gough’s Pride, 12yds bhd

„„ „ . . (A. J. Motz) 1 2/I—County Antrim, 12 (L. O. Thomas) 2 5/s—Captain Sandy, scr (J, M. Bain) 3 , starteci: 19/19 Impartial, 11/11 Worthydale, 9/7 Air Mail, 18/18 Boston Lady, 7/8 Mac’s Ace, 6/6 Gung-Ho, 10/10 Amber Light, 1/2 Volo Lad, 14/15 Clueless, 17/14 Real Nugget, 16/20 Mourne Spring. Two lengths and a-half, length and a-half. Times: 2min 55sec, 2min 56sec, 2min 57 2-ssec. WINTER HANDICAP, . Of £I4OO. Class 3.37. One mile and five furlongs. 12/13—Lone Raider, scr „ . (F. Smith, jun.) 1 7/7—Caudray, 12yds bhd (J. Berry) .. 2 9/10—Golden Shadow, 12 (J. Bryce) 3 Also started: 6/9 Sand Piper, 2/2 Coral Princess M/M Bonny Scot, 10/11 Bonny pjare. 3/3 Mountain Hall, 1/1 Congo Song, 4/a Indigo, 11/8 Mandrake (coupled Caledonian Girl), 13/12 Whanako (coupled Contender), 8/6 Red Ace (coupled Baby Grand), 16/16 Lou Hall, 17/17 Direct Medium, 5/4 Positive, 15/15 Bill Scott. Three lengths, head. Times: 3min 44 2-ssec, 3min 44 l-ssec. 3min 44 2-ssec. PACIFIC HANDICAP, Of £6OO. Class 4.47. Two miles. 1/I—Belmoral, 144yds bhd , (C. R: Berkett) 1 3/2—Loyal Toast, 12 (C. M, Laing) .. 2 2/s—Christmas Queen, 12 (R. W. Townley) 3 Also started: 9/9 Reclamation, 11/11 Stylish Boy, 7/7 Terrytoon, 5/4 Voco Power, 10/11 Not Quite, 4/3 Bingen Dale, 8/8 Quartermaster, 6/6 Buncrana. Half a length, neck. Times, 4min 46sec, 4min 57 l-ssec, 4min 57 3-ssec. MANAWATU HANDICAP, Of £4OO, Class 2.56. One mile and a-quarter. First Division 2/4—Chief Officer, scr (A. Holmes) .. 1 13/13—Fulgent, scr (A. J. Motz) .. .. 2 10/10—Slialimar, 12yds bhd (C. R. Berkett) 3 Also started: 6/5 Sirocco, 11/11 Gold Case, 18/17 Frank’s Pride, 17/19 Manonee, 12/18 Titanapolis, 8/6 Elmdale, 4/2 Risingholme, 3/3 Pierre, 16/15 Tu Rangi, Length, length and a-half. Times, 2min 56 l-ssec. 2min 56 3-ssec, 2min 56 2-s Sec. Second Division 1/I—Sir Peterson, 36yds bhd (J. D. Litten) 1 4/2—Virginia Song, 24 (J. Crofts) coupled Risingholme 2 7/9—Playboy, 12 (R. Donald) 3 Also started: 5/7 All Ashore, 2J/20 Pacific Boy, 19/18 Indian Flight, 20/21 Frisco Volo, 15/16 Devadus, 14/14 Liebes’traum, 9/8 French Gold. Length, length and a-half. Times, 2min 57 3-ssec, 2min 59sec, 3min 2-ssec. RONGOTAI HANDICAP, Of £650. Class 3.44 One mile and five • furlongs. 10/11—Clueless, 12yds bhd (W. A. Thomas) 1 7/7—News Agent, scr (G. S, Smith) 2 3/4—Volo Lad, 12 (C. R. Berkett), coupled Bull’s Eye 3 Also started: 5/5 Pirouette, 16/16 Sura Wave, 9/9 Gung-Ho, 14/14 Worthydale, 15/15 Boston Lady, 12/10 Kildonnin, 2/3 Red Herring, 4/2 Dance Hall (coupled Captain Sandy), 11/13 Volo Bond (coupled Amber Light), 1/1 County Antrim, 18/17 Terry O’Shea, 13/12 Real Nugget, 6/6 Ben Ledi, 11/18 Mourne Spring, 8/8 Cumnock. Half a-length, two lengths. Times, 3min 54 4-ssec, 3min 56sec, 3min 56 l-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £750. Class 2.46. One mile and aquarter. 6/7—Bonny Clare, scr (F. G. Holmes) 1 7/6—Red Ace, scr (A. W. Broughton), coupled Baby Grand 2 3/3 —Positive. 12yds bhd (P, P. Gallagher) 3 Scr: Coral Princess. Sand Piper, Red Hussar, Congo Song, Doctor Ted, Dragoman. Three lengths, half a length.