GERALDINE MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26905, 18 October 1948, Page 3

GERALDINE MEETING

THREE WINGATUI SUCCESSES CUP WON BY REVOLTE P.A. TIMARU, Oct. 17. The Geraldine Racing Club’s spring meeting was opened in fine weather on a firm track, but the weather did not hold, the fifth, sixth and eighth races , being run in heavy rain. The totalisator investments were £28,453 10s, compared with £25,258 last year. The results are as follows: RANGITATA HURDLES, Of £220. One mile and five furlongs. 1/2—Knight Crusader, 9.0 (R. P. Langford) 1 6/6—Kiloney, 9.4 (E. P. Corboy) .. .. 2 5/s—Jovial Hour, 9.1 (H- Conza) .. .. 3 Also started: 3/1 Lord Broiefort, 8/8 Bronze Night, 4/4 Martial Note, 2/3 John o’ London. 10/10 Starry, 7/7 Home Again. 9/9 Mr John. Three lengths, two lengths. Martial Note was fourth. Time, 3mln 59sec. Starry and Mr John fell. OHAPI STAKES. Of £lB5. Seven furlongs. First Division 8/7—Saieda, 8.7 (H. W. Hlbberd) .. .. 1 1/I—Morning Watch, 8.7 (W. D. Skelton) 2 4/s—Wandering Minstrel, 8.7 (D. Dawson) 3 Also started: 9/13 Advent, 3/3 Blair Marshall, 14/11 Coatham, 13/16 Golden Mirage, 6/4 Highway, 10/8 Night Law and Rebel Anne, 11/14 Paper Raid, 7/9 Pink Socks. Two lengths, a neck. Advent was fourth. Time, Imin 26 2-ssec. Second Division 12/12—Zarcon, 8.7 (R. W. Grant) * . 1 5/s—Lodestar, 8.7 (N. Davidson) .. 2 2/2—Boon Companion, 8.7 (Cassidy) 3 Also started: 10/10 Better Days, 17/15 Enforce, 16/17 Golden Victory, 19/19 Mount Nimrod, 18/18 Tiebar and Rebel Anne. Head, four lengths. Enforce was fourth. Time. Imin 29sec. GERALDINE CUP. Of £4OO. One mile and a-quarter. 4/4—Revolte, 7.8 (G. Wright) 1 9/9—Bren Gun, 7.5 (M. Cassidy) .. .. 2 7/6—Graeme, 8.9 (D. ThistoU) .. ..3 Also started: 1/1 Clyde Bridge, 5/7 Tweedslde, 3/2 Renege, 2/3 Shenandoah, 8, Royal Sal, 6/5 Avonbridge, 10/10 Rival Chase. Three lengths, a length. Rival Chase was fourth. Time. 2min 5 4-ssec. GERALDINE TROT, Of £2OO. Class 2.59. One mile and a-quartefl First Division. 7/B—Airborne, scr (J. Purdon) .. ..1 1/I—Bright Horizon, scr (G. McKendry) 2 3/4—Blue Signal, scr (L. G. Smillie) .. 3 Also started: 18/17 Alcome (bracketed with Sunshine Girl), 24/24 Almeta (coupled with Just Quietly), 5/3 Bon Voyage (coupled with Sure Nut), 9/9 Bronze Gold (coupled with Golden Prince), 8/6 Cavalier (coupled with Clever Pick), 22/20 Dictaphone (coupled with Swithindale), 22/21 Free Alecia (coupled with Royal Volo), 6/7 Loyal Hand (coupled with Sir John), 17/19 Loyal Monarch 15/13 Josedale Audubon (coupled with Pot Pnurri), 11/11 Kakahu Pride (coupled with Royal Volo), 6/7 Loyal Hand (coupled with Spencer's First), 12/10 Lucky Irish (coupled with Sporty Boy), 19/18 Medbury (coupled with Super Grattan), 2/2 Rhonda Grattan, 4/5 My tax (qoupled with Victory Globe), 13/15 Pixie Bell, 14/12 Badminton. A length and ahalf, length. Time, 2min 52 l-ssec. Rhonda Grattan, Honest Truth, Cavalier, Kakahu Pride, Loyal Hand, Free Alecia and Dictaphone fell. Second Division, 4/s—Victory Globe, scr (J. Mackay) .. 1 5/3—Sure Hut, scr (A. Townley) .. 2 9/9—Golden Prince, scr (G. Mitchell) 3 Also started: Star Rosa, Sunshine Girl, Just Quietly, Fernbrook Jack, Centenary Boy. Clever Jack. Western Queen, Swithindale. Highland Home, Pot Pourri, Royal Volo, Sir John, Spencer’s First, Sporty Boy Super Grattan, 21/22 Young Atlas, 10/14 Monastery Hill. A neck, length. Time, 2min 49sec. RAUKAPUKA HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Seven furlongs. 2/2—Jan, 7.12 (C. Cassidy) .. .. .. 1 4/4—Llli Marlene, 7.5 (A. N. Didham) 2 7/7 —Autoshine, 8.3 (G. Hampton) .. 3 Also started: 1/1 Night Owl, 3/3 Faultrosa, 6/6 Queen’s General, 5/5 Loch Lennox. 11/ll Mercurius, 9/10 Rampage, 10/9 Valveline. 8/8 Denim. A head, two lengths. Night Owl was fourth. Time, Imin 27sec. SQUATTERS’ HANDICAP. Of £275. Six furlongs. : 2/3—The Hob, 7.0 (A. N. Didham) .. 1 1/1 —Connaught, 7.11 (W. D. Skelton) 2 3/2— CheUow Dene, 8.7 (H. Phillips) .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Whitley, 7/8 Palomino, 8/9 Wild Ribbon, 6/6 Sitology, 10/10 Trench Meter. 8/7 All’s Fair. 5/5 Erinborough. Half a length, four lengths, Whitley was fourth. Time. Imin 14 3-5 S6C- ORARI TROT. Of £2BB. Class 256. One mile and a-quarter. 13/10—Blonde Sailor, 12yds bhd (F. Oliver) 1 2/2—Grandeur, scr (R. G. Cameron) 2 13/15—Squire Dillon, 12 (K. G. Grant) 3 Also started: 8/8 Double Scotch, 11/9 David’s Prize (coupled with Locknit), 12/12 Airborne. 1/1 Bonny Gold. 20/20 Frisco Volo, 9/13 Gallian, 16/16 Gambade, 18/18 Ima Grattan, 4/5 Kildare, 19/18 Master Mariner, 3/3 Mystery Dillon. 15/14 Special Merit, 7/7 Victory Globe, 17/17 Vistula, 10/10 War Glory, 5/4 Economist. 6/6 Seven Bar. A head, two lengths Seven Bar was fourth. Time. 2min 50 l-ssec. BELFIELD HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile and one furlong 4/1 —Sword Dancer, 8.9 (H. W. Hibberd) 1 3/3 —Top Class, 75 (C. Cassidy) .. .. 2 1/4—Marut, 7.7 (E. Winsloe) 3 Also started: 7/6 Aldair and Goulash, 2/2 Blue Hussar, 14/13 Chaka, 9/9 Leigh Note, 6/8 Lorenzo, 10/10 Pink Socks. 5/5 Regal Lily. 12/12 Pageant, 11/11 Golden Mirage, 8/7 Waveloch, 13/14 Maize. Three lengths, length. Blue Hussar was fourth. Time, Imin 51 2-ssec.