YOUNG CHARLES WINS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27058, 18 April 1949, Page 2

YOUNG CHARLES WINS

TWO-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC / FINAL DAY AT ADDINGTON PA CHRISTCHURCH &pl. 17 The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club held the third day of its Easter meeting at Addington on Saturday in fire weather before a large attendance. The track was fast. The bookmarker. Sandpiper, surprised in winning the Cashmere Handicap to return a win dividend approaching a quarter of a century. Tile totalisator handled £187,967 10s, compared with £167,789 for the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £439.680, compared with £378,186 10s last vear. an increase of £61,493 10s. Results:— SPREYDON HANDICAP, Of £BSO. . Class 4.43. Two miles. 1/1 —Desworthy, 48yds bhd. bracketed with Belshazzar (C. R. Berkett) 1 3/2—Morning Wings, 12 (R. Stevens) .. 2 1/1 —Belshazzar, 48 (J. McLennan) .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Tatsydale, 6/6 Lucky Bill. 10/12 Dan Martin, 12/10 David Dryden, 9/11 Golden Amazon. 7/7 Barrier Reef, 15/15 Quite Right, 11/9 Sure Money. 5/5 Big Guy, 14/14 Royal Stone, 2/3 Swanee River, 8/8 Java, 15/16 Our Jackie, 13/13 Bancor. Half a head, two lengths. Tatsydale was fourth. Times: 4min 25 l-ssec. 4min 28 2-ssec, 4min 25 4-ssec. WELCOME STAKES, Of £IOOO. Two-year-olds. One mile and a-quarter. 1/2—Young Charles, scr (C. R. Berkett) 1 5/s—Burns Night, scr (G. McKendry) 2 3/1 —Morano, scr (G. Holmes) .. .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Preston, 2/3 Gay Heritage. 10/10 Grattan Arrow, 12/12 Limelight, 8/7 Lindy Lou, 11/11 Main Force, 9/9 Mary Wootton, 7/8 Scotty Dillon, 6/6 Van Dieman, 13/13 Young Tony. Length, length and a-half. Preston was fourth. Times: 2min 47 3-ssec, 2min 47 4-ssec, 2min 48sec. CASHMERE HANDICAP, Of £1250. Class 4.32. Two miles. 12/11—Sand Piper, 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 5/s—Bull's Eye, 24 (C. R. Berkett) 2 3/3 —Indianote, scr (J. McLennan) .. 3 Also started: 11/10 Novelda, 23/23 Aspanall, 17/17 Fitnesse. 20/18 Indemnity, 19/21 Paddy Potts, 10/9 Starshell bracketed with Remlap, 14/14 Carisbrook. 9/12 Culture, 13/13 Direct Heir, 7/6 Gantree. 16/15 Mountmelliek. 15/16 Noble de Oro, 2/2 On Approval, 18/19 Prince Hall, 21/20 Sea Craft, 6/7 Victory Globe, 8/8 Wayfarer, 4/4 Whipster, 22/22 Windemere, 1/1 Zulu. Two lengths, neck. Novelda was fourth. Times: 4min 17 3-ssec, 4min 18 4-ssec, 4min 21sec.