MONEY BIRD AT LAST

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

MONEY BIRD AT LAST

FIRST WIN FOR MONTHS SOLID PERFORMANCE Money Bird recorded his first win for nearly 18 months when he led home the Stewards’ Handicap field on the first day of the Beaumont meeting on Saturday. The veteran Paper Money gelding revelled in the going, coming home one of the easiest winners of' the day. The meeting was held in wintry weather before a moderate attendance. The track was soft and very greasy on the turns. The gate takings amounted to £247, compared with £293 last year. The totalisator handled £8983 10s, compared with £10,367 10s last year, a decrease of £1384. Results:— TRIAL HANDICAP. Of £l2O. Six furlongs. 4—Governor, Miss D. Cochrane’s cli g, by Sir Simper—Bon Ton, 4yrs, 8.7 (A. I. Powell) 1 I—Friar Phillip, Mr H. R. Brien’s blk g, aged, 9.0 (P. Hampton) .. .. 2 3—Lady Hotspur, Mrs R. A. Paterson’s b m, syrs, car. 8.2 (B. M. Southee) 3 Also started: 6 Red Money car. 8.11, 5 Centurion car. 8.2, 12 Chasemint 8.7, 9 Ensemble 8-7, 13 Erin’s Smile car. 8.9, 11 Haughty Lass car. 8.0, 10 Munlockie 8.7, 1 Ruth’s Pal 8.7, 8 Skip car. 8.11, 2 The Sticker car. 8.0, 14 Vam Lad 8.7. Won by two lengths each way. Ensemble was fourth. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. (Winner trained by J. R. Cochrane, Gore.) HAPPY VALLEY HACK HANDICAP, Of £l4O. Seven furlongs. 3 Sally Gazelle, Mr E. H. Aubrey’s ch m, by Salmagundi—Eastern Hind, 4yrs, car. 8.3 (R. E. Page) .. .. 1 1— Milly Mandy, Mr D. J. McDonald's b m, 4yrs, car. 7.10 (A. C. Peake) 2 4 Lecturer, Mr J. C. MacKenzie's blk g, 4yrs, car. 8.5 (H. Powell) .. .. 3 2 Silver Spray, the only other starter, fell. Won by a neck, 10 lengths. Time, lmin 33sec. (Winner trained by T. Hobbs, Oamaru.) PRESIDENT’S TROT HANDICAP. Of £l4O. Class 2.59. One mile and a-quarter. 2 Sandy Ridge, Mrs J. Hamilton’s b g, by Sandydale—Central Pointer, 6yrs, scr (R. J. Cochrane) .. .. 1 6—Reay DiUon, Mr W. Laughton's b g, syrs, scr (K. Balloch) 2 I—Bradley, Mr J. E. -Russell’s blk g, syrs, 36yds bhd (D. M. Kerr) .. 3

Also started: 4 Armadillo scr, 7 Diligent scr, 9 Happy Joe scr, 10 Jacquard scr, 3 Leyte Hall scr, 15 Maurice Grey scr, 16 Roxdale scr, 14 Shadova scr, 8 Solandri scr. 13 Vauxhall Queen scr, 11 Ima Grattan 36yds bhd, 12 Lorene’s Hall 36, 5 Plausible 48. Won by two lengths, 10 lengths. Vauxhall Queen was fourth. Times: 3mln 51 3-ssec, 3min 51 4-ssec, 3min 51sec. (Winner trained by H. R. Reid, Gore.) EASTER HANDICAP, Of £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 2—Lance Art, Mr J. Hamilton’s b g, by Irish Lancer —Rose Dart, 7yrs, car. 7.10 J (E. E. Hunt) 1 4 Siegform, Mrs W. L. Heeney's br g, aged, car. 7.8 (L. Smith) .. .. 2 6—Amorlad, Mr D. McFarlane’s b g, aged, car. 8.1 (B. M. Southee) .. 3 Also started: 1 Detain 9.11, 5 Gold Lance car. 7.0, 3 Sailor Boy car. 7.8. Won by one length, three lengths. Sailor Boy was fourth. Time, 2min 15sec. (Winner trained by E. E. Hunt, Wingatui.) WETHERSTONES HACK HANDtCAP, Of £l4O. Six furlongs. 5 Weldrest, Messrs N. W. Crosbie and E. C. S. Falconer’s b m, by Salmagundi—Look Smart, 4yrs, car. 7.101 (E. E. Hunt) 1 1— Cricket Field, Mr W. Irvine’s ch g, 4yrs, 7.10 (B. M. Southee) .. .. 2 2 Philip Laing, Mr G. R. Forrest’s br g, 3yrs, 9.0 (P. Hampton) .. .. 3 Also started: 7 Right Through car. 8.1, 4 Mature car. 8.3, 6 Irish King car. 7.2, 3 Bonne Nuit car. 7.9, 8 Tympani car. 7.1, 9 Royal Venture car. 8.6, 10 Tansey 7.7. Won by three-quarters of a length, half a length. Irish King was fourth. Time, lmin 17 4-ssec. (Winner trained by E. E. Hunt, Wingatui.) WOOD MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, Of £145. One mile. 2—Sally Gazelle, Mr E. H. Aubrey’s ch m, by Salmagundi—Eastern Hind, 4yrs, car. 8.8 (R. E. Page) .. .. 1 4—Milly Mandy, Mr D. J. McDonald’s b m, 4yrs, car. 7.10 (B. M. Southee) 2 I—Cover Drive, Mr R. J. T. Finlay - son’s ch g, syrs, 8.4 (A. I. Powell) 3 Also started: 6 Gipsy Major car. 8.3, 3 Great Chase 7.13, 5 Asaf Jah car. 7.2, 7 Tattoo car. 7.4. Won by a length and a-half, a nose. Gipsy Major was fourth. Time, lmin 47sec. (Winner trained by T. Hobbs, Oamaru.) STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of £175. Six furlongs. 1— Money Bird, Messrs J. F. and R. R. Green’s br g, by Paper Money— Wingatui, aged, 7.12 (A. I. Powell) 1 4—Revivre, Mr P. McCashion’s ch g, syrs, 7.0 (L. Smith) 2 2 Bonney Royal, Mr W. L. Blaikie’s br m, syrs, car. 8.5 (C. O'Regan) 3 Also started: 3 Compeer car. 8.4, 5 Prize Ring 8.5. Won by three lengths, one length. Prize Ring was fourth. Time, lmin 17 l-ssec. (Winner trained by A. E. Didham, Mosgiel.) TUAPEKA TROT HANDICAP, Of £l4O. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half and 75 yards. 2 Sandy Ridge, Mr J. Hamilton’s b g, by Sandydale—Central Pointer, 48yds bhd (R. J. Cochrane), bracketed Dillon Girl 1 3 Play Hall, Mr J. Kemp’s b m, 6yrs, 48yds bhd (A. Mitchell) 2 4 Impossible, Mr W. B. Somerville’s b g, 6yrs, scr (J. Langford) .. .. 3 Also started: 10 Cuff Link scr, 2 Dillon Girl bracketed Sandy Ridge scr. 5 Mary Ann scr, 6 Lady Lewis scr, 12 Roxdale scr. 11 Shadova scr, 9 Shareholder scr, 8 Solandri scr, 1 Sierra Sue 36yds bhd, 7 Lorene’s Hall 48. Won by a neck, 10 lengths. Shadova was fourth. Times: 3min 34 2-ssec, 3min 34 3-ssec, 3min 40 l-ssec. (Winner trained by H. R. Reid, Gore.)