LADY HOTSPUR SURPRISES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 6

LADY HOTSPUR SURPRISES

The Beaumont Racing Club’s Easter meeting was concluded in fine weather yesterday before a good crowd. The track was easy for the first few races, but it improved during the day. Tire gate takings amounted to £317, compared with £290 last year. The total for the meeting was £564, compared with £583 last year. The totalisator handled £12,099 10s for the day, compared with £11.689 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £22,083, compared with £22,056 10s a year ago. Results:— APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, Of £l2O. Seven furlongs. 1— Cricket Field, Mr W. Irvine’s ch g, by Cricket Bat—Janefield, 4yrs, 7.13 (B. M. Southee) 1 2 Governor, Miss D. Cochrane’s ch g, 4yrs, car. 8.6 (A. I. Powell) .. .. 2 s—Mature, Mr H. Halliday's br f, 3yrs, car. 7-U (L. Smith) 3

Also started: 4 Right Through car. 8.5, 3 Weldrest car. 8.8. 6 Erin’s Smile car. B.IOJ, 7 Haughty Lass car. 7.12. Won by four lengths, one length and a-half. Weldrest was fourth. Time, lmin 31 2-ssec. (Winner trained by D. J. McDonald, Mosgiel) NOVICE HANDICAP. Of £l2O. Six furlongs. I—Lecturer, Mr J. C. MacKenzie’s blk g, by Foxbridge—Homily, 4yrs, 8.3 (A. I. Powell) 1 10—Vain Lad, Miss D. Bain’s b g, 4yrs, car. 7.10 (B. A. Hepburn) .. 2 3—Lady Hotspur, Mrs R. A. Paterson’s bm, syrs, car. 7.13 (B. M. Southee) 3 Also started: 2 Friar Phillip 9.0. 9 Red Money car. B.IIJ, 4 Centurion car. 8.3 J (bracketed Tansey car. 8.7), 13 Skip car. 8.13, 5 Paddy McGinty car. 9.11, 11 Munlockie car. 7.10, 8 Ruth’s Pal 8.3, 12 Chasemint 1 car. 8.7, 6 The Sticker car. 7.10, 7 Ensemble 8.3. Won by three lengths, one length. Ensemble was fourth. Time, lmin 18 3-ssec. (Winner trained by A. E. Didham, Wingatui) DUNKELD TROT HANDICAP, Of £l4O. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half and 75 yards. 2—Bradley, Mr J. E. Russell’s blk g, by Dillon Hall—Vinola, syrs, 48yds bhd (D. M. Kerr) 1 6 —lma Grattan, Mr A. V. Prenderville’s b g, aged, 48 (A. Foster) .. .. 2 2—Lady Lewis, Messrs C. M. Hore and P. G. Smith’s blk m, syrs scr (K. Booth) 3 Tire first and third horses were bracketed. Also started: 3 Reay Dillon scr, 13 Roxdale scr, 10 Cuff Link scr, 11 Shadova scr, 5 Diligent scr, 12 Solandri scr, 4 Impossible scr, 8 Happy Joe scr, 7 Vauxhall Queen scr, 1 Sierra Sue 36yds bhd, 9 Lorene’s Hall 48. Won by two lengths and a-half each way. Vauxhall Queen was fourth Times: 3min 34sec, 3min 34 2-ssec, 3min 39 l-ssec.

(Winner trained by J. C. Purdue, Invercargill) CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, Of £2OO. One mile. 3—Sally Gazelle, Mr E. H. Aubrey’s cli m, by Salmagundi—Eastern Hind, 4yrs, 9.2 (R. E. Page) 1 s—Cover Drive, Mr R. J. T. Finlayson’s ch g, syrs, 8.6 (A. I. Powell) .. 2 7 Irish King, Mr B. C. Shand’s b g, syrs, car. 7.0 (C. G. Low) .. .. 3 Also started: 1 Grand Coulee 8.12, 8 Gipsy Major car. 8.3, 4 Milly Mandy car. 8.0, 2 Great Chase car. 8.1, 6 Asaf Jah car. 7.0, 10 Tattoo 7.0. Milly Mandy was fourth. Won by a head each way. Time lmin 45 3-ssec. (Winner trained by T. Hobbs, Oamaru.) AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £l6O. Six furlongs. 2 Bonny Royal, Mr W. L. Blackie’s br m, by Royal Chief—Bonny June, syrs, car. 8.9 (C. O'Regan) l 3 Philip Laing, Mr G. R. Forest's br g, 3yrs, car. 7.0 (L. Smith) .. .. 2 I—Money Bird, Messrs J. F. and R. R. Green’s br g, aged, 8.10 (A. I. Powell) 3 4 Compeer was the only other starter. Won by three lengths, two lengths. Time, lmin 17sec. (Winner trained by H. A. Anderton, Wingatui.) EDIE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £l3O. Seven furlongs. s—Lady Hotspur, Mrs R. A. Paterson’s b m, by Master Hotspur—White Line, syrs, car. 7.10 (B. M. Southee) 1 3 Milly Mandy, Mr D. J. McDonald’s b m, 4yrs. 8.9 (E. E. Hunt) .. a 2 8— Tympani, Mr T. Stevens’s b f, 3yrS, car. 7.2 (B. A. Hepburn) .. .. 3 Also started: 6 Gipsy Major car. 8.2, 2 Silver Spray 8.2, 3 Cricket Field car. 8.6, 4 Bonne Nuit car. 7.2, 7 Royal Venture car. 8.7. Won by two lengths, threequarters. Gipsy Major was fourth. Time, lmin 33sec. (Winner trained by T. P. Wilson, Mosgiel.) PUBLICANS' HANDICAP, Of £l5O. One mile. 4 Bonny Royal, Mr W. L. Blackie's br m, by Royal Chief—Bonny June, syrs, car. 8.9 (C. O’Regan) 1 B—Sedgemere, Mr W. S. Howson’s br g, aged, 7.0 (B. A. Hepburn) .. 2 3—Lance Art, Mrs W. L. Heeney’s b g, 7yrs, 8.3 (E. E. Hunt) 3 Also started: 6 Amorlad car. 8.0, 7 Compeer car. 8.2, 1 Bren Gun car. 7.13, 2 Siegform 8.3, 5 Gold Lance car. 7.0. Won by a nose, a head. Amorlad was fourth. Time, lmin 45sec. (Winner ■ trained by 11. A. Anderton, Wingatui.)

MOLYNEUX TROT HANDICAP, Of £l4O. Class 2.23. One mile.

3—Sandy Ridge, Mrs J. Hamilton’s b g, by Sandydale—Central Pointer, 6yrs, 48yds bhd (R. J. Cochrane) 1 s—Jacquard, Mr W. B. Somerville’s b g, syrs, scr (K. Booth), bracketed with Impossible 2 10—Plausible, Mr F. Johnson's b g, 6yrs, 36 (F. J. Boyle) 3

Also started: 12 Vraiment scr, 4 Leyte Hall scr, 1 Reay Dillon and Neltod 12yds bhd (bracketed), 16 Cuff Link scr, 13 Dandy Travis scr, 11 Diligent scr, 19 Maurice Grey scr, 8 Shareholder scr, 9 Armadillo scr, 15 Solandri scr, 14 Vauxhall Queen scr, 5 Impossible scr (bracketed with Jacquard), 6 Happy Joe scr and Mary Ann scr (bracketed), 17 Shadova scr 2 Bradley 24, 7 Ima Grattan 24, 18 Lorene's Hall 24. Won by three lengths, five lengths. Ima Grattan was fourth Times: 2min 13sec, 2min 17'2-ssec .2min 14 4-ssec.