WIN FOR FLYING FORT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27267, 19 December 1949, Page 6

WIN FOR FLYING FORT

WESTLAND HANDICAP PUBLICANS’ TO ADVENT PA HOKITIKA, Dec. 18. The Westland Racing Club’s Christmas meeting was held yesterday under adverse weather conditions after heavy rain overnight. Rain set in after the third race and continued throughout the remainder of the programme. The track cut up badly as the meeting, progressed, slow times being recorded. Hie totalisator handled £12,670 10s compared with £16,448 on the corresponding day last year.

The results are as follows: Trial Stakes, of £IOO. Six furlongs.— 5/5 Ryeland, 8.0 (I. McClure), 1; 1/2 Hatrack, 9.1 (A. M. Ellis), 2; 4/3 Nalla’s Pride bracketed with Rampant, 8.10 (R. W. Shaw, 3. Two length, half a length. Claire de Lune was fourth. Time, lmin 19 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win £7 19s. Place £2 3s 6d, £1 19s, £2 Is.

Christmas Handicap Trot, of £135. Class 2.23. One mile.—First division: 1/2 Wee Alex, scr (J. A. Carmichael) bracketed with Globe Theatre, 1; 2/1 Maori Queen, 12yds bhd (G. Cameron), bracketed with Glider, Showman and Secundus, 2; 5/4 Sun Chariot, scr (R. S. Stevens), 3. Half a length, two lengths. Dark Duet was fourth. Times: 2min 25sec, 2min 25 l-ssec, 2min 28sec.

Dividends.—Win £3 18s. Place £2 5s 6d, £1 17s 6d. Second Division.—l/2 Globe Theatre, 12yds bhd (W. R. Butt), 1; 2/1 Showman, scr (A. Cameron), 2; 2/1 Secundus, 12 (G. Cameron), 3. A head each way. Recognition was fourth. Times: 2min 21 3-ssee, 2min 21 4-ssec, 2min 22sec.

Dividends.—Win £3 18s Place £2 5s 6d, £1 17s 6d. J. J. Mclntosh Handicap, of £l4O. One mile.—3/4 Highway, car. 8.3 (B. McLaren), 1; 1/1 Finance, car. 8.10 (C. Stokes), 2; 8/6 Iron Trail, car. 7.1 (R. A. Muir), 3. A length each way. Queen’s General was fourth. Time, lmin 48sec.

Dividends.—Win, £8 9s 6d. Place, £2 6s, £1 7s 6d, £3 4s.

Westland Handicap, of £2OO. One mile and a-quarter—3/3 Flying Fort, 7.7 (D. F. Coombe), 1; 4/4 Volomai, 8.12 (A. M. Ellis), 2; 1/1 Morning Watch, 8.5 (W. D. Skelton), 3. Three lengths each way. Eulogize was fourth. Time, lmin 19 2-ssec.

Dividends.—Win, £5 9s. Place, £2 Bs, £2 10s 6d. Kanieri Hack Handicap, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—l/1 Angora, 7.7 (W. D. Skelton), 1; 2/3 Queen’s General, car. 8.1 (J. Morrissey). 2; 4/4 Miss Loretto, 7.4 (D. F. Coombe), 3. Two lengths; a head. Martianalr was fourth. Time, lmin 19 2-ssec.

Dividends.—Win, £3 7s. Place. £1 18s £2 4s.

President’s Handicap Trot, of £135. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half.—7/7 Dark Duet, 24yds bhd (G. Alexander), 1; 3/4 Gowan Globe, scr (A. Motz), 2; 2/2 Wee Alex, 24 (J. A. Carmichael), coupled with Globe Theatre, 3. A neck; two lengths. Yowman was fourth. Times: 3min 57sec, 3min 59sec, 3min 55 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £27 4s. Place. £4 19s. £3 Is 6d, £1 3s 6d.

Publicans’ Handicap, of £l5O. Seven furlongs—l/1 Advent, car. 7.5 (W. D. Skelton), 1; 2/4 Flying Fort, car. 7.4 (D. F. Coombe), 2; 4/2 Newspaper, 7.8 (H. Phillips), 3. A length; three lengths. Mysterious Melody was fourth. Time, lmin 34sec.

Dividends.—Win. £2 18s. Place, £1 12s. £2 14s 6d.

Stewards’ Hack Handicap, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—B/8 Coruscant, car. 7,4 (N. B. Mundy), 1; 4/4 Hatrack, car. 7.7 (D. F. Coombe), 2; 6/6 Nalla’s Pride, car. 7.13 (R. Shaw), 3. A neck each way. Flying Agnes was fourth. Time, lmin 21 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £sl 10s. Place. £8 11s. £2 Is 6d, £3 17s.