WALNUT HALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27273, 27 December 1949, Page 7

WALNUT HALL

CHIEF WINNER AT GORE GUNSMOKE’S SURPRISE PA GORE, Dec. 26. The Gore Trotting Club's annual meeting was held today in showery weather, which deteriorated during the afternoon. The seventh race was run in a thunderstorm of tropical violence, and the final event was held up for half an hour until the weather cleared. The track was fast at the beginning of the meeting but became a sea of mud for the last race. The attendance was a record. The totalisator handled £37,967, compared with £39,527 last year. On the doubles totalisator (10s unit) Walnut Hall, coupled with Hallstand, — Gunsmoke, returned a dividend of £BO 16s 6d. Results:— CROYDON HANDICAP. Of £230. Class 3.41. One mile and a-half. 9/9 —Ingle Star, 72yds bhd (R. W. Townley) 1 1/1 —Bonus, scr (R. F. Shearman) .. 2 5/6 —Jonquil, scr (M. Deegan) .. .. 3 Also started: 12/14 Beechdale Queen, 4/4 Double Sure, 7/8 Elegant Lady, 17/20 Gallant Force, 6/3 May Ring (coupled with Worthy Edition), 11/12 Noddy Volo, 19/17 Sea Devil, 16/18 Tudor Rose, 2/5 Global Voyage, 10/10 King Dix, 18/16 Glamour Girl, 14/13 Olympus, 15/11 Pukatee, 13/15 Retribution. 3/2 Sure Friend, 20/19 Stuart King, 8/7 Volo's Gift. Four lengths; two. Worthy Addition was fourth. Times: 3min 23sec, 3min 31sec, 3min 31 2-ssec Dividends.—Win, £l4 12s. Place, £5 7s, £2 0s 6d, £4. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Class 3.35. One mile and a-half. 2/2—Gilda, scr (H. R. Walker) .. .. 1 7/4 —Willow Hall, scr (R. J. Cross) .. 2 1/1 —Bonny Josedale. scr (J. B. Scott) 3

Also started: 9/8 Ardent, 11/10 Attraction, 4/5 Ballymena, 18/17 Cassavoyage, 12/12 Celtic Chief. 17/16 Clubman, 14/13 County Sheriff, 16/15 Dapple Grey, 15/18 El Supremo, 3/3 Financial, 19/19 Larkhall, 13/14 Lucky Bond. 10/11 Moderate.

6/7 Silent Way, 8/8 Solandri, 5/6 Native Pitch. Length: half a length. El Supremo was fourth. Times: 3min 25 2-ssec. 3min 25 l-ssec. 3min 25 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £6 5s 6d. Place, £2 6s 6d, £3 Is, £2. GORE TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP, Of £6OO Class 4.41. Two miles. 2/2—Walnut Hall, 48yds bhd (C. Kirby), coupled with Hallstand .. 1 3/4—Blue Mist, 24 (E. Todd) 2 5/s—Aspasia, 12 (J. Walsh) .. .. .. 3 Also started: 6/6 Commentator, 8/8 Direct Power, 10/11 Fortitude, 2/2 Hallstand coupled with Walnut Hall, 9/9 Sandvscene, 1/1 First Lord, 4/3 Landlight, 7/7 Saga, 11/10 Melvian. Three lengths; three-quarters of a length. Frist Lord was fourth. Times: 4min 21 4-ssec (a race and a Southland record), 4min 24sec, 4min 28sec. Dividends.—Win, £6 12s. Place, £2 Is 6d, £2 8s 6d, £2 11s. E. A. PIGEON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Class 3.34. One mile and a-half. 1/I—Cellophane, scr (A. McLellan) .. 1 7/7—Jan Marie, scr (W. A. Thomas) .. 2 4/s—Bonnie Drive, scr (M. Kerr) .. .. 3 Also started: 5/4 Happy Choice, 2/3 Neltod, 9/9 Oreti Jack, 6/6 San Fernando, 8/8 True Dillon, 2/2 Cabot. Four lengths; half a length. Happy Choice was fourth. Times: 3min 23 2-ssec, 3min 25sec, 3min 25 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £2 12s. Place, £1 9s 6d, £3 9s, £2 13s 6d. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of £4OO. Class 3.37. One mile’ and a-half. First Division 6/6—Reay Dillon, scr (D. Todd), coupled with Ramillies .. .. 1 4/s—Night Flight, scr (J. J- Burke) 2 12/13—Diligent, scr (S. Guthrie), coupled with Dakota Boy .. .. 3 Also started: 15/15 Alluck, 14/12 Biddy’s Pet. 9/8 Counterpart, 1/2 Ferry Pilot, 8/8 Halldancer, 10/11 Kio Ora. 13/14 Mighty Maori, 4/5 Nanaimo, 3/4 Eynsford Oak, 16/17 Phineas, 17/15 Purple Sheen, 19/19 Skipper, 2/1 Spring View, 23/22 Sydney Victor, 11/10 True Friend. 22/23 Tun Knight, 20/18 Melvruse. Two lengths; two lengths and a-half. Turi Knight was fourth. Times: 3min 24sec. 3min 24 2-ssec, 3min 25se'c. Dividends.—Win, £5 4s. Place, £2 12s 6d, £2 11s. Second Division 7/7— Happv Joe, 24yds bhd (J. T. Looney) 1 18/21—Gallant Boy, scr (G. R. McNeill) 2 8/B—lsa Lei, scr (N. S. Lawlor) .. 3 Also started: 9/9 Blaydon’s Pride, 21/20 Coylton, 12/13 Dakota Boy, /2 Ebony Hal , 10/11 Martian Dawn, 13/14 Super Hall, 5/3 Leyte Hall,- 3/4 Otley’s Pride, 16/17 Peter Joffre, 17/15 Princeps, 6/6 Ramillies, 2/2 Ringpark, 20/22 Subordinate, 11/10 True Son. Three-quarters of a length; a long head. Subordinate was fourth. Times: 3min 27 l-ssec, 3min 29 2-ssec, 3min 29 l-ssec.

Dividends.—Win, £6 17s. Place, £3 7s 6d, £23 5s 6d. MATAURA HANDICAP, Of £255. Class 4.57. Two miles.

3/4 — Jonquil, scr (M. Deegan) .. .. 1 2/2—ingle Star, 108yds bhd (R. W. Townley) 2 1/I—Bonus, scr (H t F. Shearman) .. .. 3 Also started: 10/13 Double Sure, 7/11 Elegant Lady, 5/5 Full Fling (coupled with Stuart King). 4/3 May Ring (coupled with Worthy Addition), 14/15 Seadevil, 9/10 King Dix, 11/12 Olympus, 13/8 Pukatee, 12/14 Retribution, 5/6 Sure Friend, 6/7 Volo’s Gift, 8/9 Frances Grattan, A iicck- three lengths. Pukatee was fourth. Times: 4min 39 l-ssec, 4min 40sec. 4min 50 l-ssec.

Dividends.—Win, £lO Is 6d. Place £2 16s 6d. £1 18s. £1 12's 6d. WALLIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £325. Class 3.30. One mile and a-half. 10/10 — Gunsmoke, scr (H. Winter) .. 1 5/5-Hallstand. 36yds bhd, w Kirfey) 2 9/B—Cottesloe, 12 (D. M. Christie) 3 Also started: 7/9 Black Puzzle 8/8 Bradley (coupled with Sporty Boy) 6/6 Fembrook Jack. 11/12 Lucky Fellow, 12/11 Roseland Hall. 14/13 Sandy’s Comet 13/14 Set Scout, 2/3 Parrish Hall, 1/1 Red Anthonv. 4/4 Woodstock, 3/2 Commentator, 15/15 Fortitude. A length; a length and a-half. Red Anthony was fourth. Times: 3min 25 2-ssec. 3min 22 4-ssec, Win. £27 Is 6d. Place, £6 12s 6d, £4 4s. £5 11s.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £3OO. Class 3.33. One mile and a-half. 7/7—First Arion. scr (R. W. Townley) 1 8/9 —Plav Hall, scr (J. B. Scott) .. .. 2 1/1— Pretty Dillon, 12yds bhd (W. A. Thomas) 3

Also started: 9/8 Brooksby Hall, 5/6 Grange Lady. 2/2 Grenade, 6/5 Patricia Hall, 4/4 Scimitar, 3/3 Sterling Ha 1. A neck: three lengths. Patricia Hall was fourth. Times: 3min 30 l-ssec, 3min 30 3-ssec, 3min 30 l-ssec. Dividends.— Win, £ll 19s. Place. £3 12s 6d, £4 7s 6d, £1 11s.