SANDYSCENE SURPRISES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27389, 15 May 1950, Page 3

SANDYSCENE SURPRISES

Invercargill Handicap WIN FOR COUNTY SHERIFF PA INVERCARGILL, May 14. The Invercargill Trotting Club concluded its autumn meeting under ideal autumn weather and track conditions yesterday. Bright sunshine prevailed and the track was firm but dead. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator handled £35,554, compared with £31,532 on the first day. For the two days £67,086 was handled. There was no autumn meeting last year. The Ballymena-County Sheriff-Lucky Fellow double paid £l2 8s for £1 on the double totalisator. The results were:— CLYDE HANDICAP, Of £225. One mile and five furlongs. First Division 4/2 —Aurora Lady, scr (H. Cox), bracketed with Penny Farthing and Sala Bond J 2/3—Willow Hall, scr (R. W. Townley) 2 10/B—Phineas, scr (F. Johnson), bracketed with Dapple Grey .. .. 3 Also started: 4/2 Sala Bond, 1/1 Coylton, 15/16 Counterpart, 18/17 Gay Pointer, 14/14 Lustrous Gold, 7/7 Purple Sheen, 16/15 Shadova, 11/10 Moore Abbey. Threequarters of a length each way. Coylton was fourth. Time, 3min 46' 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £3 18s. Place, £1 12s 6d, £2. Second Division 1/1— High Class, scr (J. Hamilton), bracketed with Coylton .. .. 1 13/12—La Lante, scr (A. J. McLellan) 2 5/s—Walnut Jimmie, scr (C. Kirby) 3 Also started: 3/4 Amarant, 4/2 Penny Farthing, 9/11 Bright Banner, 10/8 Dapple Grey, 8/9 Nanaimo, 12/13 Gallant Boy, 17/18 Sandy True, 6/6 Atom. Threequarters of a length; a long neck. Penny Farthing was fourth. Time, 3mln 42sec. Dividends.—Win, £2 12s 6d. Place, £1 9s, £6 17s 6d. KELVIN HANDICAP, Of ’£225. (Trotters.) One mile and five furlongs. 9/8 —Double Sure, scr (A. C. Macdonald) 1 1/1 —Stuart King, 84yds bhd (A. J. McLellan), bracketed with Glamour Girl 2 5/7 —Elegant Lady, 36 (J. Malcolm) .. 3 Also started: 11/11 Beechdale Queen, 6/9 Expectation, 1/1 Glamour Girl, 3/2 May Ring, 10/10 Nelson Hall, 12/12 Worthy Gem, 8/6 Black Market, bracketed with Pukatee, 2/3 Jonquil, 7/4 Olympus, 4/5 Volo’s Gift. One length; three lengths. Nelson Hall was fourth. Time, 3min 54 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win, £ls 14s. Place, £4 12s 6d, £1 6s 6d, £4 14s. APPLEBY HANDICAP, Of £250. One mile and five furlongs. 2/2—Ballymena, 12yds bhd (J. T. Looney) 1 3/1 —Hall Dancer, scr (J. M. Maconnell) 2 9/7—True Dillon, scr (G. R. McNeill), bracketed with Regal Pride .. .. 3 Also started; 7/9 Bonnie Drive, 13/13 Dakota Boy, 11/10 Grange Lady, 14/14 Ima Grattan, 4/4 Jacquard bracketed with Cabot, 8/8 Lorene’s Hall, 15/16 Main Topic, 6/6 Martial Dawn, 12/12 Night Flight, 5/5 Perfect Lady, 10/11 Peter Joffre, 9/7 Regal Pride, 1/3 Baron Scott, 16/15 Tayside. A length and a-half; a length. Bonnie Drive was fourth. Time, 3min 39 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £5 2s 6d. Place, £2 2s. £1 19s 6d, £4 2s. INVERCARGILL HANDICAP, Of £450. Two miles. 8/8 —Sandyscene, scr (R. W. Townley) 1 4/3—Dillon’s Fortune, 24yds bhd (D. N. Kerr) 2 1/2—Red Anthony. 84 (J. Walsh) .. .. 3 Also started: 5/5 Bradley, 3/4 Pretty Dillon, 2/1 Woodstock bracketed with Grenade, 6/6 Hall Stand, 7/7 Gunsmoke. A long neck; half a length. Bradley was fourth. Time, 4min 37 l-ssec. Dividends. —Win, £3O 14s 6d. Place, £7 7s 6d, £1 16s 6d, £1 16s. HOPEFUL STAKES, i Of £275. Three-year-olds. Gfne mile and a-half. Dillon, 24yds bhd (J. Walsh) 1 6/6—Spring View, 12 (J. H. Winter, jun.) 2 1/2—Lauder Hall, 12 (D. M. Kerr) .. 3 Also started: 5/5 Plain Bruce, 4/3 Blaydon’s Pride, 3/4 Cellophane. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Cellophane was fourth. Time, 3min 20 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £3 15s. Place, £1 16s, £4 19s. GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, Of £250. Trotters. Two miles. 5/4—Olympus, scr (J. L. Ferguson) .. 1 8/8 —Pukatee, 12yds bhd (N. V. McLellan) 2 2/2—Kiatoa, 96 (L, Bolvin) 3 Also started: 4/6 Jonquil, 6/5 Volo’s Gift, 9/9 Worthy. Addition, 3/3 Sea Devil, 7/7 Frances Grattan, 1/1 Stuart King. Fifteen lengths: four lengths. Stuart King was fourth. Time, 4min 47 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £ll 19s 6d. Place, £2 2s, £4 7s, £1 12s 6d. SOUTHLAND HANDICAP, Of £285. Two miles. 1/1 —County Sheriff, 12 (M. Abernethy), bracketed with Lucky Fellow .. 1 2/4—Biddy’s Pet, scr , , „ (R. W. Townley) 2 2/3—Parrish Hall, 24 (D. Todd) .. .. 3 Also started: 6/6 Brooksby Hall, 1/1 Lucky Fellow, 4/2 Roseland Hall, 5/5 Bon Voyage. Four lengths; three-quarters of a length. Roseland Hall was fourth. Time, 4min 38 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win, £3 4s 6d. Place, £1 17s, £2 4s. HOLMDALE HANDICAP, Of £3OO One mile and a-quarter. 1/I—Landlight, scr (R. J. Cross) .. 1 7/4 —Fortitude, scr (J. B. Scott) .. .. 2 4/s—Pretty Dillon, scr (W. A. Thomas) 3 Also started: 2/2 Bradley, 8/8 Hall Stand, 5/6 Loyal Boy, 9/9 Play Hall, 3/3 Gunsmoke, 6/7 Tutta Bella. Half a head; a neck. Gunsmoke was fourth. Time, lmin 47 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £2 9s. Place, £1 7s, G2 9s, £2 9s 6d.