TROTS AT WANGANUI

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27515, 9 October 1950, Page 3

TROTS AT WANGANUI

Gold Key Successful

SMALL DOUBLES DIVIDEND PA WANGANUI, Oct. 8. The Wanganui Trotting Club’s meeting was opened on Saturday in ideal spring weather before a good attendance. The track provided good going. The totalisator turnover was £25,316, including £1995 10s on the double, compared with £22,850 10s last year—an increase of £2471 10s. Of £2199 10s doubles tickets on Gold Key, the winner of the Wanganui Handicap, 661 were reinvested on Bold Indian, who won the Victory Handicap, and the doubles dividend was £5 for £l. The results were:— RUTLAND HANDICAP,

Of £l5O. Class 4.0. One mile and five furlongs.

3/2—Sarasota, scr (C. Berkett), coupled Idealist 1 2/3 —Sir Andrew, 24yds bhd (P. Steedman) 2 7/7—Pearl’s Pride, 60 (D. W. Hansen) 3 Two lengths; length. Fencourt was fourth. Time: 3min 50see.

Dividends.—Win, £5 6s. Place. £l 13s 6d, £1 17s, £4 10s. ARAMOHO HANDICAP.

Of £l5O. Class 2.59. One mile and a-quarter.

1/I—Holden, scr (M. Stewart), coupled Single Raider 1 1/I—Single Raider, scr (E. N. Kennerley) 2 3/2—Sleepy Hollow, scr (C. G. Lee) .. 3 Length; nose. High Delight was fourth. Time, 2min 52sec. Dividends.—Win, £2 12s. Place, £1 19s 6d. £1 13s. EASTERBROOK HANDICAP,

Of £2OO. Class 2.57. One mile and a-quarter.

l/l_Wendy Grattan, 12yds bhd (A. Purdon), coupled Doris Potts 1 9/9—Super Girl, 24 (H. Olliver), coupled Modern Kitty 2 2/2 —Indian Princess, 12 (H. M. Allan) 3

A length; length and a-half. Laurie Bingen was fourth. Time, 2min 44 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £4 6s. Place, £1 16s 6d, £5 6s 6d, £2 4s 6d. WANGANUI HANDICAP, Oi £4OO. Class 4.45. Two miles.

1/1 —Gold Key, scr (C. Berkett), bracketed with Spring Fashion .. 1 3/3—Margaret Gaillard, scr (J. E. Davies) 2 5/s—Gailworthy, 12yds bhd (G. Mitchell) 3

Also started: 4/4 Gizera (bracketed Airswept), 1/1 Spring Fashion, 2/2 Mojavie, 7/7 Ear] Pine, 6/6 Elmdale. Length each way. Gizera was fourth. Time, 4min 30 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £1 10s 6d. Place, £1 3s 6d, £2 10s. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £175. Class 4.57. Two miles.

2/3—Our Teddy, scr (A. Broughton), bracketed Silver Pine 1 4/4 —Contractor, 36yds bhd (H. J. Pinn) 2 3/2—Sir Andrew, 36 (P. Speedman) .. 3 Length, six lengths. Peter Triumph was fourth. Time, 4min 47sec. Dividends.—Win, £5 0s 6d. Place, £2 0s 6d, £2 7s, £1 14s. VICTORY HANDICAP,

Of £l5O. Class 3.56. One mile and five furlongs. 1/I—Bold Indian, scr (M. Allen) .. 1 2/2 —Gay Ballerina, scr (J. McLennan) 2 4/5 —Sandy Gaillard, scr (N. Paul) .. 3

Half a length: two lengths. Faux Pas was fourth. Time, 3min 45 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £3 0s 6d. Place, £1 7s 6d. £l 12s 6d, £3 2s 6d. FOSTER HANDICAP,

Of £2OO. Class 3.53. One mile and five furlongs.

11/11 —Margaret’s Own, scr (A. Martin) 1 12/10 Stuart Earl, scr (N. Grantham) 2 3/3—Dual Flight, 12yds bhd (C. Yeatman) 3 Nose; length. Laurie Bingen was fourth. Dividends.—Win, £29 17s. Place, £7 9s 6d, £7 4s 6d, £2 3s.

MORTON HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Class 2.54. One mile and a-quarter.

6/6—Alrswept, 12yds bhd (W. Cressey) 1 1/2 —Wendy Grattan, scr (A. Purdon), bracketed Gold Key 2 2/1 —Margaret Gaillard, scr (J. Davies) 3 Nose; two lengths. Gizera was fourth. Time, 2min 45 4-ssec.

Dividends.—Win, £l3 3s. Place, £3 0s 6d, £1 9s, £1 5s 6d.