SUMMER HANDICAP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27569, 11 December 1950, Page 2

SUMMER HANDICAP

Easy For Benevolus The field for the Summer Handicap left to a good line and • Merry Lancer was first to show out from Nullah, Seauoia, String Band, Bobby Dazzler, and Benevolus, with Arctotis last. This was the order past the post the first time, with the horses in Indian file. There was no alteration turning into the back and at the far turn Merry Lancer was still galloping clear of Nullah and Secfuoia, with Benevolus and Arctotis at thebac of the field. ' Benevolus and Arctotis moved® up on the bend to follow Merry Lancer into the straight. When heads were straightened fo/ Benevolu gathered Merry Lancer in and won oy three lengths. with Arctotis two lengths Iwfy. String Band was fourth and was followed in by Bobby Dazzler, Nullah, * had passed the post one of his leathers broke and he dropped his rider The horse galloped out °n to toe road and it was some time before he was caught

CdUglU. favoumte left FI vine Trixie, a well-backed runner in the Wetherstones Handicap, the first leg of the double, was badly left after being restive at the'barrier, and when the settled down Urbino was out m front i rnm Silver Clipper. Vain Lad, i ausuud, £?? Saint Gay John. Highthorne, and and Gay John moved up to fourth. at the entrance to the straight Gay , handy to Urbino in second place, but in the run home he could make no impression on the leader who won by lengths, and three-quarters of a ‘ S, Koyal Sapphire, and Faustina. THE SECOND LEG The carded field went to the post for **»>% fir°st and second led all the way Ember and-SUck got the worst of the start ana ssrjg?Ti& °T »«■ bend and Dont Disien. snuwtu Thieve > ss 'msBLHsB A.rt WARM FAVOURITE WINS the field. Cricker half, with Field. Vain Lad was fourth. ONE-DIVIDEND FIELD Glenlivet moved up toi thet leadi s continuing his run Beaugard last half furlong. SCUTTLE SUCCESSFUL Ash was badly le . the start of the Trial Handicap, and the first to becom SS Royal af thP Standard. Scuttle tet at the It? Spanish, and Lady Wanaka. .WIN FOR GORE PACER ■ " There were only five starters in the TtSeka Trot and Robert Bruce put hunseVout of court by breaking at the start. sg* sxrsrJSi showed the way r rl f h^ a^ n^, t o the lead The t U Twe P d h ac e r a oJs F t a h C e ed bend by Cubit close ‘Siaded * CuWMnto 1 the SSSffi ‘for 1 ‘a* decisive 1 ST®S «g-» K}.beat the tiring Amarant for second. CUBIT’S DOUBLE The Presidents’ Trot Handicap provided one Pf the 5 best finishes of the day. with necks between the first three. Dark Hour heean badly and running past the stand * at the end of a furlong, Amarant was showing the way to Cubit and Subordi - Who made : a*parttoulart? good 0 begging ovAiiriri and was only two lengths a * y At the far turn Clinker Hall was moving uj to AmaranTand was followed through b? Cubit. Into the straight it was Cutot, Clinker Hall and Amarant from Brooksby Hall In a fine race home Cubit jusi held off Clinker Hall. with Brooksby HaU - almost in line. Amarant faded to fourth and Subordinate was next. An inquiry was held concerning inter ference by the winner with Clinker Hall. The stewards found that there was interference at the top of the straight but that it did not affect the result.