GOLDEN CHEST’S WIN

Southland Times, Issue 23794, 17 April 1939, Page 10

GOLDEN CHEST’S WIN

GREYMOUTH MEETING CONCLUDES SKYRENA IN FAREWELL HANDICAP (United Press Association) GREYMOUTH, April 15. The Greymouth Jockey Club’s second autumn meeting was opened in fine weather, but there were light showers from the sixth race onwards. The attendance was good and the track firm and fast. The totalizator handled £6202 10/-, compared with £5366 on the second day last year, and for the meeting £12,043, compared with £10,299 10/- last year, an increase of £1743 10/-. Results: TRIAL HANDICAP, £BO. Six furlongs. 6 MISS TASTA 8.5 (H. Hibberd) 1 1 PAPERNILLA 7.12 (A. Messer vy) 2 2 KNIGHT COMMANDER 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) 3 Also started: 8 Queen Linda 7.7|, 4 Metric car. 7.4 J, 5 Sir Gladsome 7.10, 6 Treasure car. 7.3|, 7 Philburn car 7.3. Won by four lengths, third four lengths away. Metric was fourth. Time, 1.16 3-5. DOBSON TROT HANDICAP, £B7. Class 2.27. One mile. 1 WORTHY MAC It (A. Fairbairn) 1 2 LADY MILNE It (J. Bryce, Jun.) 2 3 CHAMELEON 24yds bhd (J. P. McNeill) 3 Also started: 5 Last Hand It, 6 Peggy Petrova It, 1 True Pronto It (coupled with the winner), 4 Clive Brook 24yds, 7 Janet Gaynor 60yds. Won by half a length, three lengths between second and third. True Pronto was fourth. Times: 2.15 1-5,• 2.16 2-5, 2.15. RAILWAY HANDICAP, £BO. Six furlongs. 5 COUNTERVANE 7.9 (A. Messervy) 1 3 SKYRENA 8.0 (J. McAuley) 2 1 REAL LADY, car. 7.4 (R. Caddy) 3 Also started: 6 Comus 8.9, 2 Bright Prospect 9.3, 7 Malvasia car. 8.5, 4 Gilford 7.12, 8 Lisnacree car. 7.8. Won by one length, half a length between second and third. Bright Prospect was fourth. Time, 1.22 4-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. 2 GOLDEN CHEST, car. 8.9 (C. Stokes) 1 1 KILROBE 8.12 (H. W. Hibberd) 2 3 ROY BUN, car. 8.2 (R. Caddy) 3 Also started: 4 Pladie car. 7.8, 5 Potent car. 7.4. Won by three lengths, third three lengths away. Pladie was fourth. Time, 2.9. RUNANGA HANDICAP, £BO. Five furlongs and a-half. 1 LAND RAID 10.3 (A. E. Ellis) 1 5 FLAME QUEEN, car. 7.3 (A. Stokes) 2 4 REBEL RANK 7.7 (A. Messervy) 3 Also started: 3 Donadea car. 7.9, 7 Cardplayer car. 8.0, 2 Nolana car. 7.0, 6 Passenger 7.7. Won by one length, half a length between second and third. Nolana was fourth. Time, 1.9 2-5. OMOTO TROT HANDICAP, £B7. Class 3.2. One mile and a-quarter. 1 DON ACRON 48yds (F. E. ' Brosnan) 1 1 LADY MILNE It (J. Bryce, jun.), coupled with winner 2 4 CHAMELEON It (J. P. McNeill) 3 Also started: 3 Clive Brook It, 6 Last Hand It (coupled with Wee Pal 36yds), 2 True Pronto It (coupled with Worthy Mac It), 5 Karoro 12yds, 7 Atarau Queen 48yds, 8 Janet Gaynor 48yds. Won by one length, three lengths between second and third. Atarau Queen was fourth. Times: 2.45 3-5, 2.52 4-5, 2.53 3-5. AH AURA HACK HANDICAP, £lOO. One mile. 4 SHANGRI LA 7.6 (M. Caddy) 1 2 POL ROGER 8.7 (J. McAuley) 2 5 PAPERNILLA, car. 7.4 (A. Stokes) 3 Also started: 1 Aggravate 9.12, 3 Bright Prospect 9.0, 6 Emmeline Girl 8.5, 7 Gilford car. 7.0, 8 Amoretto car. 7.1|. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Bright Prospect was fourth. Time, 1.43 2-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP, £lOO. Six furlongs and a-half. 4 SKYRENA 7.7 (A. Messervy) 1 7 POTENT, car. 7.2 (K. Stokes) 2 1 FIDELIS 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) 3 Also started: 2 Rebel Chief car. 9.4, 3 Palmyra 8.7, 5 Nolana 7.7, 6 Windward car. 9.6. Won by a neck, a length between second and third. Rebel Chief was fourth. Time, Imin 22 1-5. NAMAKIA WINS AT MENTONE (Received April 15, 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, April 15. At the Mentone races on Saturday Namakia won the Boisdale Welter Handicap. Bankshaw was second in the Stratford Handicap and Night Legend was third in the Avon Handicap.