WESTLAND TROTS

Southland Times, Issue 24112, 29 April 1940, Page 11

WESTLAND TROTS

MAIN RACE WON BY STORMTOST LADY CAROL SUCCEEDS IN FINAL HANDICAP (United Press Association) GREYMOUTH, April 27. The Westland Trotting Club’s meeting was held at Greymouth today in perfect weather. The track was fast and there was a large attendance. The totalizator handled £10,772, compared with £9320 last year, an increase of £1452. Results: INNOVATION HANDICAP, £ll5. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 1- JACK SPRATT, It (W. R. Butt) 1 6-6 QUEEN HIGH, It (C. A. Leggott) 2 2- BLUE DIAMOND, It (J. Bryce, jun.) 3 Also started: 4-3 Diamond Cluster It, 5-4 Reservists It, 3-2 Royal Marine It. Won by three lengths, one length between second and third. Reservist was fourth. Times: 3.33 3-5, 3.36 3-5, 3.57. RIMU HANDICAP, £l2O. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 4-4 HIGHRATE, 48yds bhd (J. Bryce) 1 1-1 KAIWELL, It (W. R. Butt) 2 1-1 COMPRIS, It (J. Bryce, jun.) bracketed Kaiwell, 3 Also started: 2-2 Alvis It, 3-3 Allie Audobon It, 5-3 Civil Officer It, 6-6 Sea Wolf It. Won by one length, three lengths between second and third. Allie Audobon was fourth. Times: 3.47, 3.51 2-5, 3.52 2-5. KANIERI HANDICAP. £l3O. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 1-1 LORD BRENT, 12yds bhd (J. Siebel) 1 4-5 CLIVE BROOK, 24yds bhd (A. Cranston) 2 6-7 MONA PALM, 48yds bhd (J. R. Simpson) 3

Also started: 9-9 Plentiful It, 5-4 True Guide It, 7-6 Waikitea It, 2-2 Sunworthy 12yds bhd, 8-8 Tarn 24yds, 3-3 Shadow Boy 36yds. Won by three-quarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Sunworthy was fourth. Times, 3.36, 3.35 1-5, 3.33 2-5. WESTLAND HANDICAP, £220. Twelve furlongs and a-half. 1- STORMTOST, It (J. B. Pringle) 1 4-4 CLOCKWORK, It (R. Donald) 2 3- LADY CAROL, It (R. Metz) 3 Also started: 5-6 Full Hand It, 8-8 Royal Grattan It, 6-5 Pamelus 12yds bhd, 7-8 Bay Flier 24yds, 2-3 Royal Surprise 24yds. Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third. Full Hand was fourth. Times, 3.33, 3.42 2-5, 3.34 4STAFFORD HANDICAP, £ll5. Ten furlongs and a-half. 2- BLUE DIAMOND, It (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 4- QUEEN HIGH, It (C. A. Leggott) 2 5- RESERVIST, It (V. Alborn) 3 Also started: 7-7 Dawn Grattan It, 1-1 Jack Spratt 48yds bhd penalty, 6-6 Marina Rey It, 8-8 Wild Deer It, 3-4 Diamon Cluster It. Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Diamond Cluster was fourth. Times, 3.0 4-5, 3.1 1-5, 3.1 2-5. DOMINION HANDICAP. £l2O. Fourteen furlongs and a-half. 1- KAIWELL, It (W. R. Butt) 1 5- CIVIL OFFICER, It (V. Alborn) . 2 2- HIGHRATE, 84yds bhd, including 24yds penalty (J. Bryce, jun.) 3 Also started: 3-4 Alvis It, 4-5 Allie Audobon It, 1-2 Compris It, coupled with winner, 6-6 Sea Wolf It. A length and a-half each way. Alvis was fourth. Times, 4.25 4-5, 4.26 1-5, 4.20. AVIATION HANDICAP, £l3O. Ten furlongs and a-half. 9-10 CHAMELEON, 24yds bhd (L. Frost) 1 1- SUNWORTHY, It (D. Bennett) 2 2- CLIVE BROOK, 12yds (A. Cranston) 3 Also started: 4-5 Alice de Oro It, 8-9 Lord Brent 48yds bhd penalty, 11-11 Plentiful It, 5-6 True Guide It, 7-4 Waikitea (coupled Kate Bingen), 9-8 Tarn 12yds bhd, 3-3 Shadow Boy 24yds, 6-7 Mona Palm 36yds. Won by one length, half a length between second and third. Times, 2.54 2-5, 2.56 3-5, 2.55 4-s—a record for the track.

FINAL HANDICAP, £l4O. Ten furlongs and a-half. 1- LADY CAROL, It (R. Motz) 1 2- FULL HAND, It, (L. A. Maidens) ' 2 6-6 ROYAL GRATTAN, It (A. Holmes) 3

Also started: 5-5 Great Ayora It, 4-3 Pamelus 12yds bhd, 3-4 Royal Surprise 24yds. Won by a length and a-half, two lengths between second and third. Pamelus was fourth. Times, 2.57 2-5, 2.58, 2.59. EASTERN SOUTHLAND HUNT CLUB OPENING MEET HELD ON SATURDAY The Eastern Southland Hunt Club’s opening meet held at Otamita on Saturday afternoon was the most successful meet ever held by the club. A large crowd of spectators attended and the afternoon’s programme was followed with keen interest. Two drag runs were held over the properties of Messrs John Miller and G. D. Wilson. The hounds hunted keenly and kept well together throughout, the pace ,-et testing the fitness and prowess of the horses. The standard of jumping was high for so early in the season and there were no falls. Those following were: G. Wayte (master) on Free Trade, W. Wayte (huntsman) on First Flight, J. Wilson on Monarch, and N. Kelly on Anon (whips), and Miss S. Cochrane, Messrs G. Wilson on Walmo, K. Whiteley on Silk Spot, H. Phillips on Ripaway, A. E. Whiteley on Brownie, A. Dodds on Balboa mare, G. Whiteley on Header, R. Gibson on Independence, and Master R. Cochrane. Jumping competitions resulted as follows:—

Maiden Jump.—K. Whiteley (Silk Spot) 1, A. Dodds (Balboa mare) 2, H. Phillips (Ripaway) 3. Open Jump.—G. Wayte (Free Trade) I, A. Dodds (Balboa mare) 2, J. Wilson (Monarch) 3. Consolation Jump. -A. Dodds (Balboa mare) 1, H. Phillips (Ripaway) 2, J. Wilson (Monarch) 3.