GREYMOUTH T.C.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 19999, 5 January 1935, Page 9

GREYMOUTH T.C.

SYLVIA SYDNEY WINS BIG RACE By Telegrapl.— Pres? Association GREYMOUTH, January 4. For the first day of the Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting the weather fine but overcast, the attendance good, and the track fast. The totalisator investments were £6813, against £7679 10/- last year, a decrease of £866 10/-. Results:— GUINNESS HANDICAP. Of 85 sovs ( 2.27); 1 mile. First Division. 4/I—Sea Trail, scr (Yeatman) .. .. 1 1/3—Dual, scr (M. B. Edwards) .... 2 6/s—Casino, scr (C. S. Donald) .... 3 Also started —9/9 Cream Harvester scr, 8/7 Happi scr. Won by twelve lengths, six lengths between second and third. Happi was fourth. Times—--2.17 3-5, 2.23 1-5, 2.25 4-5. Second Division. 2/2—Royal de Oro, scr (L. Maidens) 1 3/6 —Secret Service, scr (McKendry) 2 5/4 —Betty Jinks, scr (Young) .. ..3 Also started—6/5 Shoreleave scr (coupled with Casino), 7/8 Great Travis scr, 4/1 Silver Letitia scr (coupled with Sea Trail). Won by a length and a half, half a length between second and third. Shoreleave was fourth. Times—2.l9 4-5, 2.20 1-5, 2.20 2-5. INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs (3.1); li miles. 1/I—Sage King, scr (Tatterson) .. 1 3/3—Grace McElwyn, scr (R. Berry) 2 2/2—Black Shadow, scr (L. Maidens) 3 Also started —5/6 Eastern Queen scr. 10/9 Good Companion scr, 7/7 Real Pal scr, 4/4 Summit scr, 6/5 Truman scr, 8/8 Peter Mitchell 24, 9/9 Gay Sister 36. Won by a length and a half, four lengths between second and third. Truman was fourth. Times—3.s3 2-5, 3.53 4-5, 3.55. EXPRESS HANDICAP. Of 85 sovs (3.49); li miles. 8/8 —Lady Sonoma, scr (Frost) .. .. 1 3/3—Discord, scr (Hewson) 2 5/6 —Mimic, 60 (L. Berkett) 3 Also started—9/9 Braemar scr, 4/4 Parette scr, 7/7 Presentation scr, 2/1 Silver Sea scr, 1/2 Blue Blood 12, 6/5 Survivor 60. Won by half a length, a hundred yards between second and third. Silver Sea was fourth. Times—--3.37 4-5, 3.38 3-5, 3.45. DOMINION HANDICAP. Of 165 sovs (3.31); li miles. 1/2—Sylvia Sydney, scr (R. B. Berry) 1 2/I—Bingen Palm, 36 (Simpson) .. 2 5/3 —Plain Pearl, 24 (L. Berkett) .. 3 Also started—4/5 Guyziah scr, 3/4 Ruin scr. Won by a length, a neck between second and third. Ruin was fourth. Times—3.26 1-5, 3.23 2-5, 3.24 3-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. Of 85 sovs (2.27); 1 mile.

7/6 —Imperial Nelson, scr (Rapley) . 1 2/2—Tollgate, 12 (J. Murfitt jr.) 2 4/s—Silver Whip, scr (Wood) .. .. 3 Also started—lo/10 Cream Harvester scr, 9/9 Golden Square scr, 8/7 Marie Louise scr, 5/4 Red Gold scr, 3/3 Secret Service scr, 6/8 Rollicking Wave 24, 1/1 Scotty Bingen 24. Won by a length, a nose between second and third. Scotty Bingen was fourth. Times—2.l7 2-5, 2.16 3-5, 2.17 4-5. SUMMER HANDICAP, Of 105 sovs (3.46); li miles. 3/3—Silver Sea. scr (Clark) 1 5/5 —Enigma, 84 (Teahen) 2 1/I—Princess Onyx, scr (Kennerley) 9 Also started —4/4 Jacob scr, 7/7 Parette scr, 8/8 Presentation scr, 2/2 Isabel Patch 12, 6/6 Survivor 24. Won by six lengths, eight lengths between second and third. Isabel Patch was fourth. Times—3.34, 3.30, 3.40 3-5. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, Of 105 sovs (3.39); 11 miles. 9/9 —Irish Peach, scr (D. Withers) .. 1 6 7—Summit, scr (J. Bell jr.) .. ..2 2/2—Racketeer, 24 (Walsh) 3 Also started —7/8 Black Shadow scr, 5/6 Don Wrack scr, 1/1 Paragon scr, 8/5 War Betty 24, 3/3 Midshipmaid 24, 4/4 Imposter 36. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Imposter wai fourth. Times—3.27, 3.27 1-5, 3.23 3-5. DASH HANDICAP, Of 110 sovs (2.55); 11.l 1 . miles. 2/2—Golden Cross, scr ‘Mouritz) .. 1 4/s—Whippet, 12 (L. Maidens) .. ..2 3/3 —Lena Thorpe, scr (Teahen) .... 3 Also ran—l/1 Blandford scr, 5/4 Golden Dollar scr. Won by three lengths, half a length between second and third. Blandford was fourth. Times—2.s3 1-5, 2.52 4-5, 2.54. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY Noon.—WESTLAND HANDICAP, of 85 sovs (2.27); 1 mile.—Arctic Voyage scr, Betty Jinks scr, Casino scr, Cream Harvester scr, Forest Maiden scr, Minnetonka scr, Royal Crescent scr, Myra Chenault scr, Playwright scr, Secret Service scr. Royal de Oro 12yds bhd. Sea Trail 12, Isabel Derby 24. I.O.—DUNOLLIE HANDICAP, of 85 sovs (3.49); 15 miles.—Braemar scr. Discord scr, Parette scr, Presentation scr, Rose Chenault scr, Blue Blood 12yds bhd, Jacob 24, Isabel Patch 48, Mimic 60, Survivor 60, Silver Sea 84. I.4O.—VICTORIA PARK HANDICAP of 100 sovs (3.1); 11 miles.—Black Shadow scr, Dawn Sonoma scr, Eastern Queen scr, Good Companion scr, Imposter scr, Paragon scr, Real Pal scr. Sea Trail scr, Scotty Bingen scr, Stella Derby scr. Summit scr, Tollgate scr, Truman scr. Awa Dillon 12yds bhd, Grace McElwyn 12, Golden Square 12, Glengowie 24. Insolvent 24, Irish Peach 24. Sage King 36. 2.25. GREYMOUTH HANDICAP, of 175 sovs (4.45); 2 miles.—Gay Sister scr, Ruin scr, Golden Cross 12yds bhd. Whippet 12, Sylvia Sydney 24, Plain Pearl 24, Bingen Palm 48. 3.S.—PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 85 sovs (2.27); 1 mile.—Marie Louise scr, Red Gold scr, Royal Crescent scr, Silver Whip scr, Atarau King 24yds bhd, Don Wrack 24, Imperial Nelson 24, Tollgate 24. 3.4 S.—COUNTY HANDICAP, of 105 sovs (3.46); 11 miles. —Lady Sonoma scr, Parette scr, Princess Onyx scr, Braemar scr. Isabel Patch 12yds bhd, Mimic 24, Survivor 24. Silver Sea 48, Enigma 96. 4.25. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of 105 sovs (3.39); 15 miles.—Atarau King scr, Black Shadow scr. Don Wrack scr, Paragon scr. Rollicking Wave scr, Sea Trail scr, Imposter 12yds bhd. Lazy Pete 12, Summit 12, Awa Dillon 24, War Betty 24, Glengowie 36, Irish Peach 36, Midshipmaid 48, Racketeer 48, Fearless 60. S.IO.—PAPAROA HANDICAP, of 110 sovs (2.19); 1 mile.—Blandford scr, Golden Dollar scr. Guyziah scr, Lena Thorpe scr, Olive Rey scr. Golden Cross 12yds bhd. Plain Pearl 12, Whippet 12, Bingen Palm 24.