RACING AT GORE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21576, 12 February 1940, Page 8

RACING AT GORE

Handicap Sees A Dead-Heat Sprint To Boaform By Telegraph—Press Association GORE, February 10. The Gore Racing Club’s meeting opened in fine weather. The track ! was heavy. There was a large crowd ! present and the totalisator handled ' £12.788 against £10.578 last year, an j increase of £2210. Results:— i GORE HIGHWEIGHT Of £120; 8 J furlongs 8/7—Silkwood. 9.9 (Hamill) 1 2/2—Merry Simon. 9.4 (Voight) .. 2 1/I—Royal Style. 9.13 (Shand) .... 3 Also started—s 8 Garonne 10.1. 6 6 Ocean Singer 9.11, 7/5 Gusterina 9.3, 4/4 Black Bard 9.0, 3/3 Craiglea 9.0. Won by a neck; two lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 54sec. LONGFORD HACK HANDICAP Of £120; 6 furlongs 2/I—King’s Chorus, 8.4 (W. Ellis) .. 1 6/s—Pink Bond, car 7.9 (Clutterbuck) 2 1/2—Counterlunch. 8.3 (Wilson) .. 3 Also started—3/3 Heidelberg 9.12, 7/7 New Note g.B. 4 '6 Prince Ruenalf 8.4. 5/4 Remembo 7.7, 8 8 Aravane 7.7. Won by a length; a neck between second and third. Time—lmin 17sec. Prince Ruenalf was fourth. ELECTRIC TROT Of £125 (3.43); U miles 6 s—Kentucky Sun. scr (McLellan) 1 1/I—lcilma. 12 (E. Todd) 2 2/6—Bondsman, scr (Walsh) 3 Also started—6/6 Blue Spot scr. 2/6 Aidus 12. 3/4 Cathay scr, 12 12 Polling Day scr (bracketed with Temple Bar 48), 9 9 Happy Erin scr (bracketed with Jungle Princess scr). 4 3 Indian Wrack scr (coupled with Samara 48). 10 TO Lorene Vai scr, B'B Prince Echo scr, 10/11 Rapid Course scr, 5 7 Rey Chimes scr, 14/14 Sister Joan scr, 13 13 Woolwich scr, 15/15 Young Dewey scr. Won by one and a-half lengths: five lengths between second and third. Times—3.3l. 3.32 2-5, 3.32 3-5. Blue Spot was fourth. RACING CLUB HANDICAP Of £210; 11 miles 6/6—Sparkle. 7.3 (Strathern) .. .. t 3/3—Peony Rose, car 7.1 -(Clutterbuck) t 5/4—Mona’s Song, car 8.0 (Connor) 3 Also started—l/1 Norseman 9.0. 4 5 Sailing Lady 7.13. 2/2 Nightwings car 7.7, 8/8 Chirp 7.2, 7 7 Valantua 7.0. Dead heat; six lengths between first and third. Valantua was fourth. Time—2min 9sec. NOVICE HANDICAP Of £120; 6 furlongs 1/I—Southern Sail, 9.0 (Dooley) .. 1 2/2—Royal Money, 8.8 ‘Barclay) .. 2 3/3—My Song, 8.6 (F. Ellis) 3 Also started—s/6 Dolita 8.9. 6 4 Ackemma 8.5. 8 '9 Eire’s Ruin 8.5, 8/7 Ferry Singer 8.5, 7/8 Lingernot 8.5, 9.5 Palmar 8.5. Won by three lengths; i four lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 15 2-ssec. Ackemma was fourth. CROYDON HANDICAP Of £160; 6 furlongs 2/I—Boaform, car 7.2 (Clutterbuck) 1 1/2—Waitoru 7.7 (Barclay) 2 5/s—Wild Career, car 8/2 (W. Ellis) 3 Also started—7/9 Phalanx 9.0, 3/4 Bay Duke 8.13. 8/8 Fidelis 8.8, 4'3 Rodeur 8.6. 6 6 Miltiades 7.4, 9/7 Aspire 7.0. Won by a head; four lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 14 2-ssec. Phalanx was fourth. PROGRESSIVE TROT Of £135 (3.39); li miles 5/3—Bankstock, scr (Mitchell) .. .. 1 12/10—Night Nurse, scr (Langford) 2 12/B—Pontoon. 24 (Maconnell) .. ..3 Also started —1/2 Diosma scr. 9 8 Samara scr. 3/5 Crown Peak 12. 4 4 Dunalister 12. 9/6 Erinack 12, 10 11 Loyal Emblem 12. 6/7 Overproof 12. 8/13 Tracy Lass 12. 2/1 Yon Yan 12. 14 14 Parrish Chimes 24, 11/12 Great Harold 36. 15 15 Sinbad 36. Won by two lengths; lour lengths between second and third. Times—3.29 4-5. 3.30 1-5, 3.29 3-5. Dunalister was fourth. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP Of £135; 1 mile 7/6—Blissful Lady, 7.7 ‘Barclay) .. 1 2/2—lslay Downs, 7.12 (Dooley) .. 2 5/4—Vanity Queen. 8.2 (Preston) .. 3 Also started—4 5 Ortyx 9.5, 3 3 Night Pal 8.11, 6 8 Garonne 8.9, 8/7 Exult, 1/1 Cherokee 7.8. Won by a head; five lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 42sec. Ortyx was fourth. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY 12.30 p.m. MATAURA HIGHWEIGHT, of £120; 8i furlongs.—Milford 11.11, Silk wood 10.3, Royal Style 10.1. Merry Simon 9.9, Ocean Singer 9.8, Verdure 9.4, Craiglea 9.0, Remembo 9.0. 1.10 p.m. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP. of £l2O 7 furlongs.—Pink Bond 8.6. New Note 8.6, Prince Ruenalf 8.4, Blissful Lady 8.3, Mosgiel 7.9, Gusterina 7.8, Southern Sail 7.8, Cherokee 7.7, Exult 7.7, Aravane 7.7. 1.50 p.m. TELEGRAPH TROT, of £125 (3.43); 11 miles.—Blue Spot scr. Brown Cloud scr, Catawrack scr, Fransol scr, Indian Wrack scr. Lorene Vai scr. Parole scr, Prince Echo scr, Rapid Course scr, Sea Peter scr. Undaunted scr, Wrackenu scr, Aidus 12, Icilma 12, Temple Bar 48, Stanza 60. 2.30 p.m. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £210; 1 mile and a distance.—Milford 8.12, Mona’s Song 8.5, Sailing Lady 7.13, Night Wings 7.12, Sparkle 7.12. Wild Career 7.7, Fidelis 7.6, Boaform 7.5, Chirp 7.2, Valantua 7.0, Amelita 7.0. 3.10 p.m. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £120; 6 furlongs.—Royal Money 9.0. Craiglea 8.13, Dolita 8.9, My Song 8.8, Cross Ro.se 8.5. Ferry Singer 8.5. Song Belle 8.5, The Joker 8.5, Lake Mist 8.5. 3.50 p.m. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £160; 6 furlongs—Phalanx 9.0, Bay Duke 8.13, Spendthrift 8.8, Rodeur 8.6, Miltiades 7.8, Aspire 7.0. 4.30 p.m. RIVERSIDE TROT, of £135 (3.36); li miles.—Crown Peak scr, Gold Valley scr, Great Harold scr, Sinbad scr, Ghandi 12, Harbinger 12, Mendel 12, Prince Charles 12, Directly 24, Loyal Sun 24, Royal Chief 24, Royal Guy 24, Viscosa 24, Coherto 48. 5.10 p.m. AUTUMN HACK HANDICAP, of £135; 1 mile.—Half and Half 9.4, King’s Chorus 8.12, Night Pal 8.9, Silkwood 8.9, Garonne 8.7, Vanity Queen 8.3, Islay Downs 8.2, Merry Simon 8.0, Cherokee 7.7, Black Bard 7.7.