GORE RACES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21577, 13 February 1940, Page 6

GORE RACES

WILD CAREER WINS HANDICAP By Telegraph—Pres? Association GORE, February 12. The Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting was concluded in fine weather before a fair crowd. The track was heavy after week-end rain. The totalisator handled £lO,BOl, against £17,426 10 - on Saturday of last year. The total for the meeting was £23,589. against £28.004 10/- at the jubilee meeting 12 months ago. Results:— MATAURA HIGHWEIGHT, Of £120; 85 furlongs 1/I—Merry Simon, 9.9 (Voight) .. 1 2/2—Royal Style, 10.1 (Shand) .. ..2 3/3—Verdure. 9.4 (Mackie) 3 Also started: 6/4 Milford 11.11, 4/1 Silk wood 10.3, 5/5 Remembo 9.0. Won by a length, eight lengths between second and third. Silk wood was fourth Time—lmin 55sec. APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP. Of £120; 7 furlongs 3/3—Blissful Lady, 8.3 (W. F. Ellis) . 1/1 —Mosgiel. 7.9 ‘Preston) 2 4/4 —Pink Bond, 8.6 (Clutterbuck) .. 3 Also started: 6 8 New Note 8.6. 7 7 Prince Ruenalf 8.4, 6 6 Gusterina 7.3 and Exult 7.7 (bracketed), 3/3 Southern Sail 7.8, 5/5 Ara vane 7.7. Won by a length, a neck between second and third. Exult was fourth. Time—lmin 31sec. TELEGRAPH TROT, Of £125 (3.43); 15 miles 1/I—lcilma, 12 (Cosgrove) .. .. .. 1 6/7—Stanza, 60 (Thomas) 2 4/s—Brown Cloud, scr (Creegan) .. 3 Also started: 6/6 Blue Spot scr. 10/10 Catawrack scr, 2/4 Fransol scr and Temple Bar 48, 7 8 Indian Wrack scr 8/9 Lorene Vai scr, 3/3 Parole scr, 9/10 Prince Echo scr. 11/11 Rapid Course scr, 13/13 Sea Peter scr, 12/12 Undaunted scr, 5/2 Aidus 12. Won by a length, same between second and third Prince Echo was fourth. Time—3min 33 l-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £210; 1 mile and a distance 3/3—Wild Career, 7.7 (Wilson) . .. 1 1/1 —Boaform, car. 7.10 (Clutterbuck) 2 2/2—Sparkle, car. 7.5 (Strathern) .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Mona’s Song car. 8.2, 6 Z 6 Nightwings car. 7.5, 8 8 Fidelis 7.6, 5 Z 5 Valantua 7.0, 7/7 Amelita car. 7.5. Won by three lengths, a neck be - tween second and third. Valantua was fourth. Time—2min 1 1-SSCC. TRIAL HANDICAP. Of £120; 6 furlongs 1/I—Craiglea, 8.13 (Wilson) 1 3/2 —Royal Money, 9.0 (Barclay) .. 2 6/6—Dolita, 8.9 (Connor) 3 Also started: 5/5 My Song 8.8, 4/3

Cross Rose 8.5. 8 9 Ferry’ Singer 8.5, 7 7 Song Belle 8.5. 2 4 The Joker 8.5, 9 8 Lake Mist 8.5. Won by two lengths, same between second and third. Cross Rose was fourth. Time—lmin 18 l-ssec.

BOROUGH HANDICAP. Of £160; 6 furlongs 1 I—Spendthrift,1—Spendthrift, car. 8.1 (Strathern) 1 4 2—Phalanx. 9.0 (Phillips) 2 5 6—Miltiades, car 7 6 <Caddy) .. .. 3 Also started: 3 3 Bay Duke car. Bb. 2 4 Rodeur 8.6. 5 5 Aspire 7.0. Won bv a neck, a length between second and third. Aspire was fourth. Time— Imin 16 4-ssec. RIVERSDALE TROT. Of £135 (3.36); li miles 2 2—Mendel. 12 <Kerr» 1 3 3—Royal Guy. 24 ‘Mitchell) .. ..2 | 8 9—Coherto. 43 ‘Robertson) < Also started: 7 10 Crown Peak scr. 12 12 Gold Valley scr. 11 11 Great Harold scr. 9 7 Sinbad scr. 4 4 Ghandi 12. 1 1 Harbinger 12 and Visccsa 24 <coupled». 6 5 Prince Charles 12. 5 6 Directly 24. 13 13 Loyal Sun 24. 10 8 Royal Chief 24. Won by a neck, a length between second and third. Harbinger was fourth. Time—3min 30sec. AUTUMN HACK HANDICAP, Of £135; 1 mile 1 I—lslay1—Islay Downs. 8.2 ’Dooley) 1 5 s—Black5 —Black Bard. 7.7 (Phillips) .. . 2 2 3—Vanity Queen car 7.10 (Preston* 3 Also started: 3 2 Half and Half 9 4, 4 4 Garonne 8.7. Won by a neck half a length between second and third. Time—lmin 45 l-ssec.