REEFTON RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 471, 4 June 1932, Page 11

REEFTON RACES.

Winter Handicap Won by Ravine. AWAMUTU TAKES FLYING. Per Press Association. REEFTON, June 4. The Reefton Jockey Club’s meeting was opened in fine weather and before a fair attendance to-day. Results:— OPENING HACK HANDICAP Of 50 sovs. Seven furlongs. 2 —FORT ALICE, 7.11 1 6 —SOLVEAR, 9.0 2 4—KNOCKLOXG, 8.11 3 Scratched: Animated, Pari, Brightspear. Won hy half a length. Time — lmin 31 3-ssec. A protest for interference was dismissed. FIRST TROT HANDICAP Of 50 sovs. Class 2.27. One mile. 1— DARK DENVER, 36yds bhd . 1 2 LORELEI, scr 2 6 —ALLANORA, 36yds bhd .... 3 Also started: 3 Great Locanda, 4 Sississox and La Rinkie, Dawn Sonoma. Won by a length. Times—2min 23see, 2min 26 l-ssec, 2min 23 2-ssec. WINTER HANDICAP, Of 60 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 3 RAVINE, 9.6 (W. Pascoe) .. 1 1— RANELAGH, 8.13 2 2 COOMASSIE, 7.11 3 Also started—4 Dainty Ways, 5 Eaton Hall, 7 Gold Bag. 6 New Boy. Won by thr'se lengths. Time—2min. 12 3-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. 1 — AWAMUTU. 8.3 (V. Lee) 1 2 MATAA. 8.12 2 6 —SUBDIVISION. 8.12 3 Also started: 4 Full Crop,* 3 White Doe, 5 Waraloon. Won by a length. Time—lmin 4 3-ssec. SECOND TROT HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Class 3.42. One mile and a quarter. I—DARK DENVER, 48yds bhd (G. Scott) 1 4 ALLANORA, 36yds bhd 2 3 LORELEI, scr 3 Also started: 2 Great Locanda, 5 La Rinkie. Won by a length and a half. Times—3min 36 2-ssec, 3min 40 3-osec, 3min 4 3 4-ssec. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Seven furlongs. I—RAVINE, 10.4 (Pascoe) 1 4—AWAMUTU, 8.9 2 6 —Solvear, 9.3 3 Also started: 7 Jael, 5 Lady Rene. 3 Fortalice, 2 Homecoming, 8 New Boy. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time—lmin 25 l-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Seven furlongs. GIGGLESWICK, 8.10 1 NOTEWORTHY, 8.8 2 RANELAGH, 9.10 3 Also started: 2 Coll, 7 Subdivision, 6 Earthquake, 8 Full Crop, 5 Eaton Hall. Won hy a length and a half. Time—lmin 31see. The totalisator handled £2564 for the day.

Fortalice Wins Again.

* (Special to the “ Star.”) REEFTON, June 4. In the strenuous days in which we live a stroke of luck for an individual possesses interest. R. Morris, of Reefton, who once upon a time was a jockey, acquired Fortalice in unusual circumstances. At the Greymouth meeting in January this gelding, who, by the way, was wrongly described in the Greymouth book yesterday, was submitted for sale at public auction. Mr J. R. Simpson, of Karamea, purchased him and handed him over to Morris on the understanding that Morris paid £2O for the first two wins. Fortalice won at Omoto yesterday and again at Reefton to-day. In the Opening Hack Handicap he was second choice, carrying £4B 10s. The favourite was Homecoming (£51).. Homecoming got to the front early and set the pace. Fortalice moved up about two furlongs from home and joined Homecoming. The pair came round the home turn on terms. Homecoming looked to be beaten entering the straight, and Fortalice won by half a length from Solvear, with Knocklong less than a length away. Homecoming was only fourth, but J. W. Jennings lodged a protest against the winner. He considered that Homecoming was coming again just inside the straight when Fortalice, swerving from the whip, came across and interfered with him. The Judicial Committee took a considerable time over the protest, but left the judge’s placings unaltered. Dark Denver (£77), favourite for the first trot, won convincingly from Lorelei and Allanora. Dawn Sonoma made up his handicap quickly, but then broke and lost all the advantage gained. He came again and finished fourth. A field of seven contested the Winter Handicap. Ranelagh was favourite with £139 10s. New Boy led in the early stages from Ranelagh. Coomassie moved up along the back and was the leader into the straight with Ranelagh. Ravine came on the outside and won easily from Ranelagh. The winner was third choice, carrying £7B 10s.