GREYMOUTH MEETINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 2, 4 January 1943, Page 6

GREYMOUTH MEETINGS

SIR GUNDI’S DOUBLE (P.A.) Greymouth, Jan. 1. The Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting opened to-day in ideal weather. The track was in good order. The attendance was the largest for years and the totalisator handled £11,290 10s, compared with £8962 on the corresponding day last year. Results:— Novice Handicap, £7O; 5i furlongs. 10/10 Sherwood Forest 8.5 (Drinkwater) 1, 10/8 Rout (Campbell) 2, 2/2 Wise Girl 8.5 (Brodie) 3. Threequarters of a length; length. Time, 1.10 1-5. Borough Trot, £9O; 2.27 class; 1 mile.—'First Division: 11/8 Semper Fidelis, scr. (Barton) 1, 1/2 Gold Sheik, scr. (Fairbairn) 2, 5/5 Caltex, scr. (Pascoe) 3. Head; five lengths. Time, 2.17 1-5. Second Division: 8/9 Sponsor, scr. (Cook) 1, 7/7 Noble Reta, scr. 2, 2/1 Bromley Bay, scr. (Rhodes) 3. Length; neck. Time, 2.18. County Handicap, £100; 1 mile. — 1/1 Gunga Din 8.9 (Stokes) 1, 2/3 Little Secret 8.3 (Campbell) 2, 3/2 Dispense 8.10 (Brodie) 3. Neck; length. Time, 1.42 4-5. Greymouth Cup, £170; li miles.— 2/2 Sir Gundi 7.11 (Thistoll) 1, 4/4

Grey Night 8.0 (Brodie) 2, 1/1 Rawhamai 7.10 (Stokes) 3. Scratched: St. Cloud, Lord Advocate. Length; two lengths. Tim#, 2.9 3-5. Paroa Handicap, £9O; 6 furlongs.— 5/5 Rebel Lady 8.0 (Williams) 1, 3/2 Synthetic 8.10 (Stokes) 2, 4/4 Rex Maitland 8.5 (Kerr) 3. Two lengths; length. Time, 1.15 2-5. Stewards’ Trot, £9O; 3.2 class; 11 miles.—4/6 Binky Dillon, scr. (Scott) 1, 1/1 Surrey Park, scr. (Burt) 2, 2/3 Hoyden, scr. (Behrns) 3. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 2.53 3-5. Miners’ Handicap, £9O; 6£ furlongs. —2/1 Mauretania 9.0 (Hollands) 1. 3/3 Recompense 7.7 (Mackie) 2, 6/5 Aquitaine 7.7 (Thistoll) 3. Three lengths; two. Time, 1.15 2-5. Brunner Handicap, £9O; 7 furlongs. —1 Lord Advocate 9.5 (Mackie) 1, 3 Rebel Lady 8.6 (Williams) 2,2 Greenbank 8.6 (Drinkwater) 3. Length; length. Time, 1.28 2-5.

SECOND DAY’S RESULTS (P.A.) Greymouth, Jan. 3. Th© Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting concluded in fine weather. The track was excellent and the attendance good. The totalisator handled £11,959, compared with £7708, the grand total being £23,249 10s, compared with £16,765 last year. Results: — Trial Handicap, 5i furlongs.—2/2 Sherwood Forest (Drinkwater) 1, 4/4 Highland Dance (Hollands) 2, 3/3 Irish Treasure (Brodie) 3. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 1.9 2-5. Dobson Trot—s/4 Bromley Boy (Rhodes) 1, 2/2 Hoyden (Behrns) 2, 4/3 Noble Reta (Butt) 3. Length; length. Time, 2.15 2-5. Kettle Handicap, 9 furlongs.—2 Sir Gundi (Thistoll) 1, 1 Lord Advocate (Mackie) 2, 3 Grey Night (Brodie) 3. Also: Rebel Lady. Half a length each way. Time, 1.41 2-5. Blaketown Handicap, 6 furlongs.— 9/7 Perpetuate (Thistoll) 1, 11/11 Lady Midian (Williams) 2, 6/6 Roadsider (D. Mackie) 3. Length; half a length. Time, 1.16 2-5. Electric Handicap, 5i furlongs.—l/1 Mauretania (Hollands) 1, 3/3 St. Cloud (C. Mackie) 2, 2/2 Synthetic (C. Stokes) 3. Three-quarters of a length; three lengths. Time, 1.8 1-5. New Ye.ar Trot.—2/2 Gold Sheik (Isaacson) 1, 3/4 Bromley Boy (Rhodes) 2, 1/1 Hoyden (Behrns) 3. Half a length each way. Time, 2.52 2-5. Dominion Handicap, 9 furlongs.— 1/1 Gunga Din (A. Stokes) 1, 3/3 Little Secret (Campbell) 2, 4/4 Dispense (Brodie) 3. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 1.42 3-5. Walton Handicap, 6* furlongs.—l/1 Rawhamai (A. Stokes) 1, 2/2 Rebel Lady (Williams) 2, 3/5 Rex Maitland (Kerr) 3. Two lengths; one length. Time, 1.21 3-5.