THE TURF

Wanganui Chronicle, 11 March 1947, Page 6

THE TURF

CROMWELL RESULTS TWO-DAY MEETING CONCLUDED FIRST DAY. (P.A.) Dunedin, March 9. The Cromwell two-day meeting concluded on Saturday in perfect weather before a large crowd. The track was in excellent order. The totalisator handled £10,006 10s, compared with £9240 on the corresponding day last year. Total for the meeting was £17,259 10s, compared with £15,325. Results:— Goldfields Highweiglit—l Kassai, 9.0 (W. H. Hillis) 1; 2 Winning Cheer, 9.1 (R. Cochrane) 2; 6 Gnohill, 9.10 (F. J. Langford 3 Length and a-half; neck. Time, 1.44 1-5 Upper Clutha Trot.l Minstrel Hall (A. Smythe) 1; 8 Arawa Lad (F. Johnson) 2; 7 Interlace (A .Maelelland) 3. Two lengths; neck. Time, 3.26 1-5. Trial Handicap.—4 Welcome Light (N. Crombie) 1; 2 Robot (B Thompson) 2; 1 Inciatus (E. Hunt) 3. Head each way. Cold Feet fourth. Time, I. 2-5. Cromwell Handicap.—3 Gold Lance (A. N. Didham) 1; 1 Salad (H. Fard) 2;; 2 Sailor's Pal (W. Mitchell) 3. Half length; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.42. Mt. Pisa Handicap.—l Silverstream (J. Dooley) 1; 3 Regatta (W. F. Ellis) 2; 6 Banco (B. Thompson) 3. Two lengths; half length. Time, 1.14 1-5. Kawarau Trot. —1 Blind Fury (K. Balloch) 1; 4 Sir Hall (R. A. Gibson) 2; 6 Minstrel Hall (B. S. Wilson) 3. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, 2.49 Lowburn Handicap.—3 Detain (L. Hare) 1; 1 Red Prize (B. S. Wilson) 2; 2 Percy (N. A. Crombie) 3. Half length each way. Time, 1.44. SECOND DAY. Highweiglit Handicap.—l Kassai (W. J. Hillis) 1; 2 Winning Cheer (R. J. Cochrane) 2; 5 Banco (U. L. White) 3. Five lengths; neck. Count Roger fourth. Time, 1.44. Bannockburn Thot.—3 Grattan Lee (H. Cox) 1; 2 Minstrel Hall (A. Smyth) 2; 3 Roseland Hall (J. Walsh) 3. Two lengths; one length. Interlace fourth. Times: 3.23 4-5, 3.26 2-5, 3.28. Novice Handicap—3 Minstrel Light (J. Dooley) 1 Cold Feet (A. E. Didham) 2; 2 Robot B. Thompson) 3. Length and a-half; length. Time, 1.15. President’s Handicap.—l Silverstream (J. Dooley) 1; 3 Regatta (W. F. Ellis) 2; 2 Soft Light (N. A. Crombie) 3. Only starters. Three lengths; ten lengths. Time, 1.14 1-5. McDonald Memorial. —3 Robert (WA. Crombie) 1; 1 Salad (H. Ford) 2; 2 Gold Lance (A. N. Didham) 3. Three lengths; three-quarter of a length. Sailor’s Pal fourth. Time, 2.8. Tarras Trot.—2 Tayside (K. Balloch) 1; 3 Duncraig (J. Walsh) 2; 1 Sir Hall (R. A. Gibson) 3. Three lengths; three and a-half lengths. Arrow Top fourth. Times: 2.14, 2.14 4-5, 2.16. Farewell Handicap—l Red Prize (B. S. Wilson) 1; 2 Welcome Light (N. A. Crombie) 2; 5 Banco (B. Thompson) 3. Neck; head. Amicus fourth. Time, 1.14.