Trots At Greymouth

Wanganui Chronicle, 30 March 1948, Page 3

Trots At Greymouth

(P.A.) Greymouth, March 29. The Greymouth-Westland Trotting Club meeting was held in showery weather and the track was holding. There was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £22,589, compared with £26,404 on the corresponding day last year. Results:— Rimu Handicap: 6/6 Terrytoon CA. J. Wilson) 1, 3/4 Nydia (L. F. Berkett) 2, 11/11 Sandy Guy (A. R. McKenzie) 3. Half-head; length. Times: 4.4, 4.4 1-5, 4.6 3-5, Richmond Handicap: 2/2 Max Grattan (C. R. Berkett) 1, 7/7 Victory Peal (G. Nelson) 2, 4/6 John Halifax (B. Lynsky) 3. Twelve lengths; live lengths. Tinies: 4.4 4-5, 4.54, 4.59. Eclipse Handicap: 4/5 M-akarewa (C. C. Devine) 1, 10/9 Special Merit (D. L. McGregor) 2, 2/2 Noble Jack (W. K. Tatterson) 3. Three-quarters ol a length; hall-length. Times: 3.50, 3.50 1-5, 3.52 2-5. Westland Handicap: 5/6 Tudor Minstrel (F. G. Holmes) 1, 3/2 Worthy Dick (D. Watt) 2, 2/3 Mahari Dhu (W. R. Butt) 3. Three lengths; length. Times: 3.43 4-5, 3.45, 3.45 1-5. Otira Handicap: 2/1 Lilian Mac (C. Bryce) 1, 4/4 Terrytoon (A. J. Wilson) 2, 1/2 Nydia (L. F. Berkett) 3. Four lengths; lehgth. Times: 3.59, 4.0 2-5, 4.0 3-5. Autumn Handicap: 5/5 John Halifax (B. Lynsky) 1, 4/4 Sirocco (W. K. Tatterson) 2, 1/1 Grand Scott (L. F. Berkett ) *3. Two lengths; four lengths. Times: 3.11, 3.11 2-5, 3.12. Easter Handicap: 12/10 Patti Dale (J. McClure) 1, 9/9 Gambade (B. Lynsky) 2, 12/10 Motto (D. Manderson) 3. Length; two lengths. Times: 3.15 3-5, 3 16 1-5, 3.16. Au Revoir Handicap: 1/2 Worthy Dick (D. Watts) 1, .11/12 Emily Volo (J. Bryce, junr.) 2, 15/15 Dramatist (J. E. Roche) 3. Six lengths; four lengths. Times: 3.20, 3.22, 3.22 1-5. D. Townley, driver of Aries in the Easter Handicap, was fined £5 for undue use of the whip. L. F. Berkett was fined £2 for driving Nydia with a foot out of the sulky. W. K. Tetterson, driver of Sirocco in the Autumn Handicap, was fined £2 for talking to spectators during the preliminary.