Invercargill Trots

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1948, Page 3

Invercargill Trots

INVERCARGILL, Last Night (PA). —The Invercargill Trotting Club helci its spring meeting yesterday. The weather was fine but. the track was heavy for the first few races following recent heavy rain. The totalisator handled £32.344 10s, against £33,354 for the 1947 spring meeting, a decrease of £lOl9 10s. Lottie Dale caused a major upset in winning the Travis Memorial Handicap, returning a dividend of more than £75. Results:—

Novice Handicap.—First division: 4/5 Fernbrook Jack (F. Oliver) 1, 7/3 Plausible (A. W. Crawford) 2, 9/11 Quick Trick (E. Todd) 3. Length and a-half; neck. Time, 3.34 1-5. Second division: 1/1 Landlight (R. JCross) 1, 12/10 Final Return (T. W. Allcock) 2, 6/7 Curiosity (A. Shepherd) 3, Six lengths; long neck. Time, 3.32. Third division: 5/4 Eynsford Oak (R. J. Smith) 1, 21/21 Jingle's Pride (J. E. Brown) 2, 15/12 Trouvi.le (W. F. Loween) 3. Length; two and a-half lengths. Time, 3.36 4-5.

Monowai Handicap.—First division--6/6 Sure Peg 36 (T. E. Pankhurst) 1. 11/8 Puketee It. (N. V. McLellan) 2, 9/11 Orma’s Pride It. (J. E. Brown) 3. Head each way. Time, 3.38 4-5. Second division: 5/5 Olympus It. (D. Macdonald) 1. 3/4 Stray Shot it. (J. Williamson) 2, 10/15 Pardon (J. T. Looney) 3. Length; two lengths. Time, 3.42 4-5. Crescent Handicap.—7/7 Keymaster 12 (R. J. Cross) 1, 4/3 Tutta Bella 12 (M. J. Flynn) 2, 1/1 Sandyscene 12 (R. W- Townley) 3. Length: threequarters of a length. Time, 3.28 4-5. South and Handicap (Of £550; 4.43 class; 2 miles) 2/1- PRINCE HALL, 24, D. Todd 1 7/6—LUCKY MEG 48. T. A. Greanev 2 6/7—BLONDE SAILOR, Lt. F. Oliver 3 Also: 3/2 Parawa Derby. 8/8 Southwind, 5/5 Air Mail. 4/4 Decreed, 2/1 Victory Dale (bracketed with the winner), 1/3 Hall Ace. Length and a half; half-length. Hall Ace fourth. Times: 4.42 3-5, 4.41, 4-45 1-5. Takitimu Handicap.—2/2' Bradley (W. A. Thomas) 1. 7/6 Happy Joe (N. V. McLellan) 2 1/1 Solandra (D. M. Kerr) 3. Six lengths; length and a half. Time, 2.57 3-5. Thomson Handicap.—4/4 Glengarry It. (W. R. Hamilton) 1. 5/5 Walnut Hall 12 (C. Kirby) 2, 9/11 New Order (H. W. Cox) 3. Three-quarters of a length; length. Time. 3.31. Travis Memorial Handicap.—ls z ls Lottie Dale It. (R. J. Smith) 1, 6'B Pardon It. (J. T. Looney) 2. 2/2 Stray Shot It- (J. Williamson) 3. Threequarters of a length; two and a-half lengths Time, 4.0 Members’ Hapdicap.—l/1 Esto Fidelis 12 (D. Todd) 1. 5/5 Parawa Derby It. (J. T. Looney) 2, 2/2 Hall Ace 24 (H. I. Herbert) 3. Twc lengths; length. Time, 2.54 2-5