Sand Piper Wins Main Forbury Park Trot

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 May 1949, Page 6

Sand Piper Wins Main Forbury Park Trot

DUNEDIN, Last Night <PAL—The Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting was concluded in cold, and overcast weather on Saturday. The track was heavy for the early races, but it improved during the day. There was a good attendance, the totalisator handling £97,704, compared with £116,213 at the Centennial Cup meeting last year. The total fol- the meeting was £180.439 10s, compared with £239,158 last year. Results:— Tahuna Handicap, of £6OO, 11 miles. —l/1 Conceit 25 (M. Holmes! 1, 5/5 Christmas Queen, 12 <R. W. Townley! 2, 5/5 Sandy’s Epic, 24 (S. R. E. Townley! 3 Also: 4/4 Ginger Joe, 9/9 Little Jean, 2/2 Rakautika, 8/8 Billy McElwyn, 6/6 Mosquito, 3/3 Passive, 7/7 Sandy Duval. Length and a-hall each way. Passive fourth. Times, 3.29, 3.30 1-5, 3.29 3-5. Bracket: Christmas Queen and Sandy’s Epic. Southland Handicap, of £500: 11 miles.—4/4 Tautuku scr. (J. A. Carmichael) 1. 12/12 Lusty Bingen 12 (T. A. Greaney) 2, 5/7 True Dillon scr. (L. C. Frost) 3. Also: 9/8 Chance, 2/2 Fanciful, 11/11 Final Return. 13/12 lona Hall, 15/15 Medbury, 7/6 Quick Trick, 6/5 Quindale, 6/9 Retribution, 16/17 Special Match, 14/14 Canny Scott. 1/1 Temple Star, 3/3 Tradition, 16/16 Economist, 10/10 Plausible. Length; halt length. Tradition fourth. Times, 3.27, 3.26 1-5, 3.27 3-5. Pacific Handicap, of £750; one mile and five furlongs.—6/6 Esto Fidelis 12 (D. Todd! 1, 7/8 Worthy Ace, scr. (M. Holmes) 2. 4/4 Aqua Lady, scr., (C. V. May) 3. Also: 10/10 Belle Potts, 1/3 Blue Mist, 2/1 Brynawelon, 8/9 Hall Ace, 9/7 Lucky Meg, 12/13 Melton, 3/2 Tutta Bella, 13/11 Decreed:, 11/12 Melvian, 5/5 Worthy Dick. Three-quarters of a length; neck. Tutta Bella fourth. Times: .j. 44 3.45 1-5, 3.45 2-5. James Memorial Handicap. (Of £1500; 4.2 class; two miles). 4/4— SAND PIPER, 12 (J. Bryce junr.) 1 5/S—COMMANDER SCOTT, 36 <G. B. Noble) 2 6/6—INDIGO, 24 (M. C. McTigue! 3 Also: 4/4 Battle On (bracketed with Sand Piper), 10/10 Golden Shadow, 1/1 Gough’s Pride, 7/7 Good Review, 2/2 Trustee and Jackie Guy (bracketed), 9/9 Dillontlale, 3/3 Dragoman, 8/8 Snowflake. Five lengths: length. Battle On fourth. Times, 4.28 2-5, 1.27. 4.28 1-5

Railway Handicap, of £800; one mile and’ live iurlongs—2'l Belshazzar 36 (C. R. Berkett) 1, 1/2 Tatsydale 36 (V. Alborn) 2, 7/7 Lucky Bill scr.. (D. Townley) 3. Also: 7/7 Frank Scott (bracketed with Lucky Bill), 6/6 Big Guy, 5/5 Royal Stone, 8/8 Sure Money, 3/3 Swanee River, 4/4 Jimmy Dillon. Two and a-halt lengths; length. Big Guy fourth. Times, 3.40 2-5, 3.40 4-5, 3.44. Peninsula Handicap, of £6OO IL miles.—lo/9 Ipso Facto scr, (T Thompson) 1, 4/4 Double Deck 12 (J. A. Carmichael) 2, 11/11 Saga 72 (J. B Scott) 3. Also: 14/14 Best Gl o be, 16/16 Doris Grattan. 3/3 Hilda Scott. 22/2 Merrymaker, 6/6 Perpetua, 1/1 Red Emperor, 5/5 Roulette, 7/7 Senate, 17/17 Shadow Chimes, 9/10 Uranium, 8 8 First Lord, 13/12 Glengarry, 15/15 Kimono Girl. 12/13 West Point Half a head; half length. Merrymaker fourth Times, 3.201, 3.19 2-5, 3.19 3-5. Royal Handicap, of £950; one mile and three furlongs.—2/2 On Approval 12 (D. E. Hooper) 1, 4/4 Wayfarer 12 (M. Holmes) 2, 6/7 Fitnesse, scr, (J. Bryce junr.) 3. Also: 10/10 Northern Lass, 171 Duncraig. 3/3 Noble de Ora. 9/9 Nola Scott, 7/8 Pirouette, 8/6 Quite Happy, 5/5 Remlap. Length; lenugth and a-half. Quite Happy fourth. Times, 3.5, 3.5 1-5, 3.6 2-5. Farewell Handicap, of £lO5O, one mile three furlongs.—l/1 Gay Knight 12 (M. Holmes) 1, 7/7 Gough’s Pride scr. (A. Motz) 2, 10/8 Logan Key scr. (L. C. Frost) 3. Also: 5/b Ada Scott, 11/11 Copper Trail, 14/14 Dillondale, 18/18 Direct Medium, 16/17 Gamble King, 19/19 Golden Shadow, 13/13 Good Review, 4/4 Sand Piper, 12/12 Snowflake, 9/8 Trustee and Jackie Guy (bracketed), 2/3 Congo Song, 6/6 Dragoman. 3/2 Lady Averil, 8/10 Maida D llon, 1716 Turco, 15015 Nyallo Scott. Length. Times: 2.59 3.0 1-5, 3.0 2-5.