BIG SURPRISE BY BATAL IN MAIN TIMARU EVENT

Wanganui Chronicle, 23 May 1949, Page 3

BIG SURPRISE BY BATAL IN MAIN TIMARU EVENT

TIMARU, Last Night (PA.)—The winter meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club was held yesterday in fine but overcast weather. The track was good and there was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £36,708 10s, against £35,906 last year, an increase of £BO2 10s. Swift Action, winner of the last race, returned a dividend of more than a century and a quarter. Results;—

Tekapo Hurdles, of £250; 12 miles: 2/3 Night Fighter 10.12 (N. Hollamby) 1. 1/1 Gold Song 9.9 (S. G. Shaw) 2, 5/6 Grill 9.5 (D. Dawson) 3. Also: 4/4 Voltaire, 13/10 Matapan, 9/9 Sir Garnish, 7/7 Catterick Bridge. 3/2 Sal's Pal, 6/5 Sailor’s Boy. 11/12 Siegform, 12/13 Bren Gun, 8/8 Air Lord. 10/11 Baffling, 14/14 Mt. Nimrod. Length and a-half each way. Voltaire fourth. Time, 3.12 1-5.

Claremont Hack Handicap, of £200; six furlongs; 2/1 Mr. Micawber 9.0 (C M. Cassidy) 1, 6/8 Oronoko 7.12 (D. F. Coombe) 2, 3/4 Orthodox 8.7 (A. A. Palmer) 3. Also; 5/5 Philip Laing, 5/3 All's Fair, 1/2 Open Sky, 14/13 Queen’s General, 13/12 Ginsy Major, 9/11 Double Deck, 8/6 Highthorne. 12/14 Skv High, 15/15 Lorenzo, 6/7 Golden Victory, 10/9 Personality, 11/10 Golden Girl, 17/17 Wee Dora, 16/16 New Shoes. Length and a-half: neck. Philin Laing fourth. Time, 1.13 3Opihi Trot Handicap (11 miles): 5/9 Phvllis Gold 46 (R. Bebbington) 1, 8/8 Blue Signal (scr.) (L. G. Smillie) 2. 11/10 Mischievous 24 (H. J Herbert) 3. Half-head; two lengths. Our Flicks fourth. Times: 3.20, 3.24 1-5, 3.22 3-5. Elloughton Handicap (Of £500: eleven furlongs). 10/9—Batal. 7.4. A. N. Didham 1 3/3—Ned Kellv, 7.0, M. H. Hillis 2 4/4 —Thornbridge, 7.9, N. A. Crombie - Also: 1/1 Eriskay, 6/6 Detain, 8/10 Air Ace, 5/5 Money Lender, 2/2 Pandemonium. 7/7 Responsive, 9/8 Sallv Gazelle, 11/9 Page's Raid. Head; length. Eriskav fourth Time, 2.22 1-5. Pareora Hack Steeplechase, of £250; 2> miles: 9/11 Whakawhatea 9.8 (S. Shaw) 1, 6/4 Lunaria 10.11 (W. Barr) 2 12/12 Dark Game 9.3 J (W. J. Williams) 3. Also: 4/6 Bridgehead (fell), 3/3 Glad Fox (fell), 1/1 Kassai (fell), 2/2 Cloister (lost rider), 5/7 Troytown, 7/5 Ring Scarf. 10/9 Grand Forest (fell), 8/8 Light Tea, 14/14 Jovial Hour, 11/10 Cavalryman, 15/15 Gambling Site, 13/13 Snowdale, 16/16 Badnock (ran off), 17/17 Sir Williughby. Six lengths, five lengths. Troytown fourth. Time. 5.17. Seadown Handicap, of £300: six furlongs: 8/8 Vitamin 7.0 (M. H. Hillis' 1, 3/6 Fonso 7.3 (W. F. Ellis' 2, 1/2 Bambalina 712 (W. D. Skelton' 3. Also: 6/5 Trafalgar Day, 4/1 Whitley. 5/3 Flying Order, 16/16 Lord Dundonald, 2/4 Lady Christine. 10/11 Johnny Royal, 7/7 Special Flight, 11/9 Bay Fort, 9/10 Turera, 13/13 Newspaper, 12/14 Zorro. 14/12 Saieda, 15/15 General Argosy. Half-head; head. Whitley fourth. Time. 1.15 1-5. Beaconsfield Trot, of £260; 11 miles: 3/7 Wrackdale scr. (T. Thompson) 1, 4/5 Pretty Dillon scr. (W. A. Thomas) 2, 11/9 Special Match scr (W. C. Barron) 3. Length; two lengths. Sir Leonard fourth. Times: 3.20, 3.20 2-5, 3.20 4Kingsdown Hack Handicap, of £250; 1 mile and 35vds:‘15/11 Swift Action 8.3 (C M. Cassidv) 1. 5/5 Elofa 7.7 (C. F. King) 2, 2/3 Flying Fort 8.4 (D. F. Coombe) 3. Also: 1/2 Top Class, 7/7 Vainly, 3/1 Lecturer, 4/4 Don’t Listen, 1-3/14 Encounter, 6/6 Royal Dollar, 9/10 Waveloch, 10/9 Dark Warrior, 11/12 Lady Adeline, 15/16 Inspiring, 12/13 Avignon, 14/15 City Light, 8/8 Night Ruler. Half-head; half-length. Waveloch fourth. Time, 1.45.