WHIPPET NOTES

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1937, Page 3

WHIPPET NOTES

(By “Leashman.”) Dunollie Club held a successful meeting on Sunday, comments on . which will appear later. The many maiden dogs and younger pups in tne. district at the present time augurs wen for the sport of whippet racing tor the future. Secretary Billy Bell and his colleagues oi the Cobden-Grey Club, had everything prepared for their recent meeting, and despite adverse weather, it went without a hitch, with a very good attendance under the circumstances. The Club was able to show a small profit from the meeting. Starter Charley Watson and Judge Jimmy Stokes got through an afternoon’s work very satisfactorily. The gratitude of the club is due to Mr. Jack McPhee, the Dunollie enthusiast, who is ever ready to place his services at the disposal of any Club. He was prominent in assisting tne officials.

Every race on the programme was well contested, and many very close finishes resulted. The Buller lions tore the menu to shreds, leaving only the most meagre scraps for the local hounds. Dogs from the Buller accounted for the Open Handicap, Open Hurdles, Maiden Hurdes, Middle Weight Handicap and the Free For All. This left only the Maiden Flat and the Novice Flat unaccounted for, and, in justice Io Buller, it is only fair to state that they had no representatives in either of the latter races. However, we wish them good luck, and promise to leave no blade of grass unturned till we can average this reverse at Glou-1 cester Park. A field of 18 maidens faced the i starter and the final saw Golden Heather, by Grand Mix-Britomartis, prevail by a narrow margin from the consistent After Money. The carded 16 dogs all competed in the Open Handicap. The first two heats saw thrilling finishes between Mt. Rose and Spearmint in the first, and Mt. Fern and Mark Twain in the second. Argyle Lass won the third heat comfortably from Rea Step, and had no difficulty in winning the final from Mark Twain. The final of the Novice Flat saw Miss Kumara succeed from After Money by the narrowest of margins.

The Buller bitch, Jubilee Queen, carried too many guns for the opposition in the Maiden Hurdles and won nicely from Mt. Fern. That good, versatile dog, Rea Step, won the Open Hurdles with something to spare from old Devondale Roddy. Argyle Lass was to the fore again in the Middleweight Handicap, after a good tussle with Great Chimes over the last few yards. Rea Step ended a perfect day for Buller by annexing the Emsworth Cup and Sweepstakes attached to the Free-for-All, with Keith Lu in second place. The heroine of the meeting was Argyle Lass, who was never headed in her four runs, and consistently ran her races in 12 secs. dead. The fastest time for the day was recorded by Mt. Fern, in the second heat of the Open Handicap, namely 11 4-5 secs.