GRATTAN DRIVE NAT. HANDICAP FANCY

Grey River Argus, 3 September 1948, Page 6

GRATTAN DRIVE NAT. HANDICAP FANCY

Form Points to Baby Grand in Advance The N.Z. Metropolitan, Trotting Club’s meeting will conclude at Addington to-morrow. Fields will again be good, and horses which showed good form on the opening day should pay to' follow. The win and place totalisators will be in operation, and the following horses may come in for support:— Improvers’ Handicap: Super Globe, Novelda, Make Believe. Queen Mary Handicap: Good Review, Lyndale, Proprietor. Addington Trotting Stakes: Lilian Mac, Encircle, Harmonist. National Handicap: Grattan Drive, Globe Direct, Lucky Loyal. Advance Handicap: Baby Grand, Johnnie Lawn, Right Royal. Winter Handicap: AcclamationPardon Me, Fantom. Metropolitan Stakes: Beckleigh, Sir Vivian, Gay Knight. Speedway Handicap, Plunder Bar, Knave of Diamonds, Highland Fling.

Star Performer 'in Form For Avondale Cup The Avondale Jockey Club’s Spring meeting will open on the home course to-morrow, when under the win and place system of betting the following runnel’s may show up:— Cornwallis Hack: Caber Fae, Rhonddavale, Persian Poem. Septembei' Hurdles: Sir Jovial, Our Gold. Superb. Henderson Hack: Master Arthur, Gay Coronach, Gay Ranee. Avondale Cup: Star Performer, Valley Boy, Double Chance. Kindergarten Stakes: Gay Cushla, Pretty Paper, Maunga Reca. Swanson Hack; Our Dave, Tin Musk, Beau Pari. Sheriff Handicap: Coonbridge, Regality, Forth Bridge. Borough Handicap: Oaklahoma, Faultina, Mallee.

Conspiracy Favoured In Wanganui Big Race Handy fields are carded for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s opening day to-morrow. Betting will be under the win and place system and with the going on the easy side the following may have prospects:— Debutante Stakes: Survivor, Gossiper, Princess’ Irene. Okefiu Hack. Hurdles: Kelmont, Incision, Speed King. Maiden Race, Ist. Division: Exponent, Malestrom. 2nd. Division: Irish Gold, Platonic. Seafield Hack: Lord Bradbury, Beau Bijou, Roscarea. Marangi Handicap: Conspiracy. Emerge, Imperial Lad. Durie Hack: Sonia, Farrier; Quartz. Putiki Hack: Bulaselle, Patanui. Kippq. Flying Handicap, Ist. Division: Langspiel, Mangatiti. 2nd. Division Air Belle, Bronstar.

Greymouth Jockey Club’s Profit A profit of £782 was made by the Greymouth Jockey Club, according to the financial statement submitted to the annual meeting on Wednesday evening. The previous year showed a loss of £7B. The profit and loss account for the year showed total receipts at £17,568 4s 4d, including £15,049 11s 9d from nominations and acceptances, totalisator revenue and members’ subscriptions; £1,813 12s from gates, race cards, refreshment stall and booth; £538 7s 6d from livestock. The expenditure included £8,079 13s 4d in Government taxes, £6,102 Is in stakes, £757 14s 9d in salaries and wages, and £612 16s 6d in repairs and maintenance. The credit balance on the year’s working was shown at £782 3s 2d. The President (Mr. J. W. Hannan) said the total receipts of the Club during the year had been about £17,000. Of that £13,600 went in stakes and taxation, leaving £3,400 for the operations of the Club. He added that the question of lengthening the course, could not be proceeded with because of lack of finance. Unless substantial help was received, perhaps by remission of taxation, the Club would not be able to do much along these lines. ■Mr. Hannan was re-elected President unopposed. An election by ballot resulted in the ■following 12 committeemen being appointed:—Messrs C. L. Kettle, H. C. Moore, J. P. Low, C. G. McKechnie, L. S. Robertson, F. Costello, T. E. Coates, F. Freitas, A. J. Wilson, G. Blair, D. R. Dowell, G. R. Harker. Mr. F. Congreve was reelected auditor.