OTAGO MEETING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 123, 10 June 1937, Page 13

OTAGO MEETING

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DUNEDIN, Last Night, Th« Dunedin Jockey Club's winter meeting was opened .to-day on a very heavy track, though the weather was beautifully fine overhead. The attendance was excellent and the totalisator 'handled £23,120, as compared with £14,782 10s on .the first day last year. Results: — ! TAHUNA STEEPLECHASE, of £150; 2i miles. *r2 SNOWY DAWN, 9.9 (Langford) .... 1 d-6 Sunward, 10,1 (Register) . . •• 2 4-4 Grey Boy, 9.0 (Voight) .... 3 Also started: 1-1 Black Banner, 3-3 Possum, 7-7 Bonny Buff, 8-8 Radius Rod, 6-5 Cock o' the North, 9-9 Gay Boa, 10-11 Pohapa. Three lengths; eight lengtha. Time, 5.53 3-5. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £120; 7 furlongs. 30-7 SORAP, 8.7 (Mackie) ...... 1 .7-8 Royal Ransom, 8.7 (C. T. Wilson) . . .. «• .. .. •• •• •• 2 * 6-5 Dazzler, 8.7 (Spr&tt) ' . . . . . . 3 Also started: 1-1 Aggravate, 2-4 iSoliad, 4-3 Te Ahuarangi, 12-11 Alinira, ;6-5 Pride of Centi-al coupled with ! Dazzler, 9-10 Polar Star, 3-2 Doctor 'Duthie, 15-13 Great Pal, 11-12 Octane, il4-14 Rose Burney, 13-15 Sir Admiral, 8-9 Slayer, 5-6 Vailock. Length; half a length. Time, 1.43 3-5, iOTAGO HURDLES, of £250; l'i miles. 1-1 SIGNALLER, 10.5 (Boyle) . . 1 4-3 Arctic Star, 9.12 (Voight) .. 2 i 2-2 Giggleswick, 10.8 (Murfitt) ,* 3 | Also started: 6-6 Black Duke, 3-4 iRoyal Pal, 5-5 Poniard. Two lengths; ten lengths, Time, 3.51 '4-5. BRIGHTON HANDICAP, of £150;. 1 mile. 7-6 ROSE OF TRALEE, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis) .. •• .. . . . . • . . . *. 1 8-8 Vantoon, 8.2 (Phillips) ...... 2 2-2 Balmenter, 8.0 (0. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 1-1 Cintilla, S-3 Made Money, 6-7 Gambler 's Lnck, 5-4 Hanlon, 4-5 IHora. Half a length each way. Time, 1.57 4-5. OTAGO STEEPLES, of £350; 2J miles.' 6-5 NOCTURNUS, 1Q.0 (Stowe) ... 1 3-4 Black Banner, 10.4 (Voight) .. 2 2-2 Shillelagh Wood, 9.12 (Langford) .. •• 3 Also started; 7-7 Trisox, 4-6 Hunting Go, 1-3 Santoft, 5-4 Burglar. Five lengths each way. Time, 6.19. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, of £300; 1 mile 2J furlongs. 5-6 NIGHTFORM, 7.12 (Jones) .. 1 o Queen Dorothy, 8.5 (McFarlane) 2 1-1 Last. Refrain, 9.2 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 3-4 Milford, 7-5 Island Linnet, 8-8 Amy Johnson, 2-2 Amelita, 6-7 Daring Deed, 9-9 Toreador. Two lengths each way. Amy Johnson was fourth. Time, 2.37 2-5. WINTER HANDICAP, of £200; 7 furlongs. 2-1 ARABOA, 8.3 (L. J. Ellis) .. 1 1-2 Alma, 8.3 (A. E. Didham) . . 2 4-3 Double Shot, 8.0 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 5-5 Royal Gallant, 6-8 Sweet Agnes, 31-11 Fairweather, 10-10 Half Note, 3-4 Sea. Fox, 7-6 Ballad, 12-12 Full Throttle, 8-9 Monnt Val, 9-7 Stolen March. Length; two lengths. Time, 1.39 3-5. ST. CLAIR HANDICAP, of £150; 7 furlongs. 1-1 SALIENT KNIGHT, 8.4 (L, J. Ellis) 1 5-5 Fog Peak, 8.3 (Barclay) .... 2 4-6 Norseman, 8.2 (Cooper) .... 3 Also started: 5-8 Double Gift, 8-9 New Note, 7-7 Malvasia, 3-2 Peacoek, • 10-9 Counterflight, 2-3 Baltruin, 4-6 Sir Rosenor. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.39 3-5.