GREYMOUTH’S SPRING FIXTURE CONCLUDES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 185, 26 October 1927, Page 11

GREYMOUTH’S SPRING FIXTURE CONCLUDES

VISITORS PREDOMINATE CARDINAL LOGAN’S WIN (Special to THE SUN.) GREYMOUTH, Tuesday. Beautiful weather was again in evidence for the concluding day of the Greymouth Club’s spring fixture. There was a good attendance and i the track was in fine order. The totalisator handled £11,849 10s j for the day, making a grand total of ! £20,010 10s for the meeting, compared with £24,370 10s the previous year, an increase of £ 1,034. As on the first day, racing was of a hign order, and tne visitors captured the majority of the events. Canterbury horses accounted for live first prizes, one went to Nelson, one to Westport. Meritor was the only Coast-owned and trained competitor to lift a stake. The display oi Cardinal Logan in the chief event was most impressive and Coasters will not hear of his defeat in the Cup. Remaining results: HURRICANE HANDICAP Of £I3U; Si furlongs. ;j—ACRE (D. Jarden), b g, 4yrs, by Author Dillon—Young Irving, 24yds, Owner 1 4—Git DAT FORM (W. R. Black;*, limit, Davidson 2 I—ROYAL AUTHORESS (J. F. McKenary), b m, limit, Holmes .... 3 Also started: 9 Miss Dorothy, 5 Lasonette, S Audience, limit; 5 hue Thistle, 7 Velocity, rU Hold on, 2 Bertna Bingen, 12yds behind; li Dome, 24; 6 Kyanai 3b. Won by half a length, with a similar distance uctween second and third. Time, 2.2 S 2-0. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP Of £250; Ibi furlongs. 3 ORPHAN (C. M. Ollivier), b g, 4yrs, by Nelson Bingen—Wild wood mare, 4Syds, Hoimes 1 4 Quality (J. O'Grady), ch m, bOyds, Donald 2 1 — ROSE LOGAN (E. Cuneen), b m, limit, Mendricksen 3 Also started; 10 Sedmere, 7 Nellie Parsons, S Tnorpie, limit; 5 Master Don, 9 Satin Princess; 2 Jackie Audubon, 24yds behind; b Wee Gus, 3b. Won by three lengths, six lengths separating second ana third. Time, COBDEN HANDICAP Of £125; 12£ furlongs. 2 HOROTANE (J. Brosnan), bf, 4yrs, by Logan Pointer—Croesus mare, 48yds, Donald 1 I —PDTKONJ.US (C. M. Ollivier), Holmes 3 GREAT AUDO (G. and J. ShawL limit, Davidson 3 Also started: b No Fear, 4 Zonophone, S Brentflre, limit; 5 D&hlia Dillon, 36yds behind; 7 The Thistle, bO. Won by a length. Time, 3.43 1-5. JUBILEE HANDICAP Of £250; 10i furlongs. 1— CARDINAL LOGAN (A. Hendrick - sen), b g, aged, by Logan Pointer —Lady Superior, owner 1 2 BONNY LoGAiN (W. H. Norton), b m, 36yds, F. Holmes 2 3 PETER BINGEN (G. S. Simpson), b h, 36yrs, S. J. Kennerley .. .. 3 Also started: 5 Golden Devon, limit; 4 Acron. Won by a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2.58. NGAHERE HANDICAP Of £120; 12i furlongs. 5 COMFORT (J. Cornes), b m, aged, by Norvai King—Black Child mare, 72yds, Petersen 1 6 TAIPOXTI (W. Parkinson), b m, 72yds, Donald 2 2—MERRIJIGS, limit, Owner 3 Also started: 7 Repute, 11 Dulcie, 9 Reverie, limit; 8 Wild Peter, 12yds behind; 10 Royal Review, 36; 4 Miss Wilkes, 48; 3 Lonesome, 84. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.58 .2-5. WHIRLWIND HANDICAP Of £145; 102, furlongs. 2—LADY MATCHLIGHT (Clarkson and Graham), b m, 4yrs, by Matchlight—Lady Trafalgar, limit, M. Holmes 1 2 GREAT FORM (W. R. Block), ch g, limit, H. Frost 2 3 DILLON’S PRIDE (T. Thomas), b g, 12yds, L. Davidson 3 Also started: 7 Velocity, 4 Wee Gus, limit; 8 The Toff, 5 Billy Whizz, 12qds behind; 6 Springtime, 24; 1 Auditress, S 7». Won by half a length. Time, 3.5 1-5.