OAMARU
PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP TO NIGHT DRESS. THE WRECKER WINS SPRINT. OAMARU, January 2. The Oamaru Jockey Club’s New Year meeting was held in fine weather today. With win-and-place betting, the totalisator handled £13,141 10s, against .£14.011 last year, a decrease of £869 10s. Results:— Highweight Handicap, Im.: 1/1. Lockit, 9.5 (Beale), 1; 4/5, Half and Half. 9.8 (Shand). 2; 2/3, High Hugh 11.6 (Hibberd), 3. Also started: 6/7, Shy; 3/2, Twenty Grand; 8/8, Silver Slipper; 9/9, Rebel Queen; 5/4, Dranoel; 7/6, Good Health. Two lengths; one. Time, 1.40. Trial Stakes, 5f.: 5/3, Rosaleen Dhu, 8.8 (Nicholson), 1; 2/2, Craiglea, 8.8 (Ridgway). 2; 1/1, Great Night, 8.8 (Hibberd), 3. Also started: 3/4, Ageratum; 9/7, Homing; 7/8, Johnemby; 11/11, Silver Don; 12/12, Maxcna; 10/10. Midgard; 8/9, Pink Gauntltet; 4/5, The Dictator; 6/6, Confident. Head; three lengths. Time, 1.0 4-5. Waikaura Trot Handicap, 3.5 class, 1,1 m.: 5/6, Scenic Gem, scr. (Price). 1; 1/1, Durability, 12yds. bhd. (Kidd). 2; 4/3, Kurow Belle, scr. (Barr), 3. Also started: 3/4, Lorenc Vai; 10/10, Lyrola; 12/11, Mahoe: 13/13, Navy Lass'; 7/B’, Scapa Flow; 11/9, Trousseau; 2/2, Warfield; 6/12, William Potts; 9/7, Bon Wyyis; 8/5, Tiny Axworthy. Length; two lengths. Time, 2.53 3-5, President’s Handicap, I,[ni.: 1/2. Night Dress. 7.5 (Billington). 1; 3/1, Rabble, 7.8 (D. R. Mackie), 2; 9/8, Balmenter, 7.1 (E. Mackie), 3. Also started; 4 '4, Kilrobe; 5/5, Knight Commander; 6'7, The Wrecker; 2/3, Montessa; 7/6. Master Dingle; 8/9, Parquet. Night Dress finished fast to win by a length from Rabble, with Balmenter three lengths back-. The Wrecker was fourth. Time. 2.7 3-5. Waitaki Hack Handicap, 7f.; 5/6. Passenger, 7.7 (Connor), 1; 3/3, Mosgiel, 7.9 ''Anderson), 2; 4/4, Twenty Grand. 8.8 (MeKerrow), 3. Also started; 7/7. Rebel Queen; 6/5, Blazealong; 8/8, Dr. Duthie; I'l, Scarteen; 2/2,, Racewell. Half a length each way Time, 1.27 2-5. Oamaru Trot Handicap, 3.43 class.
Llm.: 4/3, Sister Polly, scr. (Kirby), 1; 8/6, Manawai, 60yds. bhd. (Townley, Junr.), 2; 1/2, Durability, 12yds. bhd. (Kidd), 3. Also started: 2/1, Karu; 6/7, Koesian; 7/9, Mahoe; 9/8, Navy Lass; 3/4, Scapa Flow; 5/5, Warfield. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 3.26.
Flying Handicap, 6f.: 3, The Wrecker, 7.1 (Barrington), 1; 1, Nightcalm, 9.6 (Corboy), 2; 2, Gay Parade, 7.11 (Connor), 3. Also started: 4, Epic. Two lengths each way. Time, 1.26 1-5. Farewell Hack Handicap, 6f.: 4/4. Gold Don, 7.9 (E. Mackie), 1; 5/5, Tantivy, 7.9 (Connor), 2; 1/1, St. Cloud. 8.6 (Stokes), 1. Also started: 3/3, Astaire; 2/2, Lord Midas; 6/6, Queen Beth. Length; half a length. Time, 1.13 1-5.
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