GORE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 9

GORE

LEAD HEAT IN CHIEF EVENT. WIN FOR BOAFORM. GORE, February 11. The weather was fine and the track heavy. The totalisator handled £12.788. as against £10,578 last year, an increase of £2210. Results: — Gore Highweight Handicap, 81f: 8/7 Silkwood, 9.9 (Hamill) 1; 2/2 Merry Simon, 9.4 (Voight) 2; 1/1 Royal Stylo. 9.1 (Shand) 3. Also started: 5/8 Garonne; 6/6 Ocean Singer: 7/5 Gusterina: 4/4 Black Bard; 3/3 Craiglea. Neck: two lengths. Time, 1.54. Longford Hack. 6f: 2/1 King's Chorus, 8.4 (W. Ellis) 1; 6/5 Pink Bond. 7.9 (Clutterbuck) 2; 1/2 Counterlunch, 8.3 (Wilson) 3. Also started: 3/3 Heidelberg; 7/7 New Note; 4/6 Prince Ruenaif; 5/4 Remembo; 8/8 Aravane. Length; neck. Prince Ruenalf was fourth. Time. 1.17. Electric Trot, 3.43 class, 11m: 6/5 Kentucky Sun. scr (McLellan) 1; 1/1 Icilma, 12yds behind (E. Todd) 2; 2/6 Bondsman, scr. coupled with Aidus (Walsh) 3. Also started: 6/6 Blue Spot: 2/6 Aidus; 3/4 Cathay; 12/12 Polling Day, bracketed with Temple Bar; 9/9 Happy Erin, bracketed with Jungle Princess; 4/3 Indian Wrack', bracketed with Samara; 10/10 Lorene Vai; 8/8 Prince Echo; 10/11 Rapid Course: 5/7 Rey Chimes; 14/14 Sister Joan; 13/13 Woolwich; 15/15 Young Dewey. One length and a half: five. Blue Spot was fourth. Time, 3.31.

Racing Club Handicap. l.|m: 6/6 Sparkle. 7.3 (Strathern) *; 3/3 Peony Rose, 7.1 (Clutterbuck) *; 5/4 Mona's Song. 8.0 (Connor) 3. «Dead-head for first. Also started: 1/1 Norseman; 4/5 Sailing Lady; 2/2 Night Wings; 8/8 Chirp; 7/7 Valantua. Dead heal: six lengths. Valantua was fourth. Time. 2.9. Novice Handicap. 6f: 1/1 Southern Sail. 9.0 (Dooley) 1; 2/2 Royal Money. 8.8 (Barclay) 2; 3/3 My Song. 8.6 (F. Ellis) 3. Also started: 5/6 Dolita; 6/4 Ackemma; 8/9 Eire's Ruin; 8/7 Ferry Singer; 7/8 Lingernot; 9/5 Palmar. Three lengths; four. Ackemma was fourth. Time, 1.15 2-5.

Croydon Handicap. 6f: 2/1 Boaform. 7.2 (Clutterbuck) 1: 1/2 Waitoru. 7.7 (Barclay) 2; 5/5 Wild Career, 8.2 (W. Ellis) 3. Also started: 7/9 Phalanx: 3/4 Bay Duke; 8/8 Fidelis; 4/3 Rodeur; 6/6 Mi'ltiades; 9/7 Aspire. Head; four lengths. Phalanx was fourth. Time. 1.14 2-5.

Progressive Trot, 3.39 class, lj-m: 5/3 Bankstock, scr (Mitchell) 1; 12/10 Night Nurse, scr (Langford) 2; 12/8 Pontoon, 24yds behind (Maconnel) 3. Also started: 1/2 Diosma; 9 Z B Samara; 3/5 Crown Peak; 4/4 Dunalister: 9/6 Erinack; 10/11 Loyal Emblem; 6/7 Overproof; 8/13 Tracy Lass; 2/1 Yon Yan; 14/14 Parrish Chimes; 11/12 Great Harold; 15/15 Sinbad. Two lengths; four. Dunalister was fourth. Time, 3.29 4-5.

Summer Hack Handicap, Im: 7/6 Blissful Lady. 7.7 (Barclay) 1; 2/2 Islay Downs, 7.12 (Dooley) 2; 5/4 Vanity Queen, 8.2 (Preston) 3. Also started: 4/5 Ortyx; 3/3 Night Pal: 6/8 Garonne; 8/7 Exult; 1/1 Cherokee. Head; five lengths: Ortyx was fourth. Time. 1.42.