GREYMOUTH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 October 1941, Page 3

GREYMOUTH

INDIAN CLIPPER WINS BIG EVENT. (By Telegranh—Press Association.) GREYMOUTH, October 27. The Greymouth Trotting Club’s meeting concluded today in fine weather with the track in excellent order. There was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £16,864, compared with £13,566 for the same day last year, and for the meeting £30,475 10s, compared with £26,871 last year, an

increase of £3604 10s, a record for the meeting. Results: — Gieseking Handicap, 12|f: 1/1 Douglas McElwyn, 36yds behind (L. F. Berkett) 1; 2/2 Echoist, 36yds behind. 2; 6/6 Cleeve Hill, 48yds behind, 3. One length; five lengths. Time, 3.41 2-5. Tradesmen’s Handicap, lOlf: 2/2 Sailor’s Fancy, scr (C. King) !; 4/4 Waikari Chief, scr, 2; 3/3 Cinchona, 36yds behind, 3. Two lengths; six lengths. Time, 3.5. Progressive Handicap, 12-Jf: 2/2 Lazybones, scr (A. L. Reid) 1; 3/3 Oxford King, scr, 2; 10/7 Welcome Stranger, scr, 3. One and a half lengths; half a length. Time, 3.35. Labour Day Handicap, 2m: 1/1 Indian Clipper, 48yds behind (T. Gleeson) 1; 2/2 Marfax, scr, 2; 7/6 Brigadier, 12 yds behind, 3, Three-quarters of a length; four lengths. Time, 4.33 1-5. Ngahere Handicap, 12|f: 1/1 Echoist, scr (Butterick) 1; 2/1 Douglas McElwyn, scr, 2; 3/3 Cleeve Hill, 12yds bey hind, 3. Two lengths; four lengths. Time, 3.42. Hurricane Handicap, 12£-f: 3/3 Manpower, scr (C. King) 1; 1/1 Serapeum, scr (R. Donald) 2; 6/6 Direct Bingen. 12yds behind (G. F. Robinson) 3. Half a length; one length. Time, 3.39 3-5. Cobden Handicap, 1/1 Oxford King, scr (Yeatman) 1; 2/2 Talak, scr, 2; 7/6 Queen High, 12yds behind, 3. Four lengths; one and a half. Whirlwind Handicap, BJf: 1/1 Marfax, scr (Behrns) 1; 10/10 Royal Tfavis, scr, 2; '9/9 Yankeeland, scr, 3. One length and a half: three. Time, 2.24 2-5.