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Grand Finals (Pacers) 1950-1959
Starters, Trainers, Drivers
   
9 1950 (VIC): MELB. SHOWGROUNDS  Trainer Driver  
1 CAPTAIN SANDY (24yds) Jock BAIN Jack WATTS
2 GLOBE DIRECT (24yds) Maurice HOLMES Maurice HOLMES
3 SPRAYMAN (12yds) Allan HOLMES Clarry KING
4 DARBY GLOBE (Scr) Dinny BYRNES George GATH
5 DAWN VOLO (Scr) Geddes LUCK Geddes LUCK
6 JACK HOPE (12yds) Tom WILSON Tom WILSON
7 NEVAMAID (12yds) Tom BUTTERWORTH Tom BUTTERWORTH
8 MISS WINGATE (12yds) Roy HUGHES Roy HUGHES
9 SILVER PEAK (24yds) Frank CULBERT Frank CULBERT
10 FINDON QUEEN (12yds) Bob NORMAN Wally BOWYER
  (14fur-SS)  25/02/1950  $20,000  (Race Book) Margins: Head X 3yds  Rate: 2:11.8  
  Series Total:  $42,000
 
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  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (11f-SS)  11/02/1950  (Race Book) QD (15½f-SS)  18/02/1950  (Race Book) QD (120Trtf-SS)  22/02/1950  (Race Book)
  GLOBE DIRECT (M Holmes) 24yds 2:09.2 CLAUDE DERBY (R Shaw) Scr 2:13.0 NEVAMAID (T Butterworth) 12yds 2:09.6
  CLAUDE DERBY (R Shaw) Scr 2:08.1 TIVOLI STAR (W McKay) Scr 2:13.5 SPRAYMAN (C King) 12yds 2:11.0
  AVIAN DERBY (G Wilson) Scr 2:10.1 DARBY GLOBE (D Byrnes) Scr 2:13.6 FINDON QUEEN (W Bowyer) Scr 2:10.6
 
Consolation (12½f-SS)
  CONGO SONG (C. King) Scr 2:12.0
  HATTERAS (A Gath) Scr 2:13.8      
 
10 1951 (NZ): ADDINGTON  Trainer Driver  
1 VEDETTE  (12yds) Mauricee HOLMES Maurice HOLMES
Vedette
2 SOANGETAHA  (Scr) Bill COATES Derek JONES
3 PARAWA DERBY  (12yds) Jack PRINGLE Jack PRINGLE
4 DRAGOMAN  (Scr) Ian HERBERT Ian HERBERT
5 ADA SCOTT  (Scr) Tom GUNNING Tom GUNNING
6 AQUA LADY  (Scr) Patrick O'REILLY Patrick O'REILLY
7 BLUE MIST  (Scr) Claude FAIRMAN Doug WATTS
8 COMMANDER SCOTT  (Scr) George NOBLE George NOBLE
9 ON APPROVAL  (Scr) Ossie HOOPER Ossie HOOPER
10 ZULU  (Scr) Don MANSON Don MANSON
11 CHAMFER  (24yds) Maurice HOLMES Bob YOUNG
12 DUNDEE SANDY  (24yds) Vic ALBORN Vic ALBORN
13 CAPTAIN SANDY  (36yds) Jock BAIN Tubby GRAY
  (13fur-SS)  24/02/1951  $NZ25,000  (Race Book) Margins: 1¼ lgths X½ lgth. Rate: 2:04.6  
  Series Total:  $NZ51,250
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (12f-SS) QD (10f-SS) 17/02/1951  (Race Book) QD (16f-SS)
  BLUE MIST (DC Watts) Scr 2:05.4 ADA SCOTT (TH Gunning) Scr 2:06.5 PARAWA DERBY (JB Pringle) 12yds 2:07.8
  COMMANDER SCOTT (GB Noble)Scr 2:07.4 SOANGETAHA (D Jones) Scr 2:07.0 AQUA LADY (PG O'Reilly) Scr 2:09.8
  SOANGETAHA (D Jones) Scr 2:08.4 ZULU (DR Manson) Scr 2:07.3 VEDETTE (M Holmes) 12yds 2:07.4
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  MAORI HOME (V Alborn) Scr 2:07.5
 
11 1952 (NSW): HAROLD PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 AVIAN DERBY (24yds) Syl BRAY Darkie WILSON
Avian Derby
2 RECOVERED (Scr) Frank PETERSON Frank PETERSON
3 FLOODLIGHT (12yds) Don CORNISH Don CORNISH
4 JACK HOPE (24yds) Jack LEWIS Jack LEWIS
5 REAL LAWN (12yds) Bill WILKINS Bill WILKINS
6 TENNESSEE SKY (12yds) Lyle WALLACE Lyle WALLACE
7 PICK ON (Scr) Perc HALL Perc HALL
8 DAWN VOLO (Scr) Geddes LUCK Geddes LUCK
9 INDIAN GAME (Scr) Fred CUTTS Edgar KENNERLEY
10 MINOR DERBY (Scr) Frank SMITH Frank SMITH
  (13fur-SS)  01/03/1952  $20,000 Margins: 1 length X 1 length  Rate: 2:07.2  
  Series Total:  $43,000  (Race Book)
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (10f-SS) 19/02/1952  (Race Book) QD (110Trtf-SS) 23/02/1952  (Race Book) QD (15½f-SS) 26/02/1952  (Race Book)
  RECOVERED (FW Peterson) Scr 2:10.6 INDIAN GAME (E Kennerley) Scr 2:10.8 PICK ON (PJ Hall) Scr 2:11.6
  AVIAN DERBY (GD Wilson) 24yds 2:07.6 RECOVERED (F Peterson) Scr 2:08.6 JACK HOPE (JH Lewis) Scr 2:08.6
  DAWN VOLO (D Luck) Scr 2:10.0 AVIAN DERBY (GD Wilson) 24yds 2:07.2 MINOR DERBY (FA Smith) Scr 2:07.8
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  COURT LADY (AJ Thompson) Scr 2:09.0
  BRUCE HALL (H Mazoudier) Scr 2:12.6
 
12 1953 (WA): GLOUCESTER PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 CAPTAIN SANDY (24yds) Dinny NOLAN Bob POLLOCK
2 RIBANDS (12yds) Perc HALL Perc HALL
3 KELLETT (12yds) Cliff CLARKE Fred KERSLEY (Snr)
4 RECOVERED (12yds) Frank PETERSON Frank PETERSON
5 BLUE MIST  (24yds) Claude FAIRMAN Freeman HOLMES
6 BRUCE HALL (12yds) Harold MAZOUDIER Harold MAZOUDIER
7 FLOODLIGHT (24yds) Don CORNISH Don CORNISH
8 TENNESSEE SKY (12yds) Frank KERSLEY Frank KERSLEY
9 BEAU DON (Scr) Bill FOY Bill FOY
10 AVIAN DERBY (48yds) Syl BRAY Syl BRAY
11 DAINTY ROSE (Scr) Bob PARKER Bob PARKER
12 EXPENSIVE (12yds) Jack LEWIS Jack LEWIS
  (13fur-SS)  28/02/1953  $20,000  (Race Book) Margins: ½ length X 3 lengths. Rate: 2:05.8  
  Series Total:  $43,000
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (12f-SS) QD (14f-SS) QD (16f-SS)
  BLUE MIST (FG Holmes) 24yds 2:07½ RECOVERED (FW Peterson) 12yds 2:06½ KELLETT (F Kersley) 12yds 2:10.0
  BEAU DON (WF Read) Scr 2:80Wrt BLUE MIST (FG Holmes )24yds 2:08.5 BEAU DON (FW Foy) Scr 2:12¼
  RIBANDS (PJ Hall) 12yds 2:70Wrt RIBANDS (PJ Hall) 12yds 2:14.0 RIBANDS (PJ Hall) 12yds 2:08.6
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  VICTORY GLOBE (FG Holmes) 12yds 2:110Wrt
  AVONDALE (SW Bray) Scr 2:09½
 
13 1954 (SA): WAYVILLE  Trainer Driver  
1 TENNESSEE SKY (12yds) Frank KERSLEY Frank KERSLEY

Tennessee Sky
2 RECOVERED (24yds) Frank PETERSON Frank PETERSON
3 ANDI (12yds) Ron RYAN Ron RYAN
4 CAPTAIN SANDY (48yds) Tom TAYLOR Jimmy BRYCE (Jnr)
5 FLOODLIGHT (36yds) Don CORNISH Don CORNISH
6 BEAU DON (24yds) Bill FOY Bill FOY
7 DAINTY ROSE (12yds) Bob PARKER Bob PARKER
8 GOULBURN MONARCH (Scr) Don DUCAT Don DUCAT
9 MERCHANT (Scr) Bob NORMAN Dick WEBSTER
10 HEDONIST (Scr) Frank TURNER Frank TURNER
11 SPARKLING MAX (Scr) Bob PARKER George GATH
12 WILBURS HOPE (Scr) Gordon ROTHACKER Gordon ROTHACKER
  (13fur-SS)  06/03/1954  $20,000 (Race Book) Margins: 2 yards X 2 yards  Rate: 2:11.4  
  Series Total:  $43,000
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (10f 84yds-SS) 20/02/1954 (Race Book) QD (15f 84yds-SS) 24/02/1954 (Race Book) QD (11f 132yds-SS) 27/02/1954 (Race Book)
  MERCHANT (K Webster) Scr 2:11.0 ANDI (R Ryan) 12yds 2:12.5 GOULBURN MONARCH (D Ducat) Scr 2:12.1
  SPARKLING MAX (RA Parker) Scr 2:11.3 FLOODLIGHT (D Cornish) 36yds 2:12.2 BEAU DON (FW Foy) Scr 2:13.2
  WILBUR'S HOPE (G Rothacker) Scr 2:14.2 RIBANDS (PJ Hall) 48yds 2:09.9 MERCHANT (K Webster) Scr 2:12.1
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  LADY JOSS (A Picken) 24yds 2:10.3
  ERINGA (W Bowyer) Scr 2:14.5
 
14 1955 (NZ): ALEXANDRA PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 TACTICIAN  (18yds) Maurice McTIGUE Maurice McTIGUE
Tactician
2 JOHNNY GLOBE  (48yds) Don NYHAN Don NYHAN
3 PETITE YVONNE  (18yds) Carl PAUL Peter WOLFENDEN
4 LAURELDALE  (18yds) Jim SMITH Fred SMITH (Jnr)
5 CADUCEUS  (6yds) Jack LITTEN Doug WATTS
6 THELMA GLOBE  (30yds) Jack PRINGLE Jack PRINGLE
7 PRINCE POLKA  (Scr) Max ALLEN John BUTCHER
8 RIBANDS (30yds) Charlie MUDDLE Jack WATTS
9 DANCING YEARS  (Scr) Maurice HOLMES Maurice HOLMES
10 RECENT CHOICE  (Scr) Jim WINTER Derek JONES
11 OUR ROGER  (6yds) Jack LITTEN Jack LITTEN
  (16fur-SS)  26/02/1955  $NZ25,000  (Race Book) Margins: 2 lengths X one length. Rate: 2:09.8  
  Series Total:  $NZ43,750
 
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (10f-SS)  12/02/1955 (Race Book) QD (13f-SS) 19/02/1955  (Race Book)
  OUR ROGER (JD Litten) Scr 2:08.6 TACTICIAN (MC McTigue) 12yds 2:05.8
  CADUCEUS (JD Litten) 6yds 2:05.8 PETITE YVONNE (P Wolfenden) 6yds 2:09.2
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  AU REVOIR (JD Watts) Scr 2:10.4
 
15 1956 (NSW): HAROLD PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 GENTLEMAN JOHN (12yds) Eric ROTHACKER Eric ROTHACKER
Gentleman John
2 MINERAL SPRING (12yds) Merv ADAMS Merv ADAMS
3 CADUCEUS (36yds) Jack LITTEN Jack LITTEN
4 PARA STEP (Scr) Harold BAMBRIDGE Ken BAMBRIDGE
5 BLUE GAMBLE (24yds) Arch EGAN Arch EGAN
6 SPRINGFIELD GUY (Scr) Alan SINDEL Alan SINDEL
7 SET POINT (Scr) Mick BOTTLES Mick BOTTLES
8 ANDI (24yds) Ron RYAN Ron RYAN
9 THELMA GLOBE (36yds) Jack PRINGLE Jack PRINGLE
10 ACTIVE AYR (Scr) Bob FARRELL Bob FARRELL
  (13½fur-SS)  25/02/1956  $25,000 Margins: Head X 1¼ lengths  Rate: 2:08.8  
  Series Total:  $38,000
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (11½f-SS) QD (15½f-SS) QD (13f-SS)
  GENTLEMAN JOHN (EJ Rothacker) Scr 2:09.6 BLUE GAMBLE (A Egan) 24yds 2:12.2 ACTIVE AYR (RV Farrell) 12yds 2:08.6
  SPRINGFIELD GUY (A Sindel) 12yds 2:09.6 THELMA GLOBE (JR Pringle) 36yds 2:10.6 PARA STEP (K Bambridge) Scr 2:12.4
  BLUE GAMBLE (A Egan) 12yds 2:08.6 MINERAL SPRING (M Adams) 12yds 2:11.2 SET POINT (H Bottles) 12yds 2:10.4
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  GENERAL GRATTAN (HR Alley) 12yds 2:12.0
  SALOON BAR (M Xuereb) Scr 2:09.2
 
16 1957 (WA): GLOUCESTER PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 RADIANT VENTURE (Scr) Max STEPHENS Digger CONNOR
Radiant Venture
2 ROBERT SHEEN (12yds) Bernie CUSHING Bernie CUSHING
3 PRECIPATION (Scr) Tom BELL Ron FLETCHER
4 CADUCEUS  (36yds) Jack LITTEN Frank KERSLEY
5 MINERAL SPRING (24yds) Merv ADAMS Merv ADAMS
6 MAGIC FLUTE (Scr) Fred KERSLEY (Snr) Freeman HOLMES
7 JACK ORO (24yds) Fred KERSLEY (Snr) Fred KERSLEY (Snr)
8 BEAU DON (24yds) Bill FOY Bill FOY
9 GREEK BRIGADE  (Scr) Len BAYER Len BAYER
10 MODULATION (Scr) Eric HURLEY Eric HURLEY
FELL FROSTY NELSON (24yds) Fred HOUGH Fred HOUGH
  (13fur-SS)  02/03/1957  $20,000 (Race Book) Margins: 8 yards X 3 inches. Rate: 2:06.8  
  Series Total:  $37,600
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (12f-SS) 20/02/1957 (Race Book) QD (13f-SS) 23/02/1957 (Race Book) QD (16f-SS) 27/02/1957 (Race Book)
  MINERAL SPRING (M Adams) 24yds 2:07.0 CADUCEUS (FE Kersley) 36yds 2:06¼ FROSTY NELSON (F Hough) 24yds 2:10.0
  RADIANT VENTURE (F Connor) Scr 2:07¾ FROSTY NELSON (F Hough) 24yds 2:07.0 RADIANT VENTURE (F Connor) Scr 2:08¼
  ROBERT SHEEN (B Cushing) Scr 2:08.0 MAGIC FLUTE (FG Holmes) Scr 2:11¼ CADUCEUS (FE Kersley) 36yds 2:11.5
 
  Consolation (13f-SS)
  BESSIE'S LAD (J Roberts) Scr 2:09.0
  AFLAME (FE Kersley) 24yds 2:08.0
 
17 1958 (SA): WAYVILLE  Trainer Driver  
1 FREE HALL (Scr) Bill SHINN Bill SHINN
Free Hall
2 SIBELIA (12yds) Jack WATTS Jack WATTS
3 FIRST DIVISION (Scr) Darkie WILSON Darkie WILSON
4 TAMINGA (12yds) Norm WEBSTER Norm WEBSTER
5 RADIANT VENTURE (24yds) Digger CONNOR Digger CONNOR
6 DILLON TOWER (12yds) Jim SCHRADER Jim SCHRADER
7 KIWI DILLON (Scr) Bill JOHNSON Max JOHNSON
8 FALSE STEP (24yds) Jack LITTEN Frank KERSLEY
9 GENTRY (24yds) Peter STEWART Doug WATTS
10 BELORO (Scr) Alby HOLBERTON Kevin BROOK
11 FETTLE (12yds) Ron HAYES Ron HAYES
12 PARA STEP (12yds) Harold BAMBRIDGE Ken BAMBRIDGE
  (12fur 206yds-SS) 15/03/1958 $20,000 (Race Book) Margins: Head X Nose  Rate: 2:10.4  
  Series Total:  $49,000
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (10f 84yds-SS) 01/03/1958 (Race Book) QD (11f-140yds-SS) 05/03/1958 (Race Book) QD (15f 84yds-SS) 08/03/1958 (Race Book)
  CARI BAR (N Gath) Scr 2:13.0 FIRST DIVISION (GD Wilson) Scr 2:11.2 TAMINGA (N Webster) 12yds 2:11.5
  KIWI DILLON (M Johnson) Scr 2:10.5 FALSE STEP (FE Kersley) 24yds 2:10.2 SIBELIA (JD Watts) 12yds 2:12.6
  MOON RAIDER (K Brook) Scr 2:11.8 FREE HALL (W Shinn) Scr 2:14.8 BELORO (K Brook) Scr 2:15.4
  CHIEF SPRING (N Webster) Scr 2:12.4 SULTANA (M Johnson) Scr 2:14.2 RADIANT VENTURE (F Connor) 24yds 2:10.8
 
  Consolation (12f 206yds-SS)
  SULTANA (M Johnson) Scr 2:10.8
  CALENDAR (M Johnson) Scr 2:11.2
 
18 1959 (VIC) - MELB. SHOWGROUNDS  Trainer Driver  
1 YOUNG PEDRO (Scr) Leo HUNT Leo HUNT
Young Pedro
2 DUSTY MILLER (Scr) Darkie WILSON Darkie WILSON
3 BILLABONG SCOTT (Scr) Merv ADAMS Jim CAFFYN
4 GAMBLING RAID (Scr) Bob PARKER Bob PARKER
5 CADUCEUS (36yds) Frank KERSLEY Frank KERSLEY
6 FIRST KISS (12yds) Joe TURNBULL Joe TURNBULL
7 MINERAL SPRING (12yds) Merv ADAMS Merv ADAMS
8 KODAK (Scr) Max JOHNSON Max JOHNSON
9 FIERY LAND (Scr) Norman GATH Norman GATH
10 DIABOLO DON (12yds) Len TREASURE Len TREASURE
11 SUPER ROYAL (12yds) Colin HADFIELD Peter WELLS
  (14fur-SS)  07/03/1959   $31,200 Margins: 3 yards X 2 yards  Rate: 2:11.8  
  Series Total:  $54,200 (Race Book)
     
  Qualifying Divisions
  QD (11f-SS) 21/02/1959 (Race Book) QD (12½f-SS) 25/02/1959 (Race Book) QD (15½f-SS) 28/02/1959  (Race Book)
  DIABOLO DON (LE Treasure) 12yds 2:10.8 DUSTY MILLER (GD Wilson) Scr 2:12.4 DIABOLO DON (LE Treasure) 12yds 2:11.6
  FIERY LAND (N Gath) Scr 2:11.0 KODAK (MR Johnson) Scr 2:11.0 SUPER ROYAL (P Wells) 12yds 2:09.8
  GAMBLING RAID (RA Parker) Scr 2:09.8 YOUNG PEDRO (LP Hunt) Scr 2:13.2 CADUCEUS (FE Kersley) 36yds 2:10.4
  DUSTY MILLER (GD Wilson) Scr 2:10.6 CADUCEUS (FE Kersley) 36yds 2:06.8 DUSTY MILLER (GD Wilson) Scr 2:13.2
  CADUCEUS (FE Kersley) 36yds 2:07.6 BILLABONG SCOTT (M Adams) Scr 2:11.0 BANNALAGH (FW Wilkins) Scr 2:12.6
 
  Consolation (14f-SS)
  KIWI DILLON (WF Johnson) 12yds 2:09.0
  CHIEF SPRING (W Webster) Scr 2:12.0
  INTERPRETATION (W Bowyer) Scr 2:12.6
  DERIVE (G Rothacker) 12yds 2:12.8

 

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