ASHBURTON TROTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 206, 13 June 1931, Page 6

ASHBURTON TROTS

THE WINTER MEETING.

SILVER DE ORA WINS SAPLING STAKES. COUNTY HANDICAP TO SATIN KING. Glorious weather conditions prevailed to-day when the Ashburton Trotting Club’s winter meeting was held on the Ashburton Racecourse. The morning was frosty but not so much so as on other mornings this week. There w&s a. large attendance sof patrons, for a trotting meeting at Ashburton can be counted upon to be a centre of attraction, the Club may be counted on to make it so. Trotting in Mid-Canterbury has a large following, and all parts of the County were repersented on the lawns to-day. Cars brought many people from other parts of the province and a special train landed a large contingent from the north. The programme. was an excellent one, including the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, in which much interest was taken, the appearance of the horses in the bird-cage and! in the preliminaries being keenly followed. The track was in first class order. The Ashburton Silver Band was in attendance during the afternoon and played a programme of lively music. It was noted that in all but _ tho second event there were bracketings, some of them haying two groups. It is a long time since so many brackets appeared at an Ashburton race meeting. Results up to the time “ The Guardian ” went to press were as follow: — TRIAL HANDICAP (in harness), of 100 sovs; for horses that can do 345 or better. One mile and a half.

'l. Mr G. H. Nicoll’s b g Ruin, 3yrs, scr (M. Holmes) 1 4. Messrs W. H. and W. A. Lake’s hr f Golden Harvest, 3yrs, scr ' ' (F. Holmes) 2 15. Mr A. Smith’s eh m Tatsv de Oro, syrs, scr (Owner) 3 Also started: 9 Red Clover scr, 12 Elsie de Oro (coupled with Linella 36yds behind), 14 Native Cole scr, 11 Logan Fraser scr, 13 Peter Locanda scr, 3 Aim worthy scr, 7 Autowin scr, ■ 6 Tuscan scr, 2 Warbird scr, 19 War Girl scr, 17 Claranda scr, 10 Jester 12yds behind, 5 Symmetry 24, 18 Eiffelton Lass 36, 16 Master Don 48, : tj 8 Gun Fire 60, 20 Silver Bingen 72. The first event was marred by a bad smash right in front of the stand, a few seconds after the start. There was "a good getaway. At the stand the leaders were Golden Harvest, Peter . Locanda, Ruin and Tatsy de Oro. Right behind them was a bunch. Red Clover tripped and a wheel collapsed as it swerved. This brought down the next horse and in a flash there were six horses and six men in a heao in one of the worst mix-ups seen on the course for a long time. Those who fell were Red Cloyer, Gun Fire, Warbird, Logan Fraser. Jester and Aim worthy. The gear of Symmetry was damaged and it, was pulled up at the end of the straight. Two of the drivers (D. Withers and M. B. Edwards) were in the middle of a heap of horses and sulkies and) though they appeared 'to r be in a bad way for awhile, they soon recovered and were helped to the stand. The other horses went on, and round at the back the leaders were Golden Harvest, Ruin, Peter Locanda and Autowin. Much of the interest of . the race was lost because so much ’’ attention was centred on the tangle in front of the stand, where officials and others were making desperate efforts to clear the wreckage of splintered sulkies before the field came round. It was cleared just in time to .diet Ruin through for a three length - win from Golden Harvest. Tatsy die Oro was third, two lengths back, fol- - lowed closely by Master Don. Times, i, 3min 26 3-ssec, 3min 27 2-ssec, 3min 28 2-ssee. w D. Withers suffered slight concussion, but the others in the smash were suffering only from bruises.

2 10NGBEACH HANDICAP (iu liar- .... ness), of 125 sovs - for anhoppled >t*. . trotters that ran do 3.50 or better. One mile and a half. 1. Mr G. Morris’s b m Edith Voyage, syrs, 60yds (R. Townley) 1 6. Mr W. Shields’s b m Fairyland, 4yrs, 12yds (A. Candy) 2 11. Mr J. Wallis’s b g Lucky Voyage, aged, 12yds (Owner) 3 t f Also started: 2 Real Boy scr. 17 Last Child sea', 8 Corn Rose scr, 5 Question scr, 12 Maryin Guy scr, 14 Precious Gift scr, 3 Honora Bingen t; scr, 7 Modern Girl scr, 15 Our Bingen f,". scr, 10 Rembrandt scr, 13 Trickful r 12yds behind, 4 Rey 12, 16 Jean Ballin 48, 9 Margaret Parrish 84. Precious Gift was the only one that did not get away. There was a good * start and the leaders past the stand were Question, Lucky Voyage, Real Boy, Last Child, Trickful, Rembrandt and Jean Ballin. Round at the back, the horses were strung out in a long - line, the order being much the same. Real Boy broke twice and lost much ground. The two first horses were 1/4 well ahead of the rest of the field. Edith Voyage came up in the straight and just managed to get first money, ;; beating Fairyland by a head. Lucky Voyage was half a length back, third. : 1 Trickful was about six lengths back, 1 fourth. Times, 3min 32 4-ssec, 3min 37see, 3min 37 l-ssee.

ASHBURTON COUNTY HANDICAP .”! (in harness), of 300 sovs; second horse 50 sovs and third horse 25 sovs from the stake; for horses * . that can do 4.32 or better. Two miles. 1. Mr W. McDonald’s b g Satin r King, 4yrs, scr (O. E. Hooper) 1 Z- 9. Mr J. Black’s b g Sunny Bob, X [ :6yrs,. scr. (C. S. Donald) 2 2. Mr H. Allan’s b g Rollo, syrs, 24yds (R. Berry) 3 X Also started; 1 Great Bingen 36yds ,; behind (coupled with the winner), 8 •*» Steel All scr, 3 Dillon Logan scr, 6 !; v Wrackeen scr, 10 Real Light 12yds ”> behind, 5 Avenger 12 (coupled with Cyone 12, coupled with Harvest Child ‘ 12), 7 Pageant 24, 4 Erin’s Fortune 60. After a good start, the first to show out were Steel All, Sunny Bob and ' ‘ Satin King. Soon afterwards Steel All was in front from Satin King and /. Dillon Logan. Passing the stand the leaders were Steel All, Satin King, ri Wrackeen, Sunny Bob, Pageant, Rollo * andi Dillon Logan, in that older. Round at the- back Steel All was still 7s, in front, and the field was well hunched. Satin King, Sunny Bob, 4 ' Rollo and Pageant came down the straight almost together. Satin King got in by half a length, from Sunny Bob, with Rollo three-quarters of a length away, third. Pageant was

fourth, close up. Times, 4min 2osec, 4min 25 l-ssec, 4min 23 2-osec.

NEW ZEALAND (SAPLING STAKES (in harness), of 850 sovs; first horse 525 soys, second horse 175 sovs, third horse 100 soys and fourth horse 50 sovs; for two-year-olds; class 3.40. One mile and a half. 7. Mr G. Stanley’s ch f Silver de Oro (S. A. Edwards) 1 1. Mr J. Nicoll’s b c Tempest (J. Kennerley) 2 6. Mr J. R. McKenzie’s b f May Chenault (O. E. Hooper) 3

Also started': 14 Lone Derby, 11 Myra Chenault, 13 Avaunt, 5 Gold Paper, 12 Clem Dawe, 3 Finnebrogue, 9 Eastern Queen, 4 Avernus, 2 Edna Worthy, 1 Giro (coupled with second horse), 8 Speed Queen, 10 Mauser. The youngsters made an excellent race of the Sapling Stakes. There was a pretty good start, Giro, Speed Queen, Clem Dawe and Avernus being slow to get away. Passing the stand the leaders were May Chenault, Silver de Oro, Tempest, Eastern Queen, Gold Paper, Edna Worthy, Mauser and Avernus. Round at the back the order was much the same, all the horses keeping well together. Avernus was seen to be coming up along the back stretch. May Chenault and Tempest were leading as the field turned to come round to the straight, and it looked like a good race. Into the straight, Tempest led from May Chenault, Silver de Oro and Edna Worthy. Silver de Oro came on to win by a length and a half from Tempest, which beat May Chena-ult to second money by two lengths. Gold Paper was fourth, Giro fifth and Mauser sixth. Times, 3min 25 4-ssec, 3min 26 4-ssec, 3min 27 3-ssec. There was an enthusiastic scene in the bird-cage when the president (Mill. F. Nicoll) congratulated the owner of the winning horse. The Sapling Stakes ribbon was tied! round Silver de Ore’s neck by Mrs Le C. Latter, daughter of Mr H. F. Nicoll, and hearty cheers were given as the winner made a round of the cage '.n front of an admiring crowd.

ACTON HANDICAP (in. harness), of 125 sovs; for horses that can do 3.28 or better. One mile and a half. 9. Mr A. G. Wilson’s b m Lily Harold, ageS, scr (Owner) 1 1. Mr W. Moran’s ch m Netta Oro, oyrs, 12yds (F. G. Holmes) 2 4. Mr J. J. Kennerley’s ch p Kelp, oyrs, 24yds (Owne-) 3

Also started: 8 Glenlake scr, 6 Lough! Neagh scr. 3 Logaleen scr, £ Pink Sugar scr, 10 Kreisler scr, ? Ayrmont Chimes scr, 7 Sonoma 12yds behind, 1 Maurice Dillon 12 (coupled with second horse).

Passing the stand after a good start, the leaders were Pink Sugar, Logaleen, Ayrmont Chimes, Maurice Dillon l , Sonoma and Glenlake. Round at the back, where the field bunched up, Maurice Dillon ran into third place. Coming round to the straight Ayrmont Chimes was in the lead from Maurice Dillon and Netta Oro. Lily Harold came up and won by a neck from Netta Oro. Kelp was third, a length back. Ayrmont Chimes was fourth. Times, 3min 19 4-ssec, 3min 19sec, 3min 18 2-ssec.

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (in harness), of 200 sovs ; for unhoppled trotters that can do 4.50 or hotter. Two miles. 1. Mr G. J. Barton’s hr g Sir Voyage, aged, 60yds (W. J. Tomkinson) 1 8. Mr W. Doyle’s b & Mountain Mist, oyrs, 12yds (Owner) 2 4. Messrs Parsons’ Brothers and Wilson’s ch g King Oscar, aged, scr (J. Wilson) 3

Also started: 2 Hawkesbury’s Pride scr (coupled with Iwanta scr), 11 Mickey Audubon scr, 5 Great Nelson 24yds behind, 3 Merce Bingen 36, 10 Gemlight 36, 7 Great Way 48, 9 Repute 48, 6 Arctotis 48, 1 12 Nelson Boy 84.

King Oscar, Great Nelson, Repute and Mountain Mist were the first to show out after the start. Passing the stand) the leaders were King Oscar (with several lengths to the good), Great Nielson, Repute, Great Way and Iwanta, in that order. At the back, Repute ran into second place, and Mountain Mist was coming up fast. In the straight entrance the leaders were King Oscar, Mountain Mist and Sir Voyage. Sir Voyage won by a head from Mountain Mist. King Oscar was three lengths back, third, with Gemlight fourth and Great Way fifth. Times, 4min 33 2-ssec, 4min 37 3-ssec, 4min 41 4-ssec.

'WINTER HANDICAP (in harness), of 150 sovs; for horses that can do 2.48 or better. One mile and a Quarter. 3. Messrs Clarkson and Graham’s ch g Sodium, 4vrs scr (J. Bryce) 1 1. Mr H. F. Nicoll’s b m Arethusa, 3vrs, 12yds (M. Holmes) 2 3. Messrs Houston Brothers’ ch g Editor, 6yrs, scr (coupled with the winner) (G. MeKendry) 3 Also started: 7 Wild Voyage scr, 4 Tenedos scr, 9 Jolly !P‘et 12yds behind!, 2 Dillon Logan 12, 8 John Noble 12, Milo Minto 24, 10 Avenger 24, 6 Erin’s Fortune 48.