THE TURF

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 23, 7 November 1938, Page 2

THE TURF

CUP DAY TOMORROW. FORM SELECTIONS. (By “Torpedo.”) Christchurch Carnival Week will he advanced another stage to-morrow, when the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting will open, and the biggest event of the light harness year, the New Zealand Trotting Cup, will he run. The track at Addington is in perfect order for the week’s racing, and fast times should be recorded. Much interest will centre around the appearance of the veteran Harold Logan in the Cup for, at sixteen years, the olcl fellow will receive a rousing reception should ho once again lead the field home. All the events have drawn good fields and betting, as usual, will be on the win and place system. The following horses are selected as form possibilities in their respective events. Spring Handicap: Guy Hugo, Gyrate, Indolent. Empire Handicap: Fine Art, Wynan, Fremont.

Cup: Reporter, Lucky Jack, King’s Play.

Stakes: Special Edition, Revision, Shadow Boy.

Canterbury Handicap: Recess, Agile, Aide de Camp. Dominion Handicap: Captain Bolt, Peggotty, Lament. Victtoria Handicap: Donald, Dhu, Red Pigeon, Zincali. Hagley Handicap: Cantata, Frisco Lady, Glenrossie. The Fields. Spring Handicap, of £300; unhoppled trotters; 3.34 class; one mile and a half. —Esther, Grade Fields, Gyrate Native Huon, Prince Harvester, Reward, Royal Romance, Timworthy scr, Tonee, Indolent 12, Guy Hugo, Sister Mary, Survivor 24, Kippagh, Sonoma King 36, Great Admiral 84, Captain Bolt 108.

Empire- Handicap', of £300; 4.40 class ; two mi lies.—Bexley Girl,. Fine Ait, Golden Moness, Ivy Peterson, Lightning Lady, Moana Taina, 'Sage King, Shrewdy, Starwyn, Three Bells scr, Gold Salute, Treasure Bond, Twenty Grand 12, Wynan 24, Fremont', Wee Wrack 36, Belle Grattan Ddnor 48.

New Zealand Trotting Cup, of £2100; 4.26 class ; two miles. —Bonny Assure, Evicus, Ginger Jack, Morello, Plutus, Rey Spec, Rocks Ahead, Satin King, War Buoy scr, Ironside, King’s Play, Logan Derby, Reporter 12, Graham Direct 24, Harold Logan, King’s Warrior, Pot Luck 36, Lucky Jack, Parisienne 48, Lawn Derby 60. Riecarton Stakes of £300; for maiden three-year-olds; one mile and a quarter. —Virginia. Girl, Millimetre, Wainoni Girl, Special Edition, Wishful, Braw Lass, Repose, Coquette, Rewi,. Nelson Eddy, Talak, Axspear, Huguenot, Lady Carrol, Worthy Empress, Shadow Boy, Revision, Taiki. Canterbury Handicap, of £760 and plate; 4.30 class; two miles. —Agile, Recess, Southern Smile scr, Aide de Camp, Gallant Knight, Marsceres 12, Blair Athol, Isabel Derby, Renown s Best 24, Big Author, Bingen Palm, Village Guy 36. Dominion Handicap, of £600; unhoppled trotters; 4.39 class; two miles. —Little Reta, Parrish Belle, Pilot Peter scr, Aristotle, Flotsam, Helen’s Bay, Lament 12, Bittersweet, Discord 24, Golden Eagle 36, Captain Bolt, Wahnooka 48, Peggottv 72, Sea Gift I*2o.

Victoria Handicap, of £350 ; 4.35 class; two miles.—Bing Crosby, Colonel Grattan, Nell Grattan, Zincali scr,, Donald Dhu 12, Casanova, . Red Pigeon Rted, Ranger 24, Guy Junior, Mystery Yet 36, Ferry Post, Horse Power 48.

Hagley Handicap, of £350; 2.45 class; one mile and a. quarter.—Cantata, Double Great, Llewellyn’s Pride, Nervie’s Last, Rongomai ser, Big Author, Bingen Palm, Frisco Boy, Frisco Lady, Glenrossie, Rey Spec, Satin King 12, Worthy Light 24, Village 'Guy 36. WHANGAREI RACING CLUB. BACHELOR, KING WINS HANDICAP. (Per Press Association.) WHANG AREA, November 5. The Whangarei meeting was concluded in dull weather. There was a large attendance. The total i.sa tor handled £16,079 10s for the day against £14,428 on the second day last year. The total, for the meeting was £29,322, compared with £25,106 10s last year, an increase of £4215 10s. Results: —

Novice Stakes, of £80; five furlongs. —2 (2) Valdene 8.12 (Fergus) 1, 1 (1) Gay Movie 8.5 2, 4 (4) Flying Eagle 8.12 3. Won bv a short head. Time, 1.3 2-5.

Marsden Hack Handicap, of £120; six furlongs.—3 (3) 'Silver Eagle 7.10 (Clifford) 1, 7 (6) Eastern Heir 8.0 2, 4 (4) Paint 7.7 3. Won by two lengths. Time. 1.16 2-5.

Poroti Hack Hurdles of £150; about oine mile and a. half. —3 (4) Cadger 9.4 (McLaughlin) 1. 2 (2) Maingukaha 9.13 2 1 (1) Centaurns 9.10 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.0 2-5.

Park Handicap of £200; one mile. — 4 (5) Shy 8.2 (Nicholson) 1, 5 (4) Tybalt 7.13 2.2 (1) Sergiu 9.6 3. Won by hall a length. Time, 1.44 2-5.

Kauri Handicap, of £9O; six furlongs.— 1 (2) Oriental Bay, 8.11 (Cameron) 1. 2 (1) Kenneth Robert 8.4 2, 5 (5) Orient Dawn 3. Won iby six lengths. Time, 1.16 2-5. President’s Handicap, of £175; fix furlongs, —1 Bachelor King 8.2 (Gilchrist) 1,2 Olimalia 7.0 2. 3 Alyth 7.12 3. Won by a length and a quarter, l ime, 1.1.5 2-5. Titoki Hack Handicap, of £150; one mile.—3 (3) Chief Lap 8.7 (Foam) 1, 5 (5) British Banner 7.8-2, 2 (2) Ringshot 3. Won bv a length. Time, 1.41 4-5. Farewell Handicap, of £150; one

niilo, —1 (1) MM do Mer 8.0 (Horne) 1. 5 (6) Fidelis 8.0 2, G (7) High Tea B*ll 3. Won bv a length and a half. Time, 1.43 3-5. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. PAPER SLIPPER WINS STEWARDS CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. An ovorcase skv and a- cold easterly wind were in evidence on Saturday morning, hot. there was a very large attendance at Riccnrton lor the opening of Carnival W oek. Conditions overhead improved during the afternoon, and the track was in splendid condition.

The totalisator handled £70,266, compared with £65,585 10s on Clip Day last year. Concluding results: — Welcome Stakes, of £750; live furlongs.—s (5) Winning Rival 8.0 (G. H. Humphries) 1, 1 (1) Beau Livre 8.5 2, 3 (2) Nora Gregor 8.0 3. Won by, a neck, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.1.

Apprentices’ Handicap, of £300; one mile.—l (1) Auctor 8.5 (W. Connor) 1, 2 (2) Saki 7.7 2, 6 (8) Passaform 8.9 3. AVoil by a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.40. Stewards’ Handicap, of £800; six furlongs.—l (1) Paper • Slipper, *8.73 (A. El. Ellis) 1, 9 (9) Surmount 8.1 2, 1 (1) Counterblast (bracketed, with winner) 3. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.11 1-5.

Riccarton Handicap, of £350; nine furlongs.—3 (4) Sovereign 'Lady 8.7 (B. H. Morrie) 1,2 (2) Lady Montana 8.3 2, 7 (7) Happy Night 7.7 3. AVon by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.52 3-5. NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB. LADY FURST AYINS STAKES.

HASTINGS, November 5. The Napier” Park Racing Club’s spring meeting was opened in glorious ■weather. There was a good attendance, and the totalisator handled £7833, compared with £7703 last year, an increase of £l3O. Concluding results: Park Stakes— of £150; one mile and a quarter—2 Lady Furst 7.12 (Anderson) 1, 3 Curie 7.10 (Murford) 2, 5 Skyway 7.0 (Stowe) 3. AVon by five lengths. Time, 2.10 2-5. Ahuriri Hack Handicap, of £100; six furlongs—l Hagen 9.4 (Sheild) 1, 4 Diana Tetrix 8.4 2, 5 AVilful Lady 7.9 3. AVon by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.16 1-5.

Flying Handicap, of £125; six furlongs—2 lvar 7.6 (Campbell) 1, 3 Fossieker 7.2 (Forsyth) 2, 5 Huntette 7.6 (Marsh) 3. AVon by four lengths. Time, 1.14 2-5.

County Hack Handicap, of £1.00; one mile—l Granvale 8.11 (Chaplin) 1, 9 Boatsong 7.0 (Mudford) 2, 8 Colenso 7.2 (Stowe) 3. A\ T on by two lengths. Time, 1.45.

THAMES TROTTING CLUB. EQUIPOISE WINS CUP. THAMES, November 5. The Thames Trotting Club’s meeting was held to-day in fine weather. The track was in good order and the totalisatpr investments amounted to £15,258, against £13,627 last year. Results: Karalca Handicap, of £l3O, 3.5 class; one mile and a quarter—l-1 Here Oro scr 1, 3-3 Marcus scr 2, 5-6 Royal Direct 24 3. Won by a short neck, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2.53 1-5. Tararu Handicap, of £130; unhoppled trotters,. 3.49 class; one mile and a half—4-5 Moira Bingen scr 1, 12-12 Reception 120 2, 6-9 Singing Bird scr 3. Won 'by a length and a half, two lengths between second and third. Time, 3.41 2-5.

Totara Handicap, of £l3O, 3.36 class; one mile and a half—2-2 Gold Circle 24 1, 919 Post Haste 12 2, 6-3 Stargum 12 3. Won by a head. Time, 3.26 1-5.

Goldfields Cup, of £2OO, 4.48 class; two miles—2-3 Equipoise 48 1, 8-8 Lady Amanda scr 2, 4-4 Petite Jewel scr 3. Won by eight lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, 4.32 3-5. Ngatea Handicap, of £l3O, 3.43 class, one mile and a half—l-2 Peter Smith scr 1, 2-1 Rere Oro 48 2, 7-8 Royal Direct 24 3. Won by 12 lengths, two lengths between second and third. Time, 3.30 2-5.

• Omaha Handicap, of. £150; unhoppled trotters, 4.57 class; two miles -1 Great Sonoma 108 1, 1-2 Reception 36 2, 4-4 Nelson Chief 1.2 3. Won by a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4.41.

Hnurnki Handicap, of £l3O, 3.1 class; one mile and a quarter—6-4 Elsie Hamlvn scr 1, 3-3 Stargum 12 2, 8-6 Bedford 36 3. Won by a head, a length and a half between second 'and third. Time, 2.50 3-5.

Puru Handicap, of £135, 2.57 class; one mile and a quarter—l-2 Van Derby 36 1, 3-4 Uenuku 48 2, 5-4 Lady Amanda, scr 3. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third. Time, 2.48.