METROPOLITAN TC.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 140, 25 March 1948, Page 5

METROPOLITAN TC.

NEWS OF THE TURF

! PROSPECTS FOR SATURDAY (By “Durbar.”) TIIO final day of the Metropolitan T.C. yrill be held at Addington on Saturday. Handy-sized fields of class performers have accepted for all events and patrons are assured of some .excellent light harness sport. The following horses should perform well in their respective events: — Spreydoro Handicap Acclamation, Heir Apparent, Jason’s Quest. Welcome Handicap Merrymaker, Spring Fancy, Rayon. Cashmere Handicap Right Royal, Mount Mellick, Good Review. Easter Stakes —Highland Fling, Emulous, Aberhall. Linwood Handicap —Final Count, Commander Scott, Monagh Leagh - High-Class Trotting Stakes Aerial Scott, Pardon Me, Sure Harvest. Liverpool Handicap —Henry of Navarre, Minoru, Proprietor. Au Revoir Sprint Handicap —Highland Fling, Sprayman, Integrity. The Fields 10.45 a.m i Spreydon Handicap, of £850; trotters; 4min 43sec class; two miles.— David; Dryden, Lucky Bill, Song Bird scr; Jimmy Scott, Heir Apparent 12; Bellisima 24; Acclamation, Gold Weed, Jason’s Quest 36; Royal Dale 60; Belmoral 72. 11.28 a.m Welcome Handicap, of £750; two-year-olds; one mile and a quarter.— Bonny Opal, Bronze Gold, Dominion Jack, Glen Evis, Globe Theatre, Gold Silk, Josedale Audubon, Mojavie, Monty Frisco, Night Raider, Perpetua, Scottish Nurse, Spring Fancy, Spring Fashion, Trixie Milne, Vigilant scr; Merrymaker, Rayon 12. 12.13 p.m Cashmere Handicap, of £1250; 4min 32sec class; two miles.—Mountain Hall, Scholarship, Tam 'o Shanter scr; Bonny Clare, Bonny Scott, Caledonian Girl, Democrat, Indigo, Jeeves, Mountmellick, Right Royal, Stirling Castle 12; Absolutely, Ben Adam, Good Review, Quite Happy 24; Caudray, Limerick Pride, Radical 36. 12.58 p.rm— Easter Stakes, of £2750; 3min Msec class; one mile and a half Aberhall, Acropolis, Countless, Double Peter, Dundee Sandy, Emulous, Highland Fling, Integrity, In the Mood, s£naye of Diamonds, Loyal Peter, Navigate, Turco. 1.43 p.m.—j

* Linwood Handicap, of, £150; 4min 28sec class; two miles.—Commander Scott, Imperial Grattan, Pre-Eminence scr; Dillondale, Jackie Guy, Monagh Leagh, Safari 12; Desert Lad, Elation, Final Count 24; Follow Me 48. 2.28 p.m High-Class Trotting Stakes, of £1500; 2min 51sec class; x>ne mile and a quarter.—Aerial Scott, Bancor, Blue Horizon, Casabianca, Castigate, Fantom, Flying Scott, Mistydale, Pardon Me, Range Finder, Rerewaka, Sure Harvest, Toushay, Will Cary, Willie Winkie.

3.13 p.m.—• Liverpool Handicap, of £1000; 4min 36sec class; two miles. l —Henry of Nav arre, Horatio Nelson, Play Safe, Queen Jewel scr; Ace of Diamonds, Doonholme, Indian ‘.Triumph, Lyndale. Minoru, National Velvet, Pocket Edition, Proprietor 12; Positive, Red Ace 24; Maida Dillon, Novelda, Pimpernel 36,

3.58 p.m._^ Au Revoir Sprint Handicap, of £1250; 2min Bsec class; one mile.— Bulldozer, Cameronian, Integrity, In the Mood, Sprayman, Trusty Scott, Turco scr;Acropolis, Double Peter, Highland Fling, Knave of Diamonds, Nyallo Scott 12; Emulous 24.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB • LIKELY FAVOURITES (By “Pegasus”) Large fields are carded for the opening of the Auckland Racing Club’s Easter fixture at Ellerslie on Saturday. Likely favourites include the following:— !' President's Handicap Selas, Brown Duke, Gay Fault. Great Northern Oaks —Napredak, Golden Secret, Willa. Brighton Hurdles— Bright Fox, Stock Exchange, Town Survey-Represen-tative brkfe. Easter Handicap Excellency, Master Coronach, Great Trek. G.N. Champagne Stakes —Rizzio, Golden Eulogy, Beaufighter. Mangere Steeples —Kilcommon, Memful, Bold Tide. Onslow Stakes —First division: Finest Hour, Regal Simon, Jolly Lass. Second division: High Power, Craftsman, Regal Gold. Eden Hack Handicap—First division: Censor, Alnajo, Discovery. Second division: Silver Secret, Premonition, Kind Regards. , . The Fields President’s Handicap, of £1500; 1J miles —Selas 8.2* Gay Fault 7.11, Brown Duke 7.9, Foxfable 7.8, Swift Quarry, Quick March 7.1, Dougal, Maid of Sherwood; Le'n Rosa 7.0. Great Northern Oaks, of £1250; l£ miles —Amazon Call, Baby Gay, Belle Anita, Faultina, Golden Secret, Gold Wand, Hineroto, Hydrangea, La Rita, Miss Bairnsfather, Monee Valley, Napredak, Shirley Fox, Silver Gull, Talybont, Willa 8.10. Brighton Hurdles, . of £1250; 1 mile —Bright Fox 12.3, Brantome 10.10, Good Armour 10.9, Red Glare 10.7, Town Survey, Representative 10.6, Kanui Tekoa, Diamond King 9.10, Betterman 9.9, Stock Exchange 9.6, King’s Ace 9.4, Vindicator 9.3, Abbey Lu 9.0.

Easter Handicap, of £5000; one mile—Sleepy Fox 9.13, Royal Charter, King’s Ransom 9.5, Foxwyn 9.0, Excellency 8.13, Great Trek 8.11, Regal Praise 8.6, Lord Revel, Master Coronach 8.5, Hot Pursuit 8.2, White Blaze 7.10, Tiger Tan 7.9, Iwo Jima, General Menteith, Angeline 7.8, Shirley Fox 7.6, Super Vaals 7.5, Silver Lighting, Bedivere 7.2, Bonny March, Bridge Watcher, Pelias, Pine Park 7.0. Great Northern Champagne Stakes, of £1750; six furlongs.—Beaufighter, Coonbridge, Lanseair, Regality, Rizzio, Tauloch 8.10; Belle Fleur, Golden Eulogy, Lady Carmel. Lady Finis, Marcher, Tranquil Lady 8.7. Mangere Steeplechase,, of £750; about two miles and a half.—Merriful 11,1; Representative 10.6; Killcom-

mop 10.3; Te“ Rahu 9.9; Bold Tide 9.3; Arabian Monarch, Master Isaacs, Sleepy View, Sporting Nation, Star Duchess, Tim Trim, Shepherd’s Ace 9.0.

Onslow Stakes, of £750 (or £IOOO if run in two divisions); six furlongs.— First Division; Jilly Lass 9.4: Regal Simon 8.10; Beau Noir 8.8; Strathsfield 7.13; Lady Finis 7.9; Finest Hour 7.8; Luminous, Maricrana, Mountain Glory 7.7; Lady’s Bridge 7.5; Brookland 7.4; Scotch Meadow 7.3 ; Golden Bough. Uncle Bert 7.2; Balmaha 7.1; Damajanti, Foxlyn, Lady Juliet, Shanms 7.0. Second Division: High Power 8.13; Craftsman 8.5; Regal Gold 7.13; Tranquil Lady, Jamboree 7.10; Akbar, Lawbreaker, Waiatanui, Marian Ann 7.7; Tibbar, Belle Fleur 7.4; Robyn Knight, Gold Spoon, Worthwhile 7.2 ; Lady Coronach 7.1; Flying Jane, Konitiki. Ozami 7.0. Eden Handicap, of £750 (or £IOOO if run in two divisions); one mile.— First Division: Prince Chat 8.12; Censor 8.8 ; Aylesbury 8.6; Alnajo 8.4 ; Discovery 8.2; Faithful Knight, Dominie 7.11; Lola May 7.9; Beau Pari, Belcroon, Hunting Dink, Lady Bian, Martial Song, Olive Fox, Orlean, I’ajalal, Silver Atom. Star Dink, Whitford Queen 7.7. Second Division: Kind Regards 8.12; Silver Secret 8.0; Freezing Point 8.5; Tamaiti Kino 8.4; Talybont 8.2 ; Happy March 7.11; Premonition 7.10; Sly Robin 7.9; Fairy Story, Flying Officer, Hostess, Little Acre, Mission School, Night Venture, Pleasant Bay, Royal Gleam. Sylvan Spoon, Whynot, Sir Lindsay 7.7.