TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 11

TROTTING.

TRAVIS AXWORTHY AGAIN

SECOND DAY AT ADDINGTON.

SURPRISE IN TELEGRAPH.

WIN FOR VESUVIOUS. 9

SOME GOOD PRICES,

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The Canterbury Park Trotting Clulj's meeting was concluded at Addington; in very hot weather. The attendance was not so large as usual, and there was a slump in the totalisator investments. The figures were £24,234, compared with £36,544J for the corresponding day last year, making £51,940 for the meeting, against £71,060£ last year. This was the only drawback, and as far as the racing was concerned it was a good meeting. Mr. F. C. Thomas, the- club's handicap., ppr, has completed twenty-five years' service, and he earned congratulations for his'good work. Stand By Again. Stand By went a much better race in the Progressive Handicap than when he won 611 the first day, as he kept evenly 1 to his gait all the, way, and finished gamely. ' v Scuttle was on her best behaviour, and she trotted a fine race. As usual she went out. fast, and she was just beaten over the last furlong. Had she raced as well on the first day she would have been hard to beat. Great" Nelson has been working well lately, but he failed in the Progressive Handicap after having every chance. His effort over the last two furlonus was disappointing, and on this form the brother to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen is not a stayer. Sodium Wins Well. • Sodium's run in the two-mile race on the first day did him good, as in tlie Prebbleton Handicap he paced witli plenty of dash and won decisively. He is a powerfully built pacer who will do better with age over all distances. ' - Happy . Land tired at the end of his race on the first day, but F. Holmes adopted different tactics in the Prebbleton Handicap, nursing, him for a late" run. He had no chance with Sodium, but lie easily outstayed the others. Happy Land looks capable of improvement. Nor'wester showed a lot of speed in the Prebbleton Handicap, but found a mile and a half a little too far. A Brilliant Pacer. Travis Axworthy followed up his success on the first day with another fine performance when he won the Park Handicap. He went out very fast, and pacing brilliantly, he was just_,behind the leaders at the end of a furlong. Keeping, his position on the rails Tt looked as though F. G.' Holmes might have some trouble to get out three furlongs from home, but when the opening came he was quickly, out after Great Logan. He fought out the final furlong witS rare gameness and won by a'narrow margin. The brilliant American horse has come on a great deal since he raced in. the New Zealand Cup, and has never 'previously been in such form as at present. Great" Logan, after finishing third in the Canterbury was narowly beaten into second place in the Park Handicap after pacing a solid race. He always possessed brilliant speed and now he is staying' on much better. » Playwave Improves. Play wave, who sacrificed some time to go into the Hiddleton Handicap, won decisively. She failed to go away right on the first day, but when she settled down she paced a good race. She began smartly and finished on very strongly. She is a half sister by Waverley to Harold Thorpe, and she will improve. Hostess paced well to finish second in the Middleton Handicap, and she seems destined to do no better than earn place money. She had the reputation of being unreliable, but she is now racing very consistently. . \ Olive Nelson Beaten. New Metford trotted a good race when he,won the Hornby Handicap. He went well for more than a niile and a half on tho first day, but in his latest effort he stayed on better. He is one of the few trotters sired by Rey de Oro, and he has grown into a solid customer. Olive Nelson, after a slow beginning in the Hornby Handicap, did not make much impression on the leaders over the first half of the journey. She went in brilliant style from that point, giving an exhibition of trotting such as has rarely been bettered on the course. Operation Successful." Vesuvius clid not seem to be suffering from the effects of his first day's racing when he contested the Selwyn Handicap. He was not rushed to the front as < usual, but he drew away in the straight to win decisively. -Now that he has recovered from his operation he should go and win in the best company over all distances.

Pacing over his favourite distance the veteran pacer Logan Chief ran up to his best form in the Selwyn Handicap, coming with a brilliant finishing effort to get second. , Krina Surprises. Krina surprised by defeating a lot of tired horses in the Telegraph Handicap, her opponents stopping badly over the final furlong. She was piloted, by M. B. Edwards, who rode Mercury to victory in the col-responding event the previous day. . - Danny Boy, who was second to Mercury on the first day, occupied a similar position in the Telegraph Handicap. He and El Direct looked like having the finish to themselves as they were well clear .a furlong from the post, but they stopped very badly as a result of too much speed in the early stages. The Final Handicap. Eugene de Oro, who won the Final Handicap, was narrowly beaten by Delightful over a mile and a quarter on the first day. He is a big horse, showing plenty of .speed, but he appears to lack stamina. I Kotiiku Jack, brother to the once brilliant- Prince Pointer, is a smart sprinter and in the Final Handicap he came home very fast to get second. He is not likely to race in good company over a long journey, though he is always liable to show up in sprint events. Results: — PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP of 200sovs (trotters). One mile and a half. Limit 3.36. I—STAND BY (Mr. C. P. Cameron), 12yds—C. S. Donald .......... 1 S—SCUTTLE (Mr. W. R. Black), limit —J. Bryce, Jun 2 2—GREAT NELSON (Mr A. Aitcheson), 12yds—F. G. Holmes .... 3 Also started: 9 Rustle, 3 Repute, limit; 8 Bright Light, 7 Eileen Wood, 24yds; 4 Gemlight, 36yds; 6 Boneta, 48yds. Three lengths; two lengths. Eileen Wood was fourth. Time, 3.26 1-5. i

PREBBLETON HANDICAP of 225sovs. One mile and a lyilf. Limit 3.30. 8 SODIUM (Messrs. Clarkson and ' 'Granam), -24yds—D. Withers .. 1 I—HAPPY LAND' (Mr. A. Boyce), limit—F. Holmes .'... 2 S—NORWESTER (Mrs. C. de B. Galwey), 24yds—R. Townley 3 Also started: 3 George- Itey, 7 Author Franz, 9 Our George, 4 Rollo, 6 Morrison, limit; 11 Black Wattle. 10 Gold Bill, 12yds ; 2 Kelp, 24yds. ' _ . Two lengths; a head. Our George was fourth. Time, 3.21 1-5. , PARK HANDICAP of 800sovs. Two miles. Limit 4.31. 3—TRAVIS AXWORTHY, 60yds—F. G. Holmes 1 2—GREAT LOGAN (Mr. S. G. , , Lemon), 24yds—O. E. Hooper .. 2 B—VENDOME (Mr. J. J. Kennerley), 24yds—Owner 3' Also started: 1 Sunny Bob, limit, aud Lindbergh, 3(syds (bracketed) ; 11 Arikitoa, 8 Steel . All, limit; 4 Avenger, aud Harvest Child (bracketed) ; 5 £ieeoro, 12yds; 10 Grandlight, 7 Erin's Fortune, 24yds; 5 Harold Thorpe, 48yds. A head; two lengths. Harvest Child was fourth. Times, 4.24 1-5, 4.27 2-5, 4.28. * MIDDLETON HANDICAP of 250sovs. Two miles. Limit 4.38. 7 —PLAYWAVE (Mr. T. Warren), limit —S. A. Edwards 1 2 —HOSTESS (Mr. J. Campbell), 1 24yds—F. G. Holmes '... 2 3—ERIN'S LYNN (Mr. C. W. Ham- [ , mond), 36yds—G. S. Smith .... 3 Also started: 4 Lydia, 10 Granite City. 8 Baynut, 11 Jutie de Oro, limit; 5 Sonoma, 32yds; 9 Warepa, 12 Lady Cello, 24yds; 1 Regal Voyage, 36yds; 6 Whakataua, 60yds. Two lengths; a head. Baynut was fourth. Time, 4.34 2-5. HORNBY HANDICAP of 325sovs (trotters). Two miles. , Limit 4,41, | s—NEW METFORD (Mr. N. Price), limit —Owner .. 1 I—OLIVE NELSON (Mr. J. R. Simpson, 48yds—Owner ........... 2 2—WHITE SATIN (Mr. G. McMillan), 12yds—R. B. Berry 3 Also started: 7 Kyra, 12 Peter Lin, 4 Trampscrisp, 9 All Peters, limit; 11 .Took Bingen, 10 Quickflre, 12yds; 5 Rose Audo, 36yds; 3 Duke Bingen, 48yds; 6 Admiral Bingen, 72yds. Six lengths; two lengths. Duke Bingen waa fourth. 4.35 1-5. SELWYN HANDICAP of 350sovs. One mile and a qua-rter. Limit-2.46. I—VESUVIUS (Mr. V, Alborn), 24yds—Owner 1 3—LOGAN CHIEF (Mr. F. J. McKeiulry), 36yds—F. Holmes 2 3—OMAHA (Mr. E. T. Forbes), limit —A. Holmes 3 Also started: 3 Harvest Child (bracketed with Omaha and Logan Chief), 7 Talent, limit; 5 Avonwood, 12yds; 8 Daphne de Oro, 2 Vendome, 24yds; 4 Erin's Fortune, 24yds and Logan Park, 60yds (bracketed! ; 6 Dundas Boy, 36yds. Half a length ; a length. Vendome was fourth. Time, 2.43. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP of 250sovs (saddle). One mile. Limit 2.15. 10—KRINA (Mr. T. C. Butcher), 24yds —M. B. 1 7—DANNY BOY (Mr. D. F. Glanville), limit —G. Caddy 2 I—EL DIRECT (Mr. M. *H. Barraclough), 24yds—M. Holmes o Also started: 6 Great Triumph, limit; 4 Mercury, 3 Teremoa, 9 CusUla D'Or, 11 Kinney Dillon, 8 Vecto, 12yds; 5 Sahib, 24yds; 12 Dilnon, 2 Royal Comrade, 36yds. A length; a neck. Royal Comrade was fourth. Time, 2.10 4-5. ' FINAL HANDICAP of 300sovs. One mile. Limit 2.14. I—EUGENE1 —EUGENE DE ORO (Miss A. Dunn aud Mr. G. Dunn), limit —F. Holmes 1 B—KOTUKU JACK (Mr. L. M. Den- ✓ , ton), 24yds—L. .Frost 2 9—GRANITE CITY (Mr. L. G. King), limit —A. Butterlield 3 Also started : 5 Ngahuia, 10 John Jinks and Lady 'Cello (bracketed), 4 Neerson, 7 Orphan, 2 Editor, 11-Tactless, 12 Teremoa, limit; 6 Warepa, 3 Wrackeen, i 5 Talent, 12yds; 14 Dilnon, 13 Royal Comrade, 24yds. _ 5 Two lengths; half a length. Orphan was fourth. Time, 2.10 J.