JOSEDALE GRATTAN

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 10

JOSEDALE GRATTAN

MEMORIAL WIN

EXCITING FINISH

RARA AVIS' SURPRISE

EPSOM TROTTING RESULTS

In perfect weatner and in the ] presence of a large attendance, the Auckland Trotting Club's winter j meeting opened at Epsom to-day. The track was in first-class order. Kara Avis At I-ist The result of the Winter Handicap was a surprise. Rata Avis, who has been trying to win a race for a long time, finishing solidly to win by a head from the favourite. Vera Worthy, and return a dividend of over a score. The honours of the race ready rested with the winner, as he went to a break while racing with Vera Worthy three furlongs from home and lost four lengths. However, he was up with Vera Worthy at the turn, and finished on solidly. The favourite made up her handicap <.T 3G yards quickly, and was actually In the lead after half a mile had been covered. Rara Avis was then In close attendance, with Baby Triumph next and Range Finder six lengths further back, just ahead of Getaway and Mattie Herbilwyn. When the field was opposite the stands it was obvious that the issue would be fought out by Vera Worthy. Rara Avis and Baby Triumph, the others being a long way back. Frontier Boy finished on well for fourth position, but he was 12 lengths behind the placed horses, and then came Range Finder and Mattie Herbilwyn. An Easy Win Parrish Queen, who drew attention to her prospects here by running prominently behind the placed horses at Claudelands a couple of weeks ago. led all the way to easily win the first division of the Mangere Handicap. In the early stages of the race she was closely attended by Erua Peter, County Jewel, Sonja Henie and Koesian. There was no change in this order as they left the straight with a round to go. J. T. Paul then took Parrish Queen a couple of lengths clear of the field, and she was never afterwards troubled. Erua Peter sticking on well to take second place from County Jewel. The last-named was solidly backed, and marred his prospects by breaking a quarter of a mile from home, but even without that error he would not have beaten Parrish Queen. Press Gang, who also galloped during the running, finished fourth, a couple of lengths clear of Rama Direct and Stylish Eady. Sequoia broke up at the start arid took no part in the race. Oxford fell. Koesian, the favourite (coupled with Eady Maxine). had every chance, but was done with a quarter of a mile from home. Two On End The Mangere trainer J. T. Paul won his second race in succession when he took the Hobson Handicap with Davey Day. who shared favouritism with True Guide, and the pair filled the leading places. All the honours were with the winner, as he got into a bad pocket on the rails after going six furlongs, and was gradually shoved back until he was last, with the exception of a couple of horses who had failed to go away right. With a little over a round to go True Guide was bowling along in front of Whanako. Star Guide, and Langdale, while Davey Dav, who was pulled to the outside, began making up ground. With half a mile to go True Guide was still the leader but racing across the top towards the straight, Davey Day ran up to him and the pair turned for home on AK Langdale then moved up a httle. and at the distance the three were hard at it. Davey Day getting £* decis.on by a head. withLang g dale three-quarters of a length awav Forest Jewel was a moderate fourth:

Notable Victory. uJJi!?- race for thc Adams Memorial Handicap was one of the best conests seen at Alexandra rark fo? a long time, and victory went to th! fen i n « a U e . r ' e American-bred stal round the field approaching thp straight and won well from the fastO n, *J" n S Foremost Junior in 3.14 3% Josedale Grattan. who has been S G^ 1 unsound off and on, waia fair distance back with a round to go, but he gradually made tip his lee)l a L °PP° sl \ e . the stands and Smith then drove him fast on the outside He was in iront halfway down the straight and appeared likely to win ZmFawT nad to <iriven out S stall off Foremost Junior. The latter was. perhaps, a little bit unlucky as with' a nnt OW l ° leave thc mwSwS llh i* nly a round to go he was second last. He was still in that oo^i t.ort two furlongs from the judge^nd ri^ l 0r C , o^? r m ore ground than Jose^ ,°„ Grattan. Worthy Need the solidly-backed Southern reprwentE tive was always prominent and ran a sound race to finish a little more than a length away from the wiSX? Toceetie the win favourite went out smartly and led from Noble N r eed CC bm lU^nf t - P<>peye an? wSrthv CUR Pnniv-f n K en , ng ° n Xhe laS t CirV P°P e >e had run into second anT ifilj"? Toceetie - with HUSK and Uenuku next, followed bv ° Ur McK n?ney and inree Bells. There was no material ftange in the next two fu, longs but and On C r ke , led ? ah i J °sedale GratuTn and Our Jewel, then commenced a forward move, and Toceetie who o a -fad f e e L', ni ?h th ? slrain - commenced canted on e l ° P , Jose tlale Grattan ?! ni Sr on in Rood style to victory fin d sir°i?v n ° St ?^ nior enlivened tK down ,& ", aku i? a "rllhant run down the straight, just fniiin" to fo ? urVK la,e , Grat ! a "- L*e!fuK?~ crest anrtfh 8 length ahead of Hil! - fh~ th f n ca - me ° u " •'«"<?' and Grat^n°V^ te ' Tocee «e- Josedale SnVVn. somewhat unluckily last vJ 5 i B ?\ d Venture in this race day. Memorial on the second Results:— woothv 'k "nut—A. P. Walkw 1 36yds; 2-2 OeUwJv 3?i ii m ,'.V i' 3 Wlrl Blnwn. ,10-> Buncr»na 11 in r. M ! !ie H «bll»-j-n. 4s>d* Winner trmined. b» &. P . Wtftor. - ||<r

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