THE CHIEF EVENTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 172, 23 July 1941, Page 12

THE CHIEF EVENTS

ADDINGTON HANDICAPS The following are the handicaps for the chief events to be decided on the opening day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting which commences on August 9 — NATIONAL ALL-AGED STAKES, of £SM, one mile and a eoarter.—Wsr Form, aer; Ronald Logan. 24yds: Colonel Grattan, Pine Art. Huguenot, Great Jewel. Kenworthy. King Potts. Marlene. Margeeres, Nelson Eddy, Peter Smith, Plutus. Southern Chief, 36yds. ACOIST HANDICAP of £650. two miles, limit f.39. —Accountant, Horse Power, Lady Milne Lightning Lady, Springfield Olobe. Willow Bank, scr; Donald Dhu, Firry Post, Molly Direct, Ned Worthy, 13yds; Great Divide, Peter Smith, 34yds; Marsceres, Sandusky, 36yds: Bayard. Duskv Sound, 48yds. MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION The action of the Handicap>pin« Cotnniittce in releasing the assessments of horses for a mile and a half, and the publication of the marks in the "New Zealand Trotting Calendar." constitutes a move in the right direction. It 'has been hailed with satisfaction by those associated with the sport, and the hope is generally expressed that the reassessments for a mile and a half will <be announced after each meeting, just as they are in connection with other distances. Such a course, if adopted, would be of great assistance to e nb secretaries in drawing up their programmes and owners of horses would have the satisfaction or knowing just where they stood. - TROTS AT SPORTS GYMKHANA A feature of the allied sports gymkhana. WhMi is to be held at Alexandra Park on Saturday, will be four trotting events, all of which have drawn excellent entries from the leading staples in the province. In addition, there will be two ponv racas for children, a draught hor.se steeplechase, and a Quintuplets Derby fthe drivers all widauj-known sporting identities). Other item-' <oji tihe programme i.n~lude athletics, wrestling, a polo teams' relav r.-K-e, a display by the Pukuranga Hunt (with hounds), fencing, and a parade .by the Hod Cross Transport Corps. Altogether, it should be a very co'ourful scene and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon's sport. Proceeds are for patriotic purposes. A SAFETY MEASURE That a Totalisator Machinery and Equipment Replacement Trust Fund be established was part of a motion put forward by the president. Mr. Arthur Rose, at the recent annual meeting of the Canterbury *n™ Trotting Club, with a provision that £300 be set aside each year and paid to the fund. Mr. W. K. Simes raised a question ns to whether the club was justified in committing future committees to the task of paying £300 a year, but he was assured by the chairman that legal advice had been taken and the motion was in order. Mr. C. Flavell said a totalisator was a wasting asset. The proposed action by the club was only a safety measure. The motion was passed, and Messrs. ('. E. Cross. A. Rose and R. Wallace were appointed trustees. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS THRACE.—The horse carried 12.7 when ho won the Manawaru Hurdles at Te Aroha in 1020. He won the New Year Hurdles nt Ellerslie with 12.0, but was unplaced at the same meeting in the Auckland Hurdles with 12.10. In the Great Northern Hurdles of 1821 he was unplaced with 11.0 and again in 1022 with 10.3. He was unplaced in the C.J.C. Grand National HurJL's. carrving 11.8 in 1920.