VOLUSTA IN FAVOUR AT ADDINGTON TROTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 203, 27 August 1943, Page 5

VOLUSTA IN FAVOUR AT ADDINGTON TROTS

XSpecial.) CHRISTCI-lURCH, this clay. Countless, Parshall and Bronze Eagle are expected to fight out the finish of the August Handicap to-morrow at Addington. In all probability the track will be soft, -due to. .heavy, and tlie weather- is still -unsettled. Fannied horses should include:— Intermediate Free-For-All: Bomber, Rangefinder, Echoist. Islington Handicap: Gold Flight, Sports Guide, Highland Scott. Heathcote Handicap: Follow Me, Courier, Manpower. August Handicap: Countless, Parshall, Bronze Eagle. Speedway. Handicap: Worthy CrossErinack bracket, Purveyor. Catalpa. Avon Handicap: Manian, Douglas McElwyn, Royal "Worthy. FourYear-Old Stakes: Volusta, Captain Morant-Nola Scott bracket, Scottish Lady. „ , Lightning Handicap: Hardy OakHaughty ' bracket, Springfield GlobePacing Power bracket. The fields are:— 12.2—INTERMEDIATE FREE-FOR-ALL of £350 (trotters). ■ one rciiie and five furlongs.—Judgment, Tim Worthy, Reception, Worthy Treasure, Pegasus Bay, Echoist, Bomber, -Forewarned, Allie Audubon, Milestone, Ransefinder, Sagamo.'e, Windsor Lad. 12.42—ISLINGTON HANDICAP of £-100, two miles, limit 4,4l.—Festivity, Gold Flight, Oregon, Lady Dawn, limit: Audition, Flash Guy, Silhouette, Zingarrie, 24yds; Highland Scot, Sports Guide, 40yds. I.27—HEATHCOTE HANDICAP of £500, two miles, limit 4.39.—F0h0w Me, Manpower, Tenpennybit, Watcher, limit: Jack Spratt, Jerry Farrish, Stvlish Wilkes, 12yds: Bahast Jac*. Recluse, Courier, 24yds; Jacose, Palomar, Star Ace, 36yds; "Mongolian, 48yds. ..2.I2—AUGUST HANDICAP of £1000, two miles, limit 4.3o.—Accountant, limit; Clockwork, . Mankind,' Parshall, Pleasant Guy, Toorak, 12yds; Bronze Eagle,-Coquette, Countless, Joan Conquest Shadow Maid, 24yds; Bayard, Gold Bar, 36yds; Peter Smith, Springfield Globe, 48yds; Loyal Rey, 60yds. 3.S—SPEEDWAY HANDICAP of £600, one mile and a half, limit 3.24.—Catalpa, Erinack, Josette, Kiriawley, Oxford Scholar, limit; Braw Lass, Golden River, Indian Clipper, Purveyor, Regal, Silver Guy, Warflcld, Worthy Cross, 12yds; Law Carol, Loyal Friend, C-abu, Special Edition, '24yds; Great. Blaze, Lady .Milne, 36yds. 3.SO—AVON HANDICAP of £500 (trotters), one Jniie and -five furlcmss, limit 3.46.—Lady Scott, limit; Mervyn De v by, • 12yds; Manian, Milllole, Parish Guide, 24yas; Dark Hazard. Jimmy Drusus, 36yds; Douglas McEhvyn, Mohican, 48yds; Gerfalcon. Margin,• Royal Worthy, 60yds. 4.3S—METROPOLITAN ; FOUR - YEAR - OLD STAKES of £650, one mile and five furlor.ss.— Delusion. Gold Peg,. Hardy Annual, Radical, Safety First, limit; Captain Morant, Clare Morris, Golden Shadow, In the Mood, Lucky Gem, Nola Scott, Scottish Lady, Trusty -Scott, Volusta, 24yds. S.2O—LIGHTNING HANDICAP of £500, one mile and a quarter, limit 2.4G.—Bayard, Countless, Colcnel G rat tan, Duskv Sound. Ferrv post, Fremont, Hardy Oak. Pac'ing Power,- Jimit: Accountant, Burt Scott, Horsepower. Lo/M Key, Ronald Logan, 12yds; Happy Man, Haughty, Mankind, Peter Smith, Springfield Globe, 24yds. DEATH' OF OWNER The death is reported In Australia of Mr. A. D. Playfajr, who bought Ribbonwood at 1000 guineas shortly after the famous son of Wildwood arrived in Australia. Ribbonwood became one of _ the most successful stallions ever identified with light-harness racing. FAULTLESS DISPLAY Fantom was inclined to pace when lie went out for the Four-Year-Old Trotting Stakes, but .in the race he did r.ot put a foot wrong, and won- comfortably. The only other to .give .a faultless display was Rerewaka, which finished fourth, though Believe Me made only.one slight, mistake. Fantom is not a handsome "gelding, but he looks a bargain at the 700gs Mr. J. R. HcKenzie paid for. him. THEORY CONFOUNDED At one time races equivalent to weight-for-age and set weight events were anathema to Addington programme committees, who claimed that 'they "were unprofitable and induced poor betting. That theory was. unsportsmanlike as- well as commercially unfounded. The pool on the August . Free-for-AU last Saturday topped £IG,OOO. Admittedly the race was last on the programme, but £3 3,135 was invested on the Four-Year-Old Trotting Stakes, third cn the card, and on the three-year-old race £14,661 went through, compared with £14,806 on the National Handicap.