WATCHER FANCIED

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 200, 24 August 1945, Page 9

WATCHER FANCIED

ADDINGTON TROTS

JOSIE DELL FOR STAKES

Special. CHRISTCHURCH,. this day. Dusky Sound and Watcher should :he prominent at the finish of the Lightning Handicap, the principal sprint race at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's National meeting, which will be concluded at Addington to-morrdw.

War Guard, Knave of Diamonds and Loyal Friend showed up well In their final trials and are expected to race well in the National Handicap, while the experienced trotters, David Dryden, Frank Scott and Royal Dale, are likely to trot more steadily than their younger opponents in the Addington Stakes. Jack's Son. an attractive track worker, has drawn attention to his chance in the Metropolitan Stakes, but Josie Dell's impressive performances point to her beating h'l However, two well-handicapped horses. Czardas and Admiration, will be hard to beat. Fancies are:— Improvers' Handicap: Sir RaymondFrances Easton bracket, Emulous, Elvo s Pride. Queen Mary Handicap: Cameronian, Imperial Lady, Lucky Loyal. Addington Stakes: David Dryden, Royal Dale, Frank Scott. National Handicap: Knave of Diamonds, 'War Guard, Loyal Friend. Advance Handicap: Navigate, Dundee Sandy, Scott Axworthy. Avon Handicap: Forewarned, Steel King - Rangefinder bracket, Sure Lady. Metropolitan Handicap: Josie Dell, Czardas, Admiration. Lightning Handicap: Watcher, Dusky Sound, Claremorris - Sea Born bracket. The programme is:— 11.17—IMPROVERS' HANDICAP of £600, two miles, limit 4.40.— Bromley Boy, Dillondale, Emulous, Loyal Chief. Sir Raymond, Vimy. Ridge, limit; Ann bcott, Caledonian Girl, Eivo's Pride, 12yds; Frances Easton, Nola Scott, Technique, 24yds; Liberty Bond, 36yds; Castlebar, Jeeves, Play Safe, 48yds. 11.57—QUEEN MARY HANDICAP of £850, two miles, limit 4.3s.—Certainty, Loyal Nurse, limit; Communique, Cameronian, Fancy Goods, Golden Shadow, Positive, 12yds; Lucky Loyal, Manpower, Punctual, Radical, Scotch Music, Scottish Emperor, Scottish Laay, 24yu\s; Imperial Lady, Poppotunoa, Zingarrie, 36yds; Preeminence, 60yds. 12.42 — ADDINGTON TROTTING STAKES of £750, one mile and five furlongs; four and five-year-olds, special handicaps.—Dinero, Jack Daly, Lucky Bill, Mack Sure, Percy Volo, Sure Note, limit; Frank Scott, Golden Ruin, Loyal Native, Loyal Toast, Royal Dale, Sure Jinks, Sure Gift, 36yds; Casabianca, David Dryden, 60yds. I.27—NATIONAL HANDICAP of £2000, two miles, limit 4.24 or faster. —Battle Colours, Cabin Boy, War Guard, limit; Knave of Diamonds, 12yds; Parsliall, Shadow Maid, 24yds; Double Peter, Dusky Sound, Gold Bar. Indian Clipper, Integrity, 36yds; Josedale Grattan, Loyal Friend, 48yds. 2.7—ADVANCE HANDICAP of £1250, two miles, limit 4.29 Gallant Chief, Navigate, limit; Dundee Sandy, War Form, Scott Axworthy, 12yds; Loyal King, Ronald Logan, Worthy Cross, 24yds; Catalpa, Claremorris. Highland Scott, Sabu, Sea Born, 3<syas; Laay Dawn, Watcher, 48yds.

2.47—AVON HANDICAP of £750, two miles, trotters, limit 4.39.—Gentleman Joe, Sure Lady, 12yds; Fantom, Great Mountain, 24yds; Forewarned, Steel King, 36yds; Ordnance, 48yds; Lady Scott, 72yds; Rangefinder, 96yds.

3.32—METROPOLITAN STAKES of £1000, one mile and five furlongs; four-year-old pacers, special liandlanps.-—Ad-miration, Black Rod, Czardas, Impartial, Lady Spray, Lucky Meg, Renown's Pride, Resurgum, Tony Grattan, limit; Air Marshal, Jackie Guy, Jack's Son, Josie Dell, Slavonic, Worthy Gold, 24yds. 4.I7—LIGHTNING HANDICAP of £750, one mile and u quarter, limit 2.42.—81ack Label, Claremorris, In the Mood, Knave of Diamonds, Ned Worthy, Sea Born, Watcher, limit; Cabin Boy, Lady Dawn, Parrish Lad, Special Edition, 12yds; Countless, Dusky Sound, Indian Clipper, Integrity, Sabu, Shadow Maid, 24yds; Double Peter, 3Gyds; Josedale Grattan, 4Syds. OMITTED FROM ACCEPTORS P.A. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Ned Worthy should have been included in the acceptors for the National Handicap.