METROPOLITAN T.C.

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21456, 24 April 1935, Page 14

METROPOLITAN T.C.

TROTTING AT ADDINGTON TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Easter meeting will be concluded to-day, and with bigger fields than on the opening day there are excellent prospects lor most exciting' racing. While the President's Handicap has drawn a field of good class horses, patrons of Addington will be particularly interested in the meeting of Indianapolis and Roi l'Or in the Final Handicap. On the opening day Roi l'Or gave the younger horse 12 yards start, and just failed to catch him, and meeting on even terms this time, the race should be a memorable one. The Christchurch Tramways Board has made very complete arrangements for transport, and with the punctuality usually observed by the Metropolitan Trotting Club the racing will be over in reasonable time. The day's programme is as follows: — 12 noon— HARVEST HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. UnItoppled trotters. 3miu D2sco class. One mile nnd a half. liuiii .. scr Fifn . „ GO Fairyland ' .. 12 New Motford BO Toviot Downs ?.>l Norma Bingen 72 Kaclaim .. 36 First day's form must be taken as a guide in the Harvest Handicap, for though Norma Bingen gave away 60 yards on the first day to a field of 3min 33sec class trotters, she is now asked to concede 72 yards in a class a second tighter. She makes a direct appeal as a likely winner, and there may also be solid support for Teviot Downs and New Metford. 12.45 p.m.— WKLCOME HANDICAP, of 250 sorts. 2mia DOsec class. One mile and » quarter. Grand Finale scr Worthy King 12 Goldon Direct 12 Fornbrook Lass 24 Priceless .. 12 Ciro .. 86 Real Burton 12 William Toll .. 36 Real Burton won well over two miles on the opening day, and there is no reason to suppose that she cannot sprint as well as stay, and her chances in the Welcome Handicap must be seriously considered. William Tell appears to be at the top of his form, and he and Grand Finale may follow Real Burton in the order of favouritism. 1.30 p.m.— PKESIDKNT'S HANDICAP, of 500 covs, 4min 28scc class. Two miles, Avernus .. scr Wild Guy ~ 12 Muriel do Oro scr Mountain Doll 36 Vesuvius .. B cr Silver do Oro 30 Wrecker .. scr Sunny Morn .. 36 Gold Tingo .. 12 Glenrossio .. 48 Glenrossie ran a capital race in the Easter Handicap on the opening day, and it appeared that only bad luck in the running robbed him of victory. He will be given another chance today in the President's Handicap, and it would not surprise to find Wrecker improving upon his fourth placing of the first day. The popular fancies should be Glenrossie, Wrecker, and Wild Guy. 2.15 p.m.— HALSWLLL HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. 4min 35sec class. Two miles. .. fu-r Queen Author 13 W ilbur While scr Prairie King 24 Bingen Palm 12 Taxpayer . 86 Manoeuvre .. 12 Bracken .. 48 Mountain Oro 12 f If the going at Addington to-day happens to be holding, Prairie King must be given an excellent chance in the Halsweli Handicap, for he is a good horse under these conditions. Taxpayer, however, will probably be favourite, and his first day's running shows him to be in rare form. Agile

cannot be ignored, but in Taxpayer he will be meeting a horse of rare class. Taxpayer should be the favourite, with Agile next in demand and Prairie King a distinct possibility on a holding track. 3 p.m.— APRIL HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. 4ttrt* 40sec class. Two miles. Betty Wrack scr Ohcchahco .. It Guy Junior .. scr Llewellyn's Mario Celeste scr Pride j.j Nobleman .. scr Real Burton .. as ' Recess .. scr -Fornbrook Lass 48 Tangatu .. scr Chechahco lost no friends by* his running on the first day, and he is a pacer of distinct class. He makes a direct appeal in the April Handicap, but on this occasion Llewellyn's Pride may provide a very difficult problem, «ind Nobleman may improve on his first day's form. The favourites should be Llewellyn's Pride, Chechahco and Nobleman. 5.46 p.m.— HIGH-OLARS HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. TV > liopplcd trotters. 3min 26sec class. On* i'. mile and a half. , ,ri Explosion .. scr Stanley Bingen Ot Garner .. scr Writer .. Tlfl First Wrack .. 12 Todd Lonaia bO Sea Gift .. 12 Trampfast .. 72 The trotters in the High Class Han- sßs % dicap appear to be overshadowed by „ Sea Gift, and provided the going is firm there appears nothing likely to extend her if she reproduces her first " day's form. Todd Lonzia may be r better suited if the sting is .out of the ground, and Explosion will also be suited. The favourites should be 4 Sea Gift, Todd Lonzia, and Explosion. ' : 4.30 p.m.— OXFORD HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. Smia .J 46sec claaE. One mile and a quarter. i;i Cloudy Kange scr Muriel de Oro 12 Si Craganour scr Somerby .. 12 Eurelra Boy .. scr Taxpayer ..13 Key Speo .. Ncr Wild Guy .. 13 Logan's Pride 12 George Rey .. 24 j Master Koy .. 12 Tempest .. 24 The Oxford Handicap bears a very open appearance, and the winner is ,; well concealed. Craganour is in good order at present, and there is no denying Taxpayer's claims to consideration. Wild Guy, too, is a horse of class, and with the race run to suit him, Tempest should be on hand. Taxpayer, Craganour, and Wild Guy should be the public's fancies. 5.15 p.m.— FINAL HANDICAP, of 300 sors. 2mi& 42sos clas3. One mile and a quarter. Great Logan .. scr Glenrossie .. 18 Mountain Dell ecr Indianapolis.. 86 Silvur de Oro scr Roi l'Or 35 Auburn Lad ..12 ' The Final Handicap looks like developing into a match between Indianapolis and Roi l'Or, and on first day's running there appears little between the pair. The early race, however, may have done more good to Indianapolis than to Roi l'Or, and the younger ? horse will still be the popular fancy. Indianapolis, Roi l'Or, and Glenrossie should be the order at the finish.