METROPOLITAN T.C.

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23789, 7 November 1942, Page 7

METROPOLITAN T.C.

CUP DAY AT ADDINGTON The track at Addington Is In capital order and as fast as it has ever been, .so records may be broken at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s spring meeting, which will commence to-day. The field for the New Zealand Cup numbers only 12. horses, a much smaller field than has contested the race at other times. The smaller field, however, should be all In favour of a great race, with the chances of interference reduced to a minimum. Under the win and place system of betting, the following horses should race prominently;— , , Spring Handicap—Bomber, Llstowel, Mac’s Jimmy. Victoria Handicap—Braw Lass, Scottish Air, Catalpa. ' , Riccarton Stakes —Radical, Lucky Gem. Gold Sheik. „ New Zealand Cup—Josedale Grattan, Fine Art, Haughty. , Canterbury Handicap—Gold Chief, Loyal Friend, Gallant Chief. Dominion Handicap—Royal Worthy, Margin, Mah Jong. Empire Handicap—Burt Scott, Indian Clipper, Happy Man. New Zealand Intermediate Champion-ship-Countless, Pacing Power, Ronald Logan. The programme Is as follows: Noon— SPRING HANDICAP, of £300: 3mln Slsec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Listowel, Mac’s Jimmy, Milestone, Pegasus Bay scr; Bomber 24; Lady Scott, Manlan. Mervyn Derby. Mlllisle 36. 12.40 p.m.— - VICTORIA HANDICAP, of £350; 4mln 40sec class; two miles.—Scottish Air, Poker Face, Star Ace scr; April Direct, Battlecolours, Glen Travis, Honestus, Philarlo 12; Braw Lass, Catalpa, Glenariff, Joan Conquest. Manpower, Royal Grattan 24. 1.30 p.m.— RICCARTON STAKES, of £300; for maiden three-year-olds; one mile and a quarter.—Gold Sheik, Lucky Gem, Terry O'Shea, Sergeant Bob, Lady Grande. Ginger Joe, In the Mood. Struell. Nola Scott, Bonny Volo. Nellie Fraser. Golden Shadow, Scottish Lady, Stuart Lee, Radical, Delusion. Volusta, Horatio Nelson. Scott Axworthy, Pocket-Book, Final Fancy, Wee Logan, Tungsten Steel. 2.5 p.m.— NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAP, Of £2850. 4mln 27sec class. Two miles. Bronze Eagle scr Colonel Clockwork scr Grattan 12 Gold Bar .. scr Fine Art .. 12 Haughty .. scr Great Jewel 12 Peter Smith scr Loyal Rey .. 12 Bayard .. 12 Josedale Ferry Post .. 12 Grattan 38 2.50 p.m.— CANTERBURY HANDICAP, of £400; 4min 36sec class; two miles.—Arietta, Gallant Chief,, Gold Chief, Loyal Friend. Nationalist, 'Warfield scr; Black Surprise. Neutrality, Single Star 24; Gold Pot. Oxford Scholar, Shadow Maid 36. 3.30 p.m.— DOMINION HANDICAP, of £650; 4mln 40sec class; two miles.—Allie Audubon, Great Mountain, Sister Mary, Te Kahu. Timworthy scr; Mohican, Reception 12: Royal Romance 36; Mah Jong 48; Biworthy, Within 60; Grade Fields, Margin, Royal Worthy 72; Gerfalcon 84; Bush Laddie. Dark Hazard 96; Lament 120. • 4.15 p.m.— EMPIRE HANDICAP, of £500; 4min 32scc class; two miles.—Happy Man. Pacing Power scr: Busted Flush, Foremost Junior. Great Blaze, Indian Clipper, Jackaranda. Mankind, Our Jewel, Regal. Sabu, Stormtost, Te Roto 12; Accountant. Horsepower. Lady Carol 24; Burt Scott. Chatmos, Pleasant Guy 48. 5 p.m.— INTERMEDIATE SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP, of £400; one mile and a quarter.—Donald Dhu, Ronald Logan, Special Edition.. Pacing Power, Coquette. Warfield, Shadow Maid, Sabu, Countless. Mongolian, Clockwork, Accountant, Loyal Friend, Lady Carol, Blaydon.

TROTTING NOTES

Second Day Acceptances Acceptances for events on the second day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting, to be held at Addington next Saturday, will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. —G Answer to Correspondent Racehorse, Cobden. —Yes. Red Shadow finished fourth in the Cup the year before he won. Under Suspicion At the monthly meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association a repo't from the Auckland Trotting Club drew attention to the running of L. F. Berketfs pacer Bulldozer in the Campbell Handicap, in which an accident occurred. Bulldozer’s behaviour in races had previously engaged the attention of the board, and it was decided to advise the stipendiary stewards to watch his running in future races. Though Bulldozer was not deemed to have been the direct cause of tli- accident in Auckland, the board at its meeting last evening decided to Inform Berkett that in coming races his drlvnlg and the running of Bulldozer would be closely watched.

A Non-Starter Busted Flush will not be a starter at Addington to-day because of the death on active service of Private lan Rutherford, a son of Mr E. Rutherford, a partowner of Busted Flush. Deaths of Horses The death of Bingen Palm, a Westportowned pacer, well known at Addington, Is reported. Well-known brood mares who have died Include Gwenchild (dam of Harvest Child and Sonoma Child), Pat Dillon (dam of Garner and Loyal Pat), Oleda (dam of King Oro and Reception). Fancv Pointer (dam of Chequers and Blandford), June Nelson (dam of Kid Wolf), Goldllght (dam of Parshall). and Oriental (danr of Steel King).

Inquiry Adjourned 'After considering a report from The Grevmouth Trotting Chib on an accident in tiie Dash Handicap at its recent meeting the board of the Trotting Association last evenin ' decided to adjourn the case for the purpose of verifying the evidence given by one of the drivers.

TURF GOSSIP

Biding Engagements P, Spratt has been engaged to nde Wardress in the New Zealand Cup. C. T Wilson v/11l be on Atreus, but as the horse Is handicapped at 7-0 he will have to carry at least 71b overweight. Wilson will ride Monetary, from the same stable, in the Stewards' Handicap, in which Straight Bat will be handled by D. J. Thistoll. who won on her at Motukarara. Stewards’ Candidates The three-year-old, Tutere, who has won twice this season, (he only races tie has contested, was nominated for the Stewards’ Handicap, but it is not likely he will be required to take on so ambitious a programme, as there will be other opportunities to race him at the meeting. C, McCarthy also has Monetary m the Stewards' Handicap, and he is training on well. 1 "ha's! V Effort has done well since he won at Motukarara, and he looks a bettci horse than at any previous stage. He has not been hurried, and he is on the way to rewarding his owner for a patient

policy. It Is probable that he will make his next appearance in the high-weight event on the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting. Newcomers , . , . J McLean has a new horse under hj s care at Riccarton, a three-year-old colt by Paper Money. His dam, Parazel, is by Polazcl—Para, by Absurd. A two-year-old brown colt by Cray Circle—Wanda Robe, by Robespierre, is the latest addition to A. McMullans stable. Mauretania has rejoined the team and should be ready to race at Christmas and New Year meetings.

A Cup Horse Reports from Southland state that the New Zealand Cup candidate, Royal Lancer is standing up to his preparation in One style and all going well in the next few weeks he will be a very fit horse for the two mile race at Riccarton this month.

Brother to Whaekie One of the maidens at Napier to-mor-row is Oisuara, which is the name ol the sire, Arausio, spelt backwards. He is a three-year-old brother to Whackic. his dam being Mercian Lass, and like Whaekie originally, he is owned ano trained by his breeder, W. McKinnon, at Grcenmeadows. According to reports, there is every chance that Oisuara will emulate deeds of his elder brother. Freely Engaged The Defoe— Pollyana four-year-old. Fight On, seems to be well named. Certainly some hard fighting was expected from him in the nominations made for him at to-day's Avondale meeting, as he was- entered for six of the eight races on the programme, being omitted only from the hurdles and the two-year-old event. His owner was- not so hard on him on acceptance day. but left the geldin" in three races,, the Three Kings’ Handicap, Electric Handicap, and Nihotapu Handicap. Fight On has had three races this season and has been placed twice. Last season he won once in three starts, and paid a big dividend, He is a brother to the ukeful stayer Anita Foe. He comes from thfe-same family as Rosefeidt and Tortulla, two. New..Zealand Cup winners.