SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24187, 21 February 1944, Page 7

SPORTING

TROTTING AT ADDINGTON HANDICAP WON BY BATTLE COLOURS INTEGRITY SHOWS SPEED The New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting. held at Addington on Saturday, drew a very big crowd. Gate .receipts and other avenues of income showed an increase on last year’s figures, and tire totalisator handled the good sum of £32.897 10s, an increase of £20,142 on last year's total of £62,795 10s. The weather was almost ideal for the light harness sport, the track all in favour of fast times, and the officials carried out their duties with’ commendable promptness. , The racing was good and some of the finishes close, but it provided few of the thrilling contests, that are usually associated with racing at Addington. A Good Stayer Battle Colours won the Waimairi Handicap from Integrity because he stayed on better in a hard-run race. Ronald Logan set out smartly but soon surrendered his lead to Braw Lass, who carried on at a. steadv pace from Accountant, Battle Colours, Integrity, Gold Pot, Parrish Lad, and Ronald Logan. Braw Lass and Integrity entered the straight on terms, but Battle Colours, staying the best, went on to win nicely. Integrity hung on fairly well to gain second, and but for losing ground in the early stages he may have reversed places with the winner. Braw Lass could never establish her accustomed break on a close-running field, and while Catalpa finished fourth and Braw Lass fifth, there was nothing very impressive about their performances. Integrity Makes Amends Integrity made amends for his defeat in the big race by scoring a very comfortable win in the Final Handicap, in which the minor places wore filled by two outsiders in Coleen Travis and Walter Moore, neither of whom had shown form for some time. Walter Moore and Coleen Travis were the leaders for the greater part of the journey, but always handy was Integrity, who outclassed his field in the concluding stages. While he may not be a good stayer, Integrity is certainly a brilliant sprinter. Indian Clipper and Catalpa. both well back, at no stage looked like winners. Poor Trotters The field of trotters paraded for the Progressive Handicap was a very weak one and first and second places were filled hv Cockney and Invigorator, two solid but far from brilliant trotters. Tall Timber made most of the running, hut, like the majority, he broke when he became tired. Helen Scott raced better than she had done for some time, but the very warm favourite, Sure Lady, broite up at the start and did not settle down. While the opening race for trotters was a poor one, the Autumn Handicap later in the day did not arouse a great deal of Interest. The favourite, Lady Scott, won,, but she was very tired at the end and struggled home in front of non-stay-ers in Great Mountain and Te Kahu. In a two-dividend race the remainder were outclassed. In a race full of interest, Prince Grattan was first out of the barrier in the Trial Handicap, a position he occupied to the finishing post. Pacing along at a good speed he had the back-markers and the majority of the others scrambling for positions. Scott Axworthy began well enough, but he had not the speed to keep with the leaders in the early part. His finishing run was something to be remembered, and while Prince Grattan was never asked a serious question a race 50 yards further would have found him severely tested. Scott Axworthy is a fine pacer, possibly suited 1o longer journeys than a mile and a quarter. Knave of Diamonds had every chance in the running of the race, hut. failed, and Nola Scott, who atipeared to be interfered with when showing plenty of speed, failed when the pressure was applied. Terry O’Shea also broke when his driver asked him for a big effort.

May Have Been Lucky In a comparatively slow-run race Safety Pin won the Belfast Handicap and may have been a lucky winner. Southland took over the lead early in the proceedings and did not appear to be doing anything more than three-quarter pace work with Safety Pin, Goldfinder, Audition, In the Mood, and Zingarrie following. R. Donald. behind Southland, attempted to nut a break on the field a quarter of a mile from home, but the horse died in his hands and the race was made easy lor Safety Pin. Had Donald waited until the furlong post Southland might have* fought on and by this time his stable-mate, Zingarrie, who finished third, would have been on hand. Safety Pin won well and P. G. Holmes took full advantage of the opportunities offered to him. Golden Shadow lost his driver. J. Bryce, after going four furlongs, and" Gallant, Chief was pulled up. The time, 3min 21sec. was not particularly good or) a track that was favourable to extreme speed. Great News began very smartly and soon had a six lengths’ lead from his nearest opponent in the Beach Handicap, but his driver. R. Messervy, eased him and allowed Sports Guide to take up the running. Pacing along at a steady speed Sports Guide led for the rest of the Journey and It seemed that had Great News been allowed to run along in the early stages he would have made matters much more difficult for the winner. He certainly would have caused the race to be run a good deal faster than the 3mm 20 3-ssec showed. With the exception of Sabu, who finished third, the field made a poor showing. An Easy Win There appeared to be some rough driving in the Eclipse Handicap, which was won very decisively by Cabin Boy, with Audition and Scottish Lady in the minor places. Cabin Boy escaped all the trouble in the race and he came home to win brilliantly. Scottish Lady met more than ner fair share of trouble and did well to gain a place. Details of the racing are as follows: BRIGHTON MAIDEN HANDICAP, (Non-tnlalisatnr.) Of £2OO. 3min • ssec class, One mile and a quarter. P. A. Watson's INGLE BELMER by Jack Potts—Purple Patch syrs scr •O. E. Hooper 1 E. Carlvon's Desert Lad fiyrs scr Owner 2 Mrs N. M. Cambridge’s Bonny Volo 4y rs set* • • J, D. Smith 3 Characteristic, Grclba, Kerry Bell, Loyal Nurse, Nola Wrack, Orient Girl, Quite Evident. Red Ace, Scottish Brogue, Scottish Lord. Spondulix, Steamboat. Tolerate, True Potts also started Neck; half a length. Grelba was fourth. Times: 2min 48 2-ssec, 2min 48 3-ssec, 2mln 48 4-ssec. Winner trained by Owner, Methven. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Trotters. 3min 59sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 3. 3—D. H. Blackie’s COCKNEY by Wrack—Pearlie Chimes aged 36 J. Behrns 1 9. B—E. E. Lilley’s Invigorator aged 72 .. .. .. Owner 2 4. 4—C. Blakely’s Helen Scott 6yrs scr .. .. P. Gallagher 3 8, 10 Azim; 1, 1 Sure Lady; 5, 5 Tall Timber; 6, 6 Worthy Addition; 2, 2 Danny Malone; 10, 7 Chateau; 7, 9 Rangefinder also started. Three lengths; three lengths. Tall Timber was fourth. Times—3min 44soc, Smin 42sec, Smin 49 2-ssec. Winner trained by J. Behrns, Ashburton. TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £3OO. 2min 57sec class. One mile and a quarter. 3. 3—C. Johnston’s PRINCE GRATTAN by Grattan Loyal—Clarice aged scr .. L. A. Maidens 1 2. 2—P. J. Andrew’s Scott Axworthy 4yrs scr .. .. C, M. Laing 2 9. 7—o. T. Evans’s Cold Steel 6yrs scr .. W. Willetts 3 10, 11 Bromley Boy; 11, 8 Chuckles; 14, 14 Cinchona and Statuette bracketed; 9, 7 Lord Brent bracketed with Cold Steel; 12, 13 Jill; 18. 19 Keewah; 1, 1 Knave of Diamonds; 4, 5 Noda Scott; 16. 13 Ovend; 7, 10 Punctual; 8. 9 Sir Gaillard and Wee Jack bracketed; 5, 4 Terry O’Shea; 22, 22 Comeaway; 17, 16 Dunstan Direct: 15, 17 Lady Bligh; 19, 18 Lanaco; 6. 6 Larissa; 20, 21 Rerekohua; 13, 12 Surprise Polls; 21, 20 Great Waitaki also started. Half a length; half a length. Knave of Diamonds was fourth. Times—2min 43sec, 2min 43 l-ssec, 2min 43 2-sseo Winner trained by L. A. Maidens, New Brighton. BELFAST HANDICAP, Of £375. Smin 28sec class. One mile and a half. 2, 3—C. L. Rhodes’s SAFETY PIN by Hey de Oro—Bonny Logan syrs scr F. G. Holmes 1 3. 2--H. Clemens’s Southland aged scr R. Donald 2 3. 2— Tj. A. Maidens’s Zingarrie aged scr .. .. Owner 3 6. 8 Audition: 7, 6 Erin’s Country; 4, 4 Golden Shadow; 9, 9 Goldfinder: 1, 1 In the Mood; 12, 12 Royal Grattan; 5, 5 Tenpennybit; 8. 7 Festivity; 11, 11 Gallant Chief; 10, 10 Loyal King also started. Two lengths; half a length, In the Mood was fourth. Times—Smin 21sec, Smin 21 2-ssec, 3mln 21 3-ssec. Winner trained by F. G. Holmes. Spreydon. WAIMAIRI HANDICAP, Of £IOOO. 4min S2sec class, Two miles, 5. 5—F. Young’s BATTLE COLOURS by Wrack—Satin Queen aged 12 R. B. Berry 1 1. I—V. Leeming’s Integrity syrs scr D. C. Watts 2 B. B—D. H. Blackie’s Gold Pot aged 24 .. P. Gallagher 3 4. 4 Ronald Logan; 7. 7 Braw Lass; 3, 3 Catalpa; 9, 9 Golden River; 2," 2 Oxford Scholar and Stormtost bracketed; 6, 6 Accountant and Parrish Lad bracketed also started. Half a head; eight lengths. Catalpa was fourth. Times—4mln 32 3-ssac, 4min

TURF GOSSIP Visiting Entrants The nominations for the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s meeting to be held at Riccarton on March 4 include the following from outside training centres; —Cataract, Sascha. Even Calm, Royal Writ, Fairy Bard, Valcron, Little Secret, John o’ London, Rockery, Rout, Gay Thread, and The Raker. After a Spell Platform was given a let-up when the tracks became hard last year, hut is in steady work again with a view to winter racing. He is to reappear at Winton. Likely Novice Kiloney was just beaten by Inscrutable in the novice race at Vincent. A repetition of that form would make him dangerous in the Novice Stakes at Winton. English Racing Each season since 1938 a stallion owned and bred by Lord Derby has headed the list in England. For the third time Fairway is at the head of the list, a position he held in 1936 and 1939. Second on the list this year is Solario, the son of Gainsborough. Solario topped the list in 1937, when Fairway was second to him. A remarkable feature of the last season in England was the frequency with which two-year-olds sired by Panorama were successful. Nine of his 13 representatives won races—a very high proportion. Due Again Bridgehead won in promising style at the New Year meetings at Wyndham and Invercargill but failed at the business end in his subsequent outings at Wingatui and Vincent. The three-year-old son of Foxbridge lightened up a lot with the 1 racing he had in Southland and consequently was not seen at his best later on. He has had a chance to freshen up since Vincent and might strike winning form again very soon. He has been nominated for the Winton meeting. A Good Opening At its inaugural meeting the Sydney Turf Club attracted a gate of 36.000, and put £112,000 through the totalisator, which has to compete with licensed bookmakers. As the Australian Jockey Club lent the course free, operated the totalisator at bare cost, and handed over privilege fees, the Turf Club had a good send-off. The Sydney Turf Club was sponsored by the New South Wales Government to buy out the proprietary clubs. The act passed by the lower House provided for State loans to enable the new club to purchase proprietary tracks and pay goodwill, but the other chamber vetoed this clause, and there is at present little prospect of the club getting a course of its own. Well Bred Diamond King, a winner at the recent Ellerslie meeting, comes from the famous Hebrew Maid family, which has produced manv cup and classic winners. . He is a four-year-old gelding by Siegfried from Diamond Lilock, by Cape Horn from Lilock. bv Limond from Lovelock, by Martian from Lovelorn,, by Melton from Hebrew Maid. Diamond Lilock is a sister to Cape Lilock, North Cape and Royal Quex, and a half-sister to Wilson (who topped the yearling market in his year and went to Melbourne). A Bargain Horse Mr G. J. Barton and his partner, Mr W, R Balloch, evidently sold a good horse when | they disposed of the well-bred Pickway. I by Piccadilly (a son of Fairway) from I Decorum, for 550 guineas. Pickway was g purchased as a yearling in Sydney by Messrs Barton and Balloch for 210 guineas and at one time was thought likely to develop Into a Derby colt, but this promise was not fulfilled. As Mr Barton found it difficult, owing to transport difficulties, „ to make visits to Melbourne to see his horse run, the partners agreed to sell him to Mr A. de Marco at the figure named above. Last month Pickway won the Ascot Summer Cup, and in his last six races before this win had secured two wins, three seconds, and one third. Pickway started at go6d odds in the Cup, and his new owner must now feel well satisfied with his purchase. Pickway is described as one of the most improved stayers now in training.

TROTTING NOTES Ashburton Trotting Club Classic Entries Entries for the N.Z. Sapling Stakes, N.Z. Champion Stakes, 1945, and N.Z. Futurity Stakes. 1945 (all for present yearlings), close on Thursday next, February 24. at 5 p.m. “ 8 Interference _ , , For interfering with Pocket Book during the running of the Eclipse Handicap at Addington on Saturday, G. Cameron, driver of Gold Sheik, was fined £lO. Inquiries by Committee After the running of the Beach Handicap at Addington on Saturday the Judicial Committee held an inquiry into an accident that occurred after the field had travelled two furlongs and J. Bryce had been dislodged from Golden Shadow’s sulky. Evidence was given by J. Fraser. jun„ driver of Courier, and R. Messervy (Great News). The committee decided not to take action. The stewards were again called together after the Autumn Handicap to consider a protest lodged’ by J, F. Foley against first place - being awarded to Lady Scott on the grounds of crossing in the straight. The protest was dismissed. Fine Imposed W. Rogers and C. Falconer, in whose names Sports Guide was entered for the Beach Handicap, were filled £2 for failure to notify an Interest they held in Mongolian, another horse engaged in the xace. Favourite Disappoints Sure Lady was twice as well backed as any other horse on the win machine for the Progressive Handicap at Addington, but she did not race true to her name. She had gone only a few yards when she went to a break, and before she settled down the leaders were so far ahead that her chance was hopeless. Sure Lady possesses plenty of speed, but on Saturday she failed to control It. Well Related Ingle Belmer, winner of the Brighton Maiden Handicap, Is a five-year-old mare by Jack Potts from Purple Patch, the dam of Countless and Loyal Rey. She is owned and trained by her breeder, Mr P. A. Watson, of Methven. Big Nominations For the two light harness races to be decided at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club's meeting to be held at Riccarton on March 4, 93 nominations were received. For the Wairewa Handicap of a mile and a quarter, 3min ssec class, 60 entries were made, while in the Waihora Handicap, a mile and a half, 3min 38sec class, the field numbers 33. Horses nominated for (he latter event include Paul Collette, My Lady Luck, Volo’s Victory, and, Volterra.

23 4-ssec, 4mln 23 2-ssec. Winner trained by owner, Methven. BEACH HANDICAP, Of £SOO. 3min 24sec class. One mile and a half. 4. 4 —W. Rogers and C. Falconer's SPORTS GUIDE by Gaillard— Queen Maud syrs scr G. Cameron I 3. 3—J. B. Westerman’s Great News syrs scr S. R. Messervy 2 1. I—J. Rooney’s Sabu aged 24 D. C. Watts 3 11, 10 Courier; 5, 5. Follow Me; 3. 3 Latest Edition bracketed with Great News; 4. 4 Mongolian bracketed with Sports Guide; 7, 6 Silhouette; 9, 8 Star Ace; 12, 12 Wainoni Girl; 1, 1 Watcher bracketed with Sabu; 10, 10 Coleen Travis; 2, 2 Lady Dawn: 6, 7 Warfield; 8, 9 Busted Flush also started. Length and a half; half length. Lady Dawn fourth. Times, 3min 20 3-ssec, 3min 20 4-ssec, 3min 19sec. Winner trained by G. Cameron, New Brighton. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £475. Trotters. 4min 41sec class. Tw6 miles. 1. I—J.1 —J. and A. F. C. Rushton's LADY SCOTT by U. Scott—Ohinemutu aged 24 A. Butterfield 1 6. 7—J. F. Foley’s Great Mountain aged scr Owner 2 5. 5—R. S. Cording’s Te Kahu aged 12 G. Cameron 3 7. 6 Sagamore: 4, 4 Royal Romance: 3. 3 Mali Jong; 2, 2 Mohican also started. Length: five lengths. Mah Jong fourth. Times, 4min 29 4-ssec, 4min 32 l-ssec, 4min 33 l-ssec. Winner trained by A. F. C. Rushton, Spreydon. ECLIPSE HANDICAP, Of £350. 3min 50sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 1. I—P. P. Gallagher’s CABIN BOY by Jack Potts—Sheila Fleetwood 6yrs 12 Owner 1 4. 4—C. S. Donald’s Audition aged 24 B. Flood 2 3. 3—D. McFarlane’s Scottish Lady 4yrs scr M. Holmes 3 b, 5 Binky Dillon: 9, 9 Cinchona and Statuette bracketed; 2, 2 Gold Sheik; 8, B Great Deceiver; 4, 4 Lanaco bracketed with Audition: 7, 7 Pocket Book; 10, 10 Erin’s Country; 6, 6 First Royal also started. Four lengths; half length. Binky Dillon fourth. Times. 3min 36 l-ssec, 3min 35 4-ssec, 3min 33scc. Winner trained by owner, Washdyke. FINAL HANDICAP, Of £6OO, 2min 48sec class. One mile and a quarter. 1. 1-V. Lee ming's INTEGRITY by Trevor de Oro—Cheetah syrs 12 D. C. Watts 1 10. 10— S. A. Bremford’s Coleen Travis aged scr W. R. Butt 2 7. 7—Miss J. Cuff's Walter Moore 6yrs 12 O, E. Hooper 3 3, 3 Catalpa: 8, 8 Golden River; 11, 11 Loyal Pat; 6, 5 Oxford Scholar and Stormtost bracketed: 4, 4 Special Edition: 5, 6 Coquette; 2, 2 Indian Clipper; 9, 9 Warfield also started. Half length: half length. Warfield fourth. Times, 2min 42sec. 2min 43 l-ssec, 2min 42 2-ssec. Winner trained by owner, Prebbleton.