FIRST GLOBE

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24981, 16 September 1946, Page 7

FIRST GLOBE

TROTTING

COMFORTABLE WIN IN RAKAIA TROT First Globe gave a high-class performance at the Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday when he finished with a powerful run to win the Rakaia Trot Handicap from Scholarship and Nyallo Scott in the smart time of 3min 16sec from a 3min 33sec mark. Driven by D. C. Watts, First Globe began well to follow Sir Carol and Special Effort in the early stages, and when the lead was taken over by Scholarship and Nyallo Scott, Watts was content to trail the leaders until the straight was reached. First Globe (a handsome son of Springfield Globe and Lilian Bond) always appeared to be going easily, and he had the race in safe keeping a long way from home. Once he was allowed to stretch out he soon put the issue beyond doubt, and the stylish manner in tfhich he finished indicates that he should take high honours this season. •" » Owned hy Miss P. Berry and trained by her brother, R. J. Berry, First Globe was bred by the late R. B. Berry, who also bred another winner in Free Bond, from Lilian Bond. By Worthy Bond, Lilian Bond is out of Yenot, by Harold Dillon from a Rothschild mare, which was out of the Young Irvington mare Bessie B. Springfield Globe, the sire of First Globe, is also the sire of recent winners in Super Globe and Globe Direct, and it appears unfortunate for local breeders that he is to be returned, to Australia after this stud season. A fine racehorse with a record of 4min 15 4-ssec to his credit, Springfield Globe was bred by Mr E. Tatlow, Tasmania. By Globe Derby, he is out of Ayr, which left another good winner in Cloudy Range. Bred by Mr H. F. Nicoll, Ashburton, Ayr, which took a record of 3min 27sec, is ’by Logan Pointer from Precision, by St. Swithin from Kildasa, by Kilcheran (a thoroughbred) by Idasa, by Seaton Delaval from the thoroughbred mare, Idas, which was out of Ida, also a thoroughbred. The four-year-old Scholarship, driven by I. Scoon (who is now associated with R. J. Humphreys’s stable), gave a fine display to earn second money behind First Globe. After being in fourth place with a furlong covered, he worked his way to the front in the back straight and, with a half-mile to go, was leading Nyallo Scott, Sir Carol, and First Globe. After leading into the straight, Scholarship finished on well, but he could not hold off First Globe over the last furlong. Owned by Messrs A. L. Matson and C. S. Thomas, Scholarship is by Grattan Loyal from Oxford Queen, which left other winners in Purina, Oxford Scholar, and Navy Queen to the same sire. Nyallo Scott, which recorded the fast time of 3min 12 3-ssec, to earn the third prize of £3O, started well from the 48 yards mark, and L. F. Berkett had him up in second place with four furlongs to run. The speed was on all the way, and in the circumstances the U. Scott gelding did well to finish in third place. Nyallo Scott appears to do his best work on roomy tracks, and the first time that he is better placed in the handicaps he should win a race for Mr J. R. McKenzie. Jottings The well-backed Indigo failed to go away correctly in the Rakaia Trot at Ashburton on Saturday, and ,was never a possibility afterwards. Oval’s Pride, which led all the way to win the Te Aroha Handicap at the Auckland Trotting Club’s matinee meeting, is expected to race well in the Introductory Handicap on Saturday. Bred by Mr G. Ward, Rangiora, he is an aged gelding by Sonoma Harvester from the Denver Huon mare Oval. Swaledale began too slowly to have any chance in the Selma Trot at Ashburton on Saturday. Lodestone showed some speed in the Selma Trot, but a break in the running put him out of the contest. Daisy Gold, which was trained for her earlier races by W. Barron, is now in W. A. Thomas’s stable at Washdyke. Ena Parrish should race well from the 36 yards mark in the Royal Oak Handicap at Auckland on Saturday. She has a record of four wins and two minor placings in her last six starts. Barrier Practice The Ashburton Trotting Club has arranged with the starter, Mr A. Hastings, to be present at the Ashburton course to-morrow afternoon to give barrier practice, and to conduct a series of trials for maiden and -improving horses. Finished Fast Shadow Chimes, which was sent out favourite when he finished in second place to Special Effort in the Brockville Trot at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting on September 7, was allowed to return his supporters a double-figure dividend when he finished on well to win the Selma Trot at tne Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday from an outsider in Make Believe. An aged gelding by Red Shadow from a Cathedral Chimes mar* Shadow Chimes, which was patiently driven by D. Townley, began smoothly and with half a mile covered was following Glen Devon, Mischief and Thelma Grattan. With half the journey covered. Shadow Chimes had seven horses in front of him and it was not until well into the straight that his driver, was able to find an opening for him. Once in the clear. Shadow .Chimes finished resolutely to catch Make Believe just off the post and go on to win by a length and a half. Make Believe, which is trained for Mr J. Bland by C. M. Laing, Tinwald, show- !■ ed some ability to win a heat at a matinee meeting at Addington recently, and he should win races once he learns to race solidly. An October foal, he is not yet three years old; and as he covered some extra ground on Saturday there was a lot of merit in his second placing. A well-bred gelding, he is by Casanova (a son of Wrack) from Lady Winchmore, which traces to Norice. Starting from the 60 yards mark, Lady Ngaio recorded a useful effort to finish in third place. With a mile covered she still had 13 horses in front of her, but once the straight was reached she finished fast and was rapidly overhauling Make Believe and Shadow Chimes at the finish. The Gamble- Woods mare started in the Rakaia Trot later in the afternoon, where, after being well placed early, she was seventh to cross the line in a fast run race. Looks the Part The Riccarton trainer, A. Lowe, is educating a gelding by the American-bred Lusty Volo for Mrs W. R. Toon. A goodlooking youngster, he is out of Page Girl, which was imported from Scotland some years agq. Back in Work Blaze Away, an aged gelding by Jack Potts from Marama Rose, is bac?k in work in P. P. Gallagher’s team at Washdyke. Blaze Away secured his only placing in nine starts in the 1944-45 season, when he finished two lengths behind Chinook in the Carterton Handicap at the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on April 14, 1945; but, after four unplaced efforts, he was put aside and did not race last season. Blaze Away was bred by Mr J. J. Johnston (Riccarton). His difrn, Marama Rose, left other Winners in Flower Potts and Grand Dame, to Jack Potts. New Brighton T.C. Nominations for all events at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting, to be held on the Addington course on Saturday, September 28, will close at 5 p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday). Advt. N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. Nominations of present yearlings for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s New Zealand Derby Stakes, 1948, will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday. —Advt.