SIR MICHAEL

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25061, 18 December 1946, Page 5

SIR MICHAEL

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performance at ADDINGTON up appeared to be carrying £ “ condition. Sir Michael 6 f winning the 3min 36sec one mile and five furlongs e °Lj, ur v Owners’ and Breeders’ inatinee meeting, which was Sir Michael began ff tallow Dillondale and PunePjurlona covered. The Lusty r«oon worked his way to the a with seven furlongs to go K lowing clear of Happy Man *s‘ctarted from the 96 yards £ Dillondale. Golden Shadow, nffl Scott, and Navigate handy. ££ showed some speed to be Enlace to Sir Michael at the L the straight: but she was sprint home bv Navigate « Shadow Happy Man stopped nd he was well back at the fforthv Gold disappointed by -t the start, and his performano line on his P ros P pcts for Brighton Trotting Club’s meetv ei should be improved by his nd he may be one of the favw the main event at the New meeting on Saturday. aegin gelding. Rising Monarch, mistered two second placings in darts last season, is now being «■ R. H. Butterick at Rakaia. ’lost his chance when he broke trovers' race at Addington yes- , joe, which is trained by A. T. , Qainaru. has arrived at AddingL he will compete at the New Trotting Club’s meeting on Sat--I£j will then race at the Ashburrtjng on Boxing Day. Hooper left for Auckland on night with Knave of Diamonds,

PP a u V ?ace an weH adica1 ’ T lll ’ period. Ce Well over the holiday breaking the V 3rn?n I zS SSibillty after terday. y n the 3mm pace yesBr^J ZC Ea^le Stricken winner. I “ d ha Trottln B Cu P tetanus. His trainer c r h n. contracted in e T d he held httle y hope C f e or S^ da r y e - co a tha ‘ K A u sj inB to Form she indicated 6 tha^ S^e der adrnirers when her best Form by to class trot by a narrXl« ing the 3mi n 46se« Ugate X in 3min w 4 * ss ” ar ®Itn 1 t n f ™ m Casyesterday. 9 ssec at Adaington Storaom. b and M ?ra?ned' taT'r a " d D ' at Prebbl eton V - Leeming. the season with H d Sir, N ° te comm enced on the first dav of^h» Notionalist Metropolitan Trottin e th ci,nv W s?'. aland meeting; but after ■ Natl »nal Place to Sea Max in u? IS *A lng ln sec onu Free-for-All on th. ? August Trotting' meeting she lost on _. d da y of me Pltlee/in her^e^^ve 3 WaS ' ,Ot if he I would' aS r ° a ce hl tp e to b m aVl f our ' and Cro^rs SOOn „aT W “> m third place and^she 6 i^ ell to firtisb Pay her way ttfis J? conlinup to ground When he bro¥ e at ?hT? k ? 10st ’ once he was balanced start;, but ’Peed to finish in Ce f ourth Sh p O i: c e e d ’ lOt ° f Good Three-year-old too° Un good f”r trim hi s P „n ved much ‘he special event to ° pp °" enta m old and four-vear mn °.I three-year-mist and Count? AiMh„, pacers - Econoers when the fle’d settled thc leadwere followed by'LadvC??,"' and ‘hex Gambade, and Coral t£m ' Lo i al Sco “. named racedl un t£ L , c , ess ' The las ’- Antrim. and X'diblS W '. th Courtv were clear of Loval sStt E r *2 s ° ‘"ey and Economist Co?»l Lady -Diane, with a mile and th™ P l m ? ess ""eakened County n th furlongs covered. win n ’o y ver n im? ly Ca v "K ng on *>r ™ easy in third place ’ th L °y al Scott n»e“ M° b £ ly Champion Stakes at a Zealand ting Cluh’c at the Ashburton TrotssSSsSi? Poor Display a 'p° c X!| e P J?ni dC a d t v be nn?ng t, 2a e :ilv me a e flj. ng ’ * be agSd °”™ pda T b he ul IS ‘I °^ p tia JO se2?e y d a h " d repertory showed some ability to finish AccOTd°doln? a t C h’ u With hoval Lass aAd Withal d £l2 g A the b / s ‘ O 1 the others. D vvitners has Accord in good order and she may win a race shortly. ’ Sandiford Wins by his traine r. R. A. Hartlev was not troubled to wbi the 3mm 46sec class pace by two lengths from Theabelle. A gelding by Sandydale fourth J n?ari ? el r» Sandl T fOrd finished in and Dr ury Lane . Nelsonova, and Horatio Nelson in the R. E. Cook tJnS 11 ?*? 8 !!. Handi 9 a P at the Reefton Trotting Club s meeting, and his effort yesterthat he shou, d do well at the holiday meetings. Theabelle looks a *u- sh€ may take a muc h tighter mark this season. Silverlight, which finished in lourth place just behind Miscmei, appeals as an early winner. Finished on Well After trailing Latest Edition. Manpower. Task Force, Wade Lane, Lady Ngaio, Absolutely, and Paddy Potts for more than a mile in the 3min 39sec race at Addington yesterday, Gold Peg improved her position over the last three furlongs, and once the straight was reached she finished on well to win nicely from Paddy Potts. Gold Peg has raced consistently this season for a win and three second placings in five starts, and she should soon add to her good record. Trained at New Brighton The Jack Potts gelding, Peter Potts, which is trained at New Brighton by G. Cameron, showed some improvement when he won the first division of the 2min 59sec class pace from Naughty Girl at the matinee meeting. Naughty Girl gave an encouraging display, and she should win at least ohe race at the Westport meeting. The second division was won by Loyai Guest from Calworth, with Lyceum and Maudeen close up. Calworth, which ’s now trained by N. C. Price, is a likely improver. Lyceum needs only to begin correctly to win his share of races. After losing about 48 yards when he struck trouble shortly after the start.

Volo Lad, which was making his first appearance since being purchased by Mr H. W. Drewery, settled down quickly; and in an interesting finish he stayed on well to win the third division from Sea View, Loyal Anthem, and Matavani. A five-year-old gelding, Volo Lad is by Lusty Volo from Wild Child, the dam of a family of winners including Royal Parade. Streamline, Sure Potts, and Catalpa Should Win Soon

With better luck in the running of the Snowdon Trot Handicap at the Hororata Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday. Tungsten Steel would have made Final Count’s task much harder. Driven by C. M. Laing, who now trains this Quite Sure gelding for Messrs R. Sutherland and A. Henderson, Tungsten Steel was following Emily Volo. Sir Carol and Lottie Jinks with a furlong covered, and with five furlongs to go he was in sixth place. Laing could not find an opening for him until well into the straight, but once he got clear. Tungsten Steel finished well to get within a length and a half of Final Count. L. F. Berkett’s Minoru showed some speed to earn third prize. A six-year-old son of Quite Sure and Princess Mauritius, Minoru lost about 36 yards when he broke at the start; but he quickly made up his handicap to follow Emily Volo at the end of a mile. Minoru is a useful type, and he should prove hard to beat in the Thames Handicap at the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting .on Saturday. Colt Foals Destroyed

Mrs M. Snell’s colt foals by Jack Potts from Erinack and by Quite Sure from Marie Antoinette both met with accidents and had to be destroyed.