PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25380, 31 December 1947, Page 7

PROSPECTS FOR TODAY

The Auckland Trotting Club’s summer meeting will be concluded at Epsom tomorrow. Good fields are again carded. The track will again be in excellent order. Horses likely to be well supported are:— 10.45 a.m.—Tamaki Handicap: Big Guy, Princess Loma, Little Jean. 11.30 a.m.—Park Handicap: Sir Vivian. Airswept. Grey Streak. 12.20 p.m.—New Year Handicap: Commotion, Daisy Gold, Caledonian Gold. 1.10 p.m.—President’s Handicap: Single Direct, Ingle Belmer. Worthy Gold. 2 p.m.—Rowe Memorial Handicap: Belmoral, Acclamation, Vindictive Lady. 2.50 p.m.—Frey berg Handicap; Congo Song, Palette, Ivy Goodwin. 3.40 p.m.—Onslow Handicap: Gold Flyer, Red Ace. Lady Averil. 4.30 p.m.—Premier Handicap: Sprayman, Doctor Ted, Single Direct. The fields are:— TAMAKI HANDICAP, of £650: 4min 51sec class; two miles.—Don Parrish. Golden Hoofs, Jack Daly, Legionnaire. Reclamation, Walter Jingle scr: Princess Loma, Big Guy, Great Worth. Onerous 24; Little Jean, Our Jackie, Sabre • 36; Danny Malone 48; Noble Star 84. Brackets: Jack Daly, Legionnaire, and Reclamation . PARK HANDICAP, of £500; 3min 29 sec class; one mile and a half.—Airswept, Culture, Dusky Princess, Grattan Star, Grey Streak, Jack Irvine, Lanoma. Mourne Spring, Sir Vivian, Typical scr;. Indian Quest, Cam Derby, Indian Lad, Likely. Marshall Ney, Paper Man, Sir Archie 12. NEW YEAR HANDICAP, of £lOOO ; 3min 23sec class; one mile and a half.—Commotion, Peter’s Find. Pocket Edition, Daisy Gold scr; Democrat. Gold Strand, Indian Triumph Jackie Boy, Minoru, Popular Girl, Red Ace, Sandstone, Whanako 12; Sir Victor 24; Caledonian Gold, Contender, Lord Brooklyn 36. Bracket: Whanako and Contender.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £3000; 4min 26sec class; two miles.—Bonnie Jack, Captain Gaillard, Desert Lad, Ingle Belmer, Jackie Guy, Scotch Music, Worthy Gold scr; Bel Hamed 12; Heliopolis 24; Single Direct 48. Brackets: Bonnie Jack and Captain Gaillard, Jackie Guy and Scotch Music. ROWE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £l5OO ; 4min 44sec class; two miles.— Acclamation, Great Worth, Indian Arrow, Maxee, Nero, Silver Plane, Noble Star, Swordsman’s Triumph scr; Cyone Maid, Lucky Bill 12; Tall Timber 24; Cossack, Little Hero, Vindictive Lady 36; Belmoral, Keen Blade 48: Mine Host 84. Brackets: Great Worth and Tall Timber, Maxee and Cossack, tyoble Star and Keen Blade. * FREYBERG HANDICAP, of £800; 4min 40sec class; two miles.—Balalaika, Culture, Fitnesse, Gungho, Vera Lyne, Volo’s Pride, Palette scr; Ivy Goodwin, Congo Song, Indian Son 12; Amber Light, Certify, Noble de Oro, Rawene Grattan 24. ONSLOW HANDICAP, of £850; 2min 48sec class; one mile and a quarter.—Gold Flyer, Democrat, Durato, Gold Strand, Indian Triumph, Jackie Boy, Lady Averil, Minoru, Kilcash, Popular Girl, Red Ace, Sandstone, Whanako scr; Bay Machine, Dunstan Direct, Flying Chips, Kewpie’s Crown 12; Contender 24. Bracket: Whabako and Contender. PREMIER HANDICAP, of £1250; 2min 45sec class; one mile and a quarter.—Bel Hamed, Bonnie Jack, Doctor Ted, Dyrham Lea, Scotch Music scr; Ingle Belmer, Alcazar, Captain Gaillard; Heliopolis, Hillcrest, Single Direct 12; Sprayman, Worthy Gold 24; Double Peter 48. Brackets: Bcmnie Jack, Doctor Ted, and Captain Gaillard; Sprayman and Worthy Gold. z

Fine for Careless Driving J. E. Roche, driver of Auxiliary in the Denniston Handicap at Westport on Saturday, was fined £5 for careless driving and interfering with Gough’s Pride. At the time of the incident Gough’s Pride was running particularly well, and there appeared to be a possibility of its sharing in the stake money.