INTER-DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25394, 17 January 1948, Page 4

INTER-DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS

FINAL PAYMENTS (PA.) AUCKLAND, January 16. The following are the final payments for the Auckland Trotting Club’s InterDominion Championships, starting on February 7:— FIRST QUALIFYING RACE (Pacers), to be run in heats, each of £1500; one mile and a quarter.—Aberhall, Doctor Ted, Globe Direct, Gold Peg, Heliopolis, Loyal Peter scr; Bandbox (T._), Countless, Double Peter, Dundee Sandy, Great Belwin, Knave of Diamonds, Loyal Nurse, Para Derby (W.A.), Turco 12; Emulous, Highland Fling, Nyallo Scott 24. SECOND QUALIFYING RACE (Pacers), to be run in heats, each of £1500; one mile and a half.—Doctor Ted, Globe Direct, Gold Peg, Heliopolis scr; Aberhall, Loyal Peter 12; Bandbox (T.), Double Peter, Dundee Sandy, Para Derby (W.A.) 24;. Countless, Emulous, Great Belwin, Highland Fling, Knave of Diamonds, Loyal Nurse, Nyallo Scott, Turco 36. CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL (Pacers), of £7500; two miles (handicaps subject to horses qualifying)—Gold Peg, Heliopolis • scr; Doctor Ted. Globe Direct 12; Aberhall, Double Peter, Dundee Sandy, Great Belwin, Loyal Peter, Nyallo ; Scott. Para Derby (W.A.), Turco 24; Bandbox (T.), Countless, Emulous, Knave of Diamonds, Loyal Nurse 36; Highland Fling 48. FIRST QUALIFYING RACE (Trotters), to be run in heats, each of £1500; one mile and a quarter.—Fairy Wings, Fantom, Firewater, Hidden Note, Margin, Mine Host, Mistydale, Pardon Me, Sure Lady, Toushay, Van White (S.A.), Willie Winkie scr; • Aerial Scott, Casabianca, Medical Student 12; Betty Maxegin 24. SECOND QUALIFYING RACE (Trotters). to be run in heats, each of £1500; one mile and a half.—Fairy Wings, Firewater, Mine Host, Mistydale, Sure Lady, Toushay, Willie Winkie scr; Medical Student, Pardon Me. Van White (S.A.) 12; Aerial Scott. Betty Maxegin, Casabianca, Fantom, Hidden Note 24; Margin 36. CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND FINAL (Trotters), of £2500; two miles (handicaps subject to horses qualifying).—Fairy Wings. Firewater, Mine Host, Toushay scr; Van White (S.A.), Betty Maxegin, Medical Student. Mistydale, Pardon Me, Sure Lady, Willie Winkie 12; Aerial Scott, Casabianca, Hidden Note 24; Fantom, Margin 36.

Now at Templeton Royal Pageantry, which was trained for his races last season by A. H. Gourlay, is now in N. L. Beckett’s team at Templeton and he will have his first start for that trainer at the Marlborough Trotting Club’s meeting next week. An aged gelding. Royal Pageantry is by Grattan Loyal from Coy Bells, which left other winners including Grattan Bells to the same sire, Walter Gay to Happy Vovage, and Arion Queen to Arion Axworthy. By Coldstream Bells, Coy Bells is out of Decoy, by Wildwood from a Son of a Gun mare.