BON VOYAGE AND BASHAW

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25740, 28 February 1949, Page 5

BON VOYAGE AND BASHAW

SOLID PERFORMANCES AT RANGIORA Confidently handled by S. R. E. Townley, who trains him for Mrs E. E. Townley aijd Mr D. F. Young, Bon Voyage gave a dashing display when he won the Peninsula Handicap at the Kaikoura Trotting Club’s meeting at Rangiora on Saturday.

Piquant and Scottish Greetings broke at the start, Technicolour being the first * to show out from Doreen Axworthy, Gal- c lian, Bonny Gold, and Strathosphere. T. j Thompson took the lead with Gallian in . the early stages, but he was soon passed l by Emondale. With seven furlongs to go ' they were followed by Technicolour, 1 Doreen Axworthy, Almeta, Stratho- j sphere, Alimony, Gloxania, Bon Voyage, and Golden Prince. Townley took Bon Voyage into the lead with four furlongs ‘ to go, and he carried on to win com- I fortably from Technicolour, and Almeta. 1 A racy-looking six-year-old gelding. Bon Voyage is by Logan Fraser from the ( Happy Voyage mare, Edith Voyage, , which left winners at the trotting gait in j Loughros to Wrack, and Kathleen’s Voy- < age to Maxegin. ( Technicolour, which appeared to be j securely pocketed at a critical, stage of ] the race, showed a lot of speed-once she , was clear to finish second. A daughter | of Red Shadow and Marlene, which both ( have New Zealand Trotting Cups to their . credit, Technicolour should eventually , prove capable of winning in good com- • pany. D. Townley, a brother of S. Townley, was successful in the Keenan Handicap : with Bashaw, which he trains for his ■ father, R. Townley, who has been asso- : ciated with the trotting sport for many years. Bashaw, which finished third to Sandy- : etta and Concord in the Stewards’ Handicap, was allowed to pay a double-figure dividend when he won the Keenan Handicap. An outsider in Bishop’s Cleeve set the pace in the early stages of the Keenan Handicap. With nine furlongs to go, he was about eight lengths clear of My Gain, Allandale, Scotland’s Pride., Bashaw, and Encircle. Bishop’s Cleeve weakened in the back straight, and with four furlongs to go he was passed by Bashaw, Allandale, Encircle, and Scotland’s Pride. Bashaw was always master of the situation over the concluding stages, and he carried on to win comfortably from Allandale with the favourite, Encircle, in third place. A winner at the Winton Trotting Club’s meeting on December 29, Bashaw is a five-year-old gelding by Josedale Dictator from Helene Bond, which is by Worthy Bond from a Cello Sydney Wilkes mare. Easy Win Glamis Castle created a good impression when she gained an easy win in the Second Hapuku Handicap at the Kaikoura Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday for Messrs Campbell Bros, and J. 1 D. Litten, for whom she is trained at Addington by A. Butterfield. There was a spectacular accident at the end of the first furlong, Golden Gamble ' falling and bringing down Lady Goodwood, Lucky Irish, and Contempt. Fortunately drivers and horses escaped serious 1 injury. When the field settled down. Pocket • Money was leading from Zontilier, Key ‘ Spring, Kitty Globe, Glamis Castle, and 1 Jack’s Luck. Glamis Castle was fifth into • the straight for the sprint home, but ■ when R. Young let her stretch out she soon settled the issue, winning by a 1 length from the fast-finishing Hineora, 1 with Rutty Globe another length away in • third place. I By a successful sire in Dillon Hall, ' Glamis Castle is out of Bell Scott, by '■ U. Scott from Logan Lass, by Logan Pointer from a hack mare. Trained at New Brighton ‘ Now trained at New Brighton by L. C. : Frost, King Pepper, which was trained i for his races earlier in the season by the late S. Hands, gained his first win for • Messrs J. and C. Wallace in the First 1 Hapuku Handicap at the Kaikoura Trotl ting Club’s meeting on Saturday. . After racing handy to Paul Revere, ■ Firefly, Ima Shadow, and Our Flicka for : most of the way, King Pepper finished on ; well over the last two furlongs to win • by a head from Our Flicka. • By Red Shadow, King Pepper is out of i the Jack Potts mare Queens Up, the dan) i of other winners including Ben Doo and i King High. Solid Effort , . Sandyetta gained her third win for the : season with a solid effort in the Stew- • ards’ Handicap at the Kaikoura Trotting t Club’s meeting on Saturday. Dalesboy, Scotland’s Pride, and Detour ■ lost ground when they made mistakes at i the start, My Gain being the first to show I out from Captain Hardy, Nova Ann, Braes val, Concord, and Sandyetta. My Gain opened up a big gap on the field, but - he weakened in the back straight where i he was passed by Concord, Sandyetta, r Braeval, and High Stakes. Sandyetta > passed Concord approaching the entrance J to the straight, and she appeared to have - something in reserve as she carried on to win by two lengths. Concord, which was driven by his : owner-trainer, Mr H. J. Hewson, the pre- - sident of the Kaikoura Trotting Club, - gave an encouraging performance to fins ish second. A place-getter in eight races '. this season, he should soon top off his s record with a win. Answer to Correspondent “Dubious," Ashburton.—Two miles? as a '> trotter, but was later disqualified for pac--4 ing. u Timaru Trotting Club Nominations for the autumn meeting of • the Timaru Trotting Club close to-night l - at 5 p.m., also final forfeit 14th Timaru 1 Nursery Stakes. Advt.