CANTERBURY PARK CLUB

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26030, 6 February 1950, Page 5

CANTERBURY PARK CLUB

TROTTING

HANDICAPS The following handicaps have been declared for the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on February 11: YALDHURST HANDICAP, of £500; trotters; 4min 48sec class; two miles.—Casameter. Courtesy, High Stakes, Ivondale, Lord Grattan, Merryman, Rakautika scr; Dictation, Mosquito, Roderick Dhu 12; Billy McElwyn, Congressional, Loyal I Toast, Nydia, Terrytoon 24; Little Jean 36; Bessie Grattan, Lillian Mac, Suzerain ADVANCE HANDICAP, of £500; 3min 51sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Empire Lady, Golden Slipper, Perfect Trail, Tiny Scott, Tradition, Trouville scr; Fulgent, Green Spear 12; Antrim Hall, Badminton, Flight Commander, Gallian, Green Valley, Inquisitive Lady, Mountain Tarn, Phyllis Gold 24. Ineligible: Emblazon, President, Mystery Dillon. STROWAN HANDICAP, of £550 ; 3min 48sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Best Globe, Blue Print, Kopara Lass, Maori Queen, Native Royal, Reay Dillon, Shy Sonoma, Special Effort, Tekau scr; Birthstone, Grey Streak, Hineora, King Pepper, Kublai Khan, Peter’s Pal 12; Commentator, Lucky Irish, Sir Hail, Uranium 24; Alcove, Statesman 36; Almeta, Sowden Beck 48. Transferred to Harewood Handicap: Robin Adair. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £1750; 3min 35sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—Ada Scott, Bonny Scott, Democrat, Direct Heir, Gay Piper, Good Review, Henry of Navarre, Indigo, Jack Peterson. Maida Dillon, Make Believe, Right Royal, Sir Peterson scr; British Machine, County Antrim, On Approval, Prince Hall, Trustee, Zulu 12; Gough’s Pride 24.

HAREWOOD HANDICAP, of £750; 4m in 40sec class; two miles.—Almeta, Elmdale, Fanciful, First Lord, Ipso Facto, Joygiver, Liliaceae, Merrymaker, Nebula, True Comrade, Waroonga, Wee Logan scr; Dandy Grattan, Flinders Bar, Keymaster, Robin Adair, Te Arawhata, Temple Star. Worthydale 12; Blue Mist, Hall Ace, Kahurangi, Melton, Peggydale, Victory Song 24; Great Wonder, Hilda Scott, Lady Mavourneen, West Point 36; Ben’s Son 48.

WIGRAM HANDICAP, of £800; smin 40sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Aqua Lady, Aspasia, Constellation, Demetrius, Gay Note, Josedale Audubon, Magnificent, Parawa Derby, Shalimar, Vedette, Worthy Jack scr; Red Emperor 12; Black Diamond, Palava, Sandy Logan 24; Carisbrook, Despatch, Proprietor, Remlap. Scottish Emperor 36.

HOLMES HANDICAP, of £800; trotters; 4min 43sec class: two miles.—Lucky Bill scr; Bingendale, Ripcord 12; Belle Header, Bold Salute 24; Big Guy, Royal Stone 36; David Dryden 48; Endowed, Royal Dale 60; Belshazzar 72.

OTLEY HANDICAP, of £1000; 2min i 44sec class; one mile and a quarter.— . Baby Grand, Gantree, Gough’s Pride, • Lady Averil, Maida Dillon, Maori Home, J Prince Hall, Sir Peterson. Victory Globe I scr; Dragoman, Maudeen 12; Integrity 36. ( 1 WAIKATO CLUB 1 I ACCEPTANCES The double totalisator will be operated ! on the Second Waikato Stakes and the 1 Whitiora Handicap at the Waikato Trot- 1 ting Club’s second summer meeting at 1 Claudelands on February 11. Provision i has been made for two divisions in the Hillcrest Handicap, and the Te Awamutu ■ Handicap has been divided into two * separate races. Details of the fields:— 11 a.m.— i WAITOA HANDICAP, of £200; trotters; 1 4min class; one mile and five furlongs.— Our Teddy (2), Paihia (12), Conquer (6), . Gay Leigh (8), Gold Medallist (3), Kopu- : nui (11), Lucky Treasure (9), Merchant 1 Prince (7), Reinsman (10), Sir Andrew 1 (4), Sword Dancer (1), Vitesse (5) scr; Skouras (1) 12; Airworthy (1), Indian Rae ■ (3) Kauri King (2) 24; On Guard (3), Sir Rose (2), Willonyx (4), Worthy Triumph (1) 36; Direct Earl (1) 48; Gamekeeper 1 (1) Sirius (2) 60. Brackets: Gay Leigh and Sword Dancer; Vitesse and Worthy 1 Triumph; Sir Andrew and Kauri King. 11.45 a.m.— . HILLCREST HANDICAP, of £2OO (or £3OO if run in two divisions); 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—First ' Division: Bella Lea (6), Bold Indian (2), : Brilliant Light (12), Dance Time (11), Easton Pride (1), Empire Girl (10), Lylette (9), Our Master (7), Southpaw (8), Vivid Night (4), Willie Roger (5), Worthy Staveleys (3) scr; Speedway (1) 12. Second Division: Bonnie Pet (4), Clayteen (7), Faraway (12), Fluorescent (11), Gather (8), Modern Kitty (3), Nacirama (1), San Pietro (5). Single City (10), Traducer (9), Welcome Biddy (2), Worthy Dan (6) scr. Brackets: Bella Lea and Faraway, Dance Time and Gather, Easton Pride and Single City, Worthy Staveleys and Modern Kitty. 12.35 p.m.— FIRST TE AWAMUTU HANDICAP, of £250; 3min 53sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—Aqua Belle (10), Bill Thorpe (4) Halfar (3), Lawn Direct (5), Mountain Gail (8), Noeline’s Pal (7), Our Voyage (1), Petite Raider (9), Vera Grattan (2) Whistler (6) scr; Agnes Grattan (6), Black Storm (1), Camenai (3), Great Dictator (2), Indian Ranee (8). Laurie Bingen (4), Pam Grattan (5), Wharetoa (7) 12; Billy Boy (1) 24; Margaret Gaillard (1) 48. Brackets: Whistler and Agnes Grattan. 1.25 p.m.— CITY HANDICAP, of £800; 4min 36sec class; two miles.—Admiral Peterson (2), Belmoral (T.) (3), Certify (4), Flying Smith (1) scr; Fan Tan (2), Goldsmith (1) 12; Indian Triumph (1) 24; Chedworth Hall (2), General Manager (1) 48; Likely (2), Starshell (1) 60; Fortuna (1) 84. Bracket: Fan Tan and Star shell. 2.10 p.m.— SECOND WAIKATO STAKES, of £500; three-year-olds; special handicaps; one mile and five furlongs.—Convoy (11), Court Lady (12), Gallant Bronze (1), Ivy Bingen (4), Lady Belwin (8), Margaret’s Own (3), Neon Ring (2), Our Ida (10), San Pietro (6), Stuart Earl (9), Sunny Machine (13), Vivid Night (7), Wattie , Lawn (5) scr; Greek Brigade (3), Laurel- : dale (2), Mundanity (4), Our Smith (6), ' Shannon Maid (1), Wind Rush (5) 24. Brackets: Gallant Bronze and Our Smith, San Pietro and Mundanity. 3 TAUPIRI HANDICAP, of £300; trotters; 4min 53sec class; two miles.—On Guard (1), Sir Rose (3), Willonyx (2), Worthy Triumph (4) scr; Direct Earl (2), Falamai (1) 12; Gamekeeper (2), Sirius’ (1) 24; Sandyetta (1) 60; Ginger Joe (2), Noble Triumph (1) 72. Bracket: Worthy Triumph and Noble Triumph. 3.45 p.m.— WHITIORA HANDICAP, of £450; 2min • 51sec class; one mile and a quarter.—Alec i Potts (10), Blonde Sailor (11), Calando > (9), Enolla (1), Fair Play (8), Hey Dey (6), Indian Game (2), Mission King (3), i Substitute (5), Tidy Lady (4), Yours Truly (7) scr; Fontaine (1), Gay Warrior (2) Indian Pointer (4), Murray Grattan (3) Old Scotch (5) 12; Glen Murray (1) i 24; Pony Express (1) 36. Brackets: Sub- ; stitute and Yours Truly, Mission King and j Gay Warrior, Enolla and Old Scotch. . 4.35 p.m.— SECOND TE AWAMUTU HANDICAP, of £250 ; 3min 53sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—Beda (8), Doris Kay (3), _ Flying Bill (6), Golden Gaillard (1), . Logan Fame (2), National Bond (4), Shannon Maid (5), Trustful (7) scr; Amai pola (3), Blair (6), Diana Grattan (5), ’ Fau-vel (7), Gaelic King (1), Great ' Eastern (8), La Diamond (2), Minstrel Hall (4), Super Girl (9), Worthy Gaillard (10) 12; Gay Jay (1) 24. ZULU IN FORM LIKELY WINNER AT ADDINGTON

Zulu, the winner of four races and £1955 as a five-year-old last season for D. R. V. Manson, who trains him at Charteris Bay, has shown splendid form this season to earn £1595 for two wins and a third. Zulu’s wins were in the Members’ Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on December 10 and in the Islington Handicap at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on December 31. • On the strength of this form Zulu will probably be sent out favourite for the President’s Handicap at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting this week. A grand stayer, Zulu, which appeals as a Cup horse in the making, is by Free Holmes’s successful sire, Grattan Loyal, from Singe, by Matchlight from the Wildwood Jun. mare, Zara, which is also the dam'of Ronda Chimes, Ariki (3min 36sec), Zara Bingen, Zariri, Zincali (3min 10 3-ssec), and Zingarrie (4min 19 4-ssec).

Most opposition to Zulu in the President’s Handicap may come from Ada Scott, Gay Piper, Jack Peterson, and British Machine. Ada Scott, which showed her best form this season when she beat British Machine by half a length after leading all the way in the Selwyn Handicap at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on January 2. looked well, but she raced without luck at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s recent meeting. A consistent performer for Mr J. O’Connell, for whom she is trained at Winchester by T. H. Gunning, Ada Scott must be conceded a good chance in the President’s Handicap. Gay Piper, from G. MeKendry’s Methven stable, has been placed in five races this season, his record including a win over British Machine in 4min 17sec in the Victoria Handicap at the Jubilee Clip meeting at Addington in November. An improving horse and a first-class reinsman, the Gay Piper-McKendry combination should carry solid support. Jack Peterson brought his record to two wins and three minor placings in his nine starts this season when he finished close up to Dragoman and Direct Heir in the Au Revoir Handicap at Forbury Park on January 28. Jack Peterson, which is being trained by E. Rinaldi while F. G. Holmes is at the Inter-Dominion Cham-

pionships in Melbourne, will be driven by Graham Holmes. British Machine’s record of three wins, three seconds, two thirds, and three fourths in his 16 starts this season is impressive. A classic winner earlier in his career, British Machine has done particularly well since being trained at Templeton by C. R. Berkett. On form British Machine should be handy to Zulu, Gay Piper, and Jack Peterson at the finish of the President’s Handicap. A Likely Type Mr A. Harrison’s Vivid Night should soon leave the maiden classes. A three-year-old gelding. Vivid Night is by Pay Sign from Gaiella, by Gaillard from Eleawah. Canterbury Park Trotting Club Withdrawals for all events at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting on February 11 must be received by 5 p.m. to-night. Advt. New Brighton Trotting Club Nominations for all events at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting to be held on February 18 must be received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Advt. Related to a Winner S. A. Edwards’s team at Addington includes the two-year-old filly. Wren, which is by Dillon Hall from Sailor's Fancy, the dam of a winner in Sailor’s Globe. Bred at Peel Forest in 1935 by Mr W. Connolly, Sailor’s Fancy Js by Man o’ War from Reta Parrish, by Guy Parrish from a mare by Petereta, which was out of a Rothschild mare. Cheviot-Rangiora T.C. Nominations for the Rangiora Trotting Club and Cheviot Trotting Club’s meeting to be held at Rangiora on Saturday, February 25, 1950, close at 5 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 1950, with the Secretary, D. S, Byrne, 193 Cashel street, Christchurch, / Advt.