TWENTY HORSES QUALIFY

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27169, 13 October 1953, Page 5

TWENTY HORSES QUALIFY

TRIALS HELD AT ADDINGTON Twenty horses qualified to start in maiden races for pacers at the trials run at Addington yesterday by the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association. The first four horses in each of the five heats, run over one mile and a half, had little difficulty in recording better than the required 3min 30sec limit. Most impressive of those to qualify was Reality, a three-year-old filly by U. Scott from Gallant Maid, the dam also of Crimea, trained at Prebbleton by V. Leeming for Mr P. Reid, of Hamilton. Reality was always handy to the leaders in her division and she came fan to win well under a hold from Dusky Diamond, with Provident at the head of the others. Reality’s 3min 23 3-ssec for the mile and a half could easily have been bettered, and she should develop useful form with more experience. Andy Peterson, a four-year-old gelding by Andy Derby from Ivy Peterson, owned and trained by C. L. Rhodes, was an impressive winner of the fifth heat. He was always handy and after leading into the straight he came on to win narrowly but well from Terowie, which showed speed after being slow early. The rest were beaten off. After the fifth qualifying heat, a trial barrier start was staged, with six horses on the front mark and five starting from a six-yard barrier. Two of the horses (one of them a trotter) broke at the rise of the barrier, but the rest of the field settled down to complete the trial without incident. Results:— FIRST QUALIFYING RACE, 3min 37sec class; one mile and a haIf.—MARILYN aged scr D. L. McGregor 1; Diamond Peter 6yrs scr W. E. Thompson 2; Clear Gold syrs scr W. K. Tatterson 3; Breeze syrs scr N. L. Berkett 4. Fourth lengths; half a length. Times—3min 25 2-ssec, 3min 26sec, 3min 26 l-ssec, 3min 26 3-ssec. SECOND QUALIFYING RACE, 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half-—GAY ABBESS 6yrs scr C. A. White 1; Esteem 4yrs scr F. G. Holmes 2; Blacksmith 3yrs scr P. G. O’Reilly 3; Preston Lad 3yrs scr E.T. Hubbard 4. Three - lengths; length and a half. Times —3min 23 2-ssec, 3min 24sec, 3min 24 2- 3min 25 l-ssec. THIRD QUALIFYING RACE, 3min 37sec class: one mile and a haIf.—REALITY 3yrs scr D. C. Watts 1; Dusky Diamond 4yrs sefr P. G. O’Reilly 2; Provident 4yrs scr F. E. Newfield 3; Gay Bells 4yrs scr M. Holmes 4. Half a length; two lengths. Times—3min 23 2-ssec, 3min 23 3-ssec, 3min 24sec, 3min 24 2-ssec. FOURTH QUALIFYING RACE, 3min 37sec class; one mile and a haIf.—NOTARY 3yrs scr D. G. Japes ,1; Linda Grattan aged scr A. M. Purdon 2; Scottish Ensign 3yrs scr M. McClintock 3; Pixie Bell aged scr G. Johnson 4. Neck; two lengths. Times—3min 26 4-ssec, 3min 27sec, 3min 27 2-ssec, 3min “ FIFTH ’ QUALIFYING RACE, 3min 37sec class: one mile and a haIf.—ANDY PETERSON 4vrs scr J. Crofts 1; Terowie 6yrs scr T. H. Gunning 2: Proctor 6yrs scr N. L. Berkett 3; Delafore syrs scr G. Bain 4. Neck; eight lengths. Times—3min 22 4-ssec, 3mm 23sec, 3min 26sec, 3min 26 3-

ACCEPTANCES

FORBURY PARK CLUB (New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, October 12. The double at the Forbury Park meeting on Saturday will be run on the Domain Handicap and tfie Royal Handicap. Acceptances are:— 11 a.m.— TAHUNA HANDICAP, of £4OO ; 3min 55sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Black Pegasus (1), Factotum (3). Kevin (4), Lightning Joe (2) scr; Fairy Dell (1), Spring Creek (2) 12; Lady Brigade (1). Nelson Hall (2) 24; Dainty Joe (2), Kerry Girl (1) 36; Fingal’s Cave (2), Royal Marine (1) 48. 11.45 a.m.— ST. KILD A HANDICAP, of £400; 3min 48sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Charleston (1) scr; Distant Star (3), Lassoloc (2), Mavis Dillon (1) 12; Abbasia (1), Ebony Hall (3), King’s Order (2), Plausiblfe (1) 48. 12.35 p.m.— DOMAIN HANDICAP, of £500; 3min 43sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Bronze Indian (5), Brooksby Hall (8), Fearless Peter (7), Gold Rey (1), Luck Ahead (2), Midnight (10), Regal Gold (6) Rola Veyor (11), Scottish Note (3), Warren Grattan (9), Wentworth (4) scr; Gretna Green (1) 12; Defiance (1) 24. 1.25 p.m.— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £1100; 4min 29sec class; two miles.—Merval (1) scr; Schwanda (1) 12; Brucus (1), Countermark (2), Lahore (3) 24; Inglewood (1) 36; Heather Dillon (1) 60. 2.10 p.m.— CHURCHILL HANDICAP, of £600; 3min 49sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Sabre Dance (1) scr; Excellenza (1), Quick Silver (2) 12; Jenny Dillon (1) 24; Roderick Dhu (2). Super Sarin (1) 36; Ascot (2), Battle Cry (1) 48. Bracket: Excellenza and Roderick Dhu. 3 p.m.— ROYAL HANDICAP, of £6OO ; 3mln 41sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— Amiable (4), Chief Lochiel (1), Defiance (3), Reko (5), Trout Stream (2) scr; Alkin (1), Mayenga (5), Monte Casino (7) Ohio (4), Recent Choice (2), Retard (6), Venetian (3) 12. 3.50 p.m.— VICTORY HANDICAP, of £700; 3min 36sec class; one mile and a half.—Au Revolt (6), Clontarf (4), Crafty Guy (7), Girl Black (1), High Class (9), His Majesty (10), Knightmare (3), Roy Grattan (8), Royal Brigade (2), Safeguard (4), Brave Company (11) scr; Diamed (2), Gay Lyric (3), Paia Royal (1) 12. Bracket: Au Revoir and His Majesty. 4.40 p.m.— FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £750; 3min 2sec class; one mile and three furlongs.— Brucus (2), Countermark (4), Inglewood (3), Trixie Milne (1) scr; Lahore (1) 12; Heather Dillon (1), Tactician (2) 24.

MINERAL DIES

PROMISING. SOUTHLAND PACER “The Press” Special Service INVERCARGILL, Oct. 12. Mineral, which was probably the best class pacer in training in Southland at present, died yesterday. The Colossal gelding had been jogged by his trainer, J. A. Flynn, bjit before he had completed his work it was apparent that he was not well, and he died soon afterwards from what is believed to be an internal trouble. Mineral had made his first appearance for the new season at the Forbury Park meeting on October 3, when he ran a good race for sixth after being slow to begin. He was the outstanding pacer produced in Southland last season. On being taken over by Flynn half-way through the season, he won four races and was three times placed in eight starts, for £1330 in stakes. He established a Southland record of 3min 31sec for one mile and five furlongs, at Invercargill. Mineral was owned by Mr F. R. Forde, who had refused several substantial offers for him.