PROSPECTS AND FIELDS

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27192, 9 November 1953, Page 5

PROSPECTS AND FIELDS

Prospects and fields for the opening day of the New Zealand Trotting Cup carnival tomorrow are:—

Introductory Handicap: Black Douglas bracket, Spring Edition, Magellan. Spring Handicap: Vodka, Excelienza bracket, Battle Cry.

Riccarton Stakes: Buccaneer bracket, Invicta, Bounden Duty.

New Zealand Cup: Johnny Globe, Adorian bracket, Tactician. ’

Canterbury Handicap: Poranui, His Majesty bracket. Brave Company.

Worthy Queen Handicap: Highland Kilt, Sure Charge bracket. Father’s Wish.

Empire Handicap: Merval, Forward, Heather Dillon. Final Handicap: Sally Walla, Scottish Note. Kuhla. Acceptances are:—

12.2 p.m.— u INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP 1 Of £750. 4min 35se class. Two miles. Barbara Magellan (6) cr p Gaillard (2). scr Recent* Black Choice (4) cr Douglas (1) Scr Alkin 2) 12 a Black Fury (3) scr Regal Gold (1) 12 n Black Wings Bronze (7)'scr Spring Edition (& 12 \ Indian Flagship Jack’s Luck (5) scr Clontarf (1) 24 t [8) scr Globe Tribal Song (2) 24 I (3) 24 c Brackets: Barbara Gaillard and Black Fury, Black Douglas and Bronze ndian. 12.47 p.m.— SPRING HANDICAP, Of £800. Trotters. 3min 47sec class. One mile and five furlongs. Jenny _ Dillon Battle Battle Cry 24 'Loyal (4) 36 Royal (4) 12 Wrack (2) 36 Black Light (6) 12 Rewa (3) 36 Ingenuity (2)- 12 Bonus (1) 48 Red fcValley Super fearin (5) 12 (1) 60 Brackets: Black Light and Ascot, Excellenza, Sandyshore and Roderick Dhu. 1.32 p.m.— RICCARTON STAKES, Of £750. Three-year-olds. One mile and a quarter. Bobby Brigade (2) scr Scotch Girl (5) scr Brahman Caduceus (7> scr (3) scr Young Wexford (1) scr Monarch (8) scr Duty (1) 12 Hyperbole (9) scr Invicta (2) 12 Larnie (4) scr (6) scr Lynberne (3) 1? Lucky Spot B Brigade a! 12 Amada (10) scr 24 Brackets: Brahman and Buccaneer, Grand Monarch and Scotch Girl. 2.17 p.m.— NEW ZEALAND CUP, Of £7500 and Gold Cup valued a £100. 4min 3sec class. Two miles. Billy Boy (5) scr Tactician (1) 18 Lady Rowan (3) scr Johnny Morano (2) scr Globe (1) 24 Tactics (1) scr Soangetaha (2) 24 Thelma Bums Globe (2) S 12 . Night (2) 36 Pleasant Van Dieman (1) 36 Smile (1) 12 Vedette (1) 48 Brackets: Adorian and Morano, Tactics and Vedette. 3.7 p.m.— CANTERBURY HANDICAP Of £875. 3min 38sec class. One mile and five furlongs. Defendant (6) scr Brave His Company (5) 12 Majesty (5) scr Diamed (6) 12 Ohio (3) scr First Punt (1) scr Victory (7) 12 Roschana (4) scr Gay Lyric (4) 12 Royal Poranui (1) 12 Brigade (2) scr Denbry (2) 24 Lt. Battleground Schwanda (2) 12 Brackets: Au Revoir. and His Majesty, Punt and Schwanda. Scratched Big Shot. 3.52 p.m.— WORTHY QUEEN HANDICAP, Of £1200. Trotters. 2min 51sec class. ’ One mile and a quarter. Captain Old Scotch (5) scr Cuddles (4) scr Precaution Correction (8) scr (12) ccr Fair Isle (3) scr Signal Father’s ' Light scr Globe Son (10) scr Sure (7) Highland Kil Charge (1) 6 Indomitable Reef (2) 12 Mountain (11) scr Swanee River (1) 12 Range (9) scr Dictation (1) 30 Brackets: Captain Cuddles and Old Scotch, Sure Charge and Indomitable. 4.37 p.m.— ' EMPIRE HANDICAP, Of £1200. 3min 35sec class. One mile and five furlongs. Countermark Lahore (4) 12 (3) scr Greek Dawnlight (5) scr (1) 24 Forward (1) scr Dillon (3) 24 Gay Dene (7) scr Kublai Merval (4) scr Khan (2) 24 Star Rosa (2) scr White Duncraig (1) 12 Angel (4) 24 Imperial Realm Trus (2) 12 Again (1) 36 Inglewood 5.22 p.m.— (3) 12 FINAL HANDICAP. Of £600. 3mjn 25sec class. One nile and half. Atomic Rola Power (10) scr Veyor (11) scr Fearless Sally Peter (5) scr Walla (6) scr Kimberley Scottish (3) scr Note (8) scr King’s Ballymena (3) 12 Ordei (4) scr Cruising Kuhla (9) scr Derby (2) 12 Midnight (7) scr Lord Sandy (1) 12 Prince June Charming Radiant Diamonc (2) scr Grattan (1) 24 (1) scr Qualifying Trials Ashburton Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for trials and other events as advertised in New Zealand Trotting Calender, October 28th. 1953, will close on Monday November 9th, 1953, at 5 pan. with L. E. Carter, secretary Mid -Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association. Telephone 348. Box 10, Ashburton. Advt.