TRIALS HELD AT ADDINGTON

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27308, 26 March 1954, Page 4

TRIALS HELD AT ADDINGTON

JOHNNY GLOBE IN FORM

PLEASING EFFORT BY AU REVOIR

Outstanding efforts by Johnny Globe, Au Revoir, and Vapour Trail among the pacers, and Gold Horizon, Indomitable and Highland Kilt among the trotters were features of trials at Addington yesterday for horses engaged at the -New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Easter meeting. The trials were held by the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association. Conditions were excellent, and the track was in good order.

Johnny Globe and Au Revoir showed that they are very fit for their engagements at Addington next week when they finished second and first respectively in the 2min 44sec pace. Gay Lyric led soon after the start, with Johnny Globe towards the rear after tangling from the 30 yards mark. Johnny Globe raced four and five out from the half-mile post, and passed 10 horses to take the lead with two furlongs to run. He was shading Gay Lyric at the straight entrance, with Au Revoir, Roschana, First Mate, Brave, and Poranui all handy. Johnny Globe, Au Revoir and Gay Lyric drew clear of the others. Au Revoir finished on strongly to shade Johnny Globe at the post, with a narrow margin to Gay Lyric. Au Revoir’s performance was a smart ohe, as he was never on the rails and was giving the leader several lengths at the straight entrance. He should more than pay his way at Addington. He paced the mile and a quarter in 2min 41 4-ssec. Johnny Globe, after a slow beginning, was timed to pace the mile and a quarter from post to post in 2min 36 4-ssec, the last half-mile in 60 2-ssec, and the last quarter in 30 4-ssec. Gay Lyric’s performance was also good, and he may race well at the meeting. Thelma Globe Pleases Thelma Globe gained friends for her engagements at Addington when she started very quickly and was soon handily placed. J. B. Pringle did not drive her out, and she was easing up at the post, not far from the leaders. First Mate, which had been handily placed all the way, was four lengths behind Gay Lyric in fourth place, just shading Roschana, Brava, Lahore, Denbry, Poranui, Zulu and Ohio, with Star Rosa, Lady Rowan and Thelma Globe right up next, clear of White Angel and Magellan, which made mistakes early. Indomitable finished on boldly in the straight after receiving a good trail to win the 2min 51sec trot. He held on gamely to beat Gold Horizon, which started from 30 yards, by a neck, with two lengths to Correction, which had always been handily placed. Highland Kilt, which made most of the pace, was trotting well within himself in fourth place, a neck back, clear of Signal Light and Pat Review. Indomitable appears to have regained his best form, and he will have excellent prospects at Addington. He trotted the full distance in 2min 43 2-ssec. Gold Horizon was most impressive, as he was slow early. He trotted his mile and a quarter from post to post in 2min 38 4-ssec, the last four furlongs in Imin 1 4-ssec. He is in splendid order, and it will be surprising if he fails to win a race at the meeting. Slipstream gave a start of 48 yards and a sound beating to the trotters in the 3min 48sec class trot. Slipstream gradually made up his handicap and went to the front, three furlongs from the post. He was not required to do his best over the last bit, and won by a length and a half from Ingenuity. Slipstream, a fine type of trotter, is in excellent order for his engagements at Addington next week, and he should win at the meeting.

Ingenuity, which is now trained by J. G. Hampton, trotted solidly all the way, and he appeared to have something in. reserve at the post. He was half a length in front of Full Fling, with a head to Alandale. They were followed in by Kauru Boy, Beau Scott, Lillian Dale, and General Lee, which had broken at the start. Slipstream 'trotted the mile and five furlongs in 3m in 41 l-ssec, the last halfmile in Imin 6 l-ssec, and the last quarter in 32 2-ssec.

Roy Grattan Impressive Roy Grattan, which has yet to win this season, showed that he will be a very fit horse for the Addington meeting, when he won the 3min 38sec class pace in a most convincing manner. He was never far from the leaders, and moved up to follow Our Roger, Excelsa and Chandelier into the straight, with Consul, First Victcry (wide out). Lady Jane, Clontarf, and Aladdin handiest of the others. Our Roger dropped out just inside the furlong and Roy Grattan finished, on strongly to win by a length from Clontarf, which also pleased by the way in which she ran on. Excelsa, which started smoothly, was under a hold two lengths back in third place, just ahead of Consul, which broke and lost upwards of 48 yards at the start. He showed great speed in the middle stages of the race.

Chandelier, which had made the pace for the first eight furlongs and a half, was not hurried to hold fifth position ahead of Lady Jane, Aladdin, which had started from 36 yards, First Victory and Merval.

Merval started slowly but safely, and did not add more than two or three lengths to her handicap of 48 yards. She was allowed to run at the rear of the field for most of the race, and finished on strongly without being pressed. She paced her last mile and a half in 3min 10 3-ssec, the last half in Imin 1 l-ssec, and the last quarter in 30 3-ssec. She will need only to begin smoothly to win at Addington. The winner paced the mile and five furlongs in 3min 32sec, the last half-mile in Imin 2 2-ssec. Three and Events Two heats were run for three and four-year-olds engaged in the New Zealand Pacing Stakes, one of the feature races on the second day of the Addington meeting. The first heat was won by Hyperbole, which led throughout. The Gold Bar three-year-old set a leisurely pace in the middle stages of the race, but speeded up at the half-mile post. Hyperbole ran on strongly in the straight to beat Con Scott by a length, with Golden Chimes, which had received an excellent trail, right up third, clear of Toronto Boy, which did best of the handicapped horses. Robert Junior and Zulu’s Pride were next. Hyperbole, a smart pacer, took 3min 38 3-ssec for the mile and five furlongs, and covered the last half-mile in Imin 3 4-ssec. The second heat was won impressively by Vapour Trail, a candidate for the Methven meeting tomorrow. He started smartly from the outside of the field, and made most of the pace. > He was passed for about a furlong by Globe Trotter, but soon pulled his way to the lead

again. Vapour Trail was never in danger of being headed, and he won by two lengths from Santa Amada, with a gap to Martini, which finished on to cut Larnie Scott out of fourth place. Quite Obvious, Swallow and Cembala, which, broke badly at the start, followed. The winner paced the mile and five furlongs in 3min 37 4-ssec, the last halfmjje in Imin 5 2-ssec, and the last quarter in 32 3-ssec. Belfast Trainer’s Success The Belfast trainer, C. S. Donald, produced the winners of both heats of the 3min 43sec class pace. The first heat was won impressively by Lexeter, which recently failed badly in the Wyndham Cup Handicap. Lexeter was always handily placed behind the pacemaker, Silver Circle, which was headed racing to the straight by Stormy Ways. Lexeter then challenged. He finished on strongly to win comfortably from Lady Balfour, which made up ground over the last three furlongs. Lexeter, a gelding by Indianapolis, has a fair turn of speed, and he may soon show form in Canterbury, particularly when the tracks ease. Lady Balfour’s performance was also a pleasing one. Lady Balfour has developed well since being trained by A. M. Purdon. She just beat‘Spring Edition, which was in front 70 yards from the post, for second place. Spring Edition, a disappointment in the late spring, is near her best again. She is more than useful on her day. King Bruce, which was never far away, held on for fourth. The Young Bob pacer may gain a well-deserved win at Methven tomorrow. He has taken no harm from his recent racing. Fair Annette was a fair fifth, ahead of Stormy Ways, Sally Walla, which had raced wide all the way, and Silver Circle. The winner paced the mile and five furlongs in 3min 35 3-ssec, and the last half-mile in Imin 6 4-ssec. Tiny Scott set a strong pace in the second heat, which was won narrowly by King’s Blue from his stablemate, Lodestar. These two outdistanced the others hard at the straight entrance on the outside of Lodestar, just behind Poudre d’Or. in the straight. King’s Blue was pulling King’s Bltie and Lodestar, both of which should win soon, were not fully extended at the post. Poudre d’Or, which attempted to lead over the last two and a half furlongs, was four lengths away in third place, clear of Rajah, which had been well back early after starting from 24 yards. Esquire ran an even race for fifth, ahead of King’s Order, Tiny Scott and Wentworth. The winner paced the mile and five furlongs in 3min 32sec, the last half-mile in Imin 3sec, and the last quarter in 31 l-ssec. The leaders took 2min 40sec for the final mile and a quarter—a particularly smart effort. The Two-year-olds Thirteen horses paraded in the two-year-old event, which was marred by a bad accident at the end of two furlongs. After the accident Sierra Madre was left in front of Hoboken and Magic Eye. with a gap to Junior. Sierra Madre, an excellent type of youngester, was not troubled to beat Magic Eye, which had tangled at the start, by two lengths, with three lengths to Hoboken and another two to Junior. Sierra Madre paced the mile and a quarter at an even pace in 2min 58sec. In spite of this slow time she will have good

prospects in the Two-year-old Stakes at Meth ven tomorrow. Tlie accident, in which two drivers were injured, was caused by Patrol (G. Cameron) breaking and falling. , A Highland Fling—Battle Flight filly (W*. E. Taylor), Shine Light (A; M. Purdon), and Count Renaldo (D. C. Jessop) wept over the top of her. The other horses behind them were pulled up. Cameron and Taylor were later taken to hospital. The other drivers escaped serious injury, and none of the horses was injured.