MEETING AT HUTT PARK

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27501, 8 November 1954, Page 6

MEETING AT HUTT PARK

SCOTTISH STAR WINS MAIN RACE SECOND LEG TO ARRIBA (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON. November 7. Scottish Star, which will contest races , at the New Zealand Cup meeting, led ■ throughout to win the Empire Handicap, ■ the main race and the first leg of the j double on the second day of the Wel- ! lington Trotting Club’s spring meeting at ; Hutt Park on Saturday. ! Patrick Earl, Sisley Wood, and Rowan > Star finished close behind Scottish Star, ! which, however, was not driven out. ; The favourite. Fallacy, was slow away, • and broke slightly, but had every chance. ; He finished equal last with True Parrish. ;| Arriba conLrmed his first-day running ; when he won the second leg. the Spring !« Handicap. [I The winning double, the Scottish StarLogan Fame bracket arid Arriba, paid I £lB 10s 6d for £l. There were 1583 winI ning 10s tickets in a pool of £17,743, of : which £5342 10s was invested on-course. The day was overcast but fine, apart from a shower before the seventh race. There was a good attendance. The on-course totalisator handled £52,645 10s. There was no second day for the spring meeting last year. Empire Handicap Scottish Star began best in the Empire Handicap, and was soon four lengths in front of Sisley Wood, with True Parrish, Rowan Star, Patrick Earl, Affable, and Chief Lochiel next, and 10 lengths to Fallacy, which would not pace evenly. Logan Fame, which broke at the start, was also at the rear. Scottish Star led Patrick Earl to the straight, with Sisley Wood and Rowan Star close up. Scottish Star was not extended to win by nearly a length from Patrick Earl. Sisley Wood was half a length back, third, with Rowan Star a good fourth. Next were Chief Lochiel and Logan Fame, with a gap to Affable. Arriba finished on well to win the Spring Handicap from the pacemaker, Fair Lead, and Scottish Song. Brighton’s Wonder was checked at the start, and Harr Sterling and Blacksmith failed to go away with the rest. San Maria was the early leader, but with a round to go Fair Lead was in front of Piccadilly Boy, King Worthy, Topaz, Arriba, Scottish Song, and Lille Bolero. Topaz went forward passing the halfmile, and coming to the straight the order was Fair Lead. Topaz, Piccadilly Boy, Arriba, and Scottish Song, with Linda Bridget next, wider out. The rest were beaten off.

Arriba was under pressure when bridging the gap to Fair Lead, but near the post he overhauled him and won comfortably.

Scottish Song was a fair third, beating the tiring Topaz by a length There was a gap of two lengths to Lille Bolero and Linda Bridget, one of five lengths to Brighton’s Wonder, and a further eight to Piccadilly Boy, then Blacksmith, San Maria, and King Worthy. Results:— KELBURN HANDICAP, Of £4OO. 3min 55sec class Trotters. One mile and five furlongs J""? 1 ? R AIDER set .. D. C Watts 1 M""? 0015 * Reef scr .. C S. Hunter 2 8 - ®T^ U s® Pip scr c - F. King s 4- 4 L n J ia ", Rib bon; 5, 5 Idealist; 9, 8 King’s Brigade; 2,2 Moth; 3. 3 Don’t Rt- & et L 6 ’ ® G. lengallan: n ’ 10 Sundar; 7, 7 Worthy Wilkes also started Head; four lengths. Indian Ribbon was fourth. Times—3min 40sec. 3min 40 1-5 sec, 3min 39 4-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min 15 2-5 sec.) Dividends.—Win: £2 14s 6d. Places: £1 6s 6d, £ll 15s 6d, £5 2s 6d QUALIFIERS’ HANDICAP, Of £250 Smin 56sec class One mile and five furlongs. 7. 6—DOUBLE GRATTAN scr L. C. Frost 1 11. 11—White Empress scr D. C. Jessop 2

1 2. I—Colin Grattan scr .. W. R. Butt 3 1,2 Amen Ra; 8, 8 Bennie Boy; 6, 7 Dione; 4, 3 Empyrian; 10, 10 Kaipaki Luck; 5. 5 Lady Content; 9, 9 Little Robin; 3, 4 Synchronise also started. Half length; same. Lady Content was fourth. Times—3min 37 l-ssec, 3min 37 2-5 sec, 3min 37 3-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min 13 2-5 sec.) Dividends.—Win: £34 18s. Places: £4 15s 6d, £9 10s, £1 10s. FEATHERSTON HANDICAP, Of £525. 4min 44sec class. Two miles. 1. I—SECURE scr D. G. Jones 1 2. s—Packington scr A. W. Broughton 2 4. 3—Surfman 12 W. R. Butt 3 8, 9 Moray; 6. 4 Marathon and Keslette bracketed; 3,2 Dalise; 10, 10 Distant > Star; 7. 7 Mighty King; 5, 6 Lucky I Scholar; 11, 11 Triple Crown; 9, 8 New Idea also started. ’ Lucky Scholar finished second, but was : disqualified. Four lengths; length. Dalise ■ was placed fourth. Times—4min 20 l-ssec, 4min 22 l-ssec, 4min 21 2-ssec. (Mile rate: 2m in lOsec.) Dividends.—Win: £5 7s 6d. Places: £2 i 2s 6d, £2 13s, £2 7s 6d. EMPIRE HANDICAP, Of £9OO. 3min 37sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 2. I—SCOTTISH STAR scr J. K. Hughes 1 6. 6—Patrick Earl 12 D. R. Grantham 2 7. 7—Sisley Wood 12 G. T. Mitchell 3 5, 4 Affable; 4, 5 Rowan Star; 8, 8 True Parrish; 2, 1 Logan Fame; 3. 3 Chief Lochiel; 1,2 Fallacy also started. Three-quarters of a length; half length. Rowan Star was fourth. Times—3min 30 l~ssec, 3min 29 2-ssec, 3min 29 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 7s. Places: £1 16s, £2 17s, £2 18s. Bracket: Scottish Star and Logan Fame. KAITOKE HANDICAP, Of £4OO. Trotters. 4min 51 sec class. Two miles. 4. 4—DON’T REGRET 48 R. P. Jones 1 5. 6—Rocky Reef 12 .. C. S. Hunter 2 1. I—Moth 24 .. P. P. Gallagher 3 2,2 Indian* Ribbon; 8, 9 Idealist; 9, 8 King’s Brigade; 6, 5 Sure Pip; 3, 3 Glengallan; 10, 10 Sundari; 7, 4 Worthy Wilkes also started. Half length; five lengths; Worthy Wilkes was fourth. Times—4min 33sec, 4min 36 l-ssec, 4min 36 l-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min 16 2-ssec.) Dividends.—Win: £B. Places: £2 Us 6d, £3 ss, £1 15s. SPRING HANDICAP, Of £4OO. 3min 52sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 2. 2—ARRIBA 12 .. A. H. Furdon 1 5. 3—Fair Lead scr J. Bryce 2 3. 4—Scottish Song 12 .. G. B. Noble 3 1, 1 Blacksmith; 10, 11 Brighton’s Wonder; 6, 5 Harr Sterling; 11„ 10 King Worthy; 9; 8 Lille Bolero; 4’ 6 Linda Bridget; 9, 3 Piccadilly Boy; 12, 12 San Marla; 7, 7 Topaz also started. Length and a half; same. Topaz was fourth. Times—3mln 30 2-ssec, 3min 31 3-ssec, 3min 30 4-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min Dividends. —Win: £4 2s 6d. Places: £2, £2 2s, £2 14s 6d. MAIDEN HANDICAP, Of £250. 3min 56sec class. One mile and five furlongs. 4. 6—SYNCHRONISE scr D. L. McGregor 1 3. 3—Empyrian scr .. P. G. O’Reilly 2 6. s—White Empress scr D. C. Jessop 3 1, 1 Amen Ra; 9, 9 Bennie Boy; 2,2 Colin Grattan; 7, 8 Dione; 5, 4 Lady Content; 8, 7 Little Robin also started. Three lengths; two lengths. Lady Content was fourth. Times—3min 34 4-ssec, 3min 35 2-ssec, 3min 35 3-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min 12sec.) Dividends.—Win: £7 19s 6d. Places: £2 15s, £1 14s, £2 Us 6d. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of £475. ’ 2min 53sec class. One mile and a quarter. 11. 11—DISTANT STAR 12 J. G. Hampton 1 2. I—Packington scr A. W. Broughton 2 7. s—New Idea 24 . C. F. King 3 4, 8 Moray; 1,2 Secure; 8. 7 Electric Ring and Onward Peter bracketed; 9, 9 Marathon and Keslette bracketed; 3, 3 Dalise; 5, 6 Lucky Scholar; 10, 10 Mighty King; 12. 12 Roaming; 6, 4 Surfman also started. Half length; same. Secure was fourth. Times—2min 40sec, 2min 41 l-ssec 2min 39 2-ssec. (Mile rate: 2min Bsec.) Dividends—Win: £25 Is. Places: £6 ss, £1 13s, £3 9s 6d