JUVENILE STAKES AT ADDINGTON

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27583, 14 February 1955, Page 5

JUVENILE STAKES AT ADDINGTON

POINTER LEADS ALL THE WAY TO "BEAT FIORD • Pointer stamped himself as a smart two-year-old by leading all the way to win the Canterbury Park Juvenile Stakes in fast time at Addington on Saturday. Bracken Brae nearly fell at the start, and. False Step, Siberia, and Guards Brigade all met trouble. Solemnity, Starwise, and Adoration were also slow to move away. Pointer began brilliantly, and passing the stands with a round to go he was traveling easily, clear of Phantasy and Girl Brigade, with Fiord trailing these three, two lengths to Lucie Manette, six lengths to Scotsmere and Starwise, three to False Step, two to Glint, and Guards Brigade several lengths further back. Pointer; Phantasy, Girl Brigade, Fiord, and. Lucie Manette raced in Indian file the half-mile, with Starwise and False Step making up ground, several lengths behind them.

Pointer was a length clear turning into the straight; and just afterward Fiord ran past Phantasy and Girl Brigade to challenge «the leader. Fblse Step was continuing his run further back. Pointer and Fiord had the race to themselves over the final furlong, Pointer carrying on very well, to hold off Rupee’s half-sister by a length and a half. Nine lengths back, False Step did well to cut Girl Brigade out of third placing a? 1 ? * head - Gtri Brigade held off * r , Pha ntasy easily enough, and Glint, which was not prominent in the did best of the- others to finish sixth. Guards Brigade made up a long stretch of ground for seventh placing, and next to finish at intervals were Starwise Siberia, and Adoration. . at the start, Bracken Biae did not take any part in the race. Spring Walk’s Good Effort >HA Pr l ng Walk save a sterling performHandicap. The Light Brigade mare tangled at the start, SJj®? 11 b c£ k in the big fleld wtth a She moved quickly-round s . ide > to be in fourth position, begnet Ring, and Luminous turning into the had only Esteem in front of her. ftL* • e r^ urlong Post. Spring Walk and dr6w U P to . Esteem and 22! e Heuarde and Royal Crown were 1 9 ui f kly the Picture. f °rge<l to the front with h a furlbng run - and she ° T n , by a nose from Belle ’v£? lch fimshed very fast on the in thLd ®? eem ™ as onl y a head away m. tbird _ Place, with a similar margin to Crowm y ' and half a lenßth *»

Belle Renarde looked unlucky. . She hX* 1 " l he J ead with nine furlongs to Ut « sh ? rtl y afterward she was disd n ,f ront » and appeared to be trtSi k k n the in ? ide - Sh e was fifth iy for n he? r pl*a° c ”ng. ““ toUght ° n *a7nelooked "to be Under pressure j®’ bu * sbe > too, showed gameto hold on so well. ♦? ster . Tony had a good run for most nn th 6 kX ay ’ *ut appeared to lose ground fill o® merit ’ and Ws eflort was also

(nJw^ rack S‘ e 4 ? air - Gold Bust and Coincident, and Eedivus finished on terms Talk l^"m( h mn ehlnd aß o ?. al Crown - Double Talk and Hlnepo did best of the others.

Ml ( hty Kin, In Form °° r tangled slightly at the start of B^v S an°d' a ‘Sl^ andlC j P ’ Surfm »n. Grattan Zub.’f K. ( s UV u r ’! ,7 °4 were aII slow ’ and ? few ?’rldes brOke ba ly a * ter travelling with' 1 ? 1 2n ir I ? ade the early running, but T u s to . . g ° Mighty King moved into the lead. At this stage Surf man had ™ ved up into the trailing position on Heir'Tort'g?’u T K i! jl <! . Crown ’ “nd Welsh of the others Grattan were handiest With a round to go, there was little ol | a , n s e in tlle ntder, but Preston Lad which was well back.’ broke. ’ m Sl . Heir T oved u » t 0 Mighty King turn, where Surfman wat trailing, with Count, Grattan coming cio'hJ 5 «?l tO the .Picture, and Worthy Globe, Silverwood, Zulu’s Pride, and Sl iP r ®2 Tie Command all showing up. worked clear just after straightening, and he looked to have the W £ er ? he headed Mighty King J he furlo "g- Count Grattan was Mtahl g w. P Wider out at ,his Bta B e reB P° nd ed gamely to a hard ™ e ’ \ nd c ? me a again to head Surfman out of first place. +H^.H U 1 L t - 1 S 3ra , ttan s., battled on well to be third, half a length away, and four lengths clear of Silverwood, which ran her best r ac S, for * orpe time - There was half a w Supreme Command, three l en 8 Prlde » and another two to Welsh Heir, Moor, Triple Crown, and £ ad ’ St y lish Grattan and Grattan Bay at the rear. cu. 3 afe’fy DUlon wins Easily Shirley piHon made amends for recent defeats at Forbury Park by scoring a clear-cut win in the Yaldhunt Handicap, w ’i a ,,»hort-prlced favourite. The Dillon Hall .mare was. a little slow at the start, but with a mile to go she had tnoved up to be just behind Jimmy Pride. Lightina, and King’s Bri?aS e (u ,hat Position until reaching the half-mile, and then moved up to l ? e , ~ e ? d er * Lightina. coming Into the straight. She had little difficulty in wearing down Lightina In the run home, and half winn!ng mar ß | n was a length and a Lightina was prominent all the way. He broke on the home turn, but settled down quickly again without losing any ground He battled on well, and at the end was lengths clear of Honora’s Last. Honora’s Last was slow over the first half-mile of the rade, and with a mile to go he was a long way out of his ground. He gradually made up his ground, and it was a good performance that earned him his placing. Three lengths back, Lancewood finished fourth, after being near the leaders all the way. There was a gap of four lengths to King’s Brigade, and 10 lengths back Jimmy Pride and Romero led in the others.

INQUIRY INTO ACCIDENT DRIVER FRACTURES WRIST . An J"?. u l ry . was held into the falling of Ice Drift In the President’s Handicap at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s autumn meeting at Addington on Saturday. It was found that when several runners were manoeuvring for positions in the first furlong, Melva Grattan was bar, H>e r ed for room. She broke and collided with Ice Drift, causing the horse to lose his driver. After hearing the evidence of the L ’ . c ’ , Fr ? s * and F - E. Newfield, and the patrol steward, the stipendiary a t S ! ental OOnClUded * hat the lncldent waa I. S. Sutherland, the driver of Ice Drift wrist * aken tO hoapital w* ol a fractured TIMARU NURSERY STAKES FORFEITS DROPPED _ Jh' T i E iar y J r S ttin g Club has. decided rontrat« tal rS/ o 'u elts >J™ r noinlnatidna for S33‘y«rl°event NUrsery Stakes att « ATTACK RETURNS FROM AUSTRALIA .The Light Brigade stallion, Attack arrived in Lyttelton on Saturday morninE to 01 ?h^^liHh a ’ t nd he has now returned YaJdhurst property of Mr O. G. £& &r J h Vs£tt h ‘ m in P artna nship m« S a y n d d n 7e h ?t r o E o'd two stud seasons In New South Wales.