W.R. BUTT HAS LEAD OF ONE ON TRAINERS’ LIST

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 5

W.R. BUTT HAS LEAD OF ONE ON TRAINERS’ LIST

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flje Templeton trainer, W. R. Butt, at present a lead of one on the of successful trainers for the Ajn. Butt has trained the winners of « races, and C. Hadfield, of Puke■nhe has trained the winners of 32 "Les’ M. Holmes, with 67 winning ■ijves, has driven mote thhn twice as winners, as A. W. Broughton. So'has had 32 wins. Butt’s team has probably finished racing f° r the season » an d it seems I lAely that his t° tal wi ß be pased by S-dfield. who will have several horses m represent him at the Waikato meetrf- on June 25 and the Cambridge meeting on July 16. and Hadfield have been high on the trainers' list during the last seasons. Last year Butt was j'urth equal with G. B. Noble with wins, and Hadfield was next with fa The list was headed by A. M. Purwith 29, D. Todd with 26 and J. D. fjtten with 23. Butt headed the list rith 38 wins in the 1952-53 season, followed by Hadfield, who had 34. Hadgeld headed the list with 39 wins in the i®sl-52 season and Butt -was fourth 24. J. B. Pringle headed the list <ith 27 wins in the 1950-51 season, when Butt was fifth equal with 19 and ) gadfield was well down the list with also headed the trainers’ list in the 1945-46 season. • Butt nor Hadfield has ♦rained the winners of any of the • major events on the calendar, but both ; jmve won their share of races on I metropolitan courses. Kingsdown Direct, with five wins, has been Butt’s main winner this season. Speed King and Con Scott lave each had three wins and Lady gaffelan. Kerry Star, Royal Leaf. Spring Valley, Colin Grattan and ?psom Hall have had two wins. Those S win one race were Kingsdown Rattan, Rowan Star, Patriotic, Topaz, Uutiety, Spotlight, Reticent, Provident, , Moss Hall and Citronella.

Hadfield's Winners Sovereign Boy and Packington, both which won four races, were the niort successful members of Hadfield’s team. Belair and Andy’s Pride won three races, and Marylight, Reko, Scotch Orator, Beautiful Dreamer, Sir Boman and King’s Mint won twice. Winners of one race were Sweet Jewel, Marsel Single Lord, Apple Cider, Worthy Wilkes, and Tarzan Grattan. The Pukekohe trainer, H. M. Allen, Is third on the list with 27 wins, followed by M. Holmes with 26. Then cane C. S. Donald with 22; C. R. Bffkett and J. D. Litten with 21; A. JL Purdon with 20; N. L. Berkett with U; J. M. Bain, V. L. Mackie and D. Todd with 1C; C. C. Devine with 15; L. J. Mahoney with 14; D. G. Jones, D. G. Nyhan and V. Leeming with 13; G. B. Noble, O. G. Oakley and R. Young with 12: J. K. Hughes and J. Walsh with 11; P. P. Gallagher, D. R. Grantham and P. Skousgaard with 10. Holmes brought his total number of winning drives during his association with trotting to 732 with his total for the season of 67. He has now headed the list of drivers on seven occasions. He is also the leading driver of straight-out trotters with 16 wins. Holmes had most success this season with the speedy trotter, Recruit, which he drove in his eight wins. He was successful five times behind Lauder Lass and four times behind Secure. He won three races with Midday, Adan, Worthy Chief and Tui Scott, and two with Fair Isle, Super Nurse, Royal Minstrel, Demimonde. Sure Phoebe, Dancing Years, Belle Renarde and Rosiere. He gained one win with each of Luckylast, Scottish Note, Mighty Falla, Deveron, Spring Creek, Surfnan. Cembala, Green Label, Earl Marie, Lancewood, Dinnie Daley, Trueco, Kingsdown Direct, Don Hall, Silver Wood, Battalion and Aula.

wno does most of the driving for Hadfield’s stables is °a,X he Ust with 32 wins F wTth nd - W ' Share third P lace ? followed by D, G. Jones ak? f' n a /.'l rdon ’5’ ith 19; c ’ s - Don--1- n't D - C - Watts with c er n et r\ Wlth 17: H - M - Allen wiin lb, C. C. Devine with 15- C R S’ ? Ughes and C - King 14 ’ J- Townley and D. R Grantham with 13; L J. Mahoney and N 7 OUn i with 12; L - c - Fr ost, D G Nyhan, R. Purdon, J. Walsh, S. A Ehwards and P. Wolfenden with 11; Hampton, D. M. Kerr, G. B. Noble and D. L. McGregor with 10.