Camber Selected For Greymouth Cup Today

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27860, 7 January 1956, Page 6

Camber Selected For Greymouth Cup Today

TROTTING

(From Our Own Reporter)

GREYMOUTH. January 6. Camber, which was narrowly beaten by Clemency in the President’s Handicap on the first day of the meeting, will probably be a firm favourite for the Greymouth Cup. the feature race on the final day of the Greymouth Trotting Club’s summer meeting at Victoria Park tomorrow. A disappointing field of eight is carded for the race, and there will be only two place dividends, as Banjo and Nipalong will be bracketed. On Thursday. Camber met trouble at the start and he had difficulty in working into a handy position without covering, two much extra ground. The Dillon Hall stallion has plenty of stamina, and if he begins smoothly he should be the hardest to beat. The Westport-owned and trained Johnny Gilbert was rather disappointing in his race on Thursday. He was checked early and drifted until he was about 72 yards behind the leader at the end of a furlong. He made up some ground over the last mile, without ever appearing likely to return a dividend. He looks a good type of pacer and appears to be endowed with plenty of stamina. The two-mile journey should suit him better than most in tomorrow’s race, and it will not be surprising if he wins. Spotlight, a winner over two miles last January, has raced well lately and she will have to be respected. Nipalong and Banjo have both won on the circuit and they will form a strong bracket for their Meth ven trainer, C. V. May. Brigadier Grattan, a surprise winner on Thursday, will have his supporters, but like the other starters, Red Hackle and Marionette, .he will not find it easy to beat Camber or Johnny Gilbert. Clue May Win Again Clue, a decisive winner on Thursday may win again in the first leg of the double, the Dominion Handicap. Clue is a brother to Pointer and he looks to be a good stayer. Reality was disappointing in her two starts on the first day of the meeting, but she may go better on the firmer track/ expected tomorrow. The Dillon Hall mare finished close up iri the Rangiora Cup, won by Thunder, last month, and on that effort must be respected. Parable gained an overdue win on Thursday, and while he may not go far. he is capable of making a bold showing in this class of race. Carntyne, which was narrowly beaten by Spotlight in the sprint race on Thursday, Caprice, and Chief Lady make most appeal of the others. * Form Prospect

s The second leg of the double will 'be run on the County Handicap, a . race for maiden trotters. Care, a fouri year-old gelding by the Dominion ; Handicap winner Precaution from a j smart trotter in Firewater, created a i good impression when he gained his first win on Thursday. He has a splendid mariner of trotting and looks to have a very bright future. If he trots as well in this race he should not be troubled to win again. Te Waihopi ran Care to a length and a half on Thursday, but Care could have this advantage. Te Waihopi comes in on 24 yards more favourable terms tomorrow and this could be a deciding factor. Lancewood has been trotting fair races lately, and if he does not have to work too hard to make up his handicap of 60 yards, should take part in the finish. Wakeful is another trotter to have shown speed in her races, and she will have prospects, as will Annie Laurie and Kauranui. The other races have all filled well, particularly the Empire Handicap, a race for probationary drivers. Thirteen starters are carded, and even if there are some scratchings a good race should result. There has been some rain in Greymouth today, but the outlook is for fair weather tomorrow, when the track should be in good order. Brackets are:— Runanga Handicap: Cinderella and Annie Laurie. Empire Handicap: Daisy Grattan and Gold Moana. Greymouth Cup: Nipalong and Banjo. County Handicap: Cinderella and Annie Laurie. Railway Handicap: Daisy Grattan and Gold Moana, Night Owl and Queen's Coronet, Honest Charles and Spiral, Mareta Hall and Parable. New Year Handicap: Irish Wit and Young Helen, Ebonite and Ordeal, Lyrical Lass and Reno’s Lass. Electric Handicap: Spotlight and Royal Leaf. Banjo and Nipalong. Selections are:— 11.30 a.m.—Runanga Handicap: Care, Sure Maggie, Wakeful. 12.10 p.m.—Empire Handicap: Beau Cobra, Daisy Grattan, Suzendy. 12.50 p.m.—Dominion Handicap: Clue, Reality, Parable. 1.35 p.m.—Greymouth Cup Handicap: Camber, Johnny Gilbert. 2.15 'p.m.—County Handicap: Care, Te Waihopi, Lancewood. 3 p.m.—Railway Handicap—First division: Night Owl, Suzendy, Gay Polka. Second division: Tassel Trick, Sierra Madre, Honest Charles. 3.40 p.m.—New Year Handicap: Punakai, Lord Mackworth, Gothic. 4.20 p.m.—Electric Handicap: Banjo, Spotlight, Camber. The fields are:— RUNANGA HANDICAP, of £200; 4min class; trotters; one mile and five furlongs. —Cinderella (4). Crookstown- (3). Flying Lyn (2). Kauranui (5). Zephyr Lass (1) scr; Care (7), Annie Laurie (1). Dan’s Choice (4), Elate (2). Loyal Chance (6), Sure Maggie (5), Wakeful (3) 24; Lancewood (1). Lubra (2) 60. EMPIRE HANDICAP, of £250; 3min Msec class; one mile and three furlongs. —Beau Cobra (6), By Pass (13), Daisy Grattan (11), Gay Polka (7), Globetrotter (8). Gold Moana (3), Mendip Song (12), Palmarie (4). Queen's Corqnet (9), Quo Vadis (5), Sage Girl (10), Suzendy (1), Spiral (2) scr. DOMINION HANDICAP, of £350 ; 4min 45. sec class; two miles.—Anxiety (2). Caprice (4). Chief Lady (5). Clue (6), Parable (1), Patriotic (3) scr; Black Rose (4), Carntyne (5), Jungle I .ord (2), Reality (3), Sound Barrier (1) 12; Nona Grattan (1) 24; Nipalong (1) 48. GREYMOUTH TROTTING CUP HANDICAP, of £5OO ; 4min 42sec class; two miles.—Brigadier Grattan (1), Spotlight (2) scr; Camber (2). Nipalong (1). Marionette (3), Red Hackle (4) 12: Banjo (I) Johnny Gilbert (2) 24. COUNTY HANDICAP, of £200; trotters; 4min class; one mile and five furlongs.—Cinderella (3), Crookstowri (1), Flying Lyn (5). Kauranui (4), Zephyr Lass (2) scr; Annie Laurie (3). Care (5). Dan’s Choice (6), Elate (2). Loyal Chance (4), Wakeful (1) 24; Te Waihopi (1) 36; LancewOod (2), Lubra (1) 60. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £250; 3min 52sec class: one mile and five furlongs.— First Division: Battle Fling (4), By Pass (7), Gold Moana (6), Gay Polka (10). Gold Bransen (8). Spiral (9). Major Ferguson (5), Night Owl (3). Palmarie (2), Sage Girl (12). Suzendy (1), Tusitala (11) scr; Parable (1) 36. Second Division: Beau Cobra (3), Daisy Grattan (2), Elsinore (II) Globetrotter (1), Honest Charles (5). Jungle Song (10), Mareta Hall (6). Mendip Song (12), Queen's Coronet (9). Quo Vadis (4), Sierra Madre (8), Tassel Trick (7) scr; Patriotic (1) 36. NEW YEAR HANDICAP, of £2OO ; 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs.—

Ebonite (7). Golden Leader (4). Gothic (2), Half Back (3), Trish Wit (10), Lord Mackworth (13). Lord Robin (9). Lyrical Lass (6). Ordeal (8). Punakai (14). Red McGregor (11). Reno’s Lass (1), Spring Chat (12), Young Helen (5) scr: Stylish Linda (1) |2; Clue (1). Honest Charles (2) 48. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £360; 3min lOsec class; one mile and three furlones. —Black Rose (7), Carntyne (3). Charlotte Bell (1), Jewel (6), Grattan Bay (8), Nona Grattan (5). Spotlight (2). Waverlev Hall (4) scr; Brigadier Grattan (8), Banjo (1). Camber (5). Cherry Queen (4). Johnny Gilbert (7). Marionette (9). Nipalong (3). Red Hackle (2), Royal Leaf (6) 12. CAMBRIDGE CLUB "The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. January 6. The second day of the Cambridge Trotting Club's summer meeting will be held tomorrow, when the double races are the Hannon Memorial Handicap and the Cambridge Gold Cup. Selections are:— 11 a.m.—lntroductory Handicap: Lalla Scott. Primastella, Moneville. a.m. —First Fencourt Handicap— First Division > Frontier Lad, Laurel Princess, Raywin Scott. Second Division: Neon Amigo. Safe Arrival, Lady Una. 12.40 p.m.—Stewards’ Handicap: Single Derby. Scottish Ensign, Queen Carnival. 1.25 p.m.—Hannon Memorial Handicap: Beautiful Dreamer, Deveron. Noble Jessie. 2.10 -p.m.—Second Fencourt Handicap: Shy. Joe Logan, Billy Dale.

2.55 p.m.—Leamington Handicap: Jimmy Pride, Thelma Belwin, Sabreman. 3.40 o.m.—Cambridge Gold Cup: Great Evander, Milldoria, Canyon.

4.25 p.m.—Windsor Memorial Handicap: Audrey’s Own, Sure King-Elizabeth Derby bracket. Captain Star.

INTER-DOMINION MEETING HANDICAPS DECLARED (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 6. Handicaps lor the 1956 Inter-Dominion Trotting Championships were declared today as follows: First series of heats, over one mile and three and three-quarter furlongs, to be run on February 11: Scratch: Fire Barque, Match Point. Finley’s Air, Saloon Bar, Carol Grace, North Mall, First Test, Lui in. Worthy Carl, Defiance, James Dillon, Silver Hero, James Hall, Secret Spring, Bannalagh, Laura Hall, Meg Mundy, Lord Wicks. Chedworth Hall, Heather Brigade, Orari, Master Barry, Gay Lad. Para Step. Hedonist, Modulation, Kiwi Para, Findon Joe. Handsome Robert. Highland Flirt, Boliver Bill, Patsy’s Gilt, Avondale, Kamulla. Wayward Peter, Gentleman John, Grand Monarch, Star Stranger. 12 yards: Brucus, Esquire, Set Point, First Variety, Moss Hall, Van Keith, Active Ayr Mineral Spring, Recent Choice. Van Hall, Springfield" Guy, Mohammed, «Mlf ns . ,ve ’ Sparkling Max, Avian Again, Wilburs Hope, General Grattan. Aflame, Andi. Gay Knight. Blue Gamble. Lawnrock, Young Wexford, Dainty Rose, Maori Home, Strathfield Jack. Recovered, Laureldale. Eringa, Merchant. 24 yards: Frosty Nelson. Beau Don. Ca- ?, U S e V?' Hall - Blawai-ra Wrack, Vedette, Our Roger, Avian Derby. 36 yards: Tactician. Thelma Globe, Johnny Globe. Uncle Joe. Second and third series of heats, to be run oyer one mile and seven furlongs and a half, on February 15 and 18 respectively. and grand final over one mile and hve furlongs and a half on Fehruarv 25: Scratch: Fire Barque, Match Point Finley s Air, Saloon Bar. Carol Grace. North Mall. First Test, Lulin, Worthy Carl, Defiance. James Dillon. Silver Hero James Hall, Secret Spring, Ban- -, gh ' aura Hall - Mundy, Lord Wicks, Chedworth Hall. Heather Brigade Oran, Oaster Barry, Gay Lad, Para Step, Hedonist. Modulation. Kiwi Para Findon Joe, Handsome Robert, Highland

12 yards: Brucus, Esquire, Set Point. First Variety, Moss Hall. Van Keith Active Ayr, Mineral Spring. Receni Choice. Van Hall, Springfield Guv, Mohammed. Expensive. Bolivar Bill, Patsy's Gift. Sparkling Max. Avondale, Kamulla, Avian Again, Wilbur's Hone. General Grattan, Aflame, Wayward Peter, Gentleman John. Grand Monarch, Star Stranger. Eringa. 24 yards: Andi. Gay Knight. Blue Gamble. Lawnrock, Young Wexford. Danty Rose. Maori Home, Strathfield Jack, Frosty Nelson. Reau Don. Recovered, Laureldale, Merchant, Bruce Hall. Illawarra Wrack. 36 yards: Vedette. Our Roger, Tactician. Thelma Globe, Avian Derby. Caduceus. 48 yards: Johnny Globe. Uncle Joe.