TROTTING AUCKLAND CUP TOMORROW
UNITE AND HIGHLAND AIR IN FAVOUR
“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND. December 25. The Auckland Trotting Club’s summer carnival will open at Epsom on Thursdav and with the prospect of a good track racing should be first class. Two southern candidates. Unite and Highland Air. are expected to fight out the £5lOO Auckland Trotting Cup. the first leg of the double. The second leg. the Akarana Handicap, mav see Derive beat the well-fancied Earl Marie. Selections:— 10.45 a.m.—Selby Handicap: Supersnipe, Perekop, Astoria. 11.35 a.m.—December Handicap: Single Derby, Heather Mary, Cashier. 12.20 p.m.—Christmas Handicap: Mill-doria-Lee Scott bracket. Good Time, Logan Dell. 1.10 p.m.—Auckland Trotting Cup: Unite, Highland Air, Worthy Chief. 2 p.m.—Association Handicap: Recruit, Worthy Admiral, Chippy. 2.50 p.m.—North Island Challenge Stakes: Night Reveller, Lookaway, Panui. 3.40 p.m.—Akarana Handicap: Derive. Earl Marie, Loyal Cis. 4.30 p.m.—St. Heliers Handicap: Bartender, Trueco, Distant Star. The fields, with form, for the doubles races are:—
AUCKLAND CUP, Of £5100. 4min 27sec class Two miles. 0000 Beau Marie (4) . scr 0000 Dandy Lad (3) . scr 4143 Distant Star (2) . scr 0030 Trueco (1) . scr 0000 First Mate (1) . 12 0000 Greek Brigade (4) . 12 1103 Highland Air (6) . 12 0300 Mighty Fine (5) . 12 0000 Secure (2) . 12 0040 Teller (7) . 12 4111 Unite (3) . 12 0101 Bartender (2) . 24 0204 Patrick Earl (3) . 24 1000 Scotch Orator (1) . 24 2103 Brahman (1) . 48 1032 Worthy Chief (2) . 48 0000 Pleasant Smile (1) . 66 Brackets: Green Brigade and Bartender, Patrick Earl and Worthy Chief. AKARANA HANDICAP, Of £800. 3min 40sec class. One mil five furlongs. and 4 Black Fury (6) . scr 0102 Captain Star (9) scr 40 Covrex (7) scr 0011 Derive (1) . scr 000 Great Evander (4) . scr 0 Lucky Bel win (8) . scr 0000 Lynette (2) . scr 0002 Royal Ring (5) . scr 0 Sweet Jewel (3) . scr 0110 Derry Brownne (2) . 12 4402 Earl Marie (1) . 12 2301 Frontiersman (5) . 12 2014 Loyal Cis (8) . 12 00 Man Friday (7) . 12 0000 Star Dora (4) . 12 000 Peter Boy (6) Sandy Sutherland (10) . 12 . 12 0130 Single Medoro (3) . 12 000 Spotlight (9) . 12 00 Dillala Direct (1) . 24 0011 Derive (2) . 24 Bracket: Man Friday and Star Dora.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28160, 26 December 1956, Page 4
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