TROTTING MAYNEEN QUALIFIES FOR N.Z. CUP CLASS

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28833, 2 March 1959, Page 4

TROTTING MAYNEEN QUALIFIES FOR N.Z. CUP CLASS

The Press* Special Service

WELLINGTON, March 1. Mayneen qualified for the 1959 New Zealand Cup with a sterling effort .to win the Carnival Handicap, main race and first leg of the double at Hutt Park on Saturday, when the Wellington Trotting Club concluded its festival meeting. After her win in the Festival of Wellington Cup dh the first day, the Templeton-trained mare was handicapped on 24 yards for the 13-furlong journey. ■ Forced back on the inside at a crucial stage and late working i clear lit the straight, she showed courage to finish brilliantly over * the last furlong and win going ' away by a length and a half. This brought her record from her last seven starts this term to three winA three thirds, and a * fourth. She will add interest to the Dominion’s premier lightharness event. Electric Ring ** i Electric Ring, third and fourth ; from two starts the first day, but : «till the outsider of thl* field, finished on from a handy position for eeeqnd, with Auditor a creditable * third, Friendly Smile fourth, and.the I pscenraker, tight Can, next. Reason why. the favourite, looked unlucky : when he rtumbled ta trying to work clear near the furlong. _ _ The local owner-trainer. D. G. i Banner, gained a popular success ta the second leg, the Manswatu Hani dicap, for trotters, with Wakeful. Although She had Shown speed ta her other' races and was fourth at I her second start the first day, WSkeI ful* .win dividend was £l9 Is Bd. 1 Canterbuw earner mi tier career. I*:■ The Mayneen-Wakeful doublepaid £233 Sa for £l. Lavengro. Which left maiden class with a stylish win the first day, impressively beat the improvers over j two miles ta the Wairarapa HandlL C ’Bther features of the meeting were 1 Awsraa* performance to win the Carterton Handleap, after finishing 1 on from the rear for second placing : to Glad Marie ta the wefltagton Stakes Just 40 minutes earlier; Staybright’s second success of the fixture ta the City Handicap, ta which ahe had anything but a good run; and Young Dieman* fest finish to take the Navy Handicap. Mayneen* trainer-driver, W. R. Butt, was also successful behind Super Cloud and Lavengro. bringing his tally of winning drives at the meeting to five. The weather was fine and the track firm. A comparatively good attendance invested on-course £53.473 15s, compared with £57,017 . 10s on the second day last year. The ' total on-course turnover for the . meeting was £99,803 10s, an ta- . crease of £3719 on last year's total I of £90,034.105. Mayneen* First Leg

Scottish Command, Mighty Loyal, and Silent Scot broke at the start of the Carnival Handicap, and Auditor was slow to fill his hopples. Light Call led out and at the mile was clear of his stable-mate, vesta, with Reason Why trailing. Electric Ring and En Avant next. Mayneen, which had made a food beginning, was next Inside Monterey, then Auditor and Friendly Smile. Dannlel’a Pride, Scottish Command, Silent Scot and Mighty Loyal. Vesta was first to feel the pressure on the top turn, and Auditor ranged round to be alongside Light Call, which appeared to be travelling well, turntag tori home. Reason Elsctnc Rum wore nAndys Wttn Scottish Command coming into toe pic- 1 ture wide out. and Monterey and Mayneen awkwardly placed in behind.

Light Can wilted suddenly Just inside toe furlong, and. Reason Why, in trying to work dear, tangled and lost what looked to be a good chance. Auditor worked dear of Friendly Smile and Light Call with Mayneen in behind looking for an opening and Scottish Command fighting on under pressure wide out Once dear, Mayneen sprinted brilliantly past Auditor in a few strides, and, kept up to her work, she won easily from Electric Ring, which finished on. Auditor held on for a dose third, dear of Friendly Smile, with Light Call tiring to fifth. After a gap came Monterey, Scottish Command, En Avant, Silent Scot Danniel’s Pride, Reason Why and Mighty Loyal. Second Leg Gentle Anna gave ground at toe start of the Manawatu Handicap, and Rex Belwin tangled at toe end of a furlong. Van Ardee began brilliantly and set out to slip toe field. At the mile he was 12 lengths dear, and passing the stands with six furlongs to travel he held an advantage of eight lengths over Wakeful, which was racing outside Marauder, with Care and Captain Spider next, ahead of Noble Bob and Gay Tune. Gentle Anna and Legislate. Dan’s Cobber, and Pukepoto, Bugle Call, and Rex Belwin. Wakeful was two lengths from Van Ardee at the half mile, and joined him at toe three. Captain Spider sprinted up to this pair on the home turn and was in between them straightening up for toe run in, with Gay Tune, Gentle Anna, and Legislate most prominent of the others. Wakeful, which had put tn a skip on the home turn, and was not trotting too smoothly, managed to keep to her gait well enough to hold off Captain Spider and win by half a head. Three parts of a length away. Gay Tune finished strongly into third. Legislate, another solid finisher, was elose up, fourth, well clear of Gentle Anna, which led in Van Ardee, Pukepoto, Care, Bugle Call, Noble Bob. Dan’s Cobber, and Rex Belwin. Marauder waa pulled up after striking interference. Wellington Stakes Handy throughout the Wellington Stakes, the Morrinsvtile three-year-old, Glad Marie (Intangible—lndian Summer) joined Dinnaken on toe home turn and ran the race out strongly to win by a length from Awaru>

The last named. How early and second last on the top turn, finished solidly for his placing, a nock dear of Dinnaken. Mich had inode th* pace over the, last round, Speee King, which waa handy ta **«*■• nlng, but did not pace OBnoothlYa was fourth two length, away. ' Ginger Top flnirtieft a fld> fit*, ahead of TSryman. . which *”°”q speed ta the middle breaking at tiie start Bang, the win favourite, slullllHS. which showed no dash st all. Baradei. Lucky Guard, which broke hopelessly at the start, and Ounce Snwke” which tangled ta the running. Results: MEMBERS* HANDICAP, , Of £350. Trotters. 3mta Bteec dasA One mUe and five fojlobf** 1. I—SUPER Kb % •* 10 - W * RaT <« *£ O . arete 3 u. 13— Ginger B, S Betty Brooklyn; 3,’3 Chanote Are; 7.12 Perotey. 13.7 Asttona. 5. 5 Gainesway; IS. « Uttie “««J* tor; 2. 3 Nairobi; 4, 4 fc Proatabie: i* IS Rex Belwin: ?. 9 Scamper: io. a Van Ardee; 14.14 «. « Dan's Cobber; 11. U Pukepoto also started. , i Length; three teagtita. LlttleDletator waa fourth. Ttaie»-3mm« 3-Ssec, 3min 43 4-saec, 3mta 44 3-aeee, Dividends.—Win: £Sll*Bd. Places. £1 10s. £7 3s Bd. *» Tls. WAIRARAPA HANDICAP, Of £375. Bmta Waac class. Twa mil—I. I—LAVENGRO (BA£ g t i: 2, 2 Teryman: 10. 10 Zlecgle Blue. 3. 4 Irton Brigade; 9. 9 N*Merj 7, 7 Albion was fourth. Thnje—*rata 35sec, 4mta 30 1-Bsec, 4mta 35 Mdse. Bracket: Lavengro and Or Not. Z 3-No Idra (10) «r j ooyu , L 1-Space King Ulj set f 8. 7 Avondale H«teT'B. 5 "Bared. 1; 10. 10 Chteryptokan 9. 9 Cboioe Smoke; 3,2 Hindu Prtacesr. 7. f {?ig , tffi ; « i . , 4 i s : F&vi Sterna Young Betty waa fourth. Tim—— 3mln 43 2-5 m 3mto 43 3-6—c. Smin 43 4-Ssec. i Dividend*—Win: £lglte6d Plecea: £4 Ids. £3 os. £1 Ba.. . CARNIVAL HANDICAP. . Of £lO9O. Smin SOsec qlass Ond g. R a , ... :>,.b Butt i 11. 11—Electric Ring (1) ser G. A. Collinaon 2 : .8. g-Auditor (.) 10. 9- Friendly Smite; 7. g Mighty • Loyal: 1, 1 Reaaon Why; S. 7 Silent , DanUtel'B Pride: S. 4 Scottish Comi m a halt. ItaU • Mngth. Friendly Smite wa, fourth. Times, 3min 32sec. Smin 34 3-3 sec, Bmta 33 B *»hSdendae-Wini £t'a* Od. Placesi * £3 Ss, £0 14s, £3 Si. CITY HANDICAP, Ot £435. 3mln 49eec class. Ono mile and five furlongs. 1 1. I—STAYBRIGHT (7) acr D. G. Jones 1 3. 7-P.rk Dillon f

I. o—Wise Earl (•) Jer* „ . - D. R. Grantham 3 4. 4 Cushle Deo; 3, 3 Gypsy Bdla; taipate^V’Tktaß*Star“rtso*rtarted. 3mta 34 < Bose, ■ Stain IBsac. Dividends.—win: £3 9s Od. Plaeasi £1 9s Bd, £4 9b (d. <3 We. ot SME-eta-. One mile and a half. 7. 7-WAKEFUL (7) Bomwr x 1. 3—Captain f Z 1-G.y Tun. , 9. 9 Marauder. U. U Bax Belwin; 3. 4 Gentle Anna; 8. 3 Van Ardee: 4, 3 Bugle Call; 10,10 Dan* Cobber; 2, 1 Gey Tune; 3. 6 Care; 8. B Leftelate; 5, 5 Pukepoto I also started. Half a head: three-quarters of a length. Legislate was fourth. Timet 3mta Msec. 3mln 31 IMoeo, 3mta 33 DlvldendSr-Wla: Is Bd. Plaessi £4 9s Bd. £1 13s Bd. £1 Bs. _ „ Bracket: Gay Tune and Noble Bob. WELLINGTON STAKES, Ot £4OO. Three end Four-year-olds. Special condition*. One mile and a quarter. 2. I—GLAD MARIE (10A) 13 M. R. Kerr 1 B. B—Awarua (6) 12 C. Frost 3 4. 3—Dinnaken (2) act D. R. Grantham 3 10, 10 Choice Smoke; 9. 9 Ginger Tbp; 5, 5 Space Ktart «, « Lucky Guard; 1. 3 Stormlea; T. 4 Teryman; 2, 1 Baradei; 7, 7 Bang also started. Length; a neck. Space King was fourth. Times, 2min 47sec. 2mln 47 1- 2mta 48 2-s*ec. £s 3* Bd. Placesi £1 IBs Bd. £3 17s Bd, £1 19t Bracket: Glad Maria and Barada! CARTERTON HANDICAP. Ot £325. 2mta SBaec rtua. One mile and a quarter. 3. 4—AWARUA (2) »cr L. Frofit 1 9. 11—Red Arion (10), scr T F. Thomnson 3 7. 7—Nalder (7) scr X. D. Fraser 3 5. 3 Artar; 8. 9 Electric Blue; 4. B Irton Brigade; 11. 8 Lewie Hanover: 6. 6 Oakura* Pride; 10, 18 Spangled Brigade: Z 1 IToung Albion: 1, .3 Or Not also started. Length; half a lerfcth. Young Albion was fourth. T»nM, 3mta 4i 2- 2mln 48 4-fcee, Smta 49eec, Dividends.—Win: £j Be; Plage* £3 0s Bd, £3 Bs, £8 3s. -•