Master Alan Wins President’s Handicap At Hutt Park

Press, Volume C, Issue 29633, 2 October 1961, Page 4

Master Alan Wins President’s Handicap At Hutt Park

'The Press" Special Service

WELLINGTON, October 1. Master Alan, driven by M. Holmes, won the President’s Handicap, the main race and first leg of the double on 9he first night of the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting at Hutt Park Raceway on Saturday. Given the perfect trail. Master Alan got clear at the top of the straight and held off the favourite. Jay Ar, by half a length. The Jarge and close-run-ning field cost several runners a chance, including Orient Night and Slick Chick. Jay Ar, Dew Heath and to a lesser extent Ballista, were all forced over extra ground. The second leg, the Pressmen's Handicap, was won attractively by Dark Wonder from Mary Mavis, with the favourite, Axis, making up a tremendous amount of ground for third after an early break. Master Alan, a small, compact four-year-old trained at Oamaru by G. R. Here, has plenty of courage and Saturday’s was his second win in three starts this season.

Jay Ar began brilliantly, but starting the last round was one of the tail-enders.

Slick Chick at this stage was just ahead of him, with Orient Night not much better placed. Only six runners paraded for the second leg, the feature of which was the running of the strong favourite. Axis, which made a gallant attempt to overcome an insuperable handicap incurred by breaking at the start. Atthe post he was only two lengths and a half from the winner, Dark Wonder, which trailed the pacemaker Dora Scott all the way.

The two trotters’ races provided good finishes. John Seott winning the Welcome Handicap after being three-quarters of a furlong from the leader at the end of two furlongs. Ahumai. Front Line and Safety Catch fought out a nose and head finish to the Flying Sportsmen Handicap, passing the post in that order with Wairau King and Van Art.ee about a length back. The small fields and small dividends resulted in a decline In betting, but there was an attendance of 7900. The totalisator on-course handled £5B 335 15s. a decrease of £25.002 15s. As usual at Hutt Park the trainer. C. S. Donald, had a good night, winning with three horses, each of which he drove. M. Holmes had two winning drives. The night was cool and fine, and improved a great deal when a keen wind died down just before the racing started. The track was fast. Began Brilliantly Dew Heath broke at the start of the President’s Handicap and. Jay Ar began brilliantly. Medium Blue was the early leader, but after a furlong Major Star took control, leading the field through the straight . the first time from Master Alan. Medium Blue. Serpentine. Dark Signal. Brookdale King Anjou. Orient Night. Slick Chick. Jay Ar, Havana Smoke. Pa Data wa and Ballista. Brookdale moved into third equal at the mile. At the half it was Major Star, Medium Blue and Master Alan, then Brookdale, King Anjou. Serpentine. Orient Night. Ban Ist a. Slick Chick. Papatawa, Jay Ar and Havanna Smojjp.

Ballista moved up wide along the back and Jay Ar and Dew Heath improved a little further on. Into the straight it was Major Star, Medium Blue. Master Alan, Brookdale, Ballista. Serpentine and Jay Ar. Master Alan ran on well to win by half a length from Jay Ar, with a length to Slick Chick. Major Star, Orient Night and Dew Heath were close up next, then Serpentine. Medium Blue. Ballista and Dark Signal. Second Leg Axis broke at the start of the Pressmen’s Handicap and Dora Scott went to the front from Young Albion, Mary Mavis, Dark Hanover (outer) Lynwood Earl and Axis, which was 30 yards back. After a round Axis had caught the field and beginning the last round it was Dora Scott. Young Albion and Mary Mavis (outer). Lynwood Earl and Dark Wonder (outer), then Axis. Dark Wonder moved up on the home turn, where Dora Scott ran out and Mary Mavis came through. Dark Wonder and Mary Mavis fought it out with Dark Wonder winning by half a length from Mary Mavis. There were two lengths to Dora Scott and eight to Young Albion. Results: — WELCOME HANDICAP. Of £400; trotters; 3min 32sec class: one mile and a half. 1/1 JOHN SCOTT (2) 24 A. M. Purdon 1 5/5 VAN ARDEE (5) 48 G. H. Gates 2 2/2 WAIRAU KING 48 R. Mitchell 3 6/6 Hamesh. 3/3 Slayer. 4/4 Thumberlina also started. Head; length and a half. Thumberlina was fourth Times —3min 23 3-ssec. 3min 21 4-ssec. 3min 22sec. Dividends.—Win: £1 7s 6d. Places; £1 sa, £4 Is 6d. TWILIGHT HANDICAP, Of £350; 3min Msec class; one mile and a quarter. 1/1 DANDY BRIAR (3) It C. S. Donald 1 4/4 WIHPDALE (8) It M. Holmes 2 2/2 SPANGLED PRINCESS 13 (24) .. G. B. Noble 3 5/6 Black Sheen. 3/3 Chelsea Lady. 7/8 Ra Pointer. 6/5 Scotch Bomb, 9/9 Sea Chase. 8/7 Tongariro, 10/10 Sand Drift, 11/11 Siberia also started. Head: two lengths. Chelsea Lady was fourth. Times—2min 41 see, 2min 41 l-ssec. 2min 39 4-ssec. Dividends —Win: £2 4s. Places: £1 ss. £2 8s 6d. £1 18s «d. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of £430; 3min 27sec class; one mile and a half. 1/1 PAYSAN BLEU (3) It ... R w - Stockdale 1 2/2 RAPINE (4) It J. L Breed 2 4/5 NO COMMENT It „ ». «• Morris 3 7/7 Bobcat. 1/1 Student Prince 3/3 Retreat, 6/4 Wee Mon, 5/6 Peat Moss also started. Half a leagUi; three-quarters of a length. Bobcat was fourth Times—3min 17 3-ssec. 3mln 17 4-ssec. 3min ISsec. Dividends Win: £1 12s Places: £l. £2 9s. Bracket: Paysan Bleu and Student Prince. PRismnnrg handicap, Of £890; 3m In 21sec class; one mile and a half. Vi MASTER ALAN (6) It _ M. Holmes 1 VI JAY AB (13) It G. B. Noble 2 6/V SUCK CHICK (10) It ..... - D. G. Jones 3 12/14 Brookdale. 14/13 Dark Signal. 11/11 Havana Smoke. 10/ 9 King Anjou. 8/8 Maior Star. 4/4 Medium Blue. 3/3 Orient Night 9/10 Serpentine. 5/5 Ballista 13/12 Papatawa. 7/7 Dew Heath also started. Half a length; a length. Major Star was fourth. Times—3min -ten in 16 l-Ssec, 3mtn 17 Dividend*.—Win: £3, Placer £1 19s 6d. £1 14s. £3 13s.

PLYING SPORTSMAN HANDICAP, Of £600; trotters; 3min 28sec class; one mile and a half. 3/3 AHUMAI (1) It C. S. Donald 1 2/2 FRONT LINE (9) 12 J. D. Litten 2 10/9 SAFETY CATCH (12) 24 .. N. P. Croft 3 12/12 Hamesh, 1/1 Mln Scott. 6/6 Pohutukawa, 9/10 Thumberlina, 8/7 Van Ardee, 4/4 Walrau King, 10/11 Dan Duval. 7/8 Peppercorn, 5/5 Superway also started. Nose; a head. Walrau King was fourth. Times. 3min 21sec, 3min 20 l-ssec. 3min 19 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £7 4s. Places: £2 7s. £1 15s 6d. £8 9s 6d. MEMBERS' HANDICAP, Of £450; 4min 45scc class; two miles. 1/1 WHIPDALE (4) It M. Holmes 1 4/4 CHELSEA LADY (1) J. S. Dalgety 2 5/5 SAND DRIFT 12 H. N. Edge 3 2/3 Snuffbox. 3/2 Lucky Guard, 6/6 Siberia also started. Three lengths; seven lengths Snuffbox was fourth. Times. 4mln 32sec. 4min 32 2-ssec, 4mln Dividends.—Win: £1 18s 6d Places; £1 9s, £3 3s. PRESSMEN’S HANDICAP, Of £600; 2min 49sec class; one mile and a quarter. 2/3 DARK WONDER (2) It J. H. Winter, jun. 1 4/4 MARY MAVIS (7) It R. W. Curtin 2 1/1 AXIS It W. R. Butt 3 3/2 Dora Scott. 5/5 Lynwood Earl. 6/6 Young Albion also started. Half a length; two lengths. Lynwood Earl was fourth. Times, 2min 43 2-ssec, 2mln 43 3-ssec, 2min 44sec. Dividends—Win: £3 17s. Places: £2 0s 6d, £2 19s. GOOD NIGHT HANDICAP, Of £7OO : 2min 47sec class; one mile and a quarter. 1/3 FALSEHOOD (2) It C. S. Donald 1 4/5 ORIENT NIGHT (9) It R. G. Morris 2 2/2 SLICK CHICK (WA) It D. G. Jones 3 10/10 Dark Signal. 7/7 Great Return, 6/6 Havana Smoke. 8/8 King Anjou, 5/4 Major Star. 3/1 Medium Blue. 3/1 Metier. 9/9 Serpentine also started. Length and a quarter: half a length. Serpentine was fourth. Times. 2min 47sec, 2min 47 l-ssec, 2min 47 2-ssec. Dividends—Win; £4 0s 6d; Places: £1 17s, £2 14s. £1 13s 6d.

Caduceus Beats Apmat

(N.Z. Press Assn..—Copyright) NEW YORK, Sept. 30 The New Zealand pacer. Caduceus, and the Australian horse, Apmat, were first and second in the main race last evening at Roosevelt Raceway. Another New Zealand horoe, False Stop, was fourth behind O'Brien Hanover. Both Caduceus and Apmat are racing under lease to American interests. The time for the mile was txiin o.Bsec. Caduceus won by a head* with Apmat a neck ahead of O'Brien Hanover.