Cardigan Bay First Leg Favourite

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30342, 18 January 1964, Page 4

Cardigan Bay First Leg Favourite

“The Press” Special Service

AUCKLAND, January 17. Cardigan Bay’s final appearance before he goes to Australia to compete at 'the Inter-Dominion Championships in Melbourne will be the major attraction at the Auckland Trotting Club’s January meeting tomorrow night. Cardigan Bay is the ruling favourite for the M. G. Pezaro Memorial Handicap, first leg of the double. With few exceptions the field which will oppose Cardigan Bay tomorrow night is only moderate in strength compared with the New Zealand and Auckland Cup standards. The Auckland champion won the former event from the 54-yard mark and the Auckland Cup from 78 yards. This time he will give away starts of up to 60 yards.

The hardest, for Cardigan Bay to beat tomorrow night will probably be the Canter-bury-trained Jay Ar. Garry Dillon, winner of five races this season including the Waikato Trotting Club’s Hamilton Handicap last Saturday night, will be the popular fancy for the Premier Handicap, second leg of the double. The forecast is for continued fine weather. The track will be firm and fast. Selections:— 6.50 p.m.—Onslow Handicap: Scottish Laddie, Whaka, Oakhampton. 7.20 p.m.—Tamaki Handicap: Quandary, Rest Assured, Lord Leon. 7.50 p.m.—President’s Handicap: Thunder Boy, Tutankhamen, Our Change. 8.30 p.m.—Pezaro Memorial Handicap: Cardigan Bay, Jay Ar. Vai Averil. 9 p.m.—New Year Handicap: Uno Command, Night Prince. Yakety Yak.

9.30 p.m.—Association Handicap; Light Oak, Min Scott, Our Eileen. 10 p.m.—Premier Handicap: Garry Dillon, Direct Cobra, Anarca Direct. 10.30 p.m._ Freyberg Handicap: Golden Ego, Count Medoro, Jonboy Star. Fields are:— 6.50 pan.— ONSLOW HANDICAP, £650; three and four-year-olds; Ilf.— Meadowmac (2). Rekab (1) It; Old Beason (1), Scottish Laddie (2), Thunder Royal (3) 12; Covray (2). Full Sovereign (4), Light Silk' (7), Oakhampton (5), Revel Time (3), Victura (1),

Whaka (6) 24. 7.20 p.m.— TAMAKI HANDICAP, £750; trotters, 2:16 class; 2m.—Joell’s Lad (1), Laurel Grattan (3). Lord Leon (4), Revisal (6). Roll Call (5), Scotsman (7), Whirlaway (2) It; Covrina (2). Frogman (7). Loreto’s Best (5), Prince Baffelan (6), Quandary (4) Rest Assured (3), Stylish Moccasins (1) 24. 7.50 p.m.— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £750; 2:16 class; Ilf.—Dorian Gray (2), Gay Diamond (10), Globe’s Mistake (4). Kola (O) (12), Little Jim (3), Loyal Briton (8), McTavish (14). Nigger Minstrel (7). Our Change (5) Ra Pointer (15), Roseland Ring (1), Scotch Bomb (11), Steads (13), Thunderboy (9), Tutankhamen (6) It. FIRST LEG OF DOUBLE 8.30 p.m. M. G. PEZARO MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £2OOO : 2:11 class; 2m.

9 p.m.— NEW YEAR HANDICAP, £900; 2:14 class; 2m.—Commonwealth (1), Dyson (2), Golcourt (9), Grand Union (5). Miriam Hall (8), Night Prince (7), Red Lodge (6), Uno Command (3). Yakety Yak (4) It; Calumite (1) 12; Neat (1) 24; Happy Hunting (1) 48. 9.30 p.m.— ASSOCIATION HANDICAP, £1100; trotters, 2:14 class; 13f and 96yds.—Indian Smoke (3). Kyran (1). Scholar (4), Welwin (2) It; Little Smoke (1). Our Eileen (2) 12: Dark Lorene (1) 24: Light Oak (2), Min Scott (1) 42. SECOND LEG OF DOUBLE 10.0 p.m. PREMIER HANDICAP, £1000; 2:14 class; Ilf.

binet and Foretell. 10.30 p.m.— FREYBERG HANDICAP, £1250; 2:13 class; J3f and 96yds. —Count Medoro (1). Dusky Valley (4), Golden Ego (3). Guiness (5). Jonboy Star (2), No Reply (7), Student Prince (6) It; Adios Heather (7), Call Boy (D-, Chief Hall (5), Earl Delta (2), Gipsy Hanover (4). Hautapu (8). Kariba (6), Lynwood Earl (3) 12; Highland Don (1) M.

0700 Gay Reel (4) It. 0066 Globe’s Birthday (5) It. 4563 Jay Ar (7) .. It. 1517 Professional Globe (6) It 4017 Vai Averil (3) It. 7690 Urrall (2) It. 0000 Valcador (1) It. 8100 Dundee (1) .. 12 1114 Cardigan Bay (1) 60

0007 All Spirit (5) .. It. 0278 Anatfca Direct (6) .. It 0040 Antonius (7) .. It. 0045 Bobbinet (2) .. It. 2412 Direct Cobra ’(9) .. It. 9676 Foretell (3) .. It. 0803 General John 48) .. It 2600 Keith (1) .. It. 5062 Modern Song (4) .. It. 1431 Garry Dillon (2) .. 12 6723 Lauder Scott (1) .. 12 0700 Gay Reel (1) .. 36 Bracket: Anarca Direct Bob-