Trotting Hinds Team Has Three Wins At Orari Trials

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31128, 3 August 1966, Page 5

Trotting Hinds Team Has Three Wins At Orari Trials

Humphrey, Lyndhurst and Atanui, all members of W. E. Lowe’s team trained at Hinds, showed their fitness for racing at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s national meeting later this month when they won at trials at Orari yesterday.

All three won bycomfortable margins. If they handle the firmer going expected at Addington Raceway with confidence -with which they paced in the soft going at Orari, they should have a profitable meeting.

Several horses engaged at the Kurow meeting at Oamaru on Saturday week paraded in several races, the Kurow Cup candidate, Dieman Lad, winnig one of the three heats of the free-for-all.

Humphrey went to the front after six furlongs in the second heat of the free-for-all and had his rivals well covered from then. He won easily by four lengths, recording 3min 47sec for the 13 furlongs, the last half-mile in Imin 6 3-ssec. Humphrey looks to have thrived since last he raced in April and could soon return to peak form.

Eyreton recorded an encouraging trial for the Don Memorial Handicap at the Kurow meeting when he finished strongly from a fairly handy position to take second, just ahead of Fielder, which seemed to have had a fair amount of work. He was last with one mile left and handled the track with ease. Battlefield came home fairly well for a close fourth, just ahead of Frontier Maid,

Doug’s Choice and Why Not, which were almost in line. Flight Adios and Copper Flame were next.

Lyndhurst, which has not raced since November, • looks ready to make a fresh start. He led throughout the final heat and ran on boldly to beat a strong finisher in Medico by. about a length. Terrace Dale, which is certain to be improved by the race, ran home stoutly to take third about a neck from Medico, with Master Alan shaping encouragingly in fourth place. Master Alan Master Alan, having his third hoppled run since he broke down after racing last August, may resume at the national meeting. His trainer, G. R. Hore, said that Master Alan had been exercised since mid-May and he hoped the horse would stand further hard racing.

Fourina, Lakeda and Happy Sam were almost in line with Master Alan, just ahead of Cuddle Doon and Space Cadet. Happy Sam, Terrace Dale, Medico and Break Through lost ground at the start. The winner took 3min 47sec for the 13 furlongs, the last half-mile in lmin 7sec. Dieman Lad, a non-winner last season, led for the last six furlongs in the other heat and recorded 3min 47 2-ssec, the last half-mile in lmin 8 2-ssec. He won by a length and a half from Waitaki Smoke, which finished in great style. The last New Zealand Derby winner, Bass Strait, was handy enough for most of the way and was not knocked about to finish third, ahead of Burns Rival, which shaded Batavia. The latter was badly checked, together with Flying Minstrel and Deception, near the seven furlongs. Batavia looks to have freshened well. Won Narrowly Piper James, which will race in maiden class at the Kurow meeting, gained a narrow but impressive win in the 2.20-class race for pacers. He was about sixth for most of the way and produced a most determined run in the straight to win by a neck from Solo Flight, which was in or near the lead for most of the way. Afortunado, which showed speed in the middle stages, was half a length back third, a length in front of Newlands, which was not asked for a serious effort in the straight. Loyal Friend, which did not secure an opening in the run home, paced an encouraging race for fifth. He could be an early winner. He was followed in by First Walk. Piper James recorded 3min 59sec for the 13 furlongs, the last half-mile in lmin 10 4-5 sec.

Atanui, which probably will resume racing at the national meeting later this month, started from 36 yards and gave a sound beating to her rivals in the 2.19 class pace. She was a shade slow early, but gradually recovered and led over the last two furlongs and a half, drawing away to win with a lot in hand by three lengths in 3min 50 3-5 sec, the last half-mile in the very good tmei of lmin 6 2-5 sec. Atanui looks in great heart to start another campaign. She showed fine form towards the end of last season and should not be long extending her record. Sandy Mac improved wide out coming to the straight and was a fair second, just ahead of Miss Step, which broke and lost ground at the start, and Loyal Tryax. Sam Scott finished on quite well for fifth, clear of Highfire. Several horses entered for

the Waitaki Challenge Stakes, a race for three and four-year-olds at the Kurow meeting, contested the two heats of the qualifying trial. Tryrone won the first heat and Hagan the second, both horses recording 3min 34 4-5 sec, failing by almost seven seconds to reach the required time.

As a result the field for the Kurow race could be reduced to six or seven. Horses have to be qualified at the time of withdrawal and no further trials will be run in time. Two-year-olds Six runners contested the two-year-old parade run over six furlongs. This probably was the earliest such parade run in Canterbury. A filly by King Creed from April Hall in J. L. Ferguson’s Tinwald team, led from end to end and drew out to win by four lengths from a gelding by Local Light from Virtuous, trained at Orari by S. I. Henderson. The Local Light youngster made up a little ground after tangling badly early. A gelding by Whipster from Best Deal in A. G. Gillespie’s Washdyke team came home well from a long way back for third, ahead of a Johnny Globe—Shell Grattan filly in M. M. Purdon’s Addington team. The winner took lmin 53 sec for the six furlongs, the last quarter in 35 3-ssec, a sound run on a very soft track.

Tannachbrae, after starting from 60 yards, finished too well for the others in the first heat of the race for trotters. He won by a length from Cordsworth, with the same margin back to War Scene, which broke near the two furlongs. War Scene joined the team trained by S. I. Henderson after yesterday’s race. A. J. Stokes, who has trained him recently, will move to the Wanganui district soon. Rustic Queen trotted a fair race for fourth, ahead of Alvean, which started from 84 yards, and Silver Medoro. The winner trotted the 13 furlongs in 3min 59sec, the last half-mile in lmin llsec. Dim View, which broke when clear about 30 yards from the post, won the second heat in 3min 57 l-ssec, the last half-mile in lmin 11 3-5 sec. Dim View, a winner at Ashburton in June, is down to resume at the Kurow meeting when his rivals will include Tannochbrae. Dim View dragged a punctured sulky wheel for the last mile. Melissa made up ground for second, ahead of Flying Globe, Hoana and Tryax Town.