Canterbury Horses Win Both Doubles

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31256, 31 December 1966, Page 7

Canterbury Horses Win Both Doubles

Horses from Canterbury stables were successful in both doubles at the Reefton

Trotting Club’s annual meeting yesterday. The T.A.B. double was won by Royal Fame, owned and trained by the Benny Brothers at Springston, and Loyal Tryax, trained at Weedons by T. C. Nyhan, The on-eourse double went to Worth Seein and Miss Step. The Royal Fame —Loyal Tryax double paid £64 Is 6d for £1 and the Worth Seein-Miss Step Double paid £44 10s for £l. The meeting was held in hot weather and the track was in excellent order. There was a very large attendance. On-course betting amounted to £21,084 10s, compared with £18,945 last year. Royal Fame followed the early leader, Stepson, at a slow pace for the first half-mile. Sonny Jim, Montage and Goldmount were the handiest of the others. N. S. Benny took Royal Fame to the front passing the stand the second time, followed by Alray, Sonny Jim, Harker, and Goldmount. Royal Fame was eased going along the back and he was third rounding the home bend.

In a thrilling finish between Royal Fame, Goldmount and Alray, the former finished best to win by half a length from Goldmount. Alray was a neck back third, followed a length and a quarter away by Montage, Battle Star, Stepson and Sonny Jim headed the others. Loyal Tryax led all the way In the F W Archer Handicap, and won comfortably by three-quarters of a length from an earlier winner, Miss Step, which had been penalised 24 yards. Results:—

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £250: 2:20 class; trotters; lim. —1/1 WORTH SEEING <4b) It W. R. Butt 1: 2/3 MARKALAN (8) It E. T. Hubbard 2; 4/4 BLACK FROST (13) 60 R. Nordquist 3. Scratched: Betty Brigade, Flying Globe, Royal Court. Two lengths and a half; two lengths. Bonny Strathair fourth. Times —3:30 1-5. 3:30 3-5, 3:25 4-5. Win: £2 15s 6d. Places: 18s 6d, £1 15s 6d, £3 Us.

Bracket: Bonny Strathair Coronet Peak and Worth Seein

IKAMATUA HANDICAP, £250: 2:20 class: lim.—First Division: 10/9 COLE DRIFT (7) It W. R. Butt 1; 12/12 SMOKEY GAMBLE (18) It R. Donald 2; 2/1 VIVA REINE It S D Edge 3. Scratched: Heather Marie, Mister Forbes. Head: same. Somerset fourth. Times—3:23 2- 3:23 3-5. 3:23 4-5. Win: 10 6s fid. Places: £3 Us. £4 14s fid. Second Division: 5/7 BIG HANOVER (2) it W. S. Cummings 1; 4/5 LEE (13) It S. M. Miller 2; 7/6 CAVIARE It R. H. McMillan 3. Scratched: Gladfield, Terewa. Half a lencth: length and a half. Shadv Maid fourth. Times—3:24 2-5, 3:24 3- 3:24 4-5. Win: £5 4s 6d. Places £2 18s 6d. £2 10s.

Bracket: Cole Drift and Romantic Jack.

DELLACA MEMORIAL, £300: 2:19 class; Urn.—6/5 MISS STEP (11) It R. Young 1; 2/2 FLIGHT ADORIAN (6) It D. C. Watts 2: 4/4 EDEN STAR (3) It J. A. Carmichael 3. All started. Neck: six lengths. Foaming Lass fourth. Times—3:24 1-5, 3:24 2-5, 3:25. Win: £lO Is 6d. Places: £3 3s 6d. £1 19s. £2 10s.

REEFTON CUP, £500; 2:17 class: 2m. 4/5 ROYAL FAME (10) It N. S. Benny 1 6/7 GOLDMOUNT (5) It

J. A. Carmichael 2 3/4 ALRAY (1) It R. Young 3 5/3 Annfield, 11/11 Battle Star, 7/8 Black Tulip, 14/15 Harker, 1/1 Montage, 15/14 Rola Coaster, 8/6 Sonny Jim, 9/9 Stepson, 12/13 Stormwinner, 2/2 Tigliamento, 10/10 Tobacconist, 13/12 All Baba also started.

Half a length; neck. Montage fourth. Times—4:32, 4:31 1-5, 4:31 2-5.

Win: £8 10s. Places: £3 6s, £4 Is, £2 Us.

LEWIS PASS HANDICAP, £250; trotters; 2:20 class; lim.—2/2 HIALEA (10) 36 R. Young 1; 3/1 BONNY STRATHAIR (3) it W. R. Butt 2; 3/1 CORONET PEAK (3a) It J. A Carmichael 3. Scratched: Betty Brigade, Worth Seein’, Flying Globe, Royal Court, Misty Light. Half a neck; length. Markalan fourth. Times—3:3l, 3:34 1-5, 3:34 3-5. Win: £3 16s 6d. Places: £1 6s 6d, £2 4s.

Bracket: Bonny Strathair and Coronet Peak.

CRONADUN HANDICAP, £250: 2:20 class: Um.—First Division: 9/9 JOHNNY GLEN (13) It S. M. Miller 1; 13/11 GLADFIELD (11) It F. E. Newfield 2; 5/5 COLE DRIFT 24 W. R. Butt 3. Scratched: Big Hanover, Don Carlos, Mister Forbes, Terewa. Neck: same. Aronga fourth. Times—2:47 1-5, 2'47 2-5, 2:45 4-5. Win: £6 12s. Places: £3 4s, £4 13s. Second Division: 2/3 VIVA REINE (16b) It S. D. Edge 1: 8/8 BACARDI (2) It T. C. Nyhan 2; 3/4 SMOKEY GAMBLE It R. Donald 3. Scratched: Cale Girl, Heather Marie. Neck; same. Somerset fourth. Times —2:48 1-5. 2:48 ?-5. 2:48 3-5. Win: £3 9s. Places: £1 17s fid, £2 18s fid. Bracket: Neon Evander and Viva Reine. ARCHER HANDICAP, £300: 2:19 class; Um. 2/2 LOYAL TRYAX (9) It T. C. Nyhan 1 3/3 MISS STEP (10) 24 R. Young 2 1/1 FLYING ANNETTE (3) It F E. Newfield 3 9/10 Fallout, 4/8 Gift Duty, 7/4 Hazelburn Lass, 6/6 Jink, 8/7 Karano, 10/9 Samaria, 5/5 Sonetto also started. Three-quarters of a length: three lengths. Hazelburn Lass fourth. Times—2:44, 2:42 1-5, 2:44 4-5. Win: £4 16s 6d. Places £1 12s fid, £2 Us, 14s 6d. LOCKINGTON MEMORIAL, £355: 2:18 class: IJm.—l/1 MONTAGE (8) It H. Greenhorn 1: 2/2 GOLDMOUNT (7) It J. A. Carmichael 2; 6/6 STARAKER (11) It M. M. Purdon 3. Scratched: Alray, Battle Star, Sonny Jim. Three-quarters of a length: five lengths. Yorkshire Lad fourth. Times—2:4s 1-5, 2:45 2-5, 2:46. Win: £2 6s. Places: £1 0s 6d, £1 12s, £5 13s fid.