TROTTING Great Adios Fit For Addington

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31448, 15 August 1967, Page 5

TROTTING Great Adios Fit For Addington

"The Press" Special Service

AUCKLAND.

The six Auckland candidates for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s National meeting on August 19 and 26 were impressive at barrier trials at Alexandra Park on Saturday.

Great Adios easily won the main trial. “That will top him off nicely,” said his trainer, R. P. Norton.

Great Adios will be flown to Christchurch on Thursday. Also in the aircraft will be Viking Water, Bosun, Single Cash, Immortal and Prince Garry. Bosun (second), Prince Garry (fourth) and Viking Water (fifth) raced against Great Adios on Saturday. Single Cash and Immortal were first and second in their trial. The airlift of the Auckland horses is being arranged by the New Zealand Metropolitan and New Brighton Trotting clubs. The aircraft is scheduled to return to Auckland after the New Brighton club’s meeting at Addington on September 2 but may return sooner. Only Great Adios and Viking Water will stay for the New Brighton meeting. They will go to Hutt Park for the Wellington meeting on September 9 and 12. All-The-Way Win On Saturday Great Adios led all the way. After being well clear rounding the home

turn, he coasted past the post three-quarters of a length in front of Bosun. Bobbinet (second most of the way) shaded Prince Garry, a length and a half away. Viking Water was a handy fifth. Great Adios ran the mile and a half in 3min 19 2-ssec, the last quarter in 30sec. It was splendid time considering the going was sticky. Bosun could be hard to beat at Addington. He was last early and was giving Great Adios a start of about six lengths at the home turn. His strong finishing run was a feature of the trial. Viking Water should be improved considerably by the run. He looked above himself in condition and was not pushed in a fast-run final quarter. For a horse in the 2min 14 sec class, Prince Garry went well. His Addington prospects look bright Single Cash and Immortal had a keen duel over the final stages. Single Cash scored by half a length in 3min 21sec, the last half-mile in Imin 3 4-ssec. Except for Eastern

Star, all their opponents were pacers. The best of them were Monsignor and Terraton, both of which are well forward for early meetings. A parade for two-year-olds was the most interesting of the other trials. They went about three and a half furlongs and a gelding by Nephew Hal from Barbara Gaillard and a filly by Local Light from Young Betty drew away from the others. The Nephew Hal gelding was half a length in front at the finish, after running the last quarter in 32sec.

Form In U.S.

The former Auckland pacer No Reply has shown fine form in the United States, where he is raced on lease by Mr N. Simpson. No Reply’s owner, Mr L. A. W. Kent, of Auckland, said the gelding gained two firsts, two seconds and a third in his first six starts. He was involved in a smash in his first race, at Detroit, and was pulled up. At his second start, No Reply won in 2min 1 4-ssec for a mile at Sportsman’s Park in Chicago.