Arapaho wins at Methven trials

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32903, 29 April 1972, Page 8

Arapaho wins at Methven trials

Arapaho showed his fitness for a campaign at the Auckland meeting, which will open next Saturday, when ho won his heat of the free-for-all at trials held on Thursday at Methven.

Arapaho won handily from Pun, with General Demand beaten off at the head of the others.

The two-year-old filly, Edis Nova, recorded one of the highlights of the day when she won her heat of the 2:20 class event for trotters in 3:51 for the 13 furlongs. She won handilv from the more-seasoned Accras.

Only two pacers qualified to start at totalisator meetings. De Kay, a four-year-old gelding by Whipster from Countess Ada in G. D. Shand's Wasbdyke team, recorded 3:22 2-3, and Radiant Royal, a four-year-old mare bv Password from Vignon in C. S. Donald's Belfast team, returned 3:24. Results:— 2:20 CLASS TROT; 13f.—First heat: Edis Nova It F. L. Holmes 1, Accras It P. G O’Reilly 2, Coast Land It R. Dunn 3. Thirteen started. Half a length, six lengths. Time: 3:51. Second heat: Mystical It R. G. Morris 1, Tuliamore Dew 72 L. C. May 2, Ladv Martial It A. M. Williams 3. Nine started- Neck, four lengths. Time: 3:55 2-5.

QUALIFYING TEST RACE; 12f. •—First heat: Veracity it T. M. May 1, Pasonic It R. P. Nyhan 2, Bonnie Nurse It D. D. Nyhan 3. Ten started. Two lengths, four lengths. Gleneagle fourth. Time: 3:29 1-5. Second heat: Royal Regime It J. B. Noble 1, Reassurance It F. E. Newfield 2, Aquarius It G. Court 3. Nine started. Two lengths, three lengths. Dabster fourth. Time: 3:27 4-5. Third heat: De Kay It G. D. Shand

1, Sherwood Al It R P. Nyhan 2, Yankee Salue It P. C. Yeatman 3, Eleven started. Six lengths, one length. Dixcove fourth. Time: 3:22 2-5 (one qualified' Fourth heat: Radiant Royal It R P. Nyhan 1, Scottish Rebel It W. L. Bagrie 2, Van HanoverDoubtful gelding It 3. Nine started. Five lengths, neck. Good Spark fourth. Time: 3:24 tone qualified).

TWO-YEAR-OLD PARADE; Im.— First heat: Hunting Prince It D. J. Townley 1. Armbro Brent It S. M Miller 2. Loyal Drift It N. Edge 3. Seven started. Neck, length and a half. Unique

I Chase fourth. Time: 2:18. Second ,heat: Dalestar It W. L. Bagrie 1, World Bank It A. R. McKenzie 2, Golden Armbro It T. M. May 3, Seven started. Two lengths and a half, length. My Play fourth. Time: 2:16. Third heat: Maudena It T. M. May 1, Holmfield It F. E. Newfield 2, Get Time It D. G. Jones 3. Nine started. Four lengths, length. John Cannon fourth. Time: 2:17 3-5.

FREE-FOR-ALL; 13f.—First heat: Arapaho it J. W. Smolensk! 1, Pun It W. E. Lowe 2, General Demand It C. C. Devine 3. Six started. Length and a half, six lengths. Top Brass fourth. Time: 3:38. Second heat: Barrine It N. Edge 1, Magic Time It C. C. Devine 2; Fallacy Lass It P. G. O’Reilly 3. Eight started. Length and a half, half a length. Archer fourth. Time: 3:41 2-5.

2.29 CLASS PACE; 13f—Jillinda it S. M. Miller 1, High Lark It M. J. Nordqvist 2, Curragh’s Dream It J. W. Smolensk! 3. Sixteen started. Length, length and a half. Golden Glow fourth. Time: 3:42 3-5.