Wolfenden may reach century tonight

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33870, 16 June 1975, Page 8

Wolfenden may reach century tonight

fthe Press” Special Service) AUCKLAND. Features of the opening night of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at Alexandra Park tonight will be the bid by P. T. Wolfenden to achieve 100 driving successes for the season and a further round in the battle between C. S. Hunter and R. C. Purdon for the national trainers’ premiership.

Wolfenden has had a frustrating time lately but he looks to have a strong line-up of drives tonight and a great chance of becoming the first driver in New Zealand trotting history to reach the century mark. Hunter is away in the United States with Young Quinn but horses from his; stable are still competing in his name. With 67 wins he is three ahead of Purdon. But it will come as no surprise if Purdon closed the gap. He has a powerful team engaged and some of his best prospects will be handled by Wolfenden. Hill High and Classic Move, both members of Purdon’s stable, are fancied for the T.A.B. double races, and Tuteena, Framalda and Valiant Dream also appear to have fine chances in their respective races.

Hunter’s best hopes look to be Surete. Roval Waldorf and Kenwood Fair. Large areas of surface water at Alexandra Park had

virtually disappeared yester-l day afternoon and there is every prospect the track will! provide reasonable good* going tonight. Torrential rain. which ■ forced the postponment ofj racing on Saturday night,; caused extensive flooding in: the outside enclosure and: :made at least one of the car parks unusable. Water on the track drained off fairly quickly although . there were several bad patches. Withdrawals for the Thames Club’s meeting on ’Wednesday night were to have closed after the last race on Saturday. They will now be taken after the last race tonight. Handicaps will be declared immediately j following the last race. Selections:—

6 p.m.—Northern Women's Mobile Pace: Estimate, DirectPoise, Adopted. 6.30 p.m.—Teachers Soccer Mobile Pace: Cassel. Lover Girl, Royal Junior.

7.5 p.m.—Edin Soccer Mobile Stakes: Brilliant Emory, Mastering, Stormy Night. 7.3$ p.m.—N.Z.F.A. Mobile Pace: Surete, El Summer, Nadala

1.15 p.m.—Mt Wellington Soccer Handicap: Hill High, Caledonian Command, Walk Over.

8.50 p.m.—North Shore Mobile Stakes: Olga Korbut, Valiant Dream, Royal Waldorf. 9.25 p-m.—A.F.A. Mobile Stakes: Classic Move, Keane, Kenwood Fair. 10 p.m.—Rosso Antico Stakes: Tuteena, Proper, Best Bet. 10.30 p.m.—Eastern Suburbs Soccer Handicap: Framalda, Judette. Ricky's Task. Fields, with form, for the T.A B -double:— 8.15 p.m.— MT WELLINGTON SOCCER HANDICAP 82500: C 4; 2700 m. 120 Frosty Lee (I) it 0112 Ritch Hill (3) . Il 1735 Toronto (5) it 6411 Bella's Prince <6> It 3943 Del's Dream <7* it 1055 Our tvy (8) It 2202 Caledonian Command ’9) it 4690 Damian Peter ,10) It 3217 Armbro King (1) 20 7361 Hill High (3) 20 "632 Maverick (5) 20 0853 Rossi Gennarl (6) 20

;8791 Scotty Grattan (1) 30 ’OOO6 John Robert 12) 30 0252 Walk Over <ll 40 Scratched: Gentry Fella, Colquhoun, Riconui, Lyrical Hal. 7.25 p.m.— A.F.A. MOBILE STAKES $2000; C 3; mobile start; 2000 m. 1077 Glenfmnan (1) It 3235 Kenwood Fair (2) It 8624 Lord Amanda (3) It 4707 Mamma Cass <4* it 6407 Black Pan <5: it 0006 Vagabond (6) It 9934 Carmen Averil <7> it 4266 Classic Move (8) It 8900 Count Brydon (9) it 6412 Classiebawn ilOi It 4381 Lordling ill) It 6102 Keane (12> It ’4086 Aran Song (13* It ■4211 Cappucine (16) It Scratched: Jovander, Snoopy i John