CANTERBURY PARK MEETING

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 81, 30 December 1944, Page 9

CANTERBURY PARK MEETING

Class Fields At Addington

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The Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting will open today and conclude on .Monday. The fields are not as large as usual at Addington, but this fact will uot detract from the racing, which should be highly interesting. The principal race of the day, the Canterbury Handicap, has attracted a field of 10 of the best pacers, Including Integrity and Countless, who ran second and fourth ill the last New Zealand. Cup. On that form Integrity is the logical favourite, while Countless is sure of strong support. Joan Conquest is overdue, but her fourth to Pacing Power, Loyal Friend and Dusky Sound in the Premier Spring Championship suggests an early 'return to winning form.

Haughty is set a stiff task in the Au Revoir Handicap, but with anything like an even dispatch she will be in the thick of the fight over the last furlong. Horses likely to be well supported In their engagements include:— Introductory Handicap: Royal Stone. Castigate, Mae Wynne. Railway Handicap: Chuckles, Radical, Bromley Boy. Lyttelton Handicap: Snrirke, Nola Scott, Ingle Belmer.

Canterbury Handicap: Integrity, Countless, John Conquest. Stewards’ Handicap: Blue Horizon-Will Cary bracket, Ordnance, Lady Scott. Islington Handicap: Watcher, Warfield. Templeton Handicap: Traverse, PreEminence, Gallant Chief. Au Revoir Handicap: Countless, Bronze Eagle-Pacing Power bracket, Haughty, Following is the card:— 11.30— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of £375; •1.56 class. Two miles. —Flying Scott. Rival Chief, Sea Gem, Suspense, Yahoo, Zona Grattan, scr; Royal Stouc, 12; Danny Malone, 24; Castigate, El Peta, .Mae AVynne, -IS; Tall Timber, GO; Casablanca, 72; Invigorator, 108. 12.15— RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £125; 3.53 class. One mile and live furlongs.—Bromley Boy, Castlebar, Chuckles, Cinchona, Direct Bingen, Loyal Jack, Max Baer, Terry O’Shea, Volusta, Warform, Wee Jack, scr.; Radical, 12; Sir' Julien, 24. 12.55— LYTTELTON HANDICAP, of £425; 4.44 class. Two miles.—Barometer Chimes, Ingle Belmer, Smlrke, Jill, scr.; Loyal Nurse, Lucky Gem, 12; Nola Scott, 24; Bel Hamed, Great Deceiver, Scotch Music, 36; In the Mood, 48. 1.15— CANTERBURY HANDICAP, of £1700; 4.29 class. Two miles.—Battle Colours, Happy Man, Trusty Scott, scr.; Joan Conquest, 12; Clockwork, Shadow Maid, 21; Burt Scott. Dusky Sound, Integrity, 36; Countless, 48. '"“STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £600; 3,45 class. One mile and live furlongs.—Ordnance, scr.; Lady Scott, Sea Max, 12; Range Finder, 21; Blue Horizon, Will Cary, 36; Douglas"McElwyn, Gerfalcon, -18, 3.111— ISLINGTON HANDICAP, of £OOO ; 4.34 class. Two miles. —Festivity. Follow Me, Watcher, scr.; Colleen Travis, 12: Safety Pin, Warfield, 48. 3.55— TEMPLETON HANDICAP, of £450; 3.45 class. One mile and five furlongs.—Come Away, Golden Shadow, Pre-eminence, Traverse, scr.; Gallant Chief. Knave of Diamonds, Manpower, Punctual. Native Scott. 36. 4.40— AU REVOIR. HANDICAP, of £600; 2.46 class. One mile and a quarter.—Battle Colours. Clockwork, Coquette, Special .Edition, Stormtost, Warfield, scr.; Burt Scott, Countless, Dusky Sound, 12; Bronze Eagle, Pacing Power, 24; Fine Art, Haughty, Ronald Logan, 36.