WELLINGTON TROTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1934, Page 11

WELLINGTON TROTS

THE SPRING MEETING HUTT PARK SEASON OPENS EXCELLENT LEATHER

The weather continued fine for the Wellington Trotting Club's Spring Meeting at Hutt Park today, and the stage was well set for a- successful opening to the light-harness season in this quarter of the Dominion. The fields that paraded were, not big, but they were well-balanced' and generally of a size to induce spirited betting and interesting racing. The track was in .excellent order after the recent settled spell and times W'oro fast, The attendance at tho-Park was very satisfactory early, and it kept improving during,'the progress pf the opening events. The betting • was under tho single-pool system, with three dividends in fields, of nine runners or over, and two dividends in fields of five, six, seven, or eight runners. Results and running descriptions to time of going to press were: — NAI NAI HANDICAP TROT, £100; second horse £ls and third £lO from the stake; for unhoppled trotters only*; 3.45 class; 1£ miles. 5—C. M. Ollivier's b g Flotsam, by Wrack—Berenice, 6yrs,' limit (A.Holmes) ...: i 6—W. S. Bussell's ch g Mataunga, by Travis Axworthy—-Harold Dillon .m, aged, /limit (J. 'J. Kennerloy) 2 2—G. F. ..Clarke's br g Harvest Dillon, by Sonoma Harvester —■ Grace Dillon, 6vrs, 36yds (C. Donald) ....." 3 Also started: 1 Triangle limit (J. Ffaser), : 3. Sonoma King limit (A. Dav'ey), 9 Margaret Parrish limit (J. Y. Dyke). 7 Welcome Guy 36yds (L. Berkett), 8 Billy Sundy 48yds (D.Nyhan), 4 Guy o'.Mine 48yds (L. 0. Thomas)..v Flotsam, a. winner of,two races at Greymouthin July, led all the way to take tho Nai Nai Handicap Trot comfortably. He broke at the end of a furlong, but ho recovered iTis gajt in time to retain 'lead, and he trotted smoothly the rest of the journey. Mataunga, Triangle, Harvest Dillon, and Margaret Parrish followed him for a round, but Triangle went up in the air half a mile from home. Mataunga and Harvest Dillon threw out challenges in the straight, but the leader was always clearly capable of frustrating the claims and he won by nearly threequarters of a. length from Mataunga., who beat Harvest Dillon by a long neck. There was then a. gap of eight lengths to Welcome Guy, Margaret Parrish, and Guy o' Mine. Sonoma King, Welcome Guy, and Guy o' Mine tangled at the start, and Triangle, Margaret Parrish, and Billy Sundy (badly) broke on the trip. Times: 3min 37 2-ssec,l 3min 37 3-ssec, 3min 35sec. , (Winner trained by M. Holmes, 'Christ-; r , church.), I

. HUTT PARK TRIAL < HANDICAP, £100; second horse £ls and third £lO from tho stake; 3.43 class; 1} miles. / 2 C. S. Donald's gr g Insolvent, by Denver Huon —Nabbcklish m, 6yrs, limit (owner) 1 4 Mrs. M. A< Hall's.b g Pull Hand, by Jack Potts—Maureen Galhido, 4yrs, limit (C. Tasker) .. 2 6 Mrs. E. I. Friedlander's ;ch g Portlight, by Author Dillon— Ellawood, syrs r -36 (M. Holmes)' 3 Also 'started: 5 Native Son limit (G, M. Mouritz), 10 Silver Black limit (A. H. Carmichael), 7 Guy Zolock 12 (L. O. Thomas), 9 Supertax 24 (J. Frascr),l Gamble 24 (M. B. Edwards), 3 Rewai 48 (J. Bryce, jun.), 8 Mabel Cliimes (P. R. Hogg). Gamble carried more than double the investments than any of the others in the Hutt Park Triarl Handicap, but he looked a possible winner only at- one point of the contest. iThe winner was the second favourite Insolvont, who had previously been in places but; had not earlier succeeded. Insolvent, a six-year-old grey son of Denver Huon, was smartest to begin, and he was alwaj ; s handily situated on the fence. At the end of two furlongs Full Hand ran to the lead and Native Son took over a furlong further on. Native Son led a bunched field thereafter, and was still in charge at the straight entrance from Pull Hand, Portlight (who had received a fine run up on the rail), Insolvent (moving out), and Rewai, but Insolvent then challenged along the outer of the leaders, and in a hotlyrcontested finish he won by half a' length from Full Hand, with Portlight a neck away third, with Zolock only • a head back fourth. The nearest of the others were Rewai and Silver Black. Gamble got but of the ( bunch going into the back the last'timo and put in a fast run to just behind the leaders, but he then began' to drift again.. Finally, nearing the straight, Supertax .fangled and Gamble put a, foot through-his sulky's wheel. , Times:.3min 34 I-ssec, 3min 34 3-ssec, omin 32sec .......

("Winner, trained by owner.) BOLLARD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £200; second horse £4O and third £20.-from the stake; 4.40 class; 2 miles. 1 Mrs; E.'K. ; Mauger's ,br ~g War Buoy, by Man o' War —Little Kewpie, 4yrs, 36 (M. B. Edwards) 1 2 J. Mcßride's/br g Bey Spec, by Rey de Oro —Logan Spec, syrs, 48 (E. C. MeDcrmott) 2 3 A. Robertson's br g.William Tell, by Four'. Chimes —Lady -Evelyn, aged, 86 (J. Bryce) 3 Also started: 4 Worthy King 36 (M. Holmes), 5 Harold Denver 48 (C. King). ,''"'■ War Buoy had no apparent difficulty in adding the. eighth win 'to his unbeaten record in the Bollard Memorial Handicap. He was in front at once and kept the pace slow for a couple of furlongs, but then Rey Spec ran up going through the straight and the rate was increased. War Buoy was leading Rey Spec by half a length on the next roun(| with William Tell just ..behind the leader on the rail so that Rey Spec was compelled to traverse a wider route 'than the others. Nearing the home stretch, War Buoy stepped oa the pace and he loft his opponents to and score as he liked' by a couple of lengths from Rey Spec, who beat William Tell by six or seven lengths.'- At a still wider gap was Worthy .King,, who had begun slowly, and thea. Harold Denver. The winner was at a very, short price on the totalisator. Times: '4mm 36 3-oscc, 4mm 37 3-ssec, 4min 40sec. (Winner trained by M. B. Edwards, Christchureh.) . RAILAYAY HANDICAP, £140; second horse £25 and third £ls from the stake;.3.3s class; 1* miles. . 7 M. C. McTigue's b m-Dolli© Derb}-, by Nelson Derby—Little Kewpie, ayrs, limit (Owner) 1 5 C. P. Cameron's b g Guy Junior, by Real Guy—Princess Perfec- • tion, 4yrs, 12 (O. King) .. 2 4 F. Scott's b m Plain Pearl, by Wrack—Pearl Pointer, 6yrs, < 24. (Owner) 3 Also started: 1 Colene Parrish limit (0.-.E r _HQQper.)j,3-young Travis 12

(J. J. Kenncrley), 3 Compass 12' (J. Fraser), 6 Guy Mond 24 (L. Berkett). The Mothven-trained Dollio Derby, an older half-sister to "War Buoy, who had not raced for over twelve months, was outsider at nearly double figures for the Kailway Handicap, and she was in front all the way. Attending her practically throughout was Young Travis and Compass, with Guy Junior and Plain Pearl next, but none of them succeeded in endangering her post over the closing stages. In the straight, she drew out: slightly, and then went on to score by nearly two lengths from Guy Junior, Plain Pearl, and Young Travis, who were separated only, by heads. Compass, who covered extra ground, was a moderate, fifth, and the favourite Coleno Parrish was next. Coleno Parrish did not begin well and was nearly half way through the race before she was going smoothly. Times: 3min 25 4-sscc, 3min 25 l-ssee, 3min 25sec. (AVinner trained by owner.) WANGANUI MEETING (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. Dawn Princess has accepted for the Maiden Race. Alcides was scratched for the iPutiki Hack Handicap at 9.14 a.m. today. The weather was flue and tho tracks in good order for training operations this morning. I King's Knave and Lady Ruler were given useful; work before breakfast, when Pomp ran five furlongs by himself, Canopy and Burnish covering the same distance together, while Bust and Spiral were companions over six furlongs,,' All did good working gallops, but not against the watch. ' After breakfast, Queen Boyan, Amante, and Suneo were associated over five furlongs. Amante'led early, but Suneo finished a length in front of her.j with Queen Beyan a length further back. Hest beat'Le Sable over five furlongs in lmin 5 l-ssec. Shu led Dawn Princess over tho first two furlongs of half a mile, but the latter was a shade in front at 'the end. The time was 51 l-sscc. Korpkio went five furlongs in lmin 4 1-osec, doing it well. Red Sun/cleared two hurdles and then ran seven furlongs in lmin 33 3-5 sec. No Humbug did a round of the schooling hurdles, jumping well. Midian, Bluo Boy, Redeem, Entail, Lattice, and Drawl did useful pacing. , RACES AT RANDWICK United Press Association—Bj- Electric Tclecraph—Copyright. (Received September 8, 1.30 p.m.) ; SYDNEY, This Day. The weather for the races at Randwick is fine,, but overcast, Further rain fell during the night, and the track will'be heavy.