TROTTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1936, Page 6

TROTTING

METROPOLITAN MEETING

LLEWELLYN'S PRIDE WINS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, January 25.

The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Summer Meeting was held today. The weather was fine and the track In excellent order. The attendance was good and the totullsator Investments were win £7222, place £9995 10s, a total of £17,217 10s, compared with £18,222 10s for the Duke of Gloucester's Meeting last year. Results:— :-

Spreydon Handicap, £200; -unhoppled trotters; 3.36 class; ly. miles.—6-6 Oerraanious, scr (C. S. Donald), 1; 5-5 Kulni, 12, 2; 2-2 Resound, 12, 3. Also started: 8-7 Header scr, 4-4 Lady Sonoma scr, 7-8 Kotlnga 12, 0-9 Amonos 36, 1-1 King's Guard 36,' 3-3■■ Flotsam 0.0. Neck; four lengths. Times: 3min 23 4-ssec, 3min 23sec, 3mln 23 4-sßec. ' ' Durham Handicap (saddle), £200; 2.13 class; 1 mile.—4-5 Taxpayer, 24 (G. Caddy), 1; 1-1 Sunny Morn, 24, 2; 5-0 Kingcraft, 36, 3. Also started: 9-9 Arachne scr, 8-8 Golden Direct scr, 2-3 John Jinks scr, 3-2 Homeward 12, 6-7 Reporter 12, 7-4 Somerby. 12. Nock; head. . Times: 2min S l-ssec, 2min 8 2-ssec, 2min 7 3-ssec. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, £450; 4.29 clasij 2 miles. I—3—Llewellyn's Pride, scr (G. McKendry) 1 3—4—Gold Tinge, 12 (SI, Stewart) 2 2—2—Rey Spec, 12 (R. B. Berry) ........ 3 Also started: 8-8 Avernus scr, 3-4 Craganour scr (bracketed with Gold Tinge), 6-6. Kingcraft 12. 4-1 Vesuvius 12 (bracketed with Blue Mountain), .5-5 Wrecker 24, 7-7 Worthy Light 48. Passing the stands Avernus and Vesuvius led from Llewellyn's Pride, Craßanour, Gold Tinge, Wrecker, and Worthy Light. With a. round to cover Vesuvius had charge from ' Avernus, Craganour, Llewellyn's Pride, Wrecker, Gold Tinge, and Rey Spec. Vesuvius was still tha leader with three furlongs to cover and wa» followed Into the straight by Craganour, Llewellyn's Pride, Worthy Light, Gold Tinge, and Rey Spec. Llewellyn's Pride finished best to win by half a loncth from Gold Tinge, witli Rey. Spec a head away. Craganour wa» fourth. Times: <lmin 23sec, 4mln 22 l-ssec, 4min 22 2-osec. Linwood Handicap, £200; 2.47 class; I>4 miles.—2-1 Grace StcElwyn, 12 (R. B. Berry), 1; 2-1 Sylvia Sydney, scr, 2; 5-4 Gunfire, 12, 3. Also started: li-6 John Jinks, scr and Waress scr (bracketed),- 0-9 Mocast- scr, 10-10 Bracken 12, 8-7 Homeward 12, 11-11 Colonial Boy 12, 4-5 Vernbrook Lass 12, 7-8 Queen Author 12, 1-2 Recess 12, 3-3 Blngen Palm 36. Neck; head. Times, 2rain 43 2-ssec, 2min 44 3-ssec, 2min 43 4-ssec.

Liverpool Handicap, £200; 4.39 class; 2 miles.—2-3 De Soto, 24 (J. Bryce), 1; 4-4 All Sunshine, scr, 2; 5-5 Real Burton, 24i 3. Also started: 9-7 Golden-Cross 12, 7-0 Aristotle 24, 8-9 Editor 24, 3-2 Grand Mogul 24, 6-8 Gunmetal' 24, 1-1 Isabel Derby .24, 10-10 Ctro 48. Two lengths: two length/. Times: 4mia 27 2-ssec, 4mln 29.4-ssec, 4mln 28 l-ssec.

Cashmere Handicap," £250; unhopplcfli trotters; 4.38 cla3s; 2 miles. —2-2 Bessie Parrlsh, 24 (R. D. Kerinerley), 1; 3.-3 Tevlot Downs, 12, 2; 5-5 Now Metford, scr, 3. Also started: 4-4 Great Way 12, 2-2 Raima GO (bracketed with Bessie Parrishh 1-1 First Wrack .60.. Neck; five lengths. Times: 4mln 33 4-ssec ; -4mln 35 sec, 4min 37 l-ssec. ■;

Papanul Handicap, £250; 4.34 class; 1 miles.—s-5 Sylvia Sydney, scr (R. B. Berry), 1; 8-8 Queen Author, 24, 2; 2-2 Peter Locanda, 24, 3. Also started: 5-5 Lilian Bond- scr, (bracketed with Sylvia Sydney), T-7 Prairia King acr, 10-10 Waress 12, 4-4 Agile 24, 1-1 Guy' Junior 24, 6-G Chancellor 36, 9-9 Great Author 36, 3-3 Willow Wave 48, Neck; length. Times: 4min 27sec, 4min 25 l-ssec, 4mlri 25 2-ssec. ■ •

Craven Handicap, £250; -2.45 class; 1!,4 miles.—3-2 Cloudy Range, sir (J. Fraser), 1; 5-G Sure, 12. 2; 9-9 Avernus, scr, 3: Also started: 1-1 Graham Direct scr, 11-11 Reporter scr, 4-5 Supertax scr, /-S Bingro Palm 12, 10-10 George Key 12, 2-0 Rey Spec 12,-8-7 Sunny Morn 12, 6-4 Worthy Light .12,' 3-2 Indianapolis 108 (bracketed with Cloudy Range). Avernus led out from Reporter, Worthy Light, and Sure. ■ Passing the stands Avernus had charge from Worthy Light, Reporter, Sure, Cloudy Range, and Sunny Morn. The leaders were the, same going along the back, for Worthy Light to lead into the straight from Cloudy Range,. Avernug,. Sure, and Bingen Palm. In a good finish Cloudy Range beat Sure by a neck, with Avernus a length and a half away. Sunny Morn wan fourth. Times: 2min 44-2-ssec, 2min 44 2-5 sec, 2min 45 4-ssec.

At a meeting of the judicial committee. M. J. McTigue, driver of Heal Burton in the Liverpool Handicap, was severely • cautioned for undue use -of the whip. . ■■ •

Thore was?also an ■ inquiry into the runnlne of- Isabel Derby In the Liverpool Handicap,, and it was 'decided, to accept' the. explanation, of the'owner and driver.' -In this race the mare was pulled up by the driver as lie was-afraid of her treading' on a ■ looae. bandage, on her foreleg, she having nearly fallen when she made a break in the early part of the race.