EXCELLENT FIELDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1937, Page 13

EXCELLENT FIELDS

WELLINGTON TROTS

EARLY FAVOURITES REMAIN

There were very few defections from the fields for, the Wellington Trotting Club's Autumn. Meeting when acceptances were taken last night, and in every class the quality is strong. All the early favourites hold their ground in the main events, the R: A. Armstrong Memorial and Farewell Handicaps, and in only one or two. cases have prominent form' horses dropped out. , ■ -

King's Warrior and Bonny Azure, who have been among the bui'ning discussions for the R. A. . Armstrong Memorial-Handicap, will be well tested over the two-mile journey by Llewellyn's Pride, Tempest, Big Author, and Grace McElwyn, the issue being more open on paper than may appear at first sight. • ■ Gallant Knight is likely to start a warm favourite in the Farewell Handicap, as his form to rise so rapidly in less - than two seasons has been most impressive. Gerfalcon, Tan John, Swordsman,' and Franz Derby are among the trotters engaged woo have all'shaped like making the grade to metropolitan company, and among the improving pacers who have given promise above the average are Dark Hazard, Our Peggy, Reno, Jcevus, Ideal, ■ and War Path. The American horse Starwyn is a maiden pacer, with brilliance, but he will have to be every'inch a racehorse to hold his own with Mauri McKinney and Wynan. Following are the fields:— /* RAXDWICK £150; unhoppled . ■■■ trotters; 3.10 class;.!% miles.

Bronte. 77..'-... set Winnie Parrish 12 Mother's Boy .'scr Calm Queen ... 24 Sphinx . '..'scr Indolent .. 24 Tan John ■ .... scr -.Sonoma King ; . 24 Tommy . TSoy .. scr . Arapat ..■,^..-.. .3ti Gerfalcon- ;...'. 12 Swordsman ■;.....; 36 . ;•■ 12 Franz Derb?^. ;»■• .60.-/ AUTUMN iKOVICE ' HANDICAP; £130;', 3143 ;• " ■ ■..class;, 1% miles... ;;'• .././V ■ Acora ;........ scr Ratepayer ..i. scr Chill Bean • ;.-. scr Snowy Bingen, ...scr Crocus ■;.......;scr Starwyn . ...... scr Gauge ......... scr Stepson ...*... scr Majiri SIcKlnney scr Sustenance .... scr Pursuit scr Transfer ....... scr ljueeule Direct . scr Wj'Jian ••••••• ?cr. ' WAIXUI HANDICAP, £ 175: 3.34 class; , .'. ■ •.. ,1% miles. . - :.'■ Diversion ...... scr War Path ••■•■BfjDark, Hazard ..•scr Glorietta 1-J Our Peggy '■'... scr Great Chum .... 12> OTersight i.... scr Icevus ■...'..,...' 12 Piayer ...,..;. scr . Ideal' .......':.. 24 Keno .......... scr JCatire Cole >. 24 R. A.' AB3ISTEONG JIEMOB1AL HANDICAP, ' . : £400; 4.30 class i 2 miles.; .\; Big Author",... scr' Grace ,'Mc»lwyn.: 24 Guy Junior.;'•■..-scr WeweUyn's: Pride 24 Gunfire ';..... '12 Bonny Azure ., . ' 48 Queen Author ; .'i-12,' King's .Warrior ;\ 48, Recess ........ 12 Tempest :.•;.;'..; 4s 'PALMER HAXDICAP, £175; uBhoppled trotters;': 4.55- class; 2 miles.,' '■; ;._•/ Bronte ........ scr 'Calm Queen .. 36 Mother's Boy .'.scr Indolent ...... 36 Sphinx scr Sonoma King . 36 : Tan John .... scr Arapai ....' 48 • Tommy Boy .. scr Swordsman. .... 48 Renegade ...".'. 12 Franz Derby .. 72 Winnie Parrlsb. 12 Wab .......... 132 TATTANOricK HANDICAP, £130; 3.5 class; .■■'-■ .1% miles. :. Chill Bean ... scr Snowy. Bingen . scr. 'Crocus ......... scr Starwyn .scr ; Gauge -• ..scr Sustenance •.■..scr - Mauri' McKlnney scr Worthy Audubon scr pursuit ...... scr Wynan ,. scr, Queenle Direct ...scr Mr. Gny ..•■ « .Ratepayer ..... scr; ■ .' . WAIWETU HANDICAP, £150; 2.57 class; '.;■.. ■■• IVt. miles. ; ..;■. Allworthy - .... scr Electric Bell •.. 12 Diversion- scr Great Chum .. U Dark Hazard . ...scr . Glorietta; .... .12 Our Peggy scr Icevus. ........ 12 . Oversight ..... scr ' Fortex ....... 12 Player ....... scr Mldshipmald ... l& Reno ........... scr Natiye Cole •'.. • 12. ■ War-/Path ... ser: Activity ..... 36 Brigadier .... 12 ,. . FAREWELL HAKDICAP, £240; 2.46 class; i, . 1% miles. ■;.-'. B\S Author .. scr Grace McElivyn .24 '■'Gallant" Knight scr Guy- Junior .. 24 "Losan's Prida .scr King's . Warrior 24 Bonny'Azure ... 12 Llewellyn's Pride .24 GunBre •- ........ 12 . Queen Author . 24 Recess-....,.. ; 12 Tempest :. , i°