FORBURY TROTS

Evening Star, Issue 19724, 26 November 1927, Page 10

FORBURY TROTS

TO-DAY’S RAGING To the great relief of all concerned, and they were many, the wind dropped appreciably this . morning, when the racing was continued by tho Forbury Park Trotting Club. There was a very 'large attendance. The First Battalion Band provided music each day in excellent style. 'Mr Q; Mason, caretaker, who was hurt yesterday, was much better this morning. SUBURBAN HANDICAP (Harness) 1 , SOOsovs; second 40, third 20. Unhopplcd trotters only. 1m sf. 2Mr D. Tealicn’s LEN WOOD (El Carbine—Satinwood mare), 36yds (Owner) 1 10—Mr and Airs C. H. Breeze’s Nelson APKinney, 144yds (R. Townlcy) 2 0— Mr G. Carling’s Hawkesbury’s Pride, 24yds (Owner) 3 Others: 14 Wotherstonc scr, 9 Genevieve scr, 3 Arctotis scr, 7 Ria Audubon scr, 4 Caterpillar 12yds, 12 Greywood 12yds, 6 Jade 24yds, 1 Dolores 36yds, 13 Peter the First 48yds, 8 Peter Boy 48yds, 11 Lord Tracey 4S yds. Genevieve, Wotherslono, and Ria Audubon lost a lot of ground by dwelling. Len Wood and Lord Tracey skipped a bit. Havvksbnry’s Pride led from Greywood and Dolores, and so they went for a mile and a-quartcr. Then Greywood and Dolores broke, and Ilawkslmry’s Pride skipped twice on the home turn. This gave a chance to Nelson APKinney, who had made up his handicap well, but ho broke when resisting the challenge of Len Wood, and the latter got liople by two lengths, third half a'length further back; Dolores fourth, then Peter the First and Greywood. Time, 3min 67 3-Dsec. ADVANCE HANDICAP (Harness), 225sovs; second 45, third 20. 1m fif. 4.—Air R. /Townlcy’s WAUEPA (King Daphne—Alooucy), scr (Owner) : 1 1— Air 0. B. Hooper’s Heroic, 24yds (Owner) ... ■■■ ... 2 3 Air G. S. Smith’s Sadie Hnhn, 24yds (Owner) 3 Others: 11 Onoto scr, 8 Dahlia Dillon scr, Dillon Blake 12yds (coupled with Warepa), 5 Stockade Junior 36yds, 6 Kinney Dillon 36yds, 7 Slump 48yds, 9 Nihilist Junior ‘72yds, 10 Kibiringi 72yds, 2 Nelson APEhvyn 108yds. Onoto jibbed and stuck. Warepa lod from Dahlia Dillon and Heroic. Alter a mile Warepa was attended by Kinney Dillon, Stockade Junior next. Heroic had lost his place. But he used a slant on the rails to lie second _ at the home bend, Kinney Dillon third. Warepa never lost the lead, though he had to bo kept going to hold it, and ho won by a couple of lengths, third three lengths further hack, then Kinney Dillon, Stockade Junior, and Nelson APEhvyn. Time, 3min 61 2-ssec. ' EAIPIRE HANDICAP ' 275sovs; second 55, third 3(T. Im. 7—Air J. M. Samson’s QUEEN’S GENERAL _ (The King’s General—Sylvia), scr (J. APLennan) ... _ ... ... 1 I—Air E. T. Forbes’s Pointalcna, scr (AI. Holmes) 2 9—Air A. F. APGregor’s Robert Bell, scr (Owner) ... ... ... 3 Others; Omaha scr (coupled with Pointalena), 8 Nipper scr, 10 Van Director scr, 2 Acre 12yds, 4 Fashion Queen’l2yds, 6 Jolly Chimes 12yds, 5 Doctor Dillon 24yds, 3 General Bingen 48yds. All away well, except Fashion Queen. Queen’s General, first out, was beaded by Van Director and Robert Bell. Van Director dropped back a bit, and Robert Bell and Queen’s General entered tho homo stretch together. Pointalena camo first and heat Robert Belt, whilst Queen’s General went on alone for a win by four lengths, third a length and a-hnl’f away, Jolly Chimes and Aero next. Time, 2min 15 3-ssce.