FORBURY PARK TROTS

Evening Star, Issue 21945, 4 February 1935, Page 5

FORBURY PARK TROTS

Successful Summer Meeting

Wild Guy and Great Logan Again

The Forbury Park Trotting Club was favoured with one of Dunedin’s best summer days for the conclusion of the Summer Meeting on Saturday afternoon, and the good programme attracted one of the largest crowds seen at Forbury Park for some years. The course was in much the same condition as on Thursday, but the absence of wind made the times recorded faster, and again the racing was high class, several of the finishes being close enough to arouse the crowd to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Horses that raced prominently on the first day were again in the limelight, no fewer than seven of the winners on Saturday having either won or been placed on Thursday, and Sonoma King, Wild Guy, and Great Logan repeated their winning performances. Totalisator investments showed an increase of £9,132 10s, equal to over 38 per cent, on the amount handled at this meeting last year. The figures for each machine each day were:—

75-25 p.c. Place. Total. Thursday £10,978 £4,973 £15,951 Saturday £15,378*. £9,999* £25,378

£26,35§* £14,972*. £41,329

Last year £12,809 was handled on the first day and £19,387 10s on the second day, making a total of £32,196 10s. The system adopted by.j the club on this occasion appears to supply the requirements of the racing public better than any other that has yet been_ tried out, and on Saturday the proportion of investments on the place machine increased from 31 per cent, on Thursday to 39 per cent, of the turnover. The meeting was excellently managed, but punctuality was not as closely observed as many country patrons dependent on trains would have liked, as the last race was just on half an hour late in starting. The result from the financial point of view will be most satisfactory, and both from this aspect and good racing the meeting was one of the best the club has held for some years.

Concluding events in detail:—

CRESCENT HANDICAP, loOsovs; second 25, third 10. Harness. Class 4.3 or better. 1m 6f. For unhoppled trotters only. 2-2—Mr G. F. Clarke’s blk m KOTINGA, by Sonoma Harvester—Harold Dillon mare, Syrs (Owner) 1 1-1 —Mr J. Richardson’s b m Chiming Wrack, Syrs, 60yds behind (J. Fraser, jun.) ... 2 7-B—Mrs H. M. Jopp’s b m Helen’s Bay, syrs, 24yds behind (P. Gallagher) 3

Also started: 9-9 Travis Pringle scr (C. King), 7-4 Lee Boy 12 (E. Mitchell), 6-7 Golden Bingen 24 (L. A. Maidens), 5-3 Prince Harvester 48 (J. Bryce, jun.), 4-6 Billy Sundy 48 (M., Holnies), 10-10 Orphan Bingen 60 (D. Teahen), 3-5 Gyrate 96 (D. C. Watts). Chiming Wrack (£521 and £236), Kotinga (£3o7s and £220), Gyrate (£l9O and £133), Billy Sundy (£1724 and £l29*), and Prince Harvester (£1634 and £1634) were the best backed. Orphan Bingen broke at the start, •nd Gyrate at the end of two furlongs. Travis Pringle led out, and was racing clear of Helen’s Bay, Lee Boy, Chiming Wrack, and Golden Bingen at the end of half a mile.- Kotinga moved smartly in the next furlong, and entering the last lap was about a neck in front of Helen’s Bay, with the favourite just in behind them. These three were clear , from Lee Boy racing along the hack, and Helen’s Bay headed off Kotinga at the far turn, and led Kotinga, Chiming Wrack, and Lee Boy into the straight. In a good race to the post Helen’s Bay broke fifty yards from the post, and Kotinga beat her a short neck. The favourite was half a length off third, and Prince Harvester, Gyrate, and Golden Bingen were next. Times: 2min 48 2-sscc, 2min 49 4-ssec, 2mih 52 3-ssec. The Judicial Committee reversed the placings cf the second and third horses on the grounds that the driver of Helen’s Bay did not make a sufficient attempt to get her hack to her gait.

GORE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, 160sovs; second 30, third 10. Harness. Class 4.47 or better. 2m. . 4-2 —Mr C. P. Cameron’s b g GUY JUNIOR, by Real Guy—Princess Perfection, 4yrs, 36yds behind (C. King) ... 1 6-6—Mr -V. Alborn’s blk m Midshipmaid, 4yrs, scr (V. Alborn) 2 2-4—Mr F. L. Price’s ch m All

Sunshine, syrs, 36yds behind ,(E, Todd) ... ... ... ...

Also started: 3-3 Dundee scr (R. B. Berry), 9-9 Amonos (T.) scr (6. Mouritz), 8-8 Frank Mac scr (A. F. M‘Gregor). 7-7 Battlefield 36yds inc. pen. (D. C. Watts), 5-6 Full Hand scr (0. Tasker), 1-1 Iraq 36 (J. Fraser, jun.). Iraq (£626* and £243*), All Sunshine (£479* and £l63*), Dundee (£297* and £l6s*), and Guy Junior (£234 and £187) were the best backed. Battlefield was not set when the tapes were released, and Amonos led Midshipmaid, Dundee, Frank Mac, and Full Hand, and these five were m front until five furlongs from home, where the order was Amonos, Full Hand, and Midshipmaid together, All Sunshine, and Guy Junior, and they turned into the straiht in that order. In the best finish of the meeting, Guy Junior won by a short neck from Midshipmaid, who nearly fell a few yards from the post, and All Sunshine was a head away third, half a lenth in front of Amonos, Iraq. Battlefield, and Full Hand were together next. Times; 4mm 46 4-6 sec, 4min 40sec t 4xnin 37 l-osec.

ROYAL HANDICAP, 170sovs second 30, third 10. Harness Class 3.1 i (3.28 for l*m approx.) or better. 1m 3f. 3-1 —Estate Mrs G. Stanley’s b g LLEWELLYN’S PRIDE, by Llewellyn Molly Pointer, Syrs, scr fG. M'Kendry) ... 1 1- Mr J. Walsh’s drk b m Kibo, aged, scr (Owner) ... 2- Mr W, A. Howell’s ch g Wise Guy, Syrs, 12yds behind (A. Butterfield) d

Also started: 8-7 Raider scr (C. J. Hunter), 5-4 Blue Mountain Queen scr (M. Holmes),. 6-6 Aristotle LJ (RMotz). 7-7 Admiral Wrack 12 (C. King), 4-5 Worthy King 38 (Q----MKYboZ>(£Bs 3>(£Bs3 and £27B*), Llewellyn’s Pride (£s9B* and £27B*). and Wise Guy (£535 and £2sß*) monopolised the W Llewefi‘yn’s Pride and Kibo were out in front all the way, with Aristotle and Blue Mountain Queen next in the early stages, and Country King and Wise Guy over the second lap. Llewellyn s Pride was about a length in front, or Kibo at the home turn, the pair being well clear of Wise Guy and Aristotle. Kibo challenged strongly in the run home, but failed by half a length to reach Llewellyn’s Pride. Wise Guy was eight lengths away third, with Aristotle and Raider next. Times: 3m 1 4-ssec (track record), 3m 2sec, 3m 2 2-ssec.

AU REVOIR HANDICAP, 240sovs; second 40, third 20. Harness. Class 2.47 or better. l*m. 10- —Mr L. A. Maiden’s bg GREAT LOGAN, by Logan Pointer —Childwood, aged, 36 yds bhd (Owner) 1 I_2—Mr E. C. M'Dermott’s bg Cloudy Range, 5 yrs, 12 yds bhd (Owner) 4 11- Mr A. Ferguson’s bm Dusolina, aged, scr (B. A. Jarden) 3

Also started: 8-9 Priceless scr (J. P. M‘Kendry), 4-5 Eureka Boy 12 (J. D. Smith), 6-7 ( Major Lind 12 (R. Young), 3-3 Colonial Boy 12 (M. Holmes), 5-10 John Jinks 12 (M. C. M'Tigue), 7-6 John Noble 24 (S. A. Edwards), 2-1 Elvo 24 (R. A. Bebbington), 9-8 Avernus 36 (C. King), 11-11 Native Chief 48 (F. Johnson). Cloudy Range (£657* and £213), Elvo (£604 and £341 J), Colonial Boy (£3l4* and £177), Eureka Boy (£27o* and £147), John Jinks (£l33* and £72*), and Major Lind (£123 and £129) were the best backed. Major Lind. John Noble, and Native Chief did not go away, and Priceless led out from Dusolina and Cloudy Range. At the end of three furlongs Eureka Boy took charge, and led Priceless, Dusolina, John Jinks, and Colonial Boy into the last lap. Eureka Boy led Dusolina and John Jinks round the far turn. (Eureka Boy was first into the straight from Dusolina, with Great Logan on the outside and Cloudy Range on the rails travelling very fast. Opposite the lawn stand Great Logan was in charge, and he just lasted long enough to get the verdict, the judge said, by half a length, but it looked much shorter, from the fast-finishiug Cloudy Range and Dusolina, who was the rank outsider of the field, a head away third. Avernus was ; almost in line fourth, with Elvo and Eureka Boy next. Times: 2min 45 4-ssec, 2min -ISsec, 2min 49 l-ssec.