TROTS IN SEA OF MUD

Evening Star, Issue 22329, 4 May 1936, Page 5

TROTS IN SEA OF MUD

FOftMIRY CLUB’S WINTER MEETING 0. E. HMPER SCORES MAIN DOUBLE GREAT WOOD'S OUTSTANDING CONSISTENCY South-westerly squalls, with intermittent hail, prevailed for the concluding day of the Forbnry Park Trotting Club’s Winter Meeting. Despite such miserable conditions—which after all were only seasonable—a fair crowd was present when the meeting began, and it swelled considerably during the afternoon. Considering the heavy rain experienced overnight, the track was in surprisingly satisfactory order at the start, but it became badly cut up after the second race, and was quickly turned into a sea of mud. With Willow Ware and Sunny Morn 0. E. Hooper won the two principal events on the programme, the former providing a repetition of his first day’s performance, and Sunny Morn Snatching a last-minute victory from the favourite, Supertax, in the Farewell Handicap. The outstanding performance of the meeting was the consistency shown by Great Wood in the races for unhoppled trotters. After collecting an easy double on the first day of the meeting, Great Wood ran second in the Tahuna Handicap to-day and scored an easy victory on his second appearance. _ At the conclusion of this race the Judicial Committee held an inquiry into the interference near the finishing tape of Great Wood by Royal Romance, but it was decided that any interference that did occur was quite unintentional, and no action was taken. In the Royal Handicap Young Travis failed to move off the mark at the start, and after walking about 100yds stopped and was later reported as having died on the spot. Young Travis was responsible for a surprise win on the first day, and returned his patrons a big dividend. He was a five-year-old horse from Travis Axworthy—Belle Bingen, and was regarded by his connections as a valuable asset. The totalisator handled £16,278 during the day. On the second day of the club’s winter meeting last year, which was held on Wednesday, June 5, the investments amounted to £30,419*. Concluding results:— CORONATION HANDICAP, JOOsovs; second 45, third 30. 2m. 1-I—Mr D. Windle’s b g WILLOW WAVE, by Waverley-liack . mare, 48yds (O. E. Hooper) 1 5- Mr C. P. Cameron’s Guy Junior, 24yds (G. M'Kendry) 2 6- —Mr W. Hocking’s Francis Lincoln, 12yds (F. Holmes) ... 3 Also started: 4-4 Agile scr (G. S. Smith), 2-2 Battlefield scr (D. C. Watts), 7-7 Bingen Palm scr (J. R. Simpson), 9-9 Peter Locando (L. A. Maidens), 3-3 Sea Gift (T.) scr (J. Bryce, jun.) 8-8 Sylvia Sydney scr (R. B. Berry), and 1-1 Little Nelson 12 (M. Holmes), coupled with Willow Wave. Battlefield broke at the start and Agile was slow away. Sea Gift Jed out and after a furlong Guy Junior had run up into second place from Peter Locanda, Sylvia Sydney, and Battlefield, who Inade up his lost ground quickly. Guy Junior took the lead going into the back from Battlefield, Sylvia Sydney, and Agile. At the mile post Guy Junior still had charge and Francis Lincoln moved into third place. With five furlongs to go the oixler was Guy Junior, Battlefield, Francis Lincoln, and Willow Wave, who had a good run on the rails, followed by Sea Gift. Three furlongs from home the order was the same, but approaching the home turn Willow Wave shot to the front and won comfortably by three lengths from Guy Junior, who beat Francis Lincoln by two lengths. Sea Gift was a similar distance away fourth, and Battlefield fifth. Times—4min 59 l-sscc, smin 1 3-ssee, smin 1 4-sscc. PENINSULA HANDICAP, 145sovs: second 25,, third 10. Unhoppled trotters. Harness. Class 4.3. Ira sf. I- —Mr A. F. C. Rushton’s br g GREAT WOOD, by Great Audubon —Mary Wood, aged, 72yds behind (A. Butterfield) I II- —Mr C. May’s b m Tyrone Lass, 6yr», 36yds behind (V. Alborn) 2 5-s—Mr J. D. Litten’s b m Royal Romance, 4yrs, 12yds behind (M. Holmes) 3 Also started; 7-0 Pattv Todd scr (F. Farquharson), 3-3 San Michele scr (J. Bryce, jun.), 9-10 Moerangi 12 (Gi Cameron), 2-2 Carl 36 (J. Fraser, jun.), 4-4 Gaynor 36 (R. B. Berry). 8-9 Parrish Chimes 36 (F. Johnson), 6-S Prince Harvester 48 ('S. A. Edwards), and 10-7 Billv Sunday 72 (R. Townley). Parrish Chimes broke up at the start, and Patty Todd had established a lead of 10 lengths after going a furlong,' but Royal Romance and San Michele closed up the gap to two lengths after going another two furlongs. Patty Todd broke going into the back, and San Michele led Royal Romance and Gaynor over the next three furlongs to tfye far turn, and was still in charge with five furlongs to go. Three furlongs from home Royal Romance went to the frtmt from Great Wood, Tyrone Lass, and San Michele. This was the order into the straight, but with half a furlong to go_ Great Wood pushed through on the rails, and won by two lengths from Tyrone f.ass. who finished strongly to heat Royal Romance by a length. San Michele was close up fourth, the others well back. Times. 4min 16 2-ssec, 4min 19 4-ssee, 4min 22eec. ROYAL HANDICAP. 200sovs: second 35, third 15. Hrrness. Class .3.6 (2.49 for IJm). 1m 3f. 4-3—Mr A. W. Chinnev’s b g ARISTOTLE, by Guy Parrish —■Penelope, aged, scr (K. Motz) 1 4-3—Mr E. E. Buchanan’s b g Golden Cross. syrs, scr (C. King) 2 7-9—Mr H. M. Lynch’s blk ra Isabel Derby, 4yrs, scr (L. Frost) 3 Alao started; 8-7 All Sunshine scr (E. C. M'Dermott), 5-5 MoreUo sor (C. M'Tigue), C-8 Noble Prince scr (J. Brvce, jun.). 1-1 Rocks Ahead l scr (J. Walsh), 2-2 Wise Guy scr (A. Buttersfield), 9-6 Goldfield 12 (M. Holfncs), and 3-4 Young Travis 24 (J. Pringle). Aristotle was smartest to begin, but after a furlong Was joined by Wise Giry, and passing the stand for the first time the pair was showing clear from MoreUo, who broke badly going out of the straight. Rocks Ahead, and All Sunshine. Wist? Guy, Aristotle, Rocks Ahead led down the back, ami at the far turn Golden Cross moved up into fourth place, and was followed by Isabel Derby. There was no change in the order over the next five furlongs,

and entering the straight Aristotle was just showing clear of Wise Guy, Golden Cross, Rocks Ahead, and Isabel Derby. In the run to the post Aristotle beat his stable mate by half a length, Isabel Derby being a length away third, with Rocks Ahead close up fourth. Times: 3min 32 3-ssec, 3min 33 4-ssec, 3min 34 2-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, 250sovs; second 35, third 15. Harness. Class 2.45. IJm. 5- Mr F. E. Sutton’s b g SUNNY MORN, bv Sungod—Fourpence, aged, 12yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 1 1-2—Mr D. Rodger’s b h Supertax, oyrs, 12yds bhd (R. Townley. jun.) ? 6- —Mrs D. R. Revell’s hr m Grace M'Elwyn, 4yrs, 12yds bhd (R. B. Berry) , 3 Also started: 3-4 Graham Direct scr (F. G. Holmes), 2-1 Guy Junior scr (G. M'Kendry), 4-2 Queen Author scr (C. King), 7-7 Raydus scr (E. C M'Dermott), 10-10 Bingen Palm 12 (J. R. Simpson), 8-8 Rey Spec 12 (J M‘Bride), and 9-9 Vesuvius 24 (V. Alborn). Graham Direct was slow away and Queen Author showed the way to Raydus, Sunny Morn, and Bingen Palm over the first half-mile, when Vesuvius, in the bunch close behind the leaders, broke. Queen Author still had charge with five furlongs to go from Sunny Morn, Guy Junior, Graham Direct, and Raydus racing in close order. Graham Direct broke again going out of the straight, and racing down the back, Queen Author broke and gave up the lead to Sunny Morn, Guy Junior, Supertax, and Grace M'Elwyn. Supertax moved up rounding the far turn, and led into the straight from Sunny Morn and Grace M'Elwyn. In a great finish. Sunny Morn got un to beat Supertax on the post oy a head, with Grace M'Elwyn another head away third, just in front of Queen Author. Bingen Palm and’Rey Spec were next a long way back. Times: 3min 13sec, 3min 13 2-ssec, 3min 13 4-Ssec.