TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 5

TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A WIN FUN ICEVUS UEKUKU SCRATCHED PERTH, February 11, At the second series of the interdominion trotting championships the weather was. ideal, and there was a great attendance. There was general disappointment over the scratching of the New Zealander, Uemiku, due ! to shoulder trouble, which further developed since his brilliant win in the mile division on Wednesday. MILE AND A-HALF. ' 1 I —Fret Division.— LOGAN DERBY (Tasmania), 36yds (Stanford) ... , ... ... 1 Master Pixie (New South Wales), scr (Chant) ... -... 2 Kolect (Western Australia), scr (Kersley) ... ... ... 3 Ten started Logan Derby made a brilliant sprint through ithe field under the whip over the last halfrlap, and won, hard driven’ by' 3yds, with 12yds between second and third. 1 Supertax was never prominent.,. IJiine*’ 3miu 16gec. .The winnerdid a mile at the rafe of 2min.9sec, breaking the State record by llsec. The crowd'gave the winner an ovation. He scored six points, giving him a total of 10. —Second Division.— MOREICA (Western Australia), scr (Morgan) 1 Taiga Boy . (Western Australia), scr (Moran) ; 2 Our Globe (Tasmania),' 12yds (Lewis) 3 The winner led all the way and won by 12yds, with half a yard between second and third. Radiant Walla was fourth. Time, 3min 16Jsec. —Third Division.— ICEVUS (New Zealand), scr (Gor- . ing) 1 Grand Mogul (New Zealand), scr (Anderson) 2 Main Derby (Victoria), 12yds (Butterworth) ... 3 Ten started. Icevus led ; all the way and won by Byds, with 15yds between second and third. Earl Pronto was fourth. Time, 3min 13isec. Icevus equalled Logan Derby’s record in the First Division. The first five horses broke the previous State record. LOGAN DERBY LEADS, The points are now as follows; Logan Derby , ... 10 Morecia -7} Main Derby 7 Icevus CJOur Globe ... 5] Uenuku ... ... ... 5 Evicus ... 5 Master Dixie 4 Grand Mogul 4 Globe Dorell ... S\ Supertax ... 3 Radiant Walla ... 2] Ruling Globe 2 Prince Bells 2 Kolect ... 14 Tempest 0} Golden Cross 0}