INVERCARGILL TROTS

Evening Star, Issue 23724, 4 November 1940, Page 4

INVERCARGILL TROTS

GUP TO GOLD POT DRUMOAK BEATS MARQUE The Invercargill Trotting Club's meeting was held in mild but showery weather, ami the track was dead after overnight rain. The totalisator handled £17,934. against £15,401 last year, an increase of £2,533. NOVICE HANDICAP, £125. One mile and a-half. 1-X—DEWEY'S LAST, >cr (Cosgrove) 1 4-s—Gleam, scr (Crawford' 2 10-31—Bonnie Sandy, scr (Dawson) 3 Also started: 12-12 Bright Lass scr, 7-6 Jack Bond scr, 11-11 Lustrous scr, 2-2 Oregon -cr, 5-3 Sea Peter scr, 9-8 Sunjoy scr. 6-7 Two Crowns scr, 8-9 Worthy Chance scr. 3-4 Fransol 36yds, Won by half a length, with four lengths between second and third. Oregon was fourth. Times: 3min 31sec, 3min 31 l-ssec, 3min 31 4-ssec, MONOWAi HANDICAP. £125. Trotters. One mile and a-half. 4- M'GRATH, scr (Richardson) 1 1- —Geelong, scr (M'Lellan) 2 6-B—Helen's Tower, scr (Flynn) 3 Also started: 8-10 Anna Wrack scr, 1-1 Gold Logan ' scr, coupled with the second horse, 3-4 Parrish Gipsy, scr, 5-5 Shanghai Peggy scr, 2-3 Special Bond scr, 7-6 ■While Damp scr, 9-9 Wise Choice scr, 5-7 Jimmy Drusus 96vds. Won by four lengths, with a length between second and third. Jimmy Drusus was fourth. Times; 3min 45 l-sscc. 3min 47sec, 3min 47 3-ssoc, THOMSON HANDICAP. £l5O. One mile and a-half. 5- GOLD STREAK, scr (Boivin) ... 1 2- —Sister Polly, 36yds (Towuloy) 2 6- —Direct Bell, scr (Thomas) 3 Also started; 10-8 Erinack scr, 9-8 Irish Guy scr, 3-4 Prince Charles scr, 11-11 Sinbar scr, 1-1 Bankstock 12yds, coupled with Bondsman 12, 12-9 Capri 12, 4-3 Harbinger 12, 14-13 Loval Sun 12, 7-6 April Direct 24. 8-10 Night Nurse 24. 13-12 Pontoon 24. Won by a neck, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Bondsman was fourth. Times: 3rain 34 4-ssec, 3miu 35sec, 3min 35 4-ssoc. INVERCARGILL CUP, £250. Two miles. 1- GOLD POT, 12yds (Gunning) .1 2- —Toceetie, scr (Scholfield) ... 2 4-5 —Foremost Junior, 60yds (Jamieson) 3 Also started: 5-6 Coherto scr, 6-4 Desert Cloud scr, 9-8 Flash Guy scr, 8-9 Seaward do Oro scr, 3-2 Ghandi 24yds, 7-7 Sun Worshipper 36, 10-10 Salalou 96. Won by three length and a-half, with three lengths and'a-half between second and third. Sun Worshipper was fourth. Times: 4min 46 l-sscc, 4min 48sec, 4min 44 4-ssee.

TAKITIMU HANDICAP, £125. One mile and a-quarter. 2-2 LISETTE, scr (M’Lellan, jun.) ... 3 1- —Oregon, ser (Walsh) 2 5- Parole, scr (Kerr) 3 Also started: 4-4 Lady Martha scr, 3-3 Lunch Hour scr, 12-14 Rosreywin scr, 13-12 Scarlet set, 11-11 Southern Wrack ecr, 14-13 Fortune King 12yds, 10-10 Gayola 12, 8-8 Happy Erin 12, 5-5 Chief Drusus 36, 9-9 Polling Day 36, 7-7 Erin’s View 48, 6-5 Indian Wrack 48, Won by a short head. Erin’s View was fourth. Times: 2miu 58 l-s=ec, 2min 58 2- 2min 59 4-ssec. TRAVIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £125. Trotters. Two miles. 1-I—GEELONG, scr (N. M'Lellan) ... 1 1-I—Gold Logan, scr (A. M'Lellan) ... 2 6- —Parrish Gipsy, scr (Mitchell) 3 Also started: 7-7 Anna Wrack scr, 2-2 Helen’s Tower scr, 3-3 Jock M'Grath scr, 5-4 Shanghai Peggy scr, 4-5 Special Bond scr. Won by half a length, with a length and a-half between second and third. Times: smin 7 2-sjiec, smin 7 3-ssec, smin 7 4-ssoc. CRESCENT HANDICAP, £l4O. One mile and a-half. 9-B—DRUMMER BOY, scr (Todd) ... 1 1- —Turco, 12yds (Boivin) 2 4-4 —Real Gold, scr (A. M'Lellan) ... ... 3 Also started: 7-9 Diosma scr, 2-2 Fransol scr, 11-11 Nancy Guy scr, 12-12 Ratepayer scr, 8-7 Happy King 12yde, 5-5 Loyalist 12. 2- Roy Chimes 12, 5-3 Vorena 48, 6-6 Crown Peak .60, Won by a length, with three lengths between second and third. Vorena was fourth. Times: 3min 33scc, 3min 33 2-ssec, 3min 55 2-ssec. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP. £l6O. One mile and a-quarter. 7- —DRUMOAK, scr (Kerr) ... J 1-2—Marque, scr (Gunning) 2 9-8 —Flash Guy, scr (Booth) 3 Also started: 7-5 Worthy Cross scr, 5-4., Icilma scr, 3-3 Passing By scr, 8-9 Seaward do Oro scr, 6-6 Waterloo Direct scr, 11-11 Coherto 12yds, 2-1 Sister Polly 12, 4-4 Toceetie 12, 12-10 Ghandi 24. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Worthy Cross was fourth. Times: 2min 57 3-ssec, 2rain 57sec, 2mm 58£sec.

NOTES ON THE EVENTS

[Special to the ' Star.’] Sea Peter established a handy lead from GJeam and Dewey’s Last over the first six furlongs of tho Novice Handicap, but he was well beaten half a mile from home, and Gleam took the lead, to bo quickly challenged by Dewey’s Last. In a ne'ek-and-neck struggle down the straight Dewey’s Last got the advantage in the last stride, and beat Gleam by a neck. Bonnie Sandy came from a good way back to get third money two lengths away, and Oregon was a fair fourth. » * * * Jock M’Grath was left with a good lead in the Monowai Handicap, when Helen’s Tower and Special Bond broke at the end of half a mile, and, although he tired over the last half-furlong, he hung on under the whip and beat the strongly-finishing Geelong by four lengths. Helen’s Tower was two lengths away third, and Jimmy Drusus next « * * « The Thomson Handicap was a good rare to the straight with Bondsman, Gold Streak, Direct Bell, Irish Guy, Sister Polly, and Harbinger all holding winning positions. Once in the straight Gold Streak shot to tho front ami beat oil a strong challenge from Sister Polly by a nook. Direct Bell was two lengths away third, and there was a gap of four lengths to the fourtli horse, Bondsmon, with Irish Guy and April Direct next. Sister Polly was unlucky. Gold Pot, who was a solid favourite, won the Invercargill Trotting Cup with a brilliant finishing run. Toceetie made the running over the first mile from Seaward do Oro, Desert Cloud, Ghaudi, and Flash Guy. The last-named then ran into second place, and with half a mile to go Toceetie had a lead of two lengths and was going well. At this stage Gold Pot was hopelessly pocketed on the rails, am! he dropped right back to second last to get a run on the outer. Once he got clear he put in a brilliant run to be on terms with Toceetie near the home turn, and when Toceetie broke under pressure at the distance Gold Pot was left unchallenged to win by five lengths Toceetie finished in a break to beat Foremost Junior by two lengths, and Seaward de Oro and Ghandi were next. The time was the slowest since 1933, iho first mile taking 2.26 4-ssee and the mile and threequarters 3min 26 4-ssce. It was an outstanding performance on the part of the winner, as he was 20 lengths behind tho leader when he was pulled to the outer near the half-mile,

Oregon made practically all tlie running m the 'rakiliniu Handicap, and led into Uic straight a length clear of Lisetlo and Parole, who were clear of Erin’s View and Lunch flour. In the run I onic Lisette and Oregon staged a keen duel, and Lisette pot up on the post to win by half a head. Parole was five lengths away third, followed by Erin’s View and Indian Wrack. Polling Day’s front carrier broke when ho was moving up fast in fourth place with about six furlongs to go, and his owner was lined £1 for faulty gear. The bracketed pair, Geelong and Gold Logan, driven by son and father respectively, contested tha finish of the Travis Memorial Handicap, and victory went to Geelong by a- narrow margin. Jock M’Grath, who was- penalised 48yds, got, away slowly, hot moved up into third place behind the pacemakers Hc’en’s Tower and Gold Logan at the end of six fui longs. Wifh half a mile to go Helen’s Tower broke, and interfered with Shanghai Peggy, who had joined <he leaders on the rails. Parrish Gipsy ran to the front m the next furlong, ami led into the straight from Geld Logan and Geelong. In a good finish Geelong hung on well and beat Gold Logan by half a length, with Parrish Gipsy two lengths away and Shanghai Peggy next. Jock M’Grath stopped badly over the last half-mile Drummer Boy was always well placed in the Cre-cenl Handicap, and he took the lead from Real Gold . two furlongs fre.-m home, ami led into the straight, from Heal Gold and Turco. The last-named finished fast to get within a length ami a-half of Drummer Boy at the finish, and he would probably have won had he not been kept too far out of the running in the first mile. Real Gold was- three lengths away third, and Vorena, who had every chance, was next. The winner paid a big dividend on Gie win machine. The Members’ Handicap was won by the little-fancied Drumoak, who took charge six furlongs and led into the straight four lengths clear of Marque, Hash Guy, WorthyCross, who was bracketed with Drumoak, and Sister Polly. Marque finished well, but Drumoak beat her by two and a-half lengths. Flash Guy was a similar distance away third, and Worthy Cross, Sister Polly, and Ghandi next. Passing By got away badly, and made a fast run tc- ho close np to the leading division at the 1 omc turn, but Toceelie carried her wide out. and both horses broke. Passing By was going as well as anylhing at this stage. Sister Polly was a hit slow cut. and never got a good run