TO-DAY'S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 25324, 4 November 1944, Page 6

TO-DAY'S RACING

METROPOLITAN TROTS BRONZE EAGLE WINS NEW ZEALAND CUP The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting opened to-day in dull weather. The track was slow after rain. Results: — Christchurch Trotting Stakes, £6OO. lm sf.—l-1 Blue Horizon (G. McKendry) 1, 5-5 Sure Lady (IR. Young) 2. 3-2 Forewarned (F. J. Smith) 3. All started. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Times: 3.51, 3.51 1-5, 3.51 2-5. Victoria Handicap, £6OO. 2m.—4-4 'Gold Peg, scr (J. McLellan) 1, 1-2 Lady Moness (M. Stewart) 2, 5-5 Paiul Collette (C. S. Donald) 3. Scr : Nola Scott, Vera do Oro. A length ; half a head. Times: 4.41 4-5, 4.70, 4.38 1-5. Riccarlon Stakes, £6OO. lim.—2-3 Bexley's Pride (F. J. Smith) 1, 1-1 Jack's Son (J. B. Pringle) 2, 4-4 Jackie Guy (A. T. Fairbairn) 3, coupled with Prince Dale. Scr: Golden Imp. One and a-hnlf lengths; three lengths. Times: 2.55 1-5, 2.55 3-5, 2.56 1-5.

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP, £5,000. 2m. 1-I—Bronze Eagle (coupled with Pacing Power), 24yds (G.. B. Noble) 1 4-4—lntegrity, scr (D. 0. Watts) ... 2 1-I—Pacing Power, 36yds (11. B.

Berry) c All started. Countless was fourth Times: 4.27 4-5. 4.30 1-5, 4.28 2-5.

Bronze Eagle broke nip at the start and lost ground. Shadow Maid went away very fast from Hardy Oak and Burt Scott, but at the turn Gold Bar had taken the lead, three lengths ahead of Shadow Mail and Clockwork. Gold Bar went away and had a lead of 12 lengths at the end of the first circuit from Countless, Shadow Maid, Burt Scott, Clockwork, and Haughty. Clockwork, Countless and Pacing Power moved up down the back. With a furlong and a-half to go Gold Bar was still two and a-half lengths in front from Haughty, Countless, and Pacing Power. Haughty led into the straight from Pacing "Power, Integrity, and Bronze Eagle In a great finish, Bronze Eagle raced strongly to win narrowly from Integrity, which also came with a .tremendous run. Pacing Power held on for third money ahead of Countless.