RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1945, Page 7

RACING AND TROTTING

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. July 28- Christchurch-So'uth Canterbury (at Washdyke). August 4, 11: Canterbury. August 4: Hawke’s Bay. TROTTING. August 18 and 25: Metropolitan. Faded Out: Aqua was made favourite for the Champion Hack Cup at Awapuni, but after being prominent to the home turn faded right out of the contest. St. Hilton ran a good race in this, event and his fourth was a promise of better things. Brighton Tracks: Three training tracks at New Brighton, including the grass course, were available for training purposes to-day. Many trainers of trotters and gallopers have been exercising their teams on the beach, with good results.

Sold to Australia: Bayard, a big stake-winner in New Zealand, has been sold to a South' Australian sportsman. Among Bayard’s many achievements was his third to Haughty and Loyal Rey in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1942. In that race Bayard paced the two miles m 4.13 2-5.

Finished Fast: From fourth at the straight entrance Solver came on to win the Flying Hack No. 2 comfortably at Awapuni on Saturday, but Royal Duce, who got up to be second, finished impressively and will be marked down for an early win. He was well back at the half mile, but finished fast. Stony Broke was third, and the next to finish were Sailor’s Song, Gay Lena and Observatory.

Had Every Chance: Derryogue had every chance in the open seven at Awapuni, but raced much below her Trentham form and finished seventh. Olga’s Pal attracted attention in getting up to be second to Reorapa after being fifth at the home turn. Poutatau ran a good race for a fresh horse to finish fourth, and Grey Salute made up ground in the straight to be fifth at the post.

Galvin’s Appeal: The jockey. I. Galvin, has lodged an appeal to the Racing Conference against the decision of the Wanganui District Committee which confirmed his suspension by’the Manawatu Racing Club, and increased the term from three to six, months on a charge of not riding Air Port on its merits in the Manawatu Winter Cup in June. A date for hearing the appeal has not yet been fixed. —P.A.

Double Success: Valky’s Boy, who won a double at Awapuni last Saturday. is a live-year-old gelding by Gay Boy from Valky. a mare who does not appear in the Stud Book, and is raced by his breeder, Mr R. Heppner, Foxton, who has been identified with racing for many years, his most important success being the New (Zealand Cup of 1923 with Rouen, a | close relative of Gay Boy. Valky s Boy has been racing for three seasons, but had started only seven times -I before Saturday. He carried 91b oyerweight when winning the Maiden Steeplechase, and 311 b overweight in addition to a 71b rehandicap _■ in the ijHunt Cun. Valky’s Boy is trained by A M. Wright, and was ridden on Saturday by W. Murray. COMBINED HUNT FIELDS TIMARU, July 24. 1 Acceptances as follow have been I received for the combined steeplechase meeting to be held by the South Canterbury and Christchurch Hunt i Club at Washdyke on Saturday:— i Hadlow Hack Hurdles, one mile 1 and three-quarters—The Vulture 10.6; Inscrutable 10.5; Boloyna 103; Minor’ty, Flying Hawk 9.11; Lotto 9.10; Court Dress 9.9; Knight Commander 9.2; Bali, Lord Broiefortßig J, Top, Pern, Test Pilot, Bank Raid, iManakore 9.0. . I Levels Hack Handicap, six fur- ' longs.—Martial Note 9.10; Dash o .Dink, Prince- Leighon 8.11; Peter i-Gazelle 8.7; Runaway, Double Cross 0 8.5; Rout 8.4; Rahiri, Bath Slipper (8.3; Plutocrat 8.1; Mysterious Melody, Liquidate, Commemorate, Foreign Wavs, Sir Bernard, Kernel, Siegwood, Kiltie, Lady Tralee, Burnbrae, Dowlair, Legal Right, Smile Again, Kyi'ron, Peculate 8.0. . , , ! Teschemaker Memorial Steeple- : chase, two miles and a-hali.—A rtl ? ‘■Range 11.5; Whiphand 10.5; Gay Fort ||9.10; Pink Clover, Filibeg 9.6; Islay . Downs 9.3: Cobalt, Red Leader, Valcron, Royal Don 9.0. Washdyke Trot, 3.38 class; one mile arid a-half.—Avondale *. Lass. Dyrham Lea, Grattan Bells, Huntingdon Lass, Infuser, Navy Queen, Struell. Sunny Nelson scr; Gamble K m S - 12; Gamester 24; Sir Raymond 48. South Canterbury Steeplechase ; two miles and a-half.—Noko 11.3; Albino 10.10; Steward, Tenorman 10 5; Abbey Lu 10.4; Maggiore 10.2; Pink Clover, Valcron 9.0. Claremont Handicap, one mile and 35 yards.—First In 9.13; High Play 9.12; Immediate 9.11; Royal Flight 9.9: Gulf Stream 9.2; Platform, Kevin 8 13; Lord Advocate 8.7: Sascha 8.1, Arabian Night 7.10; Sir Saladin Salary, Ganges 7.8: Grand Forest, Royal ‘ Writ, High Ideal, Alpine, Gunga Din. Lord Dundonald, Gunyah, Sphere Pareora Hunters’ Plate, one ui ] l e and a-quarter.—Minority 11.3; Boloyna 11 1; The Vulture 10.8; Islay ; Downs, Royoney, Court Dress 10.7, Patu Ra 10.6; Filibeg 9.10; Kilcato . 9.9; Lord Broiefort. Prince Dolomite I 9 6’ Big Top 9.1; Tenorman, RecepI five, Test Pilot, Forage, Smile Again l 9.0. _, «i Pentlow Hack Handicap, one mile ■ and 35 yards.—Silver Sal 9.8 Eagle > Flight 9.3; Milton Abbas, Boolamskee 8.13; Prince Leighon 8.10; Weld Cona 8.9; Baffling 8.6; Tikakoura 8.4: Sir Tague 8.3: Sunny Sal, Lady Chips, Great Divide, Miss Myra, Smock, Receotive. Bittprc"^ Fought.?/ Lad 8."