Billy Boy Fancied For Big Event At Cambridge

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1950, Page 2 (Supplement)

Billy Boy Fancied For Big Event At Cambridge

The betting in the Cambridge Winter Handicap, principal race on the Cambridge Trotting Club’s card for tomorrow, will probably be dominated by four horses—Billy Boy, Diana Grattan, Black Storm and Pic-' colo, all winners at their last starts, i Billy Boy has not raced since the' Auckland meeting, when he gave 12 yards to Diana Grattan and beat her over a mile and a half. Diana Grat-, tan won since at Bay of Plenty and, the two will meet on the same terms • tomorrow, but over half a mile more ground. * j With Diana Grattan off the front will be Black Storm, whose double win will probably make him favour-1 ite. Black Storm qualified for to-, morrow’s race when he scored convincingly in the Members’ Handicap' of two miles at Thames last week,| and the previous week won the Sec-, ond Tauranga Handicap of a mile and; a quarter at the Bay of Plenty meeting. The Dillon Hall gelding has not! been out of a place in his last six; starts and holds a strong hand in to-j morrow’s race. j

If Piccolo makes the northern trip, the outstanding speed and stamina i he showed when winning a two-J miles event at Ashburton recentlyj point to him being hard to beat, though he has to concede 24 yards, to improving pacers. ; On the strength of their perform-, ances at recent North Island meetings, the following candidates will probably have a measure of support:—

Pressmen’s Handicap. — Pacing Pegasus, High Time, Sir Andrew. , Nursery Handicap No. I.—King Oliver, Lylette, Lahore. Visitors’ Handicap No. I.—Gather, Attraction, Stuart Earl. Winter Handicap. — Billy Boy, Black Storm, Diana Grattan. Nursery Handicap No. 2.—Yankiwi, Margaret’s Own, True Parrish. McMillan Handicap. — Sandyetta, Sirius, Brooklands. j Stewards’ Handicap. — Winston Hall, Village Prince, Petite Raider. I Visitors’ Handicap No. 2.—Brilliant Light, Dance Time, Super Girl. The fields and starting times are as follows:— 10.43 PRESSMEN’S HANDICAP, of •£2OO (trotters, 4.0 class); 13 furlongs. —Anxious Moments, Apple Cider, Cadogan, Gay Leigh, Holly Ruth, In- j dian Prince, Koponui, Lucy Bingen, Nanex, Oban, Our Teddy, Pacing! Pegasus, Peter Triumph, Philworthy,l Reinsman, Sir Andrew, Surprise Mo-I ko, Vitesse scr,. Contractor 12, Fencourt, High Time, Silver Pine 24, Air-| worthy 36.

11.30 FIRST NURSERY HANDICAP, of £2OO (3.56 class); 13 furlongs.—Auto Appeal, Automaton, Crystal Lawn, Dell Shadow, Faux Pas, Gold Dale, Indian Gold, Joshua, King Oliver, Lahore, Lylette, Mazeppa, Quick Step, Sisely Wood, Stylemaster, Vaiden, Willie Roger scr. 12.13 FIRST VISITORS’ HANDICAP, of £250, 4.50 class, two miles. —Bella Lea, Bonnie Grattan, Gather, Gay Galliard, Grattandale, Lawn Direct, Modern Kitty, 'Robie’s Direct, San Pietro, Stuart Earl scr. Anthracite, Convoy, La Diamond, Southpaw 12 yds., Bonnie Pet, Flash Lady 24, Attraction 36, Village Prince 60. 1.4 CAMBRIDGE WINTER HANDICAP, of £600; 4.41 class; two miles.— Albert Grattan, Black Storm, Blonde Sailor, Diana Grattan, Shannon Maid scr, Billy Boy, Calando, Mission King, Petty Officer, Pinto, Tidy Lady 12, Fontaine, Indian Pointer, Murray Grattan, Piccolo 24, Peggy’s Star. 36, Red Arrow 60.

1.47 SECOND NURSERY HANDICAP, of £200; (3.56 class); 13 furlongs.— Captain Cuddles, Clayteen, Finest Hour, Highlander, Josieville, Junior Amanda, Kelburne, Lady Grattan, ( Margaret’s Own, Paean, Royal Folly, I Shirley Lawn, Sleepy Hollow, True 'Parrish, Volight, Yankiwi, Zulu Boy ■ scr. I 2.40 I McMILLAN TROTTING HANDICAP, of £4OO (trotters, 4.50); two I miles.—Falamai, Laurel Lawn, Sir [.Rose, 'Worthy Triumph scr, Sabre, Sandyetta 24; Brooklands, Sirius 36. ’Don Parrish 48, Loyal Lass 72, Not Quite 96. 3,25 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, of £4OO (2.54 class); one and a quarter miles. —Chief Council, Court Lady, Dandy Maclean, Gailworthy, Gay King, Village Prince, Petite Raider, Winston Hall scr, Airswept, Big Guy (T.) , Carousel, Fanfare, Isinglass, Manonee 12, Blonde Sailor, Green Spear, Hills-

borough, Master Mariner, Mundanity, Stave-ley’s Lad 24, Black Storm 36". *4.16

SECOND VISITORS’ HANDICAP, of £250; (4.50 class); two miles.—Bill Thorpe, Gailleno, Gay Trooper,] Half ar, Min Grattan, Trustful, Royal, Nebby, State Control csr, Dance Time, Oui’ Smith, Bright Spot, Fauvel, Mod-; ern Star, Vagabond 12; Brilliant Light,] Gaelic King, Laurie Bingen 24, Super Girl 36.