ATTACK SCORES IN DUNEDIN CUP

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22852, 24 January 1949, Page 8

ATTACK SCORES IN DUNEDIN CUP

FORBURY PARK TROTS

(P-A.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 24. Highland Fling failed by one-fifth of a second to equal his own Australian and New Zealand mile record of 1.57 4-5 on the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s summer meeting on Saturday. However, he lowered his course record of 2.1 established last May by 3sec. He was accompanied over the last half-mile by a galloping pacemaker. He covered the first two furlongs in 30see.. the first half-mile in 58 l-ssec., six furlongs in 1.28 1-5, and the mile in 1.58.

In the Flying Handicap. Highland Fling caused a sensation by swinging round at the start and taking no part in the contest.

Right Royal fell and interfered with Good Review just after the start of the Cup race. Hineora fell in the Electric Handicap, bringing down First Lord and Bon Voyage and ruining the chances of several others.

Summer weather prevailed and the track was in good order. There was an excellent attendance, the totalisator handling £94,815 10s, 'compared with £91,531 10s on the corresponding day last year.

VAITXHATX HANDICAP, of £500; 3.38 class: 1$ miles.—B-8 MOSQUITO. 24vds. zhd <R. Young), 1; 3-6 INGLE STAR. 24yds. (R. W Townlev). 2: 7-5 SURE PEG. 12yds. (M. C. McTigue), 3. Neck: half-length. Passive was fourth Times. 3.23 1-5. 3.23 2-5. 3.24 3-5.

ELECTRIC: HANDICAP, of £400; 3.33 class: H miles.—s-6 EARNBOROUGH. It. (M. Holmes). 1: 10-1 GLENROWAN. It (T. If. Gunning) 2: 4-3 DAISY BAR 24yds. bhd. (J. J. Brophy) 3. Half-

length; 2 lengths. Brynawelon was fourth. Time. 3.16. 3.15 1-5. 3.14 2-5. MUSSELBURGH HANDICAP, of £700; 3.44 class: 1 mile 5 fur. — 7-6 SYSTEMATIC. It. (R.' Young) 1; 2-2 SAHARA QUEEN. 12yds. bhd. (L. Frost). 2; 3-3 DEMETRIUS. 12yds. (O. Hooper) 3. Length; 13 lengths. Sandy L«)gan was fourth. Times, 3.32, 3.31 1-5, 3-31 3-5.

★ DUNEDIN CUP HANDICAP, of £1500: 4.28 class: 2 miles.—l-1 ATTACK, 24yds. bhd.. bracketed with Mountain Hall (M. Holmes' 1; 2-2 INDIGO. 12yds. bhd. (M. C. McTigue) 2: 6-5 DRAGOMAN. 12yds. (H. I. Herbert) 3. Three-quarters of a length: 2 lengths. Henry of Navarre was fourth. Times, 4.21. 4.21 1-5, 4.22 3-5. OTAGO HANDICAP, of £800; unhoppled or half-hoppled trotters; 3.31 class; lj miles.—B-8 CALUMELLA, ItCM. C. McTigue) 1; 1-1 BELSHAZZAR, 12vds. bhd. (C. R. Berkett) 2; 2-2 MORNING WINGS. It. (R. Stevens) 3. One and a half lengths; 6 lengthsBunchana was fourth. Times, 3.18, 3.17 3-5. 3.19 2-5. SOUTHLAND HANDICAP, of £600; 3.29 class: li miles. -5-4 FLINDERS BAR. It. (V. Alborn) 1: 2-1 MERRYMAKER. it. (O. E. Hooper) 2; 1-2 PIERRE. 12yds. bhd. (R. J. Berry) 3. Neck: li lengths. Time, 3.14, 3.14 1-5, 3.13 2-5. ★KING GEORGE HANDICAP, of £850: 3.5 class: one mile 3 fur. —10-9 PREMIER ROYAL, It. (T. Thompson) I; 3-3 DUNCRAIG. It. (R Young) 2; 2-1 ADA SCOTT, 12yds. (T. H. Gunning) bracketed with Dairy Gold. Length; 2 lengths. Battle On was fourth. Times, 2.56 2-5. 2.56 3-5. 2.56. ★ FLYING HANDICAP, of £1000: class 3.1: 1 mile 3 fur.—l-1 ATTACK, It. (M. Holmes) 1; 8-10 LADY AVERIL 12yds. bhd. (J. B. Pringle) 2; 6-6 GOUGH’S PRIDE. It. (A. Motz' 3. Head: three-quarters of a length. Captain Sandv was fourth. Times, 2.56 3-5, 2.55 3-5, 2.57.