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Grey River Argus, 12 August 1935, Page 3

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Metropolitan Trots WAR BUOY WINS. SPRINT TO SURE. ( ppr Association) CHRISTCHURCH, August 10. For the first day of the Metropoiij tan Trotting Club’s August meeting, at Addington, the weather was fine, although overcast. The track was in perfect order, fast times being recorded. There was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £21,178/10/- as compared with £20,750 on the corresponding day last vear, an increase of £428/10/-. Results: INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile and a half.— I—AIR FLOW (Gallagher) 1; 2—Mataunga, (J. J. Kennerley) 2; 10—Welcome Guy (L. F. Berkett) 3. Ai> ? started: 6—Billy Sundy, B—Flotsam, 9—Gan ton, s—Norman Fox, 3 —Sandy N., 12—Kotinga, 7—Enigma, 4—Gy.ate. 14—-Real Boy, 11—-Wahnooka, ]" —Guy o’ Aline, 14—Ruin. Won by two lengths; half a length. Times: 3.24 25, 3.24 3-5, 3.24 4-5.

ADVANCE HANDICAP, ia harness, One mile and a quarter. —2 —VILLAGE GUY (O. E. Hooper) 1; 10—Grace Ale Elwyn (R. B. Berry) 2; 4- Goldfcn Cross (G. McKendry) 3. Also started. s—Battlefield5 —Battlefield scr, B—Black8 —Black J?>.tcr scr/ 11 —Nelson’s Cham scr, 6--Royal d’Oro scr, 7 —Supertax scr. 1 — Dilion Queen 12yds, 13- -Pau’ Djiisus 12yds, 12—Directum 24yds, 3—Racketeer 24yds, 9 —Young Travis 36vds, and 13—Travis Axworthy 60yds. Won by a length; a length and a half. Times 2.43 2-5; 2.41 4-5; 2.42. AUGUST HANDICAP (in harness), Class 4.29. Two miles.—l—WAß BUOY (M. B. Edwards) 1; 3—Temp est (J. Fraser, jun.) 2. 7—Vesuvius (V. Alborn) 3. Also started: 9 —Aver nus scr, 6—Great Logan scr, 12—Master Roy scr, 10 —Red Shadow 72yds, 4 —Gold Tinge 12 yds, 11 —Kewpie’s Triumph 12yds, 2—Taxpayer 12yds, 3 Wrecker 12yds, coupled with Tempest,

s—wild5 —wild Buy 25yds and B —Glenrossie 60yds Won by two lengths; three lengths. Times 4.18 4-5; 4.19 1-5; 4.21.

TRIAL HANDICAP (in harness), Class 4.40. Two miles. —2 —GRAHAM DIRECT (F. Holmes) 1; I—Gamble (M. B. Edwards) 2; B—Marie Celeste (L A. Maidens) 3. Also started: 4—Chechaheo 12yds, 9—Young Travis 12yds, 10 —Jolly Wave 24yds, s—Guy Junior 36yds, 3 —Morello 36yds, 6— Prince Author 36yds and 7—Real Burton 36vds. Won by a neck; three lengths. Times 4.22 1-5; 4.23 2-5; 4.25 4-5. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP (in harness), Class 4.38. Two miles.—2— SEA GIFT (E. J. Smith) 1; 7—Garner (E. C. McDermott) 2; B—New8 —New Metford (J. Bryce, Junr.) 3. Also started. jo—Fifa scr, 13—King’s Voyage ser ’ 3—Teviot Downs scr, 4—Great Way 12yds, I—Norina1 —Norina Bingen 24yds, 5 Explosion 36yds, coupled with Raima 60vds, 11—Mountain Mist 36yds, 9 Stanley T 60yds, 12—Writer 72yds, and o—Todd Lonzia 96yds. Won by half a length; three lengths. Times 4.25 2-5; 4.30 3-5; 4.31. QUEEN MARY HANDICAP. Class 4.36. Two miles.—4—AGlLE (G. S. Smith) 1; 3—Fornbrook Lass (J. J. Kennerley) 2; 7 —Mountain Ore (L. A.

Maidens) 3. Also started: 2—Llewel* lyn’s Pride scr, 6—Sylvia Sydney scr, s—Plain Pearl 12yds and I—lraq 24 yds. Won by a length; two lengths. Times 4.27 2-5; 4.29 4-5; 4.29.

« SIELWYN HANDICAP (in harness) Class 2.47. One mile and a quarter. 4- -1 ’»] NG EN PA JjM (J. R. Si nipson) 1; 9-—Homeward (J. Fraser, jun.), 2; I—Cloudy Range (E. C. McDermott) 3. Also started: 10—Eureka Boy scr, 11 —Golden Direct scr, 7—Gunfire \cr, 13 Lord Leslie scr, 6—Mocast scr, 5 — scr, 3—Willow Wave scr, 7 —Queen Author 12yds, 2—Wild Guy 24yds, 12—Kingcraft 36yds, and 14— Native Chief 36yds. Won by a length; three lengths. Times 2.42 3-5- 242 4-5; 2.41 1-5. ’

INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP (in harness). Class 2.12. One mile.— 3—SURE (S. A. Edwards) 1; 13— Prairie King (F. Holmes) 2; 4—Chan eellor (J. Fraser, jun.) 3. Also started.—l4—Ari kitok scr, 11—Avernus scr, 10—Colonial Boy scr, 15—Logan’s Pride scr, 2—Pronto Bingen ser, 8— Raydus scr, 6—Rey Spec scr, s—Somerby scr, 7— Sunny Morn 12yds, 1— Taxpayer 12 yds, 16—Wrackler 12yds, 12—Roddy 36yds, and 9—Silver de Oro 36yds. Won by two lengths; a head. Times 2.9 .1-5; 2.9 2-5; 2.9 3-5.

METROPOLITAN T.C. HANDICAPS. CHRISTCHURCH. August 11. Metropolitan Trotting Club handicaps for the second day (Wednesday) IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, 4.44 class, 2 miles.—Flotsam. Ganton, King Oscar, Kotinga, Mataunga, Sandy N., Welcome Guy ser, Gyrate, Real Bov, Wahnooka 12, Enigma 24, Air Flow, Guy <»’ Mine 36, Amonos 48, Ruin 60. (Billy Sundy. Kuini and Norman Fox ineligible). * DASH HANDICAP (saddle), 2.13 class. 1 mile.—Homeward. Alocast, Willow Wave scr. Arikitoa. Colonial Boy, Logan’s Pride. Peter Locanda. Prairie King, Pronto Bingen, Raydus, Reporter. Somerby 12. George Rey, Master Roy, Native Chief, Sure, Taxpayer 24. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, 4.28 class, 2 miles.—Avernus, Craganour, Gold Tinge. Great Logan, Kewpie’s Triumph, Kingcraft, Taxpayer, Tempest, Vesuvius, Wrecker scr. War Bony, Wild Guy 12. Blue Mountain 24, Sunny Morn 36, Glenrossie 48, Red Shadow GO, Roi I 'Or 72.

BELGIUM HANDICAP, 2 miles, 4.40 class. —Dollic Derby, Marie Celesiu, Nobleman ser, Chechaheo, Golden Gross, Grand Finale, Young Travis 12, Jimmy de Oro, Jo ly Wave, Margaret Bell 24. Gamble, Guy Junior, Mor j'!o, Mci'iitain Mist (T.), Prince Author, Real Burton, Worthy King 36, Llewellyn's Pride. Sylvia Sydney 48, Graham Direct 72. LINCOLN HANDICAP, 2.47 class, 1} miles.-—Eureka Boy, Girvan, Golden Direct, Gunfire, Homeward, Iraq, Lilian Bond, Lord Leslie. Mocast, Waress, Willow Wave ser, Agile, Bingen Palm, Bracken, Chancellor, Cloudy Range, Craganour, Prairie King, Pronto Bin gen, Queen Author 12, Arikitoa, Aver nus, Raydus. Rey Spec, Wild Guy 24, Kingcraft, Native Chief, Sunny Morn, Sure, Wrecker 36. AVON HANDICAP (T), 3.27 class, 11 miles.—Fifa, Garner, Great Way, King’s Voyage, New Metford, Teviot Downs scr, Admiral Bingen, Bessie Parrish, Norma Bingen 12, Mountain Mist 24, Raima. Stanley T 36. Sea Gift, Writer 48, Nicoya 60, Todd Linizia 72. Trampfast 108.

CANTERBURY HANDICAP, 4.35 class, 2 miles.—Fern brook Lass, Mountain Ore, Plain Pearl scr, Bingen Palm. Colonial Boy, Golden Direct. Iraq 12. Hugh Voyage (T), Reporter 24, Agile, Queen Author 36, Chancellor 48. SPEEDWAY HANDICAP, 2.43 class 1{ miles. —Blue Mountain, Sir Guy, Tempest, Vesusius scr., Great Logan, Kewpie’s Triumph, Roddy, Silver de Oro 12, Glenrossie 24, Red Shadow 36, Indianapolis 48, Roi I’Or 60, Harold Logan 72. MELBOURNE, August |O. The Victoria Racing Club litis provided £3O 750 for the Melbourne Cup meeting this year. This is' £6OOO less than in 1934, when the stakes were raised owing to the Centenary in Melbourne. The ('up 'this year will be worth £8 000, compared with £lO 000 last year. Other stakes will be proportionately reduced. SYDNEY, August 10. A profit of £lB 537 was made by the Australian Jockey Cub last reason. This is £3OOO Jess than the previous season, but was most satisfactory considering t'he increased prize-money. FULHAM AT CAULFIELD. (Received August 11. at 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, August 11. (Results at yesterday’s Caulfie d races were:— Australian St eeplechase.—Fulham 10.12 (Saudiford) 1; Character 9.0 (Meagher 2; Kings,to] 10.3 (Ryan) 3. All started. Won by two and a-half lengths; half a. length. Time 7.10. Balaclava Stakes.—Highardo 7.5 (Tomison) 1; Metro 8.5 (Voi'tre) 2; Gaystar 9.2 (Skidmore) 3. Six started, inc uding Bunsbygaze. Won by half a head; two lengths. Time 2 33’. The Mirror was second in the Arkaringa. Hurdles, im which Shatter was unplaced. First Song was unplaced in t'he St. Aubin Welter. Membo was unplaced in the Knowsley Steeples. (Received August 11, at 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 11. A : f Rosehill races yesterday Lath arna was second and Saocula third in the Three-Year-Old Handicap, i.n which Godion Treasure, Parquet and Maestro wore unplaced. Loud App'ause was second in the Maiden Handicap. Silver Ring and Theo were unplaced in the Flying Handicap.

Gladswood was third and Limoux four h in the Rosehill Handicap. Golden Gate was second in the Par ramatta Mile. Silver Ring’s performance at Rosphill yesterday great’y disappointed his connectiems. He was strongly fancied for thp F'ying Handicap, but was unable to finsh better than sixth, after getting away poorly. ASCOT RACES. SYDNEY, August 7. At' Ascot races to-day. Grand Duke was third in the Three and Four Year Old Handicap, and Cava’cade was unplaced. Golden Chance carrying 9.10 and ridden bv R. Reed, was +hird in the Encourage Stakes. Teafght was unplaced in the Mascot Welter of one mil*'