Metropolitan T.C.

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1937, Page 3

Metropolitan T.C.

SECOND DAY FIELDS. The sceond day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting will be held to-day, and large fields are again engaged. The win and place totalisator will operate. The fields, prospects and starting times are as follows:— 11.30. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP (unhoppled trotters), 4.48 class, 2 miles. — Guy Hugo, Kuini, Parrish Chimes, Sister Mary scr, Mabel Chimes 12, Lady Sonoma, Little Reta. .36, Franz Derby, Golden Eagle, Lament, Mataunga 48, Polly Pan 60. Lady Sonoma , Golden Eagle Franz Derby 12.10. DASH HANDICAP (saddle), 2.13 class, 1 mile. —Aristotle, Chenwood, Happy Knight, Iraq, Little Nelson, Logan’s Pride, Noble Prince, Stirling Lady, Worthy King scr, Double Great, Raydus* Rocks Ahead, Southern Smile, Wrackler 12, Gold Tinge, Smooger 24. Rocks Ahead Stirling Lady Double Great 12.50. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, 4.28 class, 2 miles.—Gallant Knight, Llewellyn’s Pride, Luckj' Jack, Pot Luck scr, Bingen Palm, Gamble, Glenrossie, King’s Warrior, Reporter, Tempest 24, Cloudy Range., Evicus, Graham Direct, Rey Spec, Rollo, Willow Wave, Worthy Light .36, Blue Mountain, De Soto 48. Reporter Gamble Graham Direct 1.35. CANTERBURY H A ' T^T CAP, 4.33 class, 2 miles. —Frisco Lady, Navy Blue Nervie’s Last, Southern Smile scr, Double Great, Elvo, Parisienne, Rongomai, Stirling Lady 12, Isabel Derby, King’s Play, Sea Gift. (T.) .36. Frisco Lady Parisienne Elvo 2.15. LINCOLN HANDICAP, 2.48 class, 11 miles.—Aide de Camp, Casanova, Eighteen Carat, Gaillard, Nobleman. Tangatu, William 'Pell scr, Aristotle, Great Chenault. Parisienne 12, U. Scott 12. U. Scott Aide-de-Camp Eighteen Carat 2.55. AVON HANDICAP (unhoppled trotters), 4.40 class, 2 miles.—Bittersweet, Flotsam, Ganton, uorman Fox, Raclaim, Sandy N., Waikato Prince scr, Amonos 12, Discord, King’s Guard, Wahnooka 48. Bittersweet King’s Guard Waikato Prince 3.55. BELGIUM HANDICAP, 4.38 class, 2 miles.—Aircraft, Casanova, Ciro Frisco Boy, Full Hand, Kibo, Real Burton. Sage King scr, Golden Cross 12 Blair Athol, Eighteen Carat, Mystery Yet, Play On, Renown’s Best 24, Ironside 48. Frisco Boy Full Hand Blair Athol 4.15. SPEEDWAY HANDICAP, 2.45 class 11 miles.—Avernus, Gallant Knight, Grace McElwyn, Gunfire, King’s Warrior, Raydus, Rocks Ahead scr, Guy Junior, Nervie’s Last, Rollo 12, Bingen Palm, New Derby, Tempest 24. Bingen Palm Nervie’s Last Tempest J. S. SHAW’S APPOINTMENT. AS STIPENDIARY STEWARD. CHRISTCHURCH, August 10. Mr. J. S. Shaw, has been appointed Stipendiary Steward by the New Zealand Trotting Conference. He will take over his duties on September 1 He has been for a number of years a well known trotting trainer and driver and, at present, has a good team of’trotters and pacers, besides a number of gallopers in work. MALA CHANGES HANDS. SYDNEY, August 10. Mr H. E. Russell has sold Mala to Mr Alan Cooper for £7,000, subject to a veterinary examination tO'dai • Although the' price being P ald Mala is dwarfed by the £19,000 which Mr Cooper paid for Talking, few thoroughbreds have realised bigger figures in Australia. TEST BEFORE SALE. (Received August 10, 9.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 10. Mala was given a test gallop at Randwick to-day in the presence of a veterinary surgeon, who examined and passed him for sale to Alan Cooper for £7OOO. AUCKLAND R.C. £4,000 STAKES INCREASE. AUCKLAND, August 9. “I am sure you will be pleased to note the successful result which has been achieved,” said the president o. the Auckland facing Club, Mr O. Nicholson, at the annual meeting. Mi Nicholson said that the account again showed the strong financial position of the club. , , During the year, £38,000 had been paid out in stakes, which he said was £l2 422 in excess of what the rules o« ’ racing required to be provided. The ■ committee had decided to increase i considerably the amount of stakes for i the ensuing season. For the spn.i o , v _ iVin mnrpnsp

and summer meetings, me had been fixed at £4OO0 —£2a,750, as against £21,750 for the same meetings The totalisator tournover was £598,128 as against £491,117 m the previous year, an increase of £lOl,Oll. which the committee felt sure would have been materially augmented had the club had more favourable weath-1 er. conditions on .v>me of the days Oj the principal meetings. The expenditure showed a substan- , tial increase; land tax, as he forecast . last year, had increased from £246 to I £1468, and wages had increased by ’ £1524. j AUSTRALIAN STEEPLES. MELBOURNE, August 10. i For the Australian Steeplechase, - the acceptors are: Seymour 11.13, Je- ) hu 10.7, Ladv Madge 10.6, Dress Suit r 10.4, Character 10.0, El Damaroyal j 9.11, Montargis 9.10, Dicaeum 9.9,

Ben’s Fort 9.4, Howrah 9.2, Ongalia, David’s Legacy 9.0,