LUCKY JACK WINS AGAIN

Grey River Argus, 8 November 1939, Page 5

LUCKY JACK WINS AGAIN

Royal Romance Succeeds SOUTHERN CHIEF AGAIN [Per Press Association.] / CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. For the Metropolitan TrOcting Club’s races to-day there was S 1 1 ’ I ’] ously fine weather, with a very large, attendance. The track was fast, lhe tote took £73,276. compared with £64,1061 last year. Results: — „. v SPRING HANDICAP. —5/ 1 TAN JOHN (C. S. Donald) 1; 2/2 Saganiore (A. Butterfield) 2; bister Mary (R. B. Berry) 3. Aso started: 3/4 Escalado, 4/3 Shadeland, 7/6 Reward, 1/1 Native Huon, 11.8 Alworthy, 8/9 Bill Grattan, 10/10 Jenny’s Guy, 9/13 Reception 14/14 Tonee 16/16 Manna’s x5/15 bonoma King, 12/11 Mohican, 6/5 Gracie Fields, 17/17 Parrish Guide. Won by a neck: three lengths. Gracie Fields was fourth. Times: 3.21, 3.23 1-5, 3 24. ’ EMPIRE HANDICAP.—3/3 GREAT DON (M. C. McTigue) 1; 2/2 JoseBale Grattan (F. J. Smith) .2; 4/4 Mazaire (R. Donald) 3. Also started: 9/11 Privateer, 6/6 Regal, 1/1 Special Edition, 7/7 Lady Milne, 14/15 Loyal Avis, 8/8 Dusky Sound, 13/14 Jovial, 12/12 Sports Review, 15/13 Mankind. 10/9 Worthy Need, 5/5 Mongolian, 11/10 King Potts. Won by a neck; three lengths. Lady Milne was fourth. Times: 4.23 2-5, 1.2.3 .3-5, 4.24 2-5. RICCARTON STAKES.—3/3 IMPERIAL JADE CM. Holmes) 1; 1/1 Durability (D. C. Watts) 2; 4/4 Betty Boop (W. J. Doyle) 3. Also started: 12/12 Waikari Chief, 6/5 Brungasta. 7/7 Nationalist, 9/9 Latest Edition. 8/8 Ordnance, 13/14 Oxford Scholar. 2/2 Clockwork, 11/10 Ayrshire Scott. 5/6 Great Waitaki, 10/11 Gold Ear, 13/13 Burt Scott. Won by two lengths: same. Clockwork was fourth. Times: 2.48, 2.48 2-5, 2.49. NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP Of £2000; 2 miles. 2/2—LUCKY JACK 24 yds (R. B. Berry) i 6/6—CANTATA scr (O. E. Hooper) 2 6/6—BLAIR ATHOL 12vds

IM. Stewart ) 3 3/3—PLUTUS scr (C. S. Donald) 4 Cantata and Blair Athoi were bracketed, and Lucky Jack and Par-, isienne 36yds were also bracketed on the totalisator. Also started: 9/9 Colonel Grattan scr, 1/1 Fine Art scr, 10/10 Rocks Ahead scr, 7/7 Marsceres'scr, 4/4 Gallant Knight scr, 2/2 Parisienne 36yds 8/8 King’s Ph'iy 24yds, 5/5 Lawn Derby 36yds. Won by a neck; Blair Athol the same distance back, and Plutus three lengths further back. Parisienne was fifth. Times: 4.16 1-5, 4.18 2-5, 4.17 3-5. ; CANTERBURY HANDICAP.—I/1 ; SOUTHERN CHIEF (R. B. Berry) 1; 8/7 Toorak (M. Stewart) 2, 3/3 Marlene .(C. S. Donald) 3. Also started: 7/8 Silver Guy, 9/9 Frisco Lady, 2/2 Great Divide, 10/10 Aide de Camp, 6/5 Horse Power, 4/4 Red Ranger, 5/6 Renown’s Best. Won by two lengths; one length. Great Divide was fourth. Times: 4.20 4-5, 4.22 1-5, 4.22 3-5. DOMINION HANDICAP. -7/8 ROYAL ROMANCE (V. Al born) 1; 2/1 Captain Bolt (R. Donald) 2; 3/3 Nell Volo (F. J. Smith) 3. Also started: 8/9 Aristotle, 1/2 Gerfalcon, 6/7 Pilot Peter, 4/4 Lament, 5/5 Mute, 9/8 Bittersweet, 2/1 Wahnooka bracketed with Captain Bolt, 10/10 Sea Gift. Won by two lengtiis; same. Mute was fourth. Times: 4.27, 4.25 2-5, 4.27 4-5. VICTORIA HANDICAP. —lO/14 BILL B. (J. Pryce junr.) 1, 5/3 Fremont (R. B. Berry) 2; 9/8 Icevus (R. Young) 3. Also started: 6/6 Quest 8/12 Harold Guy.. 1/1 . Donor and Jackaranda bracketed, 7/7 Zincali, 2/2 Cruiser, 11/9 Red Pigeon, 12/11 Jesse Owens, 3/4 Parauri, 13/14 Waipahi, 4/5 Battkneld, 14/13 Nell Grattan. Won oy a length; same. Nell Grattan was fourth. Times: 4.23, 4.24 1-5, 4.23 2-5. HAGLEY HANDICAP. —l/1 GREAT JEWEL (R. B. tLciry) 1; 3/3 Sandusky (F. J. Smith) 2; 2/2 Donald Dhu (G. Moritz) 3. Also started--6/5 Bonny Azure and Glenrossie bracketed, 7/7 George Rey, 5/6 Frisco Boy, 4/4 Pot Luck. Won by two lengths; a neck. Pot L,uck was fourth. Times: 2.41, 2.11 3-5 2.41 4-5. The Placed Horses LUCKY JACK. Lucky Jack, by Jack Potts —Tirane, owned by Mr. W. T. Lowe, won the Cup in 1937, and from 48 yards behind ran second to Morello last year. In that race, he had to thread his way through a field of eighteen, and had to swing wide leaving the straight the last time, to avoid an accident. Notwithstanding these difficulties, he covered the two miles in 4min. 16 l-ssec., and beat all but Morello. Since then his form has not been outstanding, but in finishing second to his stable mate, Parisienne, in the Metropolitan Handicap at Forbury Park he recorded 4 min. 15 4-ssec for two miles. He and Parisienne started off the same mai-K but Lucky Jack, who this time was driven by his trainer, received It yards start. Lucky Jack on his day is a pacer entitled to be ranked will the best the Dominion has known. CANTATA. Cantata, by Rey de Oro—Drumby owned by Mr. J. C. D. Simpson Westport, and trained by R. J Humphreys, was outstanding last sea son in her class, and she made th fine time of 4.16 2-5, which gave he excellent prospects. Cantata has fre quently appeared at West Coas meetings. BLAIR ATHOL. Blair Athol, by Rey de OroMolly Pointer, was second to King’ Play on the winning list last tern displaying splendid form after er tering the stable of R. J. Humphrey: who won the race twice with Harol Logan. Six starts for Humphre\ resulted in four firsts and two mir or places. Blair Athol’s main vi< tories were the New Zeaeland Tro ting Gold Cup and Dominion Hand cap at the Wellington Summer Mee

ing. In the latter event he made a fresh track record of 4.20 1-5. FASTEST TIMES. All the starters in the New Zealand Trotting Cup have faster records than their handicap, and the appended table gives the mark, best time, and margin of each competitor: — Cantata, mark 4.25, time 4.16 2-5, margin 8 3-5; Colonel Grattan 4.25, 4.20 1-5, 4 4-5; Fine Art 4.25, 4.20 1-5, 4 4-5; Gallant Knight, 4.25, 4.17 1-5, 7 4-5; Marsceres 4.25, 4.21, 4; Plutus 4.25, 4.21, 4; Rocks Ahead 4.25, 4.18 4-5, 6 1-5; Blair Athol 4.24, 4.20 1-5, 3 4-5; King’s Play 4.23, 4.15, 8; Lucky Jack 4.23, 4.15 4-5, < 1-5; Parjsienne 4.22, 4.15 3-5, 6 2-5; Lawn Derby 4.22, 4.17 3-5, 4 2-5. Death of Well-Known Driver E. C. MCDERMOTT’S COLLAPSE. WHEN LEADING IN CUP. CHRISTCHURCH. November 7. Falling from his sulky while driving Colonel Grattan in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, at Addington, this afternoon, E. C. McDermott, the well-known trainer and driver, died shortly afterwards. It is thought that McDermott had a seizure before falling from his sulky. . Colonel Grattan was then in the lead, after a m : le and a half had been covered, and when his rider fell, the horse wont on to cross the line first. McDermott was rushed to the Christchurch Public Hospital, but nothino could be done for him. In his early fifties, the late E. C. McDermott had been interested in trottinc since his youth, and he had bred and raced many horses. Among the most successful were Capricious and Colonel Grattan. He came from the Leeston district, and he was a cattle dealer as well as a trotting trainer. He was a popular figure in the trotting world. McDermott, is survived by his wife and one son.