SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 16 January 1941, Page 3

SPORTING

ASHURST-POHANGI NA R-C. ACCEPTANCES. PALMERSTON N., January 15. The Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club’s acceptances for January 22, when the betting will be on the single pool system are as follows: — 12.0: HACK HURDLES, of £l5O. 11 miles. —Kaiwaka 11.13, Great Quex 11-L Hanover 10.9, War Lap 10.4, Selkirk 9.6, Prinihia 9.4. Moradabad 9.2. Royal Zone, Parekura, Glen Donal, Debretts 9.0. 12.40: NOVICE STAKES, of £lOO, six furlongs.—lnform, Wenewene, Ninia, Support, Manahau, Civilian. Israel, Arachne, March Easy, Gallarda, Empire Action 8.7, Sir Fox 7.12. 1.20: KOMAKO HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O, 6 furlongs.—Scandal 9.6, Valiant Lady 9.4, Miss Leighon 9.0, Sea Link 8.9, Golden Pam 8.7, Mansura 8.4, Ringcraft 8.3, Silver Shekel 8.1. Star Zone 7.13, Rhodes Namesake. Squeers 7.7. 2.0: ASHHURST CUP, of £3OO, I’, miles. —Dynasty 9.0, Dark Eagle 8.12, Hunting Cat 8.8, Ruatiti 8.6, Notium 8.1. White Rajah 7.8, Kaiwaka, Lindrum 7.7, Lord Cavendish, Gay Fox 7.5, Laughing Song, Piastre 7.2. 2.45: RAUMAI HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O, 7 furlongs.—Colincamps 9-0. Counter 8.11, AH Quiet 8.4, Colerica 8.2, Etla, Pitmark 8.0, Waimutu 7.11, Viracious, Army Girl, Riotous, Little Margot 7.7. 3.30: POHANGINA HANDICAP, of £2OO. 6 furlongs.—Saxon Tor 9.0, Night Eruption 8.10, Harina, White Rajah 7.12, Black Robe, Screen Star 7.10, Diana Tetrix 7.9, Tuatara 7.8, Hunting Blood 7.3, Jeanne, Sea Link, Valiant Lady, Hui, Veldette 7.0. 4.15: HACK CUP, of £2OO, 9 furlongs.— Authoress 9.0, Colincamps 8.12, Miss Leighon 8.11, Counter 8.9, Goldburn 8.3, Curtail 8.2, Mansura 8.1, Hokumai, Coieric a 8.0, Gold Card 7.11, Arabic 7.10. Tau-Uru. Star Zone, Segra 7.9, Rose Acre 7.8, Wavelength, Little Margot 7.7. 5.1: SIBERIA HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O, 5 furlongs.—Valiant Lady 9.6. Sunny Knight 8.10, Golden Pam 8.9, Silver Shekel 8.3, Star Mark 8.1, Cheetah 7.13, Parlato, Wakarara 7.11, Miss Hallomet 7.10, Kinariki, Empire Action, Coronado, Sporting Luck, Squeers 7.7,

Trentham Meeting THE CUP RIDERS WELLINGTON, January 15. The following are the riding engagements so far announced for the Wellington Cup:— Roval Chief L- /• Old Bill G. R. latleisdll Catalogue 7U77 •<, The Buzzer B. H. Moixk Kindergarten H. N Wiggins Orel io W Hooton Proud Fox R. W. Me lavish Amigo W. J. Mudford Enrich A. Midwood Belle Cane G. How til Beau Leon W. J. Broughton Native Song - Serenata S. Waddel Wardress C. T. Wi.so Little Robin C. Sargent '[’he Ring D. W. Redstone Esperance Bay Settlement Sir Amyas ’ Schoolgirl A. Messervy Trotting Notes

An Improver: Happy Man showed a lot of speed at Timaru, but faded when the real pressure was applied. This gelding has improved a good deal in the last few months.

Gifted with Speed: /■t the Timaru meeting on Saturday few horses showed more speed than Warfield, who, after losing a lot of ground in the Levels Handicap, finished fourth behind Busted Flush, Sir Julien, and MacGregor. If he could be depended upon to begin smartly Warfield would have a rare chance in the Electric Handicap at Forbury Park.

Busted Flush: Busted Flush who has won in her last two starts’, will have a further opportunity of adding to her record at Forbury Park. On the first day she claims two engagements, and her best prospects appear to be in the King George Handicap, where her name appears on the limit of a 3min. 27sec. class. At Timaru on Saturday she recorded 3min. 22sec. from a 3 min. 32sec. mark. In her first engagement, the Electric Handicap, Busted Flush is handicapped on 3min. 28sec., or 24yds. behind, and later in the day is giving away 12 yards to be in the'King George Handicap. At Timaru:

It is reported that at the Timaru Trotting Club's meeting the stipendiary steward, Mr. F. J. Beer, who was" in charge, had occasion to call the stewards together once in the afternoon to consider a charge of interference by R. Meservy, driver of Gold Chief, in the championship. After an inquiry that lasted some time it was found that any interference caused was not attributable to carelessness on the part of the driver. I inheritance: The victory of J. McLennan, ,jun., in the mile saddle race at the Timaru meeting on Saturday brings back memories cf his father, who some 20 years ago was in the first flight of New Zealand's trotting horsemen. At the Metropolitan spring meeting in 1920 J'. McLennan drove six winners, a record equalled at the same meeting by F. G. Holmes, the pair winning half the programme between them. McLennan was equally at home in saddle or sulky, with pacer or trotter, and he holds the distinction of having wen more than one mile saddle race with a trotter against the pacers. At the Forbury Park meeting in 1935 he rode Admiral Bingen to win the Pacific Handicap, a mile saddle race, in 2rnin. 13 4-5 sec., and among his most notable wins are the Dunedin Cup with Tatsy Dillon, the Free-for-All with Albert Cling, and the Dominion Trotting Handicap with Effie Bingen and Elzear. At one meeting at Addington he won four races with Cello Sydney Wilkes.