METROPOLITAN TROTS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 November 1933, Page 3

METROPOLITAN TROTS

COURTENAY TO -SATIN KTNG

DERBY PROTEST DISMISSED.

(By Telegraph—Tress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 9 The Metropolitan Trotting Club’s spring meeting was continued to-day in fine weather with a good attendance. The track was in very fast order. The totalisator investments were £27,406 (win: £.12,204, place £15,112), compared with £27,768 on the corresponding day last year. ■: ' ft a* In the Courtenay Handicap the time was a New Zealand two-mile race winning record. After the Derby Stakes the judicial committee met to consider a protest by T. A. Candy, the driver of Morello, against Erst place in the Derby being awarded to War Buoy on the grounds of interference. It was decided to dismiss the protest. M. B. Edwards, the driver of War Buoy, was fined £lO for careless driving. Details of the day’s concluding events are:— COURTENAY HANDICAP. Of £720; 4.28 class. Two Miles. 2-2 Satin King, 48 (Hooper) 1 1-1 Royal Silk, 23 (Berkett) 2 11-11 Roi If Or, 72 (Ivennerley) 3 7-6 Sir Guy, 24 (King) 4 Also started: 5-4 Gold Tinge It., 10-10 Vesuvius It., 3-3 First Flight 12 and Lindbergh 4S bracketed, 9-9 Muriel do Oro 12, 8-8 Regal Voyage 12, 6 : 7 Free Advice 36, 4-5 Harold Logan 96. Royal Silk was in charge with threei furlongs to cover and led into the straight from Satin King, Vesuvius, Gold Tinge, Sir Guy and Lindberg.J In a very close .finish Satin King beat Royal Silk by a neck, with Roi L’or a head away. Sir Guy was another head back and Lindbergh was fifth. Times, 4.16, 4.18 1-5, 4.14 2-5. ELLESMERE HANDICAP. If £300; 2.47. One mile and a-quarter. 4-0 Wrecker It. (Tomkinson) 1 1-4 Blue Mountain It. (Maidens) 2 | 9-9 Major Lind It. (R. Young) 3 Also started: 1-2 Mountain Ore It. bracketed with Blue Mountain 5-4 Ciro It. 7-8 Grand Canyon It. 2-1 Master Roy It. 11-11 Olive Nelson It., 6-5 Some Guy It., 3-3 Avernu's 12, 10-10 Brentlight 12, 8-7 Tactless 24. Won by a neck, a neck between sccod and third. Master Roy was fouith. Times, 2.43 2-5, 2.43 3-5, 2.43 4-5. NOVEMBER HANDICAP. Of £350; 4.35 class. Twp miles.

9-8 Kaydus, 2-4 (Bcrkett) G-G Manoeuvre, It. (McKendry) _ 4- Giro, 12 (Belirens) 3 Also started: 7-9 Probationer 12, 3-3 Purser 12, 2-1 Royal Drusus 12, 1-2 Taxpayer 12, 5-7 Gunfire 24, 8-5 John Jinks 30. Won by a length, a neclj between second and third. Gunfire was fourth. Times, 4.23 2-5, 4.25 4-5, 4.25. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Of £300; 4.40 class. Two miles. 5- Chenwood, It. (Tomkinson) 1 4-2 Girvan, 3(3 (Townley) 7-5 Erin’s Princess, It. 1 (S. A. Edwards) 3 Also started: 10-8 Holly Bank 12, 1-1 Little Nelson 12, 9-10 Location 12, 3-3 Rey Spec, 2-4 Prairie King 36, 8-9 Reporter 3G, G-7 Waress 36, 11-11 Wai Paint 36. Won by two lengths, two lengths be tween second and third. Rey Spec was fourth. Times, 4.23 3-5, 4.21, 4.24 2-5, SOCKBIIRN HANDICAP. 1 Of £350; 4.38 class. Two miles.' 3-3 Worthy Queen, It. (Shaw) 1 8-8 First Wrack, 12 (Behrens) 2 1-1 Garner, It. (McDermott) ...... 3 Also started: 9-9 Stand By It., G-C Stanley Bingen It., 5-1 Biddy Parrish 3G, 2-5 Louis Bingen 36, .10-10 Moun- ' tain Mist 30, 4-4 Todd Lonzia 72, 7-7 I Huon Voyage 108. | First Wrack and Garner were fol lowed into the straight by Louis Bin I gen, Worthy Queen and Todd Lonzia jin the run home Worthy Queen beat , First Wrack by a length, with Garner j a similar distance away. Todd Lonzia 1 was fourth. Times, 4.28, 4.30 1-5, 4.31 • 2-5.

SPRINTERS’ HANDICAP. Of £300: 2.12 class. One mile. 3- Silver De Oro, It. (McKendry) - I 4- Roddy, 12 (J. Smith) 2 13- Great Logan, 12 (Me Tigne) 3 Also started: 0-7 Arethusa It., 11-9 Avernus It., 31-10 Colonial Boy It., 5-6 Eureka Boy It., 2-2 George Bey It., S-12 Raydus It., 10-9 Somerby It., 7-11 Wilma Dillon It.. 6-5-Brent Zolock 12. 14- Logan’s Pride 12, 1-1 Sunny

Morn 12. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Somerby was fourth. Times, 2.9, 2.8 2-5, 2.9-1-5#