HUTT PARK TROTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 231, 16 September 1935, Page 2

HUTT PARK TROTS

Big Event to Graham Direct

A DISAPPOINTING RACE By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. The Wellington Trotting Ch’b - spring meeting was held in fine weather, and tho meeting of tho crack four-year-olds, Gamble and Graham Direct in the Bollard Memorial Handicap attracted a large attendance. As a spectacle, the race was disappointing, Graham Direct winning easily, with Gamble only in third place. A cold wind blew from the north and the going was shifty in places, with water near the surface. The totalisator handled £12,228 5/-, compared with £1.1,625 5/- last year. Results:— NAI NAI HANDICAP Of £120; 14 mile. 7 DURNINS scr (owner) .1 4 Renegade scr (R. Townley) .... 2 6 Kippagh scr (G. MeKendryj .... 3 Also started: 5 Wraekless scr, 10 Native Leaf scr, 9 Dilfashion 12yds, 1 Princess Onyx 12yds, 2 Lady Sonoma 12yds, 3 Isabel Patch 12yds, 8 Sonoma King 24yds, 11 Bronte 24yds. Won by a length, third back three lengths. Dilfashion was fourth. Times, 3.34 3-5, 3.35 4-5, 3.36 1-5. HUTT PARK TRIAL. Of £100; 14 mile. 2 ROYAL PALM scr (J. Lattimore) 1 7 Jean Parrish scr (S. M. August) 2 4 Guy Zolock scr (J. P. Kenneriey) 3 Also started: 5 Silver Black scr, 1 Valdor scr, 3 Trireme scr, 9 Native Son scr, 6 Dusky Chum scr, 8 Ideal scr, 4 Warbird 60yds (bracketed with Guy Zolock). Won by three lengths, third back a short length. Trireme was fourth. Times, 3.36, 3.37 3-5, 3.35 4-5. RAILWAY HANDICAP. Of £130; 14 mile. 1 GRAND MOGUL 12yds (J. Fraser, jun.) 1 3 Doris Derby ser (owner) 2 6 Tricliffi 12yds (L. A. Maidens) .. 3 Also started: 8 Aerial Boy scr, 4 Dundee 12yds, 5 Agility 12yds, 2 Full Hand 24yds, 9 Belinda King 36yds, 7 Hare Rey 36yds. Won by a long neck, third back five lengths. Rare Rey was fourth. Times, 3.34 2-5, 3.35 3-5, 3.38. BOLLARD MEMORIAL. Of £250; 2 miles. 2 GRAHAM DIRECT 48yds (F. Holmes) 1 4 Fernbrook Lass 48yds (J. J. Kenneriey) 2 1 Gamble 36yds (M. B. Edwards) 3 Also started: 7 Worthy King scr, 3 Llewellyn’s Pride 12yds, 5 Plain Pearl 24yds, 6 Willow Wave 72yds. Won by a length, third four lengths back. Llewellyn’s Pride was fourth. Times, 4.43 2-5, 4.43 1-5, 4.46 1-5.

Graham Direct made no race of it over the last quarter of a mile. There was no pace on for the first mile, which took 2.28 3-5. Half a mile from homo Graham Direct ran up behind the leaders, Worthy King and Llewellyn's Pride, and shot through to lead at the home turn tc wiu comfortably by a length from Fernbrook Lass, who beat Gamble for second by four lengths. Gamble went with Graham Direct most of the way ; but was obviously troubled by the going. Fernbrook Lass ran a good race, but the others were well beaten.

WILFORD HANDICAP Of £130; 2 miles.

5 KIPPAGH scr (G. McKendry) 1 8 Bronte 36yds (C. Francis) 2 2 Renegade scr (B. Townley) .... 3 Also started: 6 Wrackless scr, 7 Dilfashion 24yds, 1 Lady Sonoma 24yds, 3 Worthy Star (inel. 36yds penalty), 4 Earl Bingen 60yds. Won by half a length, third back three lengths. Worthy Star was fourth. Times, 4.57 3-5, 4.54 4-5, 4.48 1-5.

SHARPE HANDICAP. Of £100; li mile. 2 VALDOIt scr (R. B. Berry) .... 1 4 Loretta scr (owner) 2 3 Jean Parrish scr ■ • 3

Also started: 8 Silver Black scr, 5 Trirene scr, 10 Native Son scr, 1 Silk Bonny scr, 7 Activity scr, 9 Dusky Chum scr, 14 Worthy Audubon ser, 6 Royal Palm 48yds pen., 11 Warbird 48 yds. Won by half a length, third back two lengths. Worthy Audubon was fourth. Times, 3.2 2-5, 3.3, 3.3 2-5. SPRING HANDICAP. Of £120; li mile. 1 DORIS DERBY scr (owner) .. 1 2 Tricliff 12yds (L. A. Maidens) .. 2 6 Agility 12yds (owner) 3 Also started: 5 Dundee 12yds, 4 Full Hand 24yds, 8 Bolinda King 36yds, 7 Rare Rey 36yds, 3 Grand Mogul 48yds (inc. 36yds penalty). Won by two lengths, third back three lengths. Times, 2.57 4-5, 2.57 4-5, 2.59. WELLINGTON HANDICAP. Of £150; li mile. 3 SUPERTAX scr (J. Pringle jun.) ] 4 Llewellyn’s Pride 12yds (G. McKendry) 2 9 Worthy King scr (owner) 3 Also started: 1 Grace McElwyn scr, 2 Edna Worthy scr, 5 Priceless scr, 8 Plain Pearl 12yds, 6 Willow Wave 24 yds, 7 Logan’s Pride 36yds. Won by a length and a-half, third back three lengths. Priceless wa.j fourth. Times, 2.55 2-5, 2.55 4-5, 2.57.