WELLINGTON TROTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 247, 16 September 1935, Page 10

WELLINGTON TROTS.

GRAHAM DIRECT WINS CHIEF RACE. SUPERTAX SUCCESSFUL. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. The Wellington Trotting Club’s spring meeting was held in fine weather, and the meeting of the crack four-year-olds, Gamble and Graham Direct, in the Bollard Memorial Handicap attracted a largo 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 hard in places, with water near the surface. ' The totalisator handled £12,228 ss, as compared with £11,625 5s last year. Results : NAI NAI HANDICAP, of £120; 3.43 class. One ana a half miles. 7 WORTHY STAR, scr (Durnin) ... 1 4 RENEGADE, scr (R. Townley) ... 2 6 KIPPAGH, scr (G. McKendry) ... 3 Also started: 5 Wrackless, 10 Native Leaf, 9 Dilfashion scr. 1 Princess Onyx, 2 Lady Sonoma. 3 Isabel Patch 12yds bhd, 8 Sonoma King, 11 Bronte 24. A length; three lengths. Dilfashion was fourth. Times : 3.34 3-5, 3.35 4-5, 3.36 1-5. HUT’T PARK TRIAL, of £100; 3.43 class. One mile and a half. 2 ROYAL PALM, scr (J. Lattimore) ... 1 7 JEAN PARRISH, scr (S. M. August) 2 4 GUY ZOLOCK, 24yds bhd (J. P. Kennerlcy) 3 Also started : 5 Silver Black, 1 Valdor, 3 Trireme, 9 Native Son, 6 Dusky Chum, 8 Ideal scr, 4 Warbird 60yds bhd, bracketed with Guy Zolock. Three lengths; a. short length. Trireme was fourth. Times: 5.36, 3.37 3-5, 3.35 4-5. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £130; 3.36 class. One mile and a half.

1 GRAND MOGUL, 12yds bird (J. Fraser, junr.) 1 3 DORIS DERBY, scr (Hooper) 2 6 TRICLIFF, 12yds bhd (L. A. Maidens) 3

Also started : 8 Aerial Boy scr, 4 Dundee, 5 Agility 12yds bhd, 2 Full Hand, 24, a Bolinda King, 7 Rare Rey 36. A long neck; five lengths. Rare Rey was fourth. Times: 3.34 2-5, 3.35 3-5, 3.38. BOLLARD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £250 ; 4.37 class. Two miles. 2 GRAHAM DIRECT, 48yds bhd (F. Holmes) 1 4 FERNBROOK LASS, 48yds bhd (J. J. Kennoriey) 2 1 GAMBLE, 36yds bhd (M. B. Edwards) 3 Also started ; 7 Worthy King scr. 3 Llewellyn’s Pride 12vds bhd, 5 Plain Pearl 24, 6 Willow Wave 72. A length; four lengths. Llewellyn’s Pride was fourth. Times: 4.43 2-5, 4.43 1-5, 4.46 1-5. Graham Direct made no raco of the Bollard Memorial Handicap over the last quarter. There was no pace 011 for the first mile, which took 2.28 3-5. Half a mile from home Graham Direct ran up behind the leaders, Worthy King and Llewellyn's Pride, and shot through to lead at the home turn and to win comfortably bv a length from Fcrnbrook Lass, who heat, Gamble for second by four lengths. Gamble went with Graham Direct most of the way, but was obviously troubled by the going. Fcrnbrook Lass ran a good race, but the others were well beaten.

WILFORD HANDICAP TROT (in harness), of £130; unhoppled trotters only; class 4.59. Two miles. 5 KIPPAGH, scr (G. McKcndry) ... 1 8 BRONTE, 36yds bhd (C. Francis) ... 2 2 RENEGADE, scr (R. Townley) ... 3 Also started: 6 Wrackless scr, 7 Dilfashion 24yds bhd, 1 Lady Sonoma, 3 Worthy Star 36, incl. 36 pen., 4 Earl Bingen. Half a length; three lengths. Worthy Star was fourth. Times: 4.57 3-5, 4.54 4-5, 4.58 i-5. SHARPE HANDICAP (in harness), of £100; 3.5 class. One mile and a quar- • ter. 2 VALDOR, scr (R. B. Borry) 1 4 LORETTA, scr (L. Maidens) ... 2 3 JEAN PARRISH, scr (S. M. August) 3 Also started: 8 Silver Black, 5 Trireme, 10 Native Son, 1 Silk Bonny, 7 Activity, 9 Dusky Chum, 14 Worthy Audubon scr, 6 Royal Palm 43yds bhd, incld. 48 pen., 11 Warbird 48.

Half a length; two lengths. Worthy Audubon was fourth. Times, 3.2 1-5, 3.3, 3.3 2-5.

SPRING HANDICAP (in harness), of £120; 2.59 class. Ono mile and a quar-

ter. 1 DORIS DERBY, scr (0. E. Hooper) 1 2 TRICLIFF, 12yds bhd (L. A. Maidens) 2 6 AGILITY, 12yds bhd (G. S. Smith) 3 Also started: 5 Dundee 12yds bhd, 4 Full Hand 24, 8 Bolinda King, 7 Rare Rey 36, 3 Grand Mogul 48 (incl. .36yds potn). Two lengths; three lengths. Rare Rey was fourth. Times: 2.57 4-5, 2.57 4-5, 2.59.

WELLINGTON HANDICAP (in harness), of £150; 2.49 class. One milo and a quarter. 5 SUPERTAX, scr (J. Pringle, junr.) 1 4 LLEWELLYN’S PRIDE, 12yds bhd (G McKendry) 2 9 WORTHY KING, scr (A. Davey) ... 3 Also started: 1 Grace McElwyn, 2 Edna Worthy, 5 Priceless scr, 8 Plain Pearl 12 yds bhd, 6 Willow Wave 24, 7 Logan’s Pride 36. A length and a half; three lengths. Priceless was fourth. Times: 2.55 2-5, 2.54 4-5, 2.57.