TROTTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 302, 19 November 1935, Page 10

TROTTING

THE ADDINGTON MEETING A STAKE WINNER.

Indianapolis, by winning tho Free for All at Addington, gave tho owner (Mr G. J. Barton), trainer (F. C. Dunlevey), and driver (J. Fraser, junr.) their first success in this race. Tho time, 2inin. 39 2-ssec, has been beaten on sovoral occasions, for in 1928 Peter Bingen did 2min 38 2-ssoc, Rio l’Or went 2min 38 l-ssec in 1932, and last year Harold Logan did 2min. 38 2-ssee. J. Fraser, junr., and M. Holmes each won four races at the Metropolitan meeting, J. Bryce, junr., and S. A. Edwards three each, L. O. Thomas and J. R. Simpson two each, and tho following had a single success:—J. Pringle, E. J. Smith, M. Stewart, J. J. Konnerley, O. E. Hooper, and F. J. Smith.

F. C. Dunlevey and M. B. Edwards ’shared the honours of training at the Addington fixture with four successes. Dunlevoy scored three times with Indianapolis and once with Grand Mogul, and Edwards produced Cambio (2), War Buoy, and Gold Tinge. Other successes were earned by’ L. O. Thomas (Guy .o’ Mine twice), R. Dunn (Double Great twice), J. R. Simpson (Bingen Palm twice), G. Monrtiz (First Wrack twice), M. Holmes (Flotsam), J. E Mcßride (Ttcy Spec), T. C. Leadbotter (Supertax), E. J. Smith (Sea Gift), J. J. Kenno.rlcy (Fcrnbrook Laos), O. E. Hooper (Willow Wave), F. J. Smith (King’s Warrior), and L. Davidson (Recess) . Tho Auckland trainer F. J. Smith had three horses in Worthy Light, Nell Yolo, and King’s Warrior at Addington, but the last-named was the only ono to win a race, states the Press. Wet weather has affected the training of the Auckland horses, who may ho all regarded as really good class. The luck of the running was not with the northern trainer on Friday, for King’s Warrior met interference on several occasions and he proved a fine racehorse to finish as he did. In tho Middleton Handicap Nell Volo trotted a sound race and it was unfortunate that she and Raima went at tho same time for an opening that presented itself in the straight. Raima was lucky and Nell Volo was cheeked. The American mare was going so well at tho time that it seemed but for the had lurk she would have seriously troubled the winner, First Wrack. Nell Volo is fast getting into a c!a.«s that will provide her with few opportunities in the North Island. The Canterbury trotting tra’ncr J. Bryce, who has trained six New Zealand Trotting Cup winners and five Auckland Trotting Cup winners, was in the unusual position of having no representative in the former event this year. Bryce’s winners of the big race at Add’ngton are

Cathedral Chimes, Great Hope, Ahuriri (2), Koliara, and Red Shadow. J. Bryce, junr., drove Great Hope and A. Bryce Kohara, the other four winners being steered by Bryce himself. Bryce’s Auckland Cup successes wero gained with Cathedral .Chimes, Admiral Wood, Man o’ War (2), and Ahuriri, of whom ho drovo Cathedral Chimes, Ahuriri and Man o’ War in his first win. A. Bryce drovo Man o’ War in his second success, and A. J. Julian was behind Admiral Wood. During a very successful career Bryco has won the Now .Zealand Sapling Stakes, New Zealand Trotting Derby, and Great Northern | Trotting Derby three times, the | National Cup three times, Free-for-all twice, and the Dominion Trotting Handicap four times.