TROTTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 112, 13 April 1936, Page 10

TROTTING.

METROPOLITAN CLUB. GAMBLE WIN'S EASTER HANDICAP. Per Press Association. CHRIST/CHURCH. April 11. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Easter meeting opened to-day. The weather was fine and there was a very large attendance. The track was slow, owing to the footing being loose and dry. The totalizator handled £35,081 10s. against £29.015 10s on the first day last year. Results: — PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, of £200; 3.36 class. One mile and a half. 5-5 DISCORD, ficr (Raplcy) ... ... 1 9-9 SILK COAT, scr (Townley) ... 2 10-10 WAHNOOKA,' 24yds bhd (11. Donald) 3 Also started: 4-4 Helen's Bay, ! 7-6 Little Reta, 11-11 Norman Pox scr, 2-2 Isabel Patch, 6-6 Resound 12yds bhd,. 3-3 Kuini;-8-7 Mataunga 24, 1-1 Reward.and King's Guard 36 bracketed. Two lengths; six lengths. Mataunga was' fourth. Times: 3.23 4-5, 3.24. 3.24 2-5. FENDALTON HANDICAP (saddle), of £200; 2.14 class. One mile. 1-1 GRAND MOGUL, scr (J. Eraser, junr.) 1 2-2 DE SOTO, 12yds bhd (J. Brvee. junr.) 2 3-4 WILLOW WAVE, 24vds" bhd (M. Holmes) 3 Also started:'9-7 Wilbur White, 4-3 Young Frank scr, 7-9 Arachne, 8-8 Eureka Boy, 6-5 Sylvia Sydney 12yds bhd, 10-10 Logan's Pride, 11-11 Prairie King, 5-6 Reporter 24. Two lengths; three lengths. Times: 2.12 1-5, 2.11 3-5, 2.11. EASTER HANDICAP, of £500; 4.23 class. Two miles. 1-1 GAMBLE, 12yds bhd (Stewart) ... 1 3-5 GRAHAM DIRECT, 24yds bhd (F. G. Holmes) 2 4-4 LLEWELLYN'S PRIDE, scr (McKendry) 3 Also started: 7-7 Taxpayer, 10-11 Vesuvius, 6-6 Rev Spec, 2-2 Tempest and 2-2 Wrecker 12y'd<3 bhd bracketed. 5-3 Blue Mountain. 9-10 Sir Guy, 11-9 Sunny Morn 36, 8-8 Harold Logan 96. Taxpayer led out from Llewellyn's Pride.. Vesuvius, Wrecker and Tempest. At the stands Vesuvius went into !he lead from Taxpayer with the rest of the order unchanged. A quarter of a mile from home Vesuvius led from Taxpayer and Gamble, who had put in a phenomenal run, and Graham Direct. In the run homo Gamble hold his own and won by a length and a half from GrahamjDirect, with Llewellyn's

Pride two lengths away, and Taxpayer fourth. Times: 4.28 1-5, 4.27 2-5, 4.29 4-5. BELFAST HANDICAP, of £250; 2.47 class: One mile and • a quarter. 1-1 GU\* JUNIOR, 12yds .bhd (McKcndry) 1 9-9 WARESS, scr (MoTiguo) ' ... :.. 2 8-8 MOCAST, scr (R. Donald) ... 3 Also started: 11-11 Araehne, 3-3 Battlefield. 4-4 ' Iraq, 12-13 Major Lind ; 13-12 Roval Drusus ' scr. 22' . Craganour,' 6-7 Peter Loeanda, 5-5 Willow Wave 12yds bhd, 7-6 Glace McElwyn, . 14-14 Muriel de Oro, 10-10 Raydus 24. A length and a half; two lengths. Raydus was fourth. Times: 2.44, 2.44 1-5, 2.45 3-5. WILKIN HANDICAP, of £200; 4.40 class. Two miles. 3-3 BTG AUTHOR, scr (O. E. Hooper) 1 5-4 VILLAGE GUY. scr (M, Holmes) 2 10-10 MORELLO, 36yds bhd (McTigtic) 3 Also started:'6-9 Kibo, 1-1 Self scr; 7-5 All Sunshine, 12-11 ..Margaret Bell, 11-8 Mario Celeste, 8-7 Noble Prince 24yds bhd, 2-2 Isabel Derby, 9-6 Nobleman 36. Four lengths; a head. Kibo was fourth. Times: 4.29; 4.29 3-5. 4.26 4-5. AUTUMN HANDICAP, of £250; uiihopplcd trotters; 4.40 class. Two miles. 2-2 TEVIOT DOWNS, 36yds bhd (J. Eraser, iunr.) 1 5-6 BESSIE PARRISH. 60yds b.hd (J. J. Kcnnerley) 2 3-4 FIFA, 12yds bhd- (F. Holmes) ... 3 Also started:' 1-1 Air Flowj Guy o' Mine 6-3 Raclai'.n scr and First Wrack 84yds bhd bracketed, 8-8 New Met ford 24, 7-7 Lough Guy 43. From the start Raclaim took the lead from Air Flow, Guy o' Mine and Teviot Downs. Passing the stands the order was practically the same, except that Fifa had moved up and later led from Air Flow, Teviot Downs, Raclaim and Guy o' Mine, with Bessie Parri.ih gaining on the field. Air Flow led into the straight from Fifa, Teviot Downs, Raclaim and Guy o' Mine. En the run heme Teviot Downs wen by half a length from Bessie ,I'arrish. with Fifa three lengths away and Guy o' Mine fourth. Times: 4.34, 4.32 1-5, 4.36 3-5. EXPRESS HANDICAP, of £250; 4.36 class. Two miles. 9-9 YOUNG FRANK, scr (Marshall) ... 1 4-5 LADY FAME, sc:r (S. A. Edwards) 2 3-3 YOUNG TRAVIS, scr (King) ... 3 Also started: 1-1 Rongomai, 6-6 Tarigahi, 8-7 Wilbur White scr, 5-4 Sea Gift 26yds bhd, 2-2 Bingcu Palm 48, 7-8 Francis Lincoln 6C A head: a length and a half. Rongomai was fourth. Times: 4.29 4-5, 4.30, 4.30.1-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of £250; 2.44 class. One mile and a quarter. 2-3 WORTHY LIGHT, scr (M. Holmes) 1 1-1 CLOUDY RANGE, scr (J. Eraser, iunr.) 2 3-10 REY SPEC, scr (Berry) 3 Also started: 9-3 Avernus, 10-9 George Rev, 11-11 Smoogcr, 7-7 Sunny Morn, 4-4 Supertax scr, 1-1 Tempest 12yds bhd bracketed with Cloudy Range, 3-2 Blue Mountain, 5-6 Gold Tinge, 5-5 Taxpayer, 12-12 Vesuvius 12. A length; a neck. George Rev was fourth. Times: 2.44 4-5, 2.45, 2.45*1-5.