Trots at Hutt Park

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7300, 30 October 1933, Page 4

Trots at Hutt Park

N.Z. CUP TRIAL TO ROYAL SILK PURSER WINS OCTOBER HANDICAP Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Tho Wellington Trotting Club’s Cup Trial meeting was held at Hutt Park in dull, overcast weather, with a heavy northerly wind. Rain fell for most of the programme but cleared for tho last three races. The track was greasy. The totalisator handled £12,145 lOs. PETONE TROT, of ISO sovs; 3.42 class; 14 miles. 2- GYRATE, scr. (Edwards) .. 1 3- Real Boy, scr. (Davidson) .. 2 4- Chiming Wrack, scr (Tonipkinson) g Also started: 1-1 Norman Pox, 8-5 Bronte, 10 -10 Nebon’s Prince, 0-8 Resound, 7-9 Bluo Gold, 5-G Eaclaim, 6-7 Amonos, 11-11 Speculator. Won by half a length, live lengths. Amonos was fourth. Times, 3.31 2-5, 3.31 4-5, 3.34 4-5. NOVICE HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; 3.45 class; 14 miles. 1-1 CLEM DAWE, scr. (Kennedy) 1 6-6 Flintlock, scr. (Thomas) .... 2 3- Solario, scr. (Doyle) .. ». ~ 3 Also started: 7-7 Marion de Oro, 4-5 Match King, 5-4 Attorney, 2-2 Atralette. Won by two lengths, six lengths. Match King was fourth. Times, 3.31 2-5, 3.31 4-5, 3.34 3-5. OCTOBER HANDICAP, of 300 sovs.; 4.35 class; 2 miles. 1-1 PURSER, scr. (Thomas) .... * 4- RAYDUS, 12yds. (Berkett) .. * 3-3 Roddy, 24yds. (Smith) Z Also started: 6-5 Checkers, 5-6 Bracken, 2-2 Major Lind. Dead heat for first, short head. Times, 4.35 4-5, 4.34 4-5, 4.34. NEW ZEALAND CUP TRIAL HANDICAP, of 300 sovs.; 2.44 class; 1J miles. 1- ROYAL SILK, 12yds. (Berkett) j 2- Mountain Dell, scr. (l’ompkiuson) .. 2 5- Kewpie’s Guy, scr. (Smith) .. 3 Also started: 3-3 Brent Zolock, 4-5 Logan’s Pride, 6-6 Wrackler, 7-7 Glenrossie, 1-1 Red. Shadow, coupled with the winnor.

Won by a length, half a neck. Red Shadow was fourth. Times, 2.46 4-5, 2.48, 2.48 2-5. Mountain Dell, from Kewpie’s Guy, Logan’s Prido and Royal Silk, was tho early order, Brent Zolock failing to leave the mark. Royal Silk hit the front at the end. of half a mile and led thereafter, fruitless challenges being thrown out in the straight by Mountain Dell and Kowpie’s Guy. Red Shadow finished on for fourth and Logan’s Prido was next. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.; 3.37 class; 14 miles. 2- WORTHY LIGHT, 12yds. (Smith) ................ 1 1- General Wrack, 12yds. (Tompkinson) 2 3- Mario Celeste, 36yds. (Tatterson) 3 Also started: 4-5 Cracker, 4-4 Good Companion, G-6 Hemlock Hero. Won by two lengths, one and a half. Hemlock Hero was fourth. Times, 3.26, 3.26 3-5, 3.25. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 150 sovs.; 4.57 class; 2 miles. 2- REAL BOY, scr. (Davidson) 1 3- Amonos, 60yd3. (Bryce) .... 2 5-6 Resound, 36yds 3 Also started: 1-1 Chiming Wrack, 6-5 Derry Thorpe and Blue &old, bracketed, 4-4 Raclaim, 7-7 Nelson’s Prince. Won by six lengths, twelve. Times, 4.46 1-5, 4.43 2-5, 4.53 3-5. SHORT HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; 3.7 class; If miles. 2-2 LORD WRACK, scr. (Thomas) 1. 5-5 Atralette, scr. (Tatterson) .. 2 1-1 Blandford, scr. (Berry) .... 3 Also started: Attorney, Chrdnicler, Marion de Oro, Match King, Bolario, Worthy Member, Max Havoc. Times, 2.55 4-5, 2.56, 2.56 1-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 175 sovs.; 2.48 class; If miles. 1 CRAGANOUR, 12yds. (Edwards) .................. 1 3 Checkers, scr. (Berry) ...... 2 2 Wild Guy, scr. (Bryce) ...... 3 Also started: 4 Gang Awa. Won by half a length, a head. Times, 2.54, 2.55 2-5, 2.55 3-5.

DANNEVIRKE RACING- CLUB PROPOSAL TO AMALGAMATE WITH WOODVILLE DEFERRED At a special general mooting of the Dannevirko Racing Club last week, members discussed a proposal that the elub should amalgamate with the Woodville District Jockey Club. Tho secretary stated that the following was tho memorandum of conditions for the Dannovirke Racing Club to race on Woodville racccourso with a view to amalgamating with the Woodville District Jockey Club: —(1) That the Dannevirko club be given tho right to race on the Woodville course for all time; (2) that tho Woodville club make no charge for tho use of the course and appointments others than the cost of putting in order and restoring the same before and after tho meetings, and making good any damage thereto or to plant ;(3) that after the present guaranteed overdraft bank account ox the Dannovirke club has been paid off, the Woodville club shall have ths right to make a charge of 21 per cent, on tho gross totalisator turnover at the Dannovirke meetings; (4) that the Woodville club is to have the right at any time to require the Dannevirke club to amalgamate -with it, providod that if such requisition shall be made before the Dannevirke club’s guaranteed bank overdraft is paid off, any liability thereunder shall be taken over by the amalgamated club; (5) that the Dannevirke club shall immediately, or within one year of the date hereof, divest itself of its freehold and leasehold property, known as th© Dannevirko racecourse and all liability attached thereto, and 3hall hereafter incur no further capital liability; (6) that, it shall be optional for the Woodville District Jockey Club to require tbe following as conditions of amalgamation; (a.) Tho club to be known as the Woodville District Jockey Club; (b) the committee to consist of a pre-

sident, two vice-presidents, one of whom shall be a Woodville member and one a Dannevirke member, a treasurer, who shall be a Woodville member, and 10 stewards (of whom six shall be from Woodville and four from Dannevirke) ; (c) the office of tho club to be at Woodville. After considerable discussion Mr Cyril Hunter moved: "That tho Dannovirke Racing Club amalgamate with the Woodville District Jockey Club on the conditions agreed to by the Woodville Club.” Mr F. Selby seconded the motion. Mr T. H. G. Lloyd moved an amendment: '‘That the question of tho amalgamation of the Dannevirko Racing Club with the Woodville District Jockey Club be held over until after the March meeting, say, on March 22. Mr J. Millar seconded. Tho amendment was carried by 14 votes to 7, several members not voting.