Countless By Half-Head

Northern Advocate, 23 August 1943, Page 5

Countless By Half-Head

(Special) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In a great finish for Ihe National Handicap. ai the Now Zealand Metropolitan 'lroning Club's meeting at Addington on Saturday, Count Jess got up in the last stride to win by half a head from * hiAuckland horse Farshall. with Coquette a head away third, li was an impressive performance on the pari of Countless because. after making a slow beginning, he appeared to falter after he had gone a ■furlong and a-half and tost three lengths. National Four-Year-,Old Trotting Stakes, of £650; lb miles. —(3-2) Fantom. 24yds (M. Holmes), l; (6-5) Believe Me, limit. 2; (2-1) Forewarned, 24yds, 3. All started. Half a length; four lengths. Times: 3.24 1-5, 3.26 2-5. 3.25 2-5.

National Handicap, of £1000; limit 4.30; two miles. —(1-1) Countless, limit (G. McKenriry). 1; (2-2) Parshall, limit, 2; (6-6) Coquette. 24yds, 3. All started. A head eacrt way. Times: 4.23 4-5, 4.24, 4.22 1-5. Countless was coupled with Loyal Key. Advance Handicap, of £600; limit 4.34; two miles. —tl-ti Loyal Friend, 12yds (O. E. I-Iooper), J; (2-4) Braw Lass, limit, 2: <4-3) Catalpn, limit. 3. All started. Threequarters of a length; half a head. Times: 4.20. 4.21 1-5. 4.21 2-5. Stewards' Free-For-All (Trotters), oi £500; one mile and five furlongs.—(B-8) Martian (G. McKendry), 1: (1-1) Douglas McFlwyn. 2; (2-3) lioyal Worthy, 3. All started". A length each way. Times: 3.33 1-5. 3.33 2-5. 3.33 3-5. Tluva-year-old .Stakes, of £650; 1T miles. — (2-2) Paul Collette, limit iD. C. Watts). 1: (4-3) Acropolis, 24vd.s. 2: (1-1) Be! Humid, 24yds, 3. All stance!. Three lengths; two lengths. Times: 3.19 2-5, 8.18. 3.18 3-5. August Free-For-All. of £;.>()€; 1 1 -i miles. —Springfield Globe 1. Haughty 2. Happy Man 3. Gold Bar was fourth. Scratched: Dusky Sound, Ferry Post. Haughty was coupled with Hardy Oak.