TROTTING AT FORBURY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 3 February 1930, Page 9

TROTTING AT FORBURY

METROPOLITAN TO SUNSHOWER ALL PETERS BEATS WHITER DUNEDIN. Ist February. The sccoinl tiny of the Forbury Park Trots was held in fine weather with a murh improved track. Results: — Waverley Handicap (harness), of 200 sovs; 3.45 class; one mile and a half — 1 Whito Satin, 12yds hhd (Berry)', 1; 3 Fifa, 12yds Mid, 2; 7 Robert Todd, scr, 3. All started. Won by a length. Time, 3.35 3-5. Telegraph Handicap (saddle), of .225 sovs; 2.17 class; one mile—7 Rita McKinnov, scr (Gallagher), 1; 5 Marinca, 12yds bhd, 2; 3 Erin's Fortune, 24yds bhd, 3. Scratched: Nelson MeElwyn. Won by six lengths. Time, 2.13 2-5. Gore Handicap, (harness), of 225 snvs; 3.30 class; one mile and a half—3 Wrackeen, 36vds bhd (M. Holmes) 1; 7 Wild i Nita, scr, 2; 1 Shady Spot, scr, 3. All started. Won by a neck each way. Time, 3.21 4-s—a track record. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP (harness), of 600 sovs; 4.30 class; one mile and a half—--1 Sunshower, scr (Berry) 1 1 Joan MeElwyn, 12yds bhd 2 4 Athalone, scr 3 Scratched: Wrackler. Won by two lengths; half a length. Time, 4.28 1-5.; Bonny Logan was fourth. The bracket (Sunshower anil Jean MeElwyn) fought out the finish, Sunshower winning easily. Stewards' Handicap (harness), of 225 sovs; 3.37 class; one mile and a half — 13 John Noble, 30yds bhd (Caldor). 1; 3 Lydia, 48yds bhd, 2; 7 Le Thorpe, 18 vds bhd, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.28 2-5. All started. Crescent Handncap (harness), of 300 sovs ; 4.44 class ; for unhoppled trotters; two miles—4 All Peters, scr (Doyle), 1; 1 Writer, 24yds bhd, 2; 2 Commander Bingen, scr, 3. All started. Won bv a short length; a head. Time, 4.33 3-5. Royal Handicap (harness), of 250 sovs; 4.42 class; two miles—l Shady Spot, scr (Hooper), 1; 3 Nelson MeElwyn, 24vds bhd, 2; 4 Liberal, 48yds bhd, 3. Won by a length. Time, 3-5. All started. Au Revoir Handicap, of 300 sovs; one mile and a quarter—6 Great Logan. 1; 3 Talent, 2; 4 Athalone. 3. Also started : Arikitoa, Final McKinney, Golden Bubbles, Lady Cello, Hector's Own, Fight Ever, Billy Sea. Won by a short neck. Time, 2.48 3-5. Totalisator investments were £37,829, as compared with £32,923 on the second day last year. SUNSHOWER'S GOOD RUN (By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail") CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Dunedin Trotting Club's Meeting ihe Jean McElwyn-Sunshower bracket carried 2853 tickets in the Metropolitan Handicap, and was much more solidly backed than the second choice, Roi l'Or, wdio was entrusted with 1507 tickets. It was a fine race from the start, and backers of the favourites were early on good terms with themselves for Sunshower was first out from Athalone, while Jean MeElwyn was in third place just ahead of Maiwhariti, Bonny Logan and Linkman. Roi "Or moved up before a round had been covered, and with a mile to go he was in third position, the, order being Sunshower, Talent, Athalone, Roi TOr. Jean MeElwyn, and Bonny Logan. The pace was not fast and nothing seemed anxious to take over Sunshower's role of pacemaker. Sunshower, Talent, Athalone, Roi l'Or, Jean MeElwyn. and Bonny Logan was the order commencing the last lap, and into the straight. Sunshower easily held her own in the run to the post, and won comfortably, while Jean MeElwyn battled on very gamely to beat Athalone by the narrowest of margins. Bonny Logan was next to finish. Sunshower put np a good performance in leading from end to end. She has improved a Ibt of late, and may not yet be at the end of her tether. Jean MeElwyn, as consistent as ever, met one too good for her, and it seems that she is not destined to win a race. :Athalone is one of the unlucky horses racing. ' He again filled third position after being with the leaders all through. King Pointer showed great speed in patches, but ho mixed his gait several times. Roi l'Or found the handicap all too much for him.