SPORTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 April 1939, Page 3

SPORTING

METROPOLITAN TROTTiNG CLUB PLUTUS DEFEATS COLONEL GRATTAN s PAPANUI HANDICAP TO FINE ART j I United PfHBP Association! CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. Concluding results at the Metropolitan Trotting Club's autumn meeting yesteVay were:— AUTUMN FREE-FOR-ALL. of £750; one mile and a quarter.— 3-3 Plutus (C. S. Donald) 1 1- Colonel Grattan (E. C. McDermott) 2 2- King’s Play (M. C. McTigue) 3 Also started: Van Derby. Lucky Jack and Parisienna (bracketed), Nervie’s Last, Ironside, Willow Wave. Won by a length; four lengths Times: 2.39 1-5. 2.39 2-5. 2.40 2-5. Papanui Handicap, of £500; 4.29 class; two miles.—l-1 Fine Art, scr (M. C. McTigue), 1; 2-2 Marsceres, 12vds bhd (G. McKendry), 2; 7-6 Our War, scr <L. O. Thomas), 3. Also started: Aide de Camp, Ferry Post, Horsepower. Isobel Derby. Big Author, Evicus, Gallant Knight. Won by a length and a half: two lengths. Times: 4.24 2-5. 4.23 4-5. 4.25 1-5. Cashmere Handicap, of £400; unhoppled trotters; 4.38 class; two miles. —6-6 Golden Eagle. 36yds bhd (D. C Watts), 1; 4-5 Peggotty. 72yds bhd (J. Bryce, .iun.), 2: 7-7 Royal Romance, 24 yds bhd (V. Alborn), 3. Also started.Franz Derby. Ganton. Mute, Walter Wrack. Aristotle. Bittersweet, Pilot Peter, Captain Bolt. Wahnooka. Won by a length; half a length. Times: 4.28. 4.25 1-5, 4.29 2-5. Craven Handicap, of £300; 2.49 class: one mile and a quarter.—l-l Windsor Lass, scr (J. Pringle), 1; 9-11 Great Jewell. 24yds bhd (R. B. Berry), 2; 12-12 Worthy Need, scr (F. Holmes). 3. Also started : Golden Cross, Labourman. Mankind. Racketeer. Repeal, Jackaranda. Token. Great Divide, Aircraft, Bing Crosby. Connenora. Wee Potts, Morewa. Walter Gay, Van Derby. Won by a head: half a length. Times: 2.43 3-5, 2.42 4-5, 2.44. Final Handicap (saddle), of £300: 2.11 class; one mile.—2-2 Marsceres. scr (G. McKendry). 1; 1-1 Cavan Chief, scr (H. Marshall). 2; 3-3 Ginger Jack, scr (J. Fraser, jun). 3. Also started: George Rev, Southern Smile. Big Author. Rocks Ahead Won by three-quarters of a lenath: two lengths. Times: 2.9 4-5. 2.10, 2.10 2-f. Totalisator investments were £42.240 10s. making the t-'tal for the three days £141.189 10s.