CANTERBURY PARK TROTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 3 January 1940, Page 2

CANTERBURY PARK TROTS

GREAT JEWEL RUNS TO FORM SELWYN HANDICAP TO FINE ART CHRISTCHURCH, 2nd Jonuary. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club's second day was held in fine weather after rain early in the morning. The track was in good order. The attendance was excellent. The totalisator handled £39,634 10s, compared with £41,383 10s. and the total for the meeting was £86,098, against £89.342 10s last year. Concluding results:— Middleton Handicap, of £200; 8.34 class; one mile and a half. —3-2 Huguenot, scr (R. B. Berry), 1; 1-3 Ned Worthy. 12yds bhd, 2; 2-1 Shadow Queen, scr, 3. Also started : Club King, Labour Day, Reception, Siege Gun, Super Jack, Wainoni Girl, Charles Russell, Refund. Sentiment. Old Faithful, Waitemata. Won by three lengths; a neck. Times: 3.19 4-5, 3.19 2-5, 3.20 3-5. MASON STAKES HANDICAP, of £700; 4.29 class; two miles. — 1- Great Jewel. 12yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 1 2- Colonel Grattan, 24yds bhd (V. Leeming) 2 4-4 Lightning Lady, scr (W. K. Tatterson) 3 Also started : Rey Spec. Donald Dhu, Cantata, Renown’s Best. Plutus. Pot Luck. Won by a length; half a length. Times: 4.20, 4.19 2-5, 4.21 3-5. Hornby Handicap Trot, of £275: 4.41 class; two miles.—2-3 Timworthy. 48yds bhd (F. Holmes), and 5-5 Gerfalcon, 60yds bhd (M. Holmes), dead-heat. 1; 12- Ganton, 12yds bhd. 3. Also started : Amonos, Jenny's Guy, Mohican. Franz Derby, Tan John. Aristotle. Blue Logan. Mute. Royal Romance. Third horse half a length away. Times: 4.27, 4.28, 4.31 2-5. Selwyn Handicap, of £350; 2.45 class; one mile and a quarter—2-3 Fine Art, scr (M. C. McTigue). 1; 3-2 Blair Athol, 12yds bhd. 2, 1-1 Southern Chief, scr. 3. Also started: Frisco Boy, George Rey. Navy Blue. Pot Luck. Renown’s Best. Won by a head; three lengths. Times: 2.42 1-5. 2.42 2-5. 2.43 1-5. Prebbleton Handicap; of £225: 3.30 class: one mile and a half. —2-4 Accountant. 30yds bhd (C. S. DonaldV 1: 13- Slippery Sam. scr, 2; 5-3 Colonel Axworthy. 24yds bhd. 3 Also started : j Becky Direct. Coquette. Golden Moness, Lady Slipper. Shadow Son. Stylish Bov,, Yankeeland. Golden Mist. Aldershot, j Regal. Jovial. Won by two lengths; half a length. Times: 3.14 1-5. 3.17 2-5, 3.15 3-5. Final Handicap of £300: 2.14 class; one mile.—3-3 Harold Guy, scr (J. Fraser, jun.). 1; 1-1 Nelson Eddy. scr. 2; 8-6 Quest, scr. 3. Also started: Aide de Camp, Aircraft, £ing Crosby. Harlequin. Red Pigeon. Repeal. Roan Duke, Subsidy. Wee Potts, Worthy Need. George Rey. Nell Grattan. Fremont. Llewellyn’s Pride. Red Ranger Won by a neck each wav. Times: 2.7 3-5. 2.7 4-5, 2.8. JOCKEY SUSPENDED GREYMOUTH. 2nd January. R. J. Mackie. rider of Garonne in the Dominion Hack at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting to-day, was sus-

pended for a fortnight for careless riding, causing interference with Rebel Rose, following a judicial inquiry tonight. MALAGIGI FOR NEW ZEALAND [U.P.A.— By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] SYDNEY, 2nd January. The racehorse Malagigi will go to New Zealand to contest the Centenary Cup. Talkalot broke a leg during a training gallop to-day and was destroyed.