RACING CARNIVAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 7

RACING CARNIVAL.

/ GRAND NATIONAL week.

abdington TROTS OPEN.

WEf FOE EEGAL VOYAGE.

GIENEOSSIE BUNS SECOND.

SUCCESS OF WARPLANE.

TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CBBTSTCHT7RCH. Saturday.

The first day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August Meeting, which opens the Grand National carnival weetyof racing add trotting, was held at iddington to-day in fine weather, with a cold easterly wind. The course was in good order and the attendance was up to the standard of recent meetings. The totalisator handled £20,278, compared with £23.421 last year. Results:—

introductory handicap, Of .£200: limit 3.32: 1} redes. S —GEMLIGHT. J. Fairbairn's, limit (Humphreys) * X 10—BONETA. C. R. Anning's, • bhd (Anning) 2 3—REPUTE, H. Frost's, limit (Frost) 3 Also Started. —I Great Way, limit, and Standby, ,2-Jyds bhd. (bracketed^; 2 Merce Bingen, limit; 5 Lady Fan, 0 Nelson Ata, 24yds bhd; 3 Eileen Wood, II N*lscm Boy, 12/Trampcrisp, 7 White Satin. 36; 13 Fifa, £0; 4 Stanley T. 72. / Gemlight led into the straight from Recite, Boneia. Lady Fan and Nelson Bey and won easily by five lengths from Boneta, irith Repute three lengths away. Nelson Soy r wa3 fourth. Times: 3m 2S 3-ss. 3m 23 l-Ss, 3m 29 3-os.

ADVANCE ,HANDICAP, y Of ,£300; limit 2.56; li miles. #—PRICELESS, J.. P. McKendry's, 12yd3 bhd (McKendry) 1 I—BRACKEN. H.,.F. Nicoli's. limit (M. Holmes) .{ 2 : fr-HEROD. Mrs. E. Turabull's, limit ' (J. Bryce) 3

„ Also Started.—3 Aristotle, S Checkers, 7 / Goiden Harvest. 9 Goldworthy. 4 Great Chenault. 6 Location, limit. With half a mile covered the leaders were Herod. Checkers, Priceless. Aristotle and Bracken. Priceless followed Herod into the straight, with Bracken and Aristotle nest, and in a close finish Priceless won by a iead from Bracken, with Herod a neck away. Aristotle was fourth. Times; Hhj, 2m 4S l-ss, 2m 4S 2-ss.

AUGUST HANDICAP, Of £1000: limit 4.29; 2 miles. t-KEGAL VOYAGE, R. Wanden's, 12yds j bhd (Withers) . . " B—GLENROSSIE. J. McDonald's, 24yds bhd. (Thomas) 2—NEEORO. B. F. Spiers', limit (Hend-

riksen) . . , f 3—DUNDAS BOY. Mrs. E. Berryman's 24yds bhd (Berry)

• Also Started.—l 3, Pluto. 12yds bhd: 4 Erin's Fortune, 7 Lindbergh, 6 Mountain Dell. 24; 14 Imprint, .9 Logan Chief, 36; 32 Native Prince. -48; 11 Jewel Pointer. 5 Roi L'Or. 60; 10 Harold Logan, 72. With six furlong 3 to cover Pluto wa3 clear cf Neeoro, Regal \ oyage and Glenrossie. Regal Voyage led the straight from Pinto. Neeoro Glenrossie, Dnndas Boy and Mountain Dell. In the run home Regal Voyage won by a length and a-half from Glenrossie. with Neeoro three lengths away. Be ad 3 s Boy was a length back fourth, and Mountain Dell wa3 fifth. Times: 4m 265, 1m 2a" l-ss. 4m 27, 4-ss.

TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £3so'; limit 4.40; 2 miles,

S—AYRMONT CHIMES, J. Bryce's, limit (J. Bryce, jsn.) 1 3—JOHN JINKS, /D. O'Keefe's. 12yds bsd (Young) 2 4—NETTA ORO. M. Moran's, 24yds bhd • (i\ J. Holmes) 3 \\sa Started.—2 BrenWight, 9 Somerby, 3 Hofly" Bank _< bracketed with John Jinks), 0 Tartlesi, limit; 6 Festival, 5 Our George, 12yds bed; 1 Black Lion, 14 EI Direct. 11 Mac Dillon. 11 'Sonoma, 24; 13 Krina, 36; 7 Grand Canyon. 4S. .Tactless and Somerby had charge with a circuit to cover, • followed by Ayrmont CMmes. John Jinks. Brectlicht. Festival, Holly Bank, Black Lion and Netta Oro. John Jinks went to the front two furlongs from home but Ayrmont Chimes finished the better and won .by two lengths, with Oro _five lengths away third. BrentJigSt was fourth. limes: 4m 23 3-ss, 4m 27 4-3s, 4m 2S 4-3s.

STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of £400: limit 4.40; 2 miles

S—STANLe.Y T. J; Young's, 60yds bhd (Young) . . . . 1 3—OnCKFIBE, J. F. McKendry's, 24yds bed (E. J. Smith) . . .. .. 2 I—SIR VOYAGE, G. J. Barton's, limit (Tomkinson) 3 Also Started.—}' Ail. Peters, S Audominion, mint; _ 7 Nighhom. G Sarsaparilia, 24yds bhd; 5 Engagement. 72. m The order into the straight was Stanley T. Qnickfire and Sir Voyage. Stanley T stayer) on mil won easily by half a length from Quickfire, with Sir Voyage a length avay. Engagement waa fourth. Times: oi 3-ss, 4m 34 4-ss, 4rn 375. IE QUEEN MARY HANDICAP, Of £400; limit 4.35; 2 miles.

5-»WARPLANr.,, J. J. Kennerley's. 24yds bhd (R. D. Kennerley) . . . . 1 It-'METEOR, G. Dickson's, 12yds bhd , (M. Holmes) , 2 . 4—DILLON LOGAN, D. Rodger's, 36yds Orid (Barron; . . 3 Also Started.—7 Major Lind. 9 Peter Pirate, 13 Piaywave, limit; 2 St. George, Itffi;}, and Sunny Bob, 4Syda bhd (Oracketed); R Nelson De Oro. 11 Tarndale. .-yds bhd: 12 Golds' Pedro. S Happy Land. 2 .vrJigottgingo, 21: 14 Avenger, 43; 10 bams King. fifi. V-arplane became prominent, three furlongs m o • e jnd the order into the straight Satin King. Nelson De Oro. Meteor. i "'arplane ar.d Dillon Logan. Warplane * "Unshed well to win by a length and a-half t'ern Meteor, with Dillon Logan half a tf.r.gth away. Peter Pirate waa fourth, ■luiies: 4m 2G 2-3?. 4m 27 3-Ss, 4m 25 4-ss.

SELWYN HANDICAP, Of £300; limit 2.43; li miles. 2—SODlUii. Clarkson and Graham's, 12yds bhd 'J. Bryce) 2—STEEL \LL. A. H. Busch's, 21yds Olid (Wilhers) s—Harvest child., r. g. Ward's. '-■lyda bhd lA. Holmes)

Started.—l Acre and Cu.-h'a d'Or fncntedt. 1 Colonial Boy. 17 Macaranda. ".n,' > . nan (bracketed with Sodium and Steel s c ? Proud Dilfcn, 6 Roicole. 3 Sunchijd. •i. oannsn and Vecto (bracketed). 9 Wild Q-yajre. 5 "Wr.-repa, limit; 7 Eusrene de Oro '•picketed with Harvest Child). 10 Huon T 19 Jolly Pet. '1 Piaywave, 15 Real i'S-ht. 12yds bhd; 12 Grand Light. 11 Great "in. 13 Milo Minto. 24: 16 Carmel. CO. pCoicnial Boy ied. into the straight with ■oicole. Acre, Vvi'd Voyaee and Sodium •o«e up. In a yreat firhh Podium won r "t,j jead from '• Steel All, with Harvest <1 hair a least h aiav, Roicole was fourth. Times: 2m 47 3 ss. 2m 46 2-ss. 4b 4-ss.

HANDICAP. Of £350; Mmit 2.12; 1 mile.

LOGAN. S. G. Lemon's, i-yd3 bhd (Hooper) 1 ls ~lP?' r THTTMB J. R. Frizzell's, 24yds =hd (Sha-.v) 2 T"-ROLLO, H. Allan's, limit (Eerry) . . 3 fcA|?° Started.—li Avomvood. 3 Cranleisrh. A ! 5 p-unos. .limit, and Bessie Logan, i o 'bracketed); 10 Final McKinr*y. 9 Royal Comrade-, limit; ! DeLilv.'ort'n. 11 Loch Moidi. 1(5 jo w ds °. r ". I'7d« bhd; 17 Hnrold T'orpe. FV._ F?'?" 1 &4£r- 3C - and Lceaa Park - 48 ,V 1(i \L- rr| is'-*f' Avon'.vood W1 from frreJf t - T ,reat Lo?an and Paaeanf tW» °? ln Snishod s'rongiy nnd won by a ] * n?Th frorn Toni Th»nih. «•»« { , two lengths <*way third. Pageant fc» xi "l-gi* 2m 0 3-ss. 2xn S 4-5». STUD MASTER'S! DEATH. ! breeder of phar lap. tlil fc £- d<?a,h of srr - A- F. Roberts, owner of Kv.,«j " u *.' a ®'' J^ • near Christcburch, and er or " t!le champion racehorse Phar psjf H„f; j week at the age of 71. •to { , ' 69 owning the imported sires Night ' ' • "and Polazel. Mr. Roberts also meed a iEc!udin 3 ila Sell® Polly and jlpllpt " _ jj|r trotting fixtures. *l—Ne:v Zealand Metropolitan. ,',U- ' —Auckland Trottins Club.