RACING CARNIVAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20950, 13 August 1931, Page 9

RACING CARNIVAL.

gETEOPOLITAN TEOTS. WIN FOR GLENROSSIE. A FINE PERFORMANCE. •GREAT LOGAN AGAIN. favourites - POOR DAY. | ? .TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting was continued to- " jiav The weather was boisterous, with 8 north-westerly wind for the early races, when 'the wind died down. The attendance was good and the track was in fast order ' The totalisator investments' were £25 583. compared with £57,158 last year. The'lotal for the two days is £45,867. compared with £60,569 last year. Remits are:— r" IMPROVERS' HANDICAP, Of £300; limit'3.3a; 1J miles. S_ygONETA, C. R. Anniajj's, 24yds bhd -"fAeaing) 1 3-GEMLIGHT, J. .Fairbaira's, 24yds bhd . (Humphreys) 2 ftIIADY FAN, R. C. Robinson's. 24yda bhd (McDermoit) 3 i) fi o Started.—l Great Way. 6 Merce ■RinEcn. 3 Repute,; limit;- 4 Nelson Ata, 11 Fe'er Lia, 24yds bhd: 8 All Peters. 10 £i!eea Wood, 9 Nelson Boy, 12 Trampcrisp. "36. \Tiill a circuit- to cover the leaders were tadr Fan. Boaeta, Repute. Merce Bingea. fiwrliaht aad Great Way. Boneta led into thVTtraisht from Gemlisht, Lady Fan. Renute and Merce Bingen. and won by a length from Gemlight; Lady Fan was three lengths away. Repute, was fourth. Times. 3ni"27 t-ss, oe 28si 3m 29 3-ss. \'' 1 ' DASH HANDICAP, ■ 01 £300: saddle; limit 2.14: 1 mile. S£SUNCHILD,. G-. J. Barton's. limit (Eraser) • • . 1 1— MAC DILLON, J. C. South'a, limit t Price) - B—HARVEST CHILD. R. G. Ward's, ..v 12yds bhd (A. Holmes) . . . . 3 •AI3O Started.—l John Jinks, 11 Macaraada. 9 Vecto, limit; 6 El, Direct. 10 Huca Dearer.'S Wrackeen. 12yds bhd: 3 Royal Comrade- (bracketed with Harvest Child), 5 Dilaon, 4-Steel All. .21. John Jinks' gear broke when he was rell clear a furlong from home, and this left: Mac Dillon and Suachild in charge. Ifi a close finish Suachild won by threecraarters of a length from Mac Dillon. Harvest Child was three lengths away. El Direct was fourth. Times, 2m 13 2-Ss, 2m 13 3-ss. 2ra 13s. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, j,,:. Of £1000; limit 4.25; 2 miles. ( GLENROSSIE. 7 J. McDonald's, 12yds bhd (Tboiaas) 1 E-OI L'OR, P. Browa'3, 4Syds bhd (M. Holmes)' 2 S—DUNDAS BOY, Mrs. E. Berrymaa'e, 12yds bhd (Berry) 3 ' 11—HAROLD THORPE. E. R. Hus- <\ band's, 21yd3 bhd (M. B. Edwards) . 4 Z&teo Started.—lo Pluto, limit; 1 Peterwah, 12yds bhd, and Free Advice. 36yds afixi, bracketed; 7 Lindbergh, 6 Mountain Dell,' 2 Vesuvius, 12yds bhd: 12 Imprint, 57Logan Chief. 24; 8 Jewel Pointer, 48. .-With sis furlongs to caver the leaders were Vesuvius. Glenrossie. Free Advice, Dtradrts Boy, Pinto, Impriat, Liadbergh. wiri Rot L'Or. Glenrossie took command . half a mile from home and eatered the straight clear of Dundas Boy and Roi L'Or ipd woa by a length from Eoi L'Or. Dtiathz Boy was a similar distance away. Haioicl -Thorpe was six lengths further back, with Plato fifth. Times, 4m 23 3-3s, 4m 20 4,35, 4m 245. . ) BELGIUM HANDICAP, ' Of £350; limit 4.40; 2 miles. ' "2--BSUNDA, 4Sycs bhd (McKendry) . 1 4—SOMERBY, V. thorn's, limit (N. ' Aibcrn) >. 5 •t—BRENTLrGHT. J. J. Kenaerley's, limit (E. D. Kennerlcy) 3 . Semerby and Breatlight were bracketed. Also Started.—s / Holly Baak. 6 Impromptu, II Ta-ctie33 % limit; 7 Festival. 10 Onr George, 12yds bhd; 3 Black Lion. 9 lily Harold* 1 Netta Oro, 12 Sonoma, 24; 8 Grand Canyon, 48. Ths order ■ was Impromptu, Li'y Harold, Somerby, Belinda, Festival, and Holly Bank. Belinda ran into the lead two furlongs from hoaie and won, easily by three Jengths from Semerby. Brentlight was a neck away and Impromptu was fourth. Times: 4.2G 1-3, 4.31 1-5, 4.31 2-3. LINCOLN HANDICAP, Of £300; linrft 2.47: li miles. D'ORO, H. Halliday's, -12 yds bhd (Watts) 1 -&-MILO MINTO, D. Speace's, 12yds .bhd (Hooper) 2 B—SODIUM, Clarkaon and Graham's. j! 12yds bhd (J.. Bryca) 3 Also Started.—l2 Acre. 1 Arethusa.__ 4 Eugene d'Oro, limit, and Harvest Child, J2jesbfcd, bracketed; 13 Jolly Pet-. 6 Major kind, 14 Play wave. 15 Proud Dillon, 10 Real tight, 11 Sunny ' Bob, 9 Warepa, S Suachild,- 7 Great Ballin. 12yds bhd. f:ls"a punishing finish Nelson D'Oro won by a head from Milo Minto. with Sodium -feai£-a-length awav. Sunny Bob was fourth. Times: 2.16. 2.4G 1-3, 2.46 2-5. AVON HANDICAP, Of £100; limit 4.39; 2 miles. .I—SIR VOYAGE. G. J. Barton's, limit (Tomkinson) . . ■ 1 2-QUICKFIRE. J. F. McKcndry's, 24yds bhd (McKendry) .. ..3 ~4~FIFA. J. 'N, Clarke's, 2-lyda bhd I Clarke) . . . . . . . . .3 -Also Started.—s Eileen Wood, limit; 3 Audo, SarsapariJla, 12yds bhd; li Easement, 60; 7 Writer, 72. Sir. Voyage led practically the whole jourand was not troubled at any stage. JtiEning by four lengths from Quickfire. dfa was 15 lengths away. Eileen Wood fourth. Times: 4.36 3-5, 4.35 4-5, 4.40. « - CANTERBURY HANDtCAP, Ol £100; limit 4.35; 2 miles. '2—SATIN KING, W. McDonald's, GOyds *■' bhd (Hooperj 1 j -®-TAR>-DALE., J. A. Smaili'a. 12yds '-. bhd (McLennan) . . - H-WaRP.LANE. J. J. Kennerley'a. _ ! • ' COyds bhd (H. 0. Kennerley) • • 3 1 Also Started.—r't Erin's Lynn. 17 Orphan, ' Peter -Pirate,' 18 PI ay wave. 9 St. George. , flmit, 8 Colonial Boy. G Cranleigh, 12yds | 'JJid; 15 Golden Pedro, 13 Happy Land. 1 j Jleteor, 5 Ngiagongmgo, 24; 4 Delightful. Logan; 3G: 1G Avenger, 12 Pageant, . Tarndale led into the straight from j Meieoz, Satin Km;, Pageant and Peter - jPirate. Satin King staved on to win by ! J'o lengths from Tarndalc, with Warpiane j • head Meteor was fourth. Times: j *23'3*3, 1.26, 4.24 1 5. SPEEDV\/AY HANDICAP, l : - Of £'100; limit 2.14; U miles. /f ''•'—GREAT LOGAN, S. G. Lgmon's. j f- 12yds bhd (Hooper) M ;B~DIL"WORTH. T. B= Louission's. limit ! (Berkett) 2 { J4—VESUVIUS, V. Alborn's, 12yds bhd 'Albornj - 3 : ■ Also Started.—ll Muriel de Oro, t Rollo, 5 Bessie Logan, 12yds bhd, ;!nd Carf*- 24yds bhd, bracketed; 12 Cardinal 'j-ogan, ;j Tom Thmno, 12yds bh-d; G Harold 10 Logan Park, .36. •iThe order into the home run was DilHollo. Muriel de Oro, Great Logan. «aro)d Logan and Vesuvius. In a very vjiOße finish Greal Logan won by a head ■ Dilworth. Vesuvius was half n- head •way. Harold Legan was fourth. Times; 2.15k 1-5, 2.41 2-5. i jfAUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. | ENTRIES close to-morrow. J.Nominations for all events at llie Auck- . Trotting Club's August Meeting clos» ir*'" the secretary. Mr. A. G. Mabee, at 5 +D-n. to-morrow, Friday, August 14. the absence of Mr. E, V. Sutherland. is away on a holiday trip to Australia, S A. Tronson, of Auckland, has been apj. f?d to act as judge at the Auckland tr otting Club's meeting on Augast 29. jj. , i;*...TROTTING FIXTURES. !4—-N'ew Zealand Metropolitan Trot,nsr Club . Trottins Club.