OPENING DAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23018, 21 April 1938, Page 9

OPENING DAY

PARISIENNE WINS PLUTUS TAJ<ES SECOND HEAT SUPERTAX ALSO SUCCESSFUL VICTORY FOR CAPTAIN BOLT [by TELEtiUAI'H —PRESS association] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. After a postppiu'inent from Saturday, the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's inter-Dominion championship meeting was opened at Addington today in tino weather and on a good " track. There \\ 4 as a large attendance. The totalisator investments were £45,681. compared with £"11,635 on the! first day last year. Results: ROBERT SIMPSON HANDICAP, Of i.'32">; trotters; limit 3.31; l' /a miles I—I—PEGGOTTY. 3Uyds bhd (J. Behrns) 1 4-S—PRIN'CE HAHVESTER, limit (M. i Holmes' . . . i> I g—9 —ARISTOTLE, 3Uyds bhd (R. I Motzi .. a | Also Started.—7—l2 Debutante, S—t> In* i dolent, U —lo King Franz, j—:! Listowel, ! 12 —11 Survivor, limit; 7 —7 Lady Sonoma, 2 —2 ilute. 12yds bhd; lo —8 Sister Mary, | 21; 3 —l Pilot IMer, 11—11 Helen's Boy, i 36; 13 —13 Tan John, 18. / Two lengths; Mute finished third a neck ; away, but was disqualified for galloping past I the post, Aristotle being placed third. Times: I 8m 21s, 3m 24 '-'-is, 3m 23 3-os. wayvj'lle handicap, Of 1300; limit 3.28; V/ 3 miles 12 —13 —WEE WRACK, limit iJ. Bell, ! jun.) . . . . l | 11—11—TWENTY GRAND, limit (J. I Bryce, jun.) ■ • 19—rlS —POLA NEGRI, limit (S. A. ! Edwards) .3 j Also Started. —7—lo Bing Crosby, 18—ly i Civic, I—l1 —1 Fremont, 17—l(j Full Hand, 6 —l Moana Tama, 10—15 Sage King, I—u Silver Guy, o—y Snowy de Oro, lu—7 Wyiian, limit; 3 —2 Ferry Post, B—B8 —8 Our Peggy, 11—11 Red Flyer. 2—3 Southern Chief, 12yds bhd; s—o Waitaki Power, 3U; 13—12 Crocus, lo—l7 Lynwood, lb. Two lengths; half a length. Times: 3iu 19 4-os, 3ni 20s, 3m 20 l-os. INTER-DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. FIRST QUALIFYING EVENT. Of £7,">o; 1/4 miles FIRST HEAT S—3 —PARISIENNE, 12yds bhd (R. B. Berry) . . * . . .. 1 13 —13 —EVICUS, 12yds bhd (R. Young) 2 j I—I—KING'S PLAY, 12yds bhd (M. | Stewart) 8 Also Started.—l0 —13 Our Walla, S—f) | Aide de Camp, 7—7 Nervie's Last, 4—5 Frisco Boy, limit; J2 —12 Kolect, 2—2 Pot ' Lack, 5—4 Rocks Ahead, 12yds bhd; 6—t> 1 Willow Wave, 11—10 Grand Mogul, 24; 7 —S , Boi l'Or, 36. Nervie's Last, Our Walla and Kolect i were first to show out, and passing I the stands Our . Walla had charge from Nervie's Last, Pot Luck, Parisienne and | ' Evicus. With three furlongs to cover' Our Walla was attended by Parisienne, i Tot Luck, Nervie's Last, Evicus and j Bocks Ahead. Parisienne took charge i in the straight to win by two lengths j from Evicus. with King's Play a length and a-half away. Hoi l'Or was fourth. Times: 2m 44 2m 455, 2m 45 l-ss.

7 CANBERRA HANDICAP, Of £100; limit 4.34; 2 miles 1—1 —GINGER JACK, limit (T. H. McKenzie) ... 1 22 —IRONSIDE. 30yds bhd (F. J. Smith) .. .. .. 2 B—3—TOORAK, limit (E. C. McDermott) .. . . 3 Also Started.—S—S Eighteen Carat, limit; B—l Play On, 12yds bhd; 6—7 Frisco Lady, 24; 9 —it Lady Fame, 7—5 Sea Gift. 48; 4 —6 Renown's Best/. 72. Four lengths; three-quarters of a length. Times: 4m 'Jo 3-?>b, 4m 4-r>s, 4m "_'7s. INTER-DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP, , Of £750; IV 4 miles SECOND HEAT I—I—PLUTUS. 12yds bhd (C. S. Donald) !. .. .. 1 lI—II—JOY'S JOHN, limit (G. Gath) 2 'B9 —DOUBLE GREAT, limit (F. Holmes) • .. . . 3 Also Started.—3—3 Speedy Boy, limit, and Indianapolis, 18yds bhd, bracketed; H> —lis Dan's Son, 5—6 Graham Direct, I—l Reporter, 7 —7 Bohny Azure, B—B Bingen Palm, 12yds bhd; o—70 —7 King's Warrior. 2 —2 Lucky Jack. 24. Double Great and Speedy Boy were the early leaders, and were followed Sasfthe stands by Dan's Son, Joy's ohn. Reporter and Plutus. Going down the back Speedy Boy led from Double. Great, Dan's Son, Reporter/ Joy's J6hn and Plutus./ Double Great turned for home clear of Plutus, Speedy Boy and Joy's John, and in n good finish Plutus beat Joy's John by two lengths, with Double Grea£ half a length away. Graham Direct was fourth. Times; 2m 42 l-os, 2m 43 2-os, 2m 43 3-os. ESSENDON HANDICAP, ' "Of £425; trotters; limit 4.40; 2 miles '■I—2—CAPTAIN BOLT. 12yds bhd (C. S. Donald) . .. .. 1 3-I—BITTERSWEET. 24yds bhd (J. Frascr) . . . . 2 6—3—GARNER, limit (F. Holmes) . 3 Also Started.—3—3 Little Reta (bracketed with Garner), 10—10 Kippagh, 7 —7 Parrish Belle, 5—5 Walter Wrack, limit; 2—l Golden Eagle 'bracketed with Bittersweet), 48yds bhd; G—l Norman Fox, O—S Writer, 3*5; S—o Discord, 4-4; 11 —ll First Wrack, 60; 4-t-G Waikato Prince, 72. Half a lencth, four lengths. TimeS: 4m 818, 4m 30 3-ss, 4 m 355. AKAROA HANDICAP, Of £350; limit 3.31; l'/i miles 7—S—CONNENORA, 12yds bhd (J. Bryeo, jun.) . .. 1 I—2—RED PIGEON 12yds bhd (D. C. Watts) 2 i—4—EFFIE PARRISH, limit (L. Frost) . . 3 Also Started.—l4*—l4 Colonel Bogey, 4 —4 j Dundee (bracketed with Parrish), 15— 15 Gallinford, S—7 Golden Moness. 5—5 Ivy Peterson, o—o Marsceres, limit; 3—3 oanduskv r_>—l2 Agility, 10 —10 Doubt,' 16—1(5 Eastern Prince, 2-—1 Great Divide, 30—11 Old Faithful, 13—13 Olive Kinsr, 12yds bhd; (>-—0 Marlene. 17—17 Reylena, 24. Three lenglhs; two lengths. Times: 3m 15 2-ss, 3m 10 2-sff, 3m 17 3-ss. INTER-OOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. Of £750; IVi miles Third Heat 3—3—SUPERTAX, , 30yds bhd (G. Mouritz) .. 1 &—B—BLAIR ATHOL, limit (S. A. Ed- ■ ■i wards) . . . . 2 '—"—LADY' CHILDE WOOD. 12yds bhrj (R. Bradley) . . 3 Also Started.—ii—o Kernel Lu, 5—G Big Author, 11 —ii Icfcvus, limit; lu—lo Glen-! fOssii; ,3—2 Village Guy, I —s Worthy Light, j i—l U. Scn'f, 12yds bhd; G—4 Cloudy i Kange, and Tempest (bracketed). 21. Kernel Lu and Blair Atliol were the • fitrly leaders, and passing the stands ■"lair Atliol had'charge from Village Guy, Worthy Light. Kernel Lu and Big J Author. Goiuv down the back, Rlair j Athol and Village Guy held command aiid were followed into the straight by ! Lady Childcwood, Uig Author, Rlair Athol, U. Scott and Supertax. In the I J'm home Supertax' drew out to win hv ! two lengths from Blair Athol. with | Lady Childcwood ,a similar distance j away. \ ilLijrp Guy was fourth. Times: i 41 4-os, 2m 4os, 2m 44 4-ss. j

CHAM PIONSHIP CONTEST ALLOCATION OF POINTS [by TELKGRAI'H —I'll less association] < HRISTCHURCH, Wednesday |£i/ n * s ><'ored in tlio inter-Dominion Championship for wins, aec®nds, thirds and fastest times are as ollovvs:— Parisienne. six, nil. nil, 2.}. ii?"» Plutiis. mx, nil, nil. 2}, B.J; Supersix, nil, nil. 24. 8-5; Blair Athol. .®!J> 2|. nil, nil/'2}; Evicus, nil, 2), nil, 2s; Jov'B'John, nil, 2}. nil. "i; Double Great, nil, nil, one, nil, King's Play, nil, nil, one, nil, one; LfW? Childewood, nil, nil, one, nil, one.