KING'S PLAY WINS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23320, 13 April 1939, Page 9

KING'S PLAY WINS

TRIUMPH REPEATED BIG AUTHOR'S RETURN VICTORY FOR FERRY POST RESULTS AT ADDINGTON [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting was continued to-day in fine weather and before a good attendance. The track was fait. Tho totalisator investments were £40.46S 10s. Results:—

HARVEST HANDICAP, First, £200; second, £6O; third, £4O; trotters; limit 4.45; 2 miles 2—I—MOHICAN. 12yds bhd (A. Holmes) 1 I—2—LISTOWEL, limit (B. J. Mackle) 2 7—7—VIOLET WRACK, limit (W. J. Doyle) .. 8 Also Started.—ll—l2 Biworthy, 9 —B Parrish Chimes, limit; 6—6 Gentleman Joe, 12 —11 Prince Harvester, 12yds bhd; S—9 Bill Grattan, 4—5 Shadeland, 24; 5 —3 Indolent, 10—10 Tonee, 36; 3—l Timworthy, i! 4. Two lengths; head. Timworthy was fourth. Times, 4m 38s, 4m 39 2-os, 4m 39 3-ss. TRIAL HANDICAP, First, £200; second, £6O; third, £4O; limit 4.40; 2 miles 2—I—GREAT DIVIDE, limit (M. C. McTiguo) .. .. .. .. 1 4—3—QUEST, 12yds bhd (D. C. Watts) 2 7 —l0 —SALALON, limit (R. Young) .. 8 Also Started.—l—2 Acuity, 12 —12 Aqua Bond. 9 —ll Golden Moness, limit; B—7 Aldershot, 3 —-1 Parauri, 10 —8 Twen'.y Grand, 12yds bhd; 6 —6 Jovial, 5—3 Southern Chief, .24; 11 —9 Morewa, 60. ' Two lengths; head. Golden Moness wins fourth. Times: 4m 255, 4m 25 l-ss. 4n 26 2-ss. HALSWELL HANDICAP, First, £350; second, £100; third. £SO; limit 4.29; 2 miles I—I—COLONEL GRATTAN. 24yds bhd (E. C.'McDermott) .. .. 1 2—3—HORSE POWER, limit (J. Fraser) 2 4—4—MARSCERES, 12yds bhd (G. McKendry) .. . .. .. 8 Also Started.—7—lo Aide do Camp, 6—6 Our War, 9—7 Southern Smile, limit; 3—2 Donald Dhu. 10 —8 Isabel Derby, 12yds bhd ; 6 —5 Gallant Knight, S —9 Rocks Ahead, 36. Three lengths; length. Donald Dhu was fourth. Times: 4m 2'2 2-os. 4m 24 4-ss, 4m 245. ' PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, First, £450; second, £150; third, £100; fourth, £SO; limit 4,25; 2 miles I—2—KING'S PLAY, 24yds bhd (M. C. McTigue) .. .. .. It B—3—PLUTUS. limit (C. S. Donald) .. !2 6—6—GRAHAM DIRECT, 12yds bhd (F. G. Holmes) .. .. .. » Also Started. —s—l Ironside, 24yds bhd; 2—l Lucky Jack, 3(>, and Parisienne, 4S, bracketed; 4 —-o Willow Wave, 4S. Length; neck. Parisienne fourth. Times Am 20 2-ss, 4m 22 3-ss. 4m 21 4-ss. HIGH-CLASS HANDICAP, First, £250; second. £100: third, £SO; trotters; limit 3.27; 1y 3 miles 6—S—ROYAL ROMANCE, limit (V. Alborn) .. .. .. 1 7—S—PILOT PETER, 12yds bhd (G. McKendry) S 8 —2 —LAitENT, 12yds bhd (W. J. Doyle) 3 Also Started.—ll—ll Amonos, 9 —9 Franz Derby, B—6 Mute, limit; 4—l Bittersweet, 12yds bhd, and Golden Eagle, 24, bracketed; 6—6 Guy Hugo, 12; 2 —l Captain Bolt, 24, and Wahnooka, 4S, bracketed; I—3 Peggotty, 4S;*l0 —10 Sea Gift, 72. Half a length; head. Golden Eagle was fourth. Times: 3m 19 4-ss. 3m 19s, 8m 19 l-ss. APRIL HANDICAP, First, £350; second, £100; third, £SO; limit 4.33; 2 miles c—S—FERRY POST. 24yds bhd (C. 8. Donald) .. .; . . .. 1 I—I—FINE ART, 36yds bhd (M. C. McTigue) .. 2 4—3—NELL GRATTAN. limit (S. A. Edwards) .. .. .. .. 3 Also Started.—7—B Fremont, 9—9 Philario, limit, and Frisco Boy, 12yds bhd, bracketed; G—7 Icevus, 3—4 Lightning Lady, 12; B—6 Toorak, 24; 2—2 Sandusky, 36. Neck; head. Lightning Lady was fourth. Times: 4m 29 2-ss, 4m 28 3-os, 4m 31 4-ss.

DURHAM HANDICAP, First. £200; second, £6O; third. £4O; limit 3.25; lV a milea 6—S—MARLENE, 24yds bhd (C. S. Donald) .. .. .. .. 1 77 —WALTER GAY, 12yds bhd (J. Walsh) .. .. .. .. 2 7—S—LABOURMAN. limit (M. C. McTigue) .. .. .. .. .. 3 Also Started. —13—13 Golden Cross, 5—6 Jesse Owens, 9—9 Mankind, 2—2 Token, 10 —10 Wee Wrack, limit; 4—i Bill 8., 12—11 Bing Crosby. 11—12 Connenora, 3 3 Great Jewel, 12yds bhd; I—l1 —1 Van Derby, 24. Two lengths; bead. Mankind was fourth. Times: 3m 15s, 3m 16 2-ss, 3m 17 3-ss. PLYING HANDICAP, First, £200; second, £6O; third, £4O; limit 2.43; IV* miles 6 —BIG AUTHOR, limit (M. Holmes) .. 1 2—WILLOW WAVE. 12yds bhd (0. E. Hooper) .. .. .. .. 2 4—RONGOMAI. limit (D. C. Watts) .. 3 Also Started. —1 Evicus and Icevus. limit, bracketed; *3 Rocks Ahead, 12yds bhd. At the Evicus, while Rocks Ahead was pulled up. Two lengths; six lengths. Times: 2m 47 2-ss, 2m 40 4-ss, 2m 50s.

JUMPER AND RIDER NECKS BROKEN IN FALLS SURVIVED TO WIN TOGETHER Captain P. Herbert, the Life Guards, who broke his neck racing at Leicester lact year, won a hurdle event for amateur riders at Sandown Park recently on Henri's Choice, a horse who broke his neck at Liverpool three years ago. After his accident at Liverpool, it was thought that Henri's Choice would have to be shot, but, as an experiment, a veterinary surgean set the animal's neck in plaster and he gradually Wended and returned to the turf. For three months after his Leicester accident, Captain Herbert was also provided with a plaster jacket and collar and he was racing again a few weeks after the support was removed. "When I mounted the grey at Sandown," ho remarked, "1 said to myself, '"With so much in common between us we are bound to win.' "

TURF JOTTINGS tTRACK and stable gossip Owing to recurring soreness, the El-—lerslie-truined two-year-old Konneta was unable to keep her engagements at Kllcrslie at Easter and she has been put aside until next season. The lightweight jockey, A. G. Parsons, who has made Kiccarton his headquarters for the last two seasons, " intends returning to Auckland this Week and will be riding at the Avondale Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. During the running of the Huia Handicap at Ellerslie on Monday Olympus was galloped on. He has not Worked since, but his trainer, A. J. Julian, expects him to be fit for the Second day of the Avondale Meeting. Looking in splendid order after her .®Pell, Arinacourt has been taken in hand again,by S August. A useful fiiidclle-dfstance performer at her best, •Armacourt would only need to train °n to have prospects during the winter as she handles soft going particularly