WORLD'S RECORD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23358, 29 May 1939, Page 7

WORLD'S RECORD

FINE ART RUNS 3.12 1-5 SIR JULIAN WINS STAKES SPRINT TO COLONEL GRATTAN [iJY TF.LEOItAI'H —PRESS ASSOCIATION] ' CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday Tho Canterbury Park Trotting Club's Winter Meeting was held to-day in fine weather, before a good attendance. Tho track was fast. The investments amounted to £30,675, compared with £.'31,473 10s last year, a decrease of £798 10s. In winning the Winter Handicap in 3.12 1-5, Fine Art established a world's race winning record for a mile and a-half. Results: — YALDHURST HANDICAP, First £140; second £4O; third £'2o; trotters; limit 3.30; V/ a miles 12—11— SPHINX, limit (F. MessenC) * 4_o_BoN CHANCE, limit (J. Wilson) * 0-Lo— SWIFT GUY, 48yds bhd (D. C. Watts) • • ■ 3 Also Started. —« —'7 Surt;ix, 14—14 Header, limit; 1(5—10 Heal Hell, .'{---l.Sagamore, B—lo8 —10 Honeymoon, 12yds olid: <—.» Grade Fields, 1— I Escalado,ll—l2 Reward 24; s—B Hill Orattan, 10—II ShadeId, o—Ji Indolent. .3(1; 13—13 Gentleman Joe, 15 —15 Manna's Son, 48. Dead-heat for first; third horse, a head away. Reward was fourth. Times: 3m 2(3 1-r.H, 3in 20 l-ss, 3m 22 2-ss. PENINSULA HANDICAP, First £147, second £l2, third £2l; limit 3.32; l'/j miles 2—2—DUSKY SOUND, limit (R. Townley) .. • • 1 I—]—GREAT DON, limit (M. C. McTigue) . . . ' . . . . y - 3 —3—REGAL, limit (R. Townley, jun.) 3 Also Started. —11 —11 Lady Vasclyne, ! 8—!) Evora, 4—7 Palomar, o—(jo—(j Fortex, j 7 —"j Joan Grattan, 14 —-13 Stylish Hoy, . jj—io Our Fav, 13 —14 Frisco Silk, limit; I o—B0 —8 Lady Slipper, s—l Colonel Axworthy, 12 —12 Purina, 24yds bhd. Head each way. Fortex was fourth. Times: 3m 18s. 3m 18 1-r.s, 3m 18 2-sb. WINTER HANDICAP, First £350, second £IOO, third £SO; limit 3.22; IVa miles | r ,—I—FINE ART, 30yds bhd (M. C. j McTigue) . . . ■ 1 ! 3—I—NELL GRATTAN, limit (S. A. i Edwards) . . '2 13—14—FRISCO BOY, 12yds bhd (M. B. Edwards) 3 Also Started.—l —2 Waitaki Power, limit, and Red Ranger, 12yds bhd (bracketed); !)—0 Fremont, * 11—7 Toorak,' 12—12 Sea Gift. 2—3 Waipahi, limit; B—lo8 —10 Cavan Chief, 12yds bhd; (> —0 Icevus, 4—r>--Horse-power, 24; 10 —"II U. Scott, 7 —B Ferry Post, .')(»; 14—13 Marsceres, 48. Length; neck. Icevus was fourth. Times: 3m 12 l-. r >s, 3m 15 2-fjs, 3m 14 3-53. ELLESMERE HANDICAP, First £154, second £44, third £22; limit 2.52; V/ 4 miles 2—2—KING POTTS, 12yds bhd (D. C. Watts) 1 ll—ll DOUBT, 12yds bhd (A. Fairbairn) . . . . . 2 I—I—NELSON EDDY, limit (D. McKendry) . . . . 3 Also Started.—o—7 Agility, 3 —3 Gay Lady, 12—12 Ivy Peterson, 14—14 Sage King, 7—B Golden Moness, 5—4 Loyal Avis, limit; B—o8 —0 College Boy, 12yds bhd; 13 —13 Wynan, 4—5 Southern Chief. 10—O Jovial. !l—lo Gay Avon. 24. Head; length. Gay Lady was fourth. Times: 2m 445, 2m 44 l-ss, 2m 45 2-ss. JUVENILE STAKES, First £2lO, second £OO, third £3O; two-year-olds; l'/ 4 miles 2—2—SIR JULIAN (S. A. Edwards) . . 1 B—B—THREE TENS (J. Pringle) . . 2 I—I—GALLANT CftlEF (L. Wells) .. 3 Also Started.—7—o Responsive, Gold Bar and Latest Edition, bracketed; f>—7 Betty Boop, 5—5 Imperial Jade and David Derby (bracketed); 3—3 Shady Glen, 4—4 Durability, 10—10 Bantam, o—9 Ordnance, 12—12 Wnikari Chief, 11—11 Nationalist, I—l Highland Scott (bracketed with Gallant Chief). Length; half a length. Highland Scott was fourth. Times: 2m 51 2-iis. '2m 51 3-ss, 2m 51 4-.*>S. AVIATION HANDICAP, First £175, second £SO, third £25; trotters; limit 3.30; V/ 2 miles 7—7—TE KAHU, limit (J. Fraser) . . L S—S—LAMENT, 48yds bhd (W. J. Doyle) . . . .. 2 B—S—ARISTOTLE. 4Syds blul (R. Motz) 3 Also Started. —I—2 Tim worthy, 3—3 Tan John, limit; 0—(! Gyrate, 12yds bhd; 9 —o Ganton, 2—l Gerfalcon, 10 —10 Teviot Downs, 24; 4—l Royal Romance, 48. Length each way. Royal Romance was fourth. Times- 3m 20 3-ss, 3m 10 4-53, 3m 17s. STEWARDS HANDICAP, First £2lO, second £OO, third £3O; limit 2.45; V/ A miles I—I—COLONEL GRATTAN, limit (E. C. McDermott) .. .. l S—I—NERVIE'S LAST, limit (J. Bryce) 2 3—3—GALLANT KNIGHT, 12yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) . . . . 3 Also Started.—2—2 Ferry Post, limit; o—o Glenrossie, 4—5 Graham Direct. 7 —7 Re.v Spec, 12yds bhd. Length each way. Ferry Post was fourth. Times: 2m 42 l-ss, 2m 42 2-ss, 2m 41 3-53. FINAL HANDICAP, First £l4O, second £4O, third £2O; saddle; limit 2.10; 1 mile B—B—TOKEN. 12.vds bhd (G.. Withers) I fl —O—REPEAL,0—REPEAL, 12yds bhd (H. Smith) 2 4—S—SPORTS REVIEW, limit (H. Marshall) 3 Also Started.—lo—lo College Boy, *13—13 Sage King. 12 —12 Brigadier, limit: 11 —11 Wynan, 3—l Mankind, 2 —2 Labourman, 5 —3 Quest, o—(> Jesse Owens, 7—7 Racketeer, 1— I Salalon, 12yds bhd. Length; half a length. Mankind was fourth. Times: 2m 8 l-ss, 2m 8 3-ss. 2m o 4-ss. PACER'S NEW STATUS POSITION OF FINE ART PHENOMENAL FINISHING RUN j ICEVUS UNABLE TO CARRY ON j Tlio world's winning race record for n mile and a-lialf of 3.12 1-5 made by Fine Art in the Winter Handicap at Addington on Saturday eclipses ; two records that wore established in j the Paparua Handicap at the Canter- | bury Park Trotting Club's Autumn Meeting oil February 11. Both races ■■ had a 3.22 limit. In the Paparua Handicap Colonel ; Grattan created a race winning record I of 3.13 1-5 off the limit, while Icevus, j on 12yds behind, made a world's race j record of 3.12 <l-5 in running third. j The second horse was Lightning Lady, j who was beaten by a length, and re- i corded 3.13 2-5. The 11 KHAiiU's correspondent telegraphed last" evening that Fine Art covered extra ground after being.badly placed in the 'early stages, and he showed phenomenal speed over the last quarter-milo. With half the distance covered Waitaki Power led from Cavan Chief, Toorak, Fremont, Nell Grattan, Sea Gift, Marceres, Waipahi, Icevus and Fine Art. Tho pace was very fast. Fine Art began a great run on the outside, but Icevus then shot to the front and led into the straight from Waitaki Power and Nell Grattan. Fine Art, on the outside, reached the lead at the distance and came home a comfortable winner from Nell Grattan, with Frisco Boy a close third. Icevus, Ferry Post, Marsceres, Horsepower and l<reinont were all handy. Uenuku's performances are referred to elsewhere on this page, but it is worthy of mention that on the grass truck at Ashburtpn Lindbergh ran second in the Durbar Handicap of 1933 in 3.13 1-5. Tho fastest mite and a-half ever recorded was trotted by the American champion, Greyhound, who went 3.2* at Indianapolis, Indiana, in September, 1937. In the same month, at Lexington, Kentucky, lie broke the longstanding world's record for a mile by registering 1.56.