NATIONAL WEEK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23417, 5 August 1939, Page 13

NATIONAL WEEK

ADDINGTON TROTS

OPENING PROGRAMME good fields engaged •DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTS FINE ART WELL FANCIED [mr TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday With every prospect of a good track nnd fine weather, the New- Zealand .Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting, the opening fixturo for tho 1939—40 season, should bo one of tho most successful in tho history of tho club for a meeting at this season of tho year. The race track, which has been reconditioned, has stood the severe test of the recent wet weather ~~ and the going will bo good. The win and place system of betting will bo used. Following is a review of the events: — 11.30—INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, Of £300; trotters; limit 3.34; r/ a miles Escalado • • • . Lt. yds. bhd.. Grade Fields . Lt Tonco >l2 King Franz , Lt. Gentleman Joe 21 JTativo Huon , . Lt. Manna's Son . . 24 Reward . . . Lt. Swift Guy . 2-1 Violet Wrack . Lt. Mohican . . . ; 3G ' yds. bhd.. Sonoma King . 36 Aircraft 12 Tan John . . . 3G Bill Grattan . . 12 Amonos . . . .' 4S Shadcland ... 12 Tiinworthy < . , 48 Swordsman • • . 12 Franz Derby . . 72 The trotters in this race represent improving class and while the backmarker, Frfinz Derby, has a big task, she is a solid, trotter and a rare stayer. On 36 yards is Tan John, who joined C. S. Donald's stable some months ago, and he will command support. Mohican lias proved himself a solid trotter and Swift Guy, who will bo driven by D. C. Watts, sinust always be given a chance. Although not a good stayer ho has a brilliant burst of speed in the final stages of a mile and a-half race. Gentleman ' Joe, who possibly is a better trotter than a pacer, has mixed his gait remarkably well and tho .Aueklander Swordsman, has a reputation. , The limit division represents strong class and Violet Wrack, Native Huon, Gracie Fields, Escalado and King Franz can all .trot solidly over the distance when once 011 ...the journey. / Escalado may prove the best stayer " in what promises to be a great race. The favourites may be, SWIFT GUY, ESCALADO, SWORDSMAN. 12.10—ADVANCE HANDICAP, Of £'3oo; limit, 2.52; l'A miles College Boy • . Lt. yd 3. bhd.. Doubt ..... Lt. Quest ..... 12 Barold Guy . Lt. Wee Wrack . . 12 Iry Peterson . . Lt. EfEe Parrish . 24 Loyal Avis . L . Lt. Mankind .... 24 Sports Review . Lt. Morewa .... 24 Superior Rank . Lt. Repeal 21 / yds. bhd.. Salalon • . 24 Ace Hiffh ... 12 Token v . 30 Loyal Pat . J 12 Harold Guy's first start in Canter- . bury resulted in an impressive win and he has conic /on nicely since then. He "is expected to improve still further. Doubt is a useful pacer, but one who should hold ihim. safe is Superior Rank. Ivy Peter'ion is speedy, buK erratic. / Loyal Avis is good nnd solid. Loyal / Pat and Quest, on 12'yards'behind, are more than useful and the latter, especially, is brilliant. Efile Parrish sel(fom -runs a bad race and slt<vyiH have supporter?, while a distinct possibility » Salalon. T)ie best supported.may indadei,".. '■ - ■ HAROLD GUY, • : ' QUEST, LOYAL PAT. . 12.C5—QUEEN MARY HANDICAP. ' Of £500; limit. 4.31; 2 miles Frisco Lady . Lt. . yds. bhd. Silver Gay . Lt. Sea Gift (T.) . 12 K' ■ yds.-bhd., Marsceres ... 24 Horse Power. " 12 1 ■ Races in which small fields are encaged are not the easiest to win and Petting. in the Queen Mary Handicap piay take a wide range. Marsceres and "Horse Power are the likely favourites, but the running of the race will have much-to do with the finish. Silver Guy make most of the running and as he ig a good stayer ho shoidd be hard to overhaul. Sea Gift has previously shown superior form to that .of the pacers. Frisco Ladv is a better sprinter than stayer sind the fancies may be MARSCERES r. " -HORSEPOWER. I.4O—AUGUST HANDICAP. V Of £750; limit. 4.28; 2 miles - Evicus • . . : ; Lt. yds. bhd.. Nervie's Last . Lt. Renown's Best ; 12 Rey Spec . . Lt. Bonny Azuro 24 Rocks Ahead . Lt. De Soto ... 24 War Buoy . Lt. Graham Direct 24 y'ds. bhd.. Plutus 24 Fine Art . 12 King's Warrior 48 Gallant Kniuht 12 The presence of tho Auckland pacer, -King's Warrior, will add interest to . the August Handicap. Although ho is - set to give away 48 yards, his task is not impossible. Fie is a fine stayer and the reasonably-sized field will suit - .him. Plutus. a good winner over all distances, lifts come into favour. Graham . and Bonny Azure have Rot shown recent form and War Buoy, . Rocks Ahead and Rev Spec are not likely to improve". Do Soto may be in need of a race and Renown's Best has also had a good spell. Gallant Ivnight is a solid racehorse, but the favourite will probablyybe Fine Art, who, during . the last season, put up several great - performances. Speculators may prefer FINE ART, KING'S WARRIOR. PLUTUS 2.2O—STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of £500; trc/tters; limit, 4.38; 2 miles Muto . : . . . Lt. y d - bhd - Nell Volo . .' . LI. Pilot Peter . . 24 Norman Fox . Lt. Royal Romance 24 yds. bhd.. Bittersweet . . 30 ' Aristotle ... 21 Captain Bolt . 48 Blue Losran 24 PegßOtly •• • . JBelen's Bay . 24 Wahnooka • • >'- Lament 21 With two champion trotters in Wahnooka and Poggotty giving away 72yds - the race presents great possibilities. Visiting horses make up tlio bigger part of the hold, and V. J. .Smith, " with Nell Volo, provides an intriguing candidate. The American-bred mare has Croat spned /and can stay, and the little racing she has done in_ the last two years univ not bo against her. Muto is a ploilder; Norman Fox .has ' tio recent form, and only on occasions soes Aristotle show tho speod that «<! is known- to possess. .Blue Logan is k fine improver and Lament also, has ftindo rapid progress in the last 1Souths. Pilot Peter is unreliable and oyal Romance and Bittersweet will "j' : Hhd the journey far enough. Tho back'Nrkors,' Captain Holt, Poggotty and •"ahnooka, have all proved thornNves. If not hurried too much in the parly stages, Poggotty may bo in at Rio finish, but public preference may P0 accorded ■ "' CAPTAIN BOLT, LAMENT, BLUE LOGAN. 3.O—TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £300; limit. 4.37; 2 miles Acuity Lt. ' yds. bhd.. £ol(i Salute . Lt. Battlefield . . 12 . (Great Divide . Lt. Bill B . • • • 12 : Jesse Owens . , L,t.. -Harlequin • • . 12 ! . £ ln S Potts .. Lt Treasure Bond . 12 ! F«e polts . . Lt. Zincali .. . 12 ! -WnrUi.v M CCf ] Jackaranda . . 3(t ' Southern Chief 3(1 '1 Southern Chief is expected first < Nov, but, although ho won well ! It Methveti and Ash burton, ho is now j Neting bettor class. It. B. Berry appar- \ ' at v understands him, and Southern

< Chief is expected to reach tho highest ' grade. This will be a severo test of his racing ability. Jackaranda is an improver and Zincali stays well, although he is not a quick beginner. On the limit are three good pacers in Acuity, Great Divide and King Potts, all capable of racing over two miles | in fast time. The race is open, but tho totalisator may declare for SOUTHERN CHIEF, GREAT DIVIDE, * ACUITY. , 3.4O—SELWYN HANDICAP, | Of £300; limit, 2.48; 11/<l l /< miles Donor Lt. Waitaki Power Lt. Gold Salute . . Lt. Walter-Gay . . Lt. Great Jewel . Lt. Windsor Lass . Lt. Marlene .... Lt. yds. bhd.. Nell Grattan . Lt. Donald Dhu . . 12 Plnlario . . . Lt. Fremont ... 12 Red Pijjeon . . Lt. Nervie's Last . 12 1 Silver Guy . . Lt. Red Ranger .• . 12 1 £»hs'dy .... Lt. Carver Boono . 24 ; Token Lt. Georpre Rey . 24 Toorak . . . . Lt. Cantata ..... 3(1 ! Waipahl .... r.t i Bracket: Donald I)liu and Cantata; Marleno , and Carver Doone. : Great Jewel has been withdrawn i from an earlier engagement to take , his place in this field, and a mile and ; a-quarter will suit him. At his best he is a fine pacer, but not particularly 1 sound. Silver Guv will be having his 1 second race of the day, and a good beginning is nil that is needed to. find . him in a place, Marlene, Nell Grattan, Red Pigeon, Token, Toorak and Windsor Lass, 011 the limit, will make matters difficult for 'the handicapped . horses. Tho most fancied may bo GREAT JEWEL, DONALD DHU, NERVIE'S LAST. 4.2S—INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP, Of £400; limit, 2.45; lV t inile3 Binjren Palm . Ll. yds. bhd.. Colonel Grattan Lt. Blair Athol . . 12 Frisco Boy . . Lt. Icevus ..... 12 Gallant Knight Lt. King's Play . . 21 Glenrossie ... Lt. Lucky .Tack . . 30 Ironside . . . Lt. Parisienne 48 Bracket: Parisienne and Lucky Jack. With 11 horses still engaged tho field represents tho best quality, but thero is a possibility of the field being reduced. Parisienne and Lucky Jack have big tasks, and of the backmarkers the greatest appeal is made by King's Play, a fine sprinter and stayer. Ironside was 0110 of the early favourites and his form at Addington justifies the' selection. Blair Athol has had a good spell from racing, and may bo_ all the better for it, but the most brilliant horse engaged is Colonel Grattan, who will find the distance to his liking. Frisco Boy is another fine sprinter and the . selections aro likely to be : COLONEL GRATTAN, KING'S PLAY, FRISCO BOY. RACING IN ENGLAND MOST SUCCESSFUL, OWNERS! GOOD YEAR FOR G. RICHARDS Although he did not win a race between, the Ascot meeting and July 1,-which-is the ?latest date of which de-, tails of the flat, racing. season in England are" to hand, Lord Roseborv retained his lead on the list^ of winning owners and breeders for this year. At that stage, he had won £22,957 15s, and the amount credited to him as breader was £23;033 ss. With small accretions in each case, Mr. R. S. Clark, Sir Abe Bailey and Lord Glanoly ;retained their .respective positions below him, but Lord Derby moved up from seventh to fifth, with £12,397 10s, -replacing Lord Milford. Th'e.'most successful trainers at the beginning - of' last month were .T. L. Jarvis, £38,5Q0 ss, J. Lawson, £26,425 ss, Cand Captain C. Boyd-Rochfort, £19,*105 ss. • ■ \ >'* ■j \ It" appears? that G. Richards is going to have another, very good year. To tho date mentioned he had ridden 78; winners in 398. mounts, giving him a win-! ning percentage of 19;6, the next best ; average being held by J. Taylor, who] was . sixth, with\ 17.6.. M. Bear\' wassecond to Richards'; with 40 winning? rides out of 336; W. Nevett third, with; 38 out of 297; E. Smith fourth, with 35 out of 358; and H. Wragg fifth, with 34 from 265 mounts. With one-third of tho season completed, Fairway has been represented by 13 winners of 19 races worth £34,735, and his position as premier sire is assured. Hyperion has heon credited with nine winners of 15 events, valued at £20.077, and Dark Legend, with four winners of seven races nnd £16,779. Fairway's chief supporter was Blue Peter, Hyperion's was Heliopolis, and Dark Legend's Galatea 11. RIDING ENGAGEMENTS JOCKEYS FOR RICCARTON Riding engagements, announced for the first day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National meeting on Tuesday are as follows: C. G. Goulsbro.—Haughty Winner, Phenomenal, Swingtime. W. J. Broughton.—Dungarvan, Indian Sun, Ruling Spi (second day). H. N. Wiggins.—Lord Cavendish, Tooley Street, Ken a. A. Jenkins. —Slayer, Charade. C. Stokes. —Settlement. A. Stove. —Dividend, The Sandwichman, . Silver Sight. ; A. C. Messervy.—Racewell. C. T. Wilson. —Jumeaux Ravine, Counterblast, Trench Fight, Flame Queen. L A. Messervy. —Ohmaha, Alma, Not Out, Master Hotspur. W F. Ellis. —Gay Rebel, Skyrena. W. H. Hibberd.—Montessa, Spanish Lad, St,-Cloud, Lady Leigh. M. Caddy,—Nightcalm,. Jan Ilidd, Merry March, Lockit. G. Elliot.'—Bit 0' Blue; 11. Register. —Tomcat, Jewish Lad, Good Health. < W. Jenkins. —Catalogue. R. W. Savage.—Manawatu, Uncle Jim.: L, Gougn.—McHeath. J. H- Mcßae. —Hanover. H. Turner. —King Rey. A. E. Ellis. —Dictate, Dancing Flamo, : Sur.voy, Lustral. M. Hollands. —Royal Rank. J. Dooloy.—Roy Bun. R, Humphries. —-Bluo Coat, Groy Honour, Grey Night. • ' . G. R. Tattorsall.—Waka. A. E. Did ham.—Wagner, Bolo.vna. H. Goldfinch. —Mittie, Lady Tinkle. 11. Ma'ckie, —Konn<?ta. A. Leach. —Recollection, jCulverdon. f. StraUiearn.—Astral Flash. T. Boyle;—El Caballo, Colonel French. V. Harrington.—Lady Don.' D. Craddock.—Agog: ' ]\lr. G. G. Beatsou.—Pndishah, : t N. R. McKenzio. —Ned Cuttlo. P. Burgess.—Majority. R. W. Savage, who suffered an injury to a collarbone when ho fell from Uncle Jim yesterday, was treated as an outpatient at Christchurch Hospital and was on tho tracks to-day with his arm in a sling. He hopes to bo able to fulfil his rilling engagements on Tuesday. RACING FIXTURES i August 8, 10, 12 —Canterbury Jockey Chib. August 10—Pakuranpra Hunt. August 31—EgmontAVanffanui Hunt Club. September '2—Taranaki Hunt Club. September !2 —Otago Hunt Club. Ksptcmber 7, o—Wanganuio—Wanganui Jockey Club. September i)—Groyiiioutli Jockey Club. September 1(1—Foxlon Racing Club. September 10—Asbburton County Racing Club. September 10. 18—Avonclale Jockey Club. September 21. 23 —Geraliline Racing Club. Seplomber 23—Murton Jockey Club. Septoinber 30—OUki Maori Racing Club, 1 September 30—Kurow Jockoy Club. 1 September 30, October 2 —Ohlnemuri Jockey Club.