WELLINGTON CARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25344, 27 October 1945, Page 9

WELLINGTON CARD

TROTTING AT TBENTHAM

REVIEW OF THE PROSPECTS BY ABAYDOS I lie Wellington Trotting Club's Spring Meeting will be held at Trentham today. The fields include a number of Auckland and Waikato horses. The principal races will bo the Sir Thomas Wilford .Memorial Handicap and the Wellington Stakes. The win and place system oi' betting will be used. The weather outlook last evening was not promising, according to a Wellington message. Conditions were cloudy and the forecast was for a drizzle. The track was good and it would take a lot of rain to affect it. Horses likely to he in demand are:— Nai Nai Handicap.—Toushay, Suzerain, Bel Esprit. Sharpe Handicap.— Indian Quest. Rcmlap, II era Id. Railway Handicap.—Certify, Water Banger, Noble Beta. Sir Thomas Wilford Memorial Handicap.— Jack's Son, Imperial Lady, Kola ScottScottish Kmperor bracket. Wellington Slakes. —Highland Fling, First Globe-Globe Direct bracket, Sir Michael. Taila Handicap.—Bel Espirt, Jack Daly, Suzerain. Belmont Handicap.—Renilap, Lucky Meg, Indian Qnesl. Wellington .Handicap.—Jack's Son, Modern Parrish, Golden Shadow. Acceplances : 11,NAI NAI HANDICAP, of £275; trotters; limit. 3.43: 1% miles. —All Credit, Bettawah, Port Chalmers. Uerewaka. Tolerate, Valolii, limit; Bel Esprit, -1 yds bhd; Suzerain, :tii; Aerial Scott, 18; Playful, Toushay, OH; Axworthy Star 7'J. rSHABPH HANDiCAP, of £275; limit, 3.Hi (2.50 for V/ A miles); I mile and 3 fur. — Admiral Fraser, Ayisha, Beaufighter. Clydcsidc, Cue, Highland Pride, Indian Quest, King Carol, L'Amonr, Larry Grattan. Little Trevor, Nelsonova. Lucky Meg, Lucky Scott, Paralax, Professional, liangi's Star, Rawene Grattan, Rcmlap, limit; Lord Peterson. 24yds bhd; Daphne Grattan. Herald, 36 Brackets: Admiral Fraser and Bcaufighter; Cl.vdeside L'Amonr arid King Carol. .I.9—RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £-100; limit. 4.11; 2 miles.—Certify, Toronto Lass, limit; Fulwood, 12yds bhd; Diamond Trust, Willie Winkie (T.), 24; Water Ranger. Noble Rita. 48. 1.51 SIR THOMAS WILFORD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £700; limit, 3.22; ;i% miles.—Elation. Golden Shadow, jack's Son, Modern Parrish. Syncopate, limit; Bel Flamed, Characteristic. Gallant Maid, Impcrial Lady, Zingarrie, 12,vds bhd; Jack High. Kola Scott. Prince Grattan, Scottish Emperor, 24; Stuart Lee, 48. , , Brackets: Syncopate and Characteristic; Modern I'arrisii and Stuart Lee; Imperial Lady and Prince Grattan; Kola Scott and Scottish Kmperor. 2.33—'WELLINGTON STAKES, of £000; (h tvc-\r;i r-ol<is; IV 2 in lies. —Town Talk, Hisrh* land Fling, Scholarship, First Globe, Globe Direct. Sir Michael, Captain Gaillard. Bracket: First Globe and Globe Direct, 3.IS—TAITA HANDICAP, of £275: trotters; limit, 4.50; 2 miles. —All Credit. Bettawah. Jack Daly. Port Chalmers, Quite Right, Rerewaka, Valola, limit; Bel Esprit. .ioyds bhd; Suzerain. IS; Aerial Scott, till; Playful, si; Axworthy Star, 90. 3.S7—BELMONT HANDICAP, of £275; limit. 3.37; 1% miles.—Admiral Eraser. i Wisha, Beaufighter, Cl.vdeside. Colin Waters. Highland Pride. Indian Quest, L Amour. | Larrv Grattan, Little Trevor, Lucky .Meg, Nelsonova. Lucky Scott. Paratax Professional. I Hanoi's Star, Rawcnc Grattan, Renilap, lolcr* | ate. Volo Silk, limit; Lord Peterson 21yds i bin! ■ Daphne Grattan. -IS. _ , , Brackets: Admiral Fraser and Bcaufighter; ( Ivdeside and L'Amonr. 4.3O—WELLINGTON HANDICAP, of £SOO-. limit, 3.1 (2.4s for l'/ 4 miles); 1 mile and 3 fur.—Jack's Son. Modern Parrish. limitElation, Syncopate, Golden Shadow, 12yds bhd; Bel Hamcd. Characteristic. Gallant Maid. Imperial Lady, Zingarrie, 24. Bracket: Syncopate and Characteristic. Walter Jingle and Mainanuas were withdrawn from the Nai Nai Handicap and the Taita Handicap on Thursday.

DEATH OF WELD CONA (0.C.) CHRISTCHURCH. Friday ! The four-year-old gelding Weld Cona died ! .it illl cariou loday. lie hao it fail when piaj- ; j ii rr j M a paddock oil his trainer's property and injured hin pelvis. Weld Cona died »oon I iiiierwiirii. II is oelieved Hint death was due to internal hemorrhage. caused by 'he injured pelvis piercing an artery. Weld Cona was by Wild Chase from lmateagirl. DUMBO AS 'CHASER By his forward running in the Waikato Hunt Cup. Dumbo drew attention to his prospects in later steeplechase events. He was i the rarlv leader, but- gave way to Brook by I Song at the end of the first half-mile. He was ! very prom in on t for the next two nmps and ; looked afi if he misrht trouble Brookhy Sons: half a mile from home. A rather slow jump caused him to lose ground and ho was beaten after that. It was a promising effort for a tirsi i attempt over country.