METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22025, 7 August 1933, Page 11

METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB

AUGUST MEETING OPENED PRINCIPAL RACE TO SIR GUY (Per United -Press Association.) , CHRISTCHURCH, August 5. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting was opened in fine weather. After overnight rain the course was sticky early, but improved with racing. The attendance was good, and the totalisator investments were £17,971 (win £7322, place £10,649), against £13,791 10s last year, when the first day was postponed till the Monday. Following are the results:— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP, Of loOsovs. One mile and a-half. 1/I—Mr J. Mulligan’s b g LOUGH GUY (Real Guy—L’luvia d’Oro), aged, 36yds bhd (M. Holmes) 1 4/5—J. Bryce’s STANLEY BINGEN, 24 (J. Bryce, jun.) 2 6/6—Mr J. M'Tigue’s GREAT BURTON, 36 (MTigue) ........ 3 Also started: 5/4 Katute scr, 7/7 Belle Lorrimer 24yds bhd, 8/8 New Metford 36, 2/2 Worthy Queen 48, 3/3 Cannonball 60, 9/9 Fifa 72. Stanley Bingen led into the straight from Lough Guy and Great Burton, but in the run home Lough Guy carried Stanley Bingen to a break, and won by two lengths, with Great Burton four lengths away,, and. New, Metford fourth. Times: 3min 33 4-ssec, 3min 35 4-ssec, 3min 35 4-ssec. ADVANCE HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. 3/3—J. M'Bride’s hr g REY SPEC (Red d’Gro—Logan Spec), 1 4yrs, 24yds bhd' (Thomas) .... 1 1/I—Mrs H. O’Connell’s TAXGATU, scr (F. G. Holmes) .. 2 4/4 —Clarkson arid Graham’s GOOD COMPANION, scr (M. Holmes) 3 Also started; 6/6 Esplendor scr, 2/2 Olive Rey scr, 5/5 Cloudy Range 84yds bhd. Rey fjjpec lead into the straight from Tangatu and Good Companion. Won easily by four lengths, with Good Companion 15 lengths away, and Cloudy Range fourth. Times: 2min 58 2-ssec, 2niin 59 2-ssec, 3min 4 3-ssec. AUGUST HANDICAP. Of 500sovs. Two miles. 3/4 —C. P. Cameron’s b h SIR GUY (Real Guy—Princess Perfection), aged, 24yds bhd (C. King) .. 1 8/8 —Mrs M. Harrall’s RED SHADOW, 60 (J. Bryce) 2 6/5—F. E. Sutton’s SUNNY MORN, 12 (Hooper) 3 Also started; 7/7 Belinda scr and Silver de Oro scr (bracketed), 2/2 Gold Tinge scr, 10/10 Linkman scr, 1/1 Colorado 12yds bhd, 4/3 First Flight 24 and Lindbergh 60 (bracketed), 5/6 Mountain Dell 36, 9/9 Glenrossie 60. With half a mile covered Linkman had charge from Gold Tinge, Sunny Morn, Silver de Oro, Colorado, Mountain Dell and Sir Guy. Racing down the back the leaders maintained their positions, and with a round to cover the order was Linkman, Gold Tinge, Mountain Dell, Silver de Oro, Sunny Morn, Sir Guy, Colorado, Glenrossie, First Flight, and Red Shadow. Mountain Dell led into the back, but at the far turn Sir Guy went to the front and led into the straight from Mountain Dell, Gold Tinge, Colorado, and Sunny Morn. Sir Guy stayed on and won by a neck from Red Shadow, with Sunny Morn three lengths away, and Colorado fourth. Times: 4min 36 4-ssec, 4min 35sec, 4min 38 4-ssec. , TRIAL HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. Two miles.

10/13—D. M. Ellery’s b g GAY GORDON (Oinako —M'Kcnny mare), aged, 24yds bhd (J. Bell, jun.) 1 5/7 —S. Chambers’s PURSER, 36 (Thomas) 2 11/11—PRONTO BINGEN, 36 (Donald) 3

Also started: 13/12 Matchmaker scr, 0/5 Suncross scr, 7/10 Wild Guy 12yds bhd, 6/8 Denver City 24, 3/4 War Paint 24, 2/1 Blue Mountain 36, 8/6 Pageant d’Or 30, 1/2 Reporter 36, 12/0 Wilbur White 36, 4/3 Wrecker 36. Purser made a fine run to assume the lead a furlong from home after Reporter broke entcring'tbe straight, but Gay Gordon beat him in the run home by half a length. Pronto Bingen was a length away, third, and Blue Mountain fourth. Times: 4min 39 3-sscc, 4min 38 4-ssec, 4min 39sec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. Two miles. 11/11—J. Fairbairn's b g GEMLIGHT (Matchlight—King Cole mare), aged, scr (J, Bryce, jun.) 1 3/5—M. J. M’Tigue’s GREAT BURTON, scr (M’Tigue) ......... 2 9/B—F. B. M'Farlane’e HUON VOYAGE. 108 (L. O. Thomas) .... 3 Also started: 8/9 New Metford scr, 1/1 First Wrack 12yds bhd, 12/12 Ukulele Lady 12, 4/4 Worthy Queen 12, 3/2 Garner 24, 6/7 Stand By 24, 2/3 Nicoya 48, 5/6 Mountain Mist 60, 'l3/13 Kempton 72, 10/10 Stanley T. 120. Gemlight was in command entering the straight, with Nicoya, Great Burton, First Wrack, and Huon Voyage next. Gemlight stayed on and beat Great Burton by a length, with Huon Voyage a neck away, and 1 Nicoya fourth. Times: 4min 42scc, 4min 42 l-ssec, 4min 33 2-ssec. QUEEN MARY HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. Two miles. 1/1 —H. Murphy’s ch g CRAGANOUR (Travis Axworthy—Nora Dillon), syrs, scr (M. B. Edwards) .... 1 7/8 —E. F. C; Hinds’s TACTLESS, 24yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 2 3/3 —D. O’Keefe’s JOHN JINKS, 24 (Young) 3 Also started: 8/9 Jolly Wave scr, 9/5 Master Roy scr, 6/7 Arabond 12yds bhd, 2/2 Avernus 12, 10/10 Somerby 12, 11/11 Todd Lonzia 12, 5/4 Gunfire 24, 5/6 Meteor 24.

John Jinks made the first move down the back to lead into the straight from Gunfire, Tactless, Craganour, and Meteor. Craganour finished best, and won by three lengths, with John Jinks a neck away, and Jolly Wave fourth. Times: 4min 35 l-ssec, 4miu 33 3-ssec. 4min 33 4-ssec.

SELWYN HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 1/1 —G. J. Barton’s b g INDIANAPOLIS (Wrack—Estclla Amos), 4yi’s, scr (Tomkinson) 1 4/4—V. Alborn’s VESUVIUS, 24yds bhd (Alborn) -2 6/7- —C. P. Cameron’s RON (King) 3

Also started: 10/10 Great Author scr, 11/11 Major Lind scr, 7/6 Ngingongmgo scr, 2/2 Probationer scr, 9/9 Haydns scr, 5/5 Sodium scr, 3/3 Belinda 24yds bhd, 8/8 Dillon Logan 24, Indianapolis won comfortably by a length and a-half from Vesuvius, with Ron four lengths away, and Probationer fourth. Times: 2min 47sec, 2min 44 3-ssec, 2min 4Ssec.

INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile.

2/1 —W. Stirling’s b g NELSON’S VICTORY (Nelson Bingen—Misfor- > tune), aged, scr (J. J. Kennerlcy) 1 6/7 —C. M. Archer’s RODDY, scr ' (E. J. Smith) 2 8/10 —G. J. Barton's WILMA DILLON, scr (Tomkinson) 6 Also started; 9/6 Arethusa scr. 5/5 Colonial Boy scr, 3/3 Cranleigh scr, 1/4 Eureka Boy scr, 10/9 Muriel de Oro sci, 2/1 Brent Zolock 12yds bhd (bracketed with Nelson’s Victory), 12/12 Harold Thorpe 12yds bhd, H/ll bxigdn s Pride 12, 4/2 Sir Guy 24 mcl. x2yds penalty), 6/8 Royal Silk 24 and Gold Country 36 (bracketed), 8/10 Free Advice 36 (bracketed with Wilma Dillon). Brent Zolock led past the mile post, but Nelson’s Victory held command down the straight and won by a length from Roddy, with Wilma Dillon three lengths away, and Muriel de Oro fourth, limes: 2mm 12sec, 2min 12 l-ssec, 2ram 12 3-osec.