TROTTING AT ADDINGTON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23492, 5 May 1938, Page 18

TROTTING AT ADDINGTON

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING POT LUCK WINS FINAL TITLE GOES TO PARISIENNE . (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, May 4. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Interdominion Championship was concluded in overcast weather before a good attendance, and the track was in excellent condition. The totalisator handled £49,294, making £186,329 for the meeting. The championship points were as follows: Parisienne .. .. i. •• > 28J Supertax J 8 Lucky Jack .. .. *. 17 Pot Luck 12 U. Scott 8| Plutus .. .. gi Blair Athol .... •• 7 King's Warrior 6 Nervie's Last 5 Evicus 3£ King's Play 2 Double Great .. . .. 1 Following are the results:— OTAGO HANDICAP, Of £325. Ohe mile and a-half, 5/S—SURVIVOR, scr (G, Cameron) 1 5/S—REWARD, scr (L. Frost) .. 2 8/7—INDOLENT, scr (S. C. Wright) 3 Survivor and Reward were coupled Also started: 6/6 Guy Hugo scr, 9/10 Honeymoon scr, 2/2 Listowel scr, 4/3 Prince Harvester scr, 1/1 Parrish Guide 12yds (coupled with Lady Sonoma 24), 10/8 Sister Mary 24. 3/4 Pilot Peter 36. 11/11 Kippagh 48, 7/9 Aristotle 84. Won by a head, with three lengths between second and third. Times: 3min 30sec 3min 30 l-ssec. 3min 30 3-ssec. WESTLAND HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile and a-quarter. 3/4—BING CROSBY, scr (E. J. Smith) I 2/3—RED RANGER. 12yds bhd (M. Hoimes; t 1/2—FREMONT, scr (R. B. Berry) i Also started: 11/10 Heather Queen Scr, 13/15 Ivy Petersen scr, 19/19 Lone Derby sCr. 9/8 Moana Tama scr, 7/7 Out Peggy scr, 10/11 Racketeer scr, 16/16 Red Flyer scr. 0/6 Repeal scr 14/14 Sage King scr, 15/13 Sky Wink scr. 8/9 Starwyn scr, 4/1 Twenty Grand scr (coupled with Zincali 24yds bhd;, 12/12 Vologda scr, 17/18 Whippet scr, 5/5 Silver Guy 12yds bhd. 17/17 Aircraft 36. Won by a neck, with three lengths between second and third. Times: 2min 43sec 2min 42 l-ssec. 4min 44 2-ssec. CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Of £4OO. Two miles. 2/I—GINGER JACK, 24yds bhd (T. H, McKenzie) I 4/S—FRISCO LADY, set (J, Bryce, jun.) I 9/7—IRAQ. 12 lE. C. McDermott) 3 Also started: 8/9 Elvo scr, 5/4 Navy Blue scr, 3/3 Ironside 24yds bhd, 7/8 Lady Fame 24, 6/(5 Southern Smile 24. 1 1Z Renown's Best 48. Won by two lengths, with three 1 lengths between second and third. Times: 4min 22 4-ssec. 4min 25 l-sscc, 4min 25 4-sscc. AUCKLAND HANDICAP, Of £SOO. Two miles l/I—CAPTAIN BOLT, set (R. Donald) I l/I_WAHNOOKA. 12 (coupled with Captain Bolt (C. S. Donald) i 8/B—DISCORD, scr (R J Rapley) 3 Also sarted: 5/6 Aristotle scr, 2/2 Bittersweet scr (coupled with Golden Eagle scr and Great Admiral scr). 4/4

Norman Fox scr, 7/7 Writer scr, 3/3 King's Guard 12yds bhd. 6/5 Sea Gift 96. Won by a length and a-half, with five lengths between second and third. Times: 4min 30 l-ssec, 4min 29 3-ssec, 4min 32 2-ssec. INTERDOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP HANDICAP. Of £2250. Grand Final. One mile and five furlongs. 4/4—POT LUCK. 12yds bhd (M. Holmes) 1 1/I—PARISIENNE. 24, coupled with Lucky Jack 36 (R. B Berry) 2 8/7—BLAIR ATHOL, scr (S. A. Edwards) 3 3/3—SUPERTAX, 24 (J. B. Pringle, jun.) 4 Also started; 6/5 Nervie's Last scr (coupled with King's Warrior 24yds bhd), 2/2 U. Scott 12, 10/9 Evicus 12, 7/8 King's Play 12. 5/6 Plutus 12, 9/10 Cloudy Range 24 Nervie's Last and Blair Athol led past the stands from Evicus, Pot Luck, Plutus, King's Play, U. Scott, Cloudy Range, King's Warrior, Supertax, Parisienne, and Lucky Jack. Going down the back Blair Athol had charge, but at the mile U. Scott went to the front, and was followed with a round to cover by Blair Athol, Nervie's Last, Pot Luck, King's Play, Plutus.. Evicus, Cloudy Range, King's Warrior, Parisienne. Supertax, and Lucky Jack. U. Scott still held his advantage from a bunched field with two furlongs to cover, and was followed into the straight by Nervie's Last, Parisienne, Blair Athol, and Evicus next. In a hard tussle to the post Pot Luck finished strongly to beat Parisienne by two lengths, with Blair Athol a head away. Supertax was a length away fourth and Evicus fifth. Times: 3min 31 3-ssec, 3min 30 4-ssec, 3min 33sec. WELLINGTON HANDICAP. Of £350. Two miles.

1/I—CANTATA. 36yds bhd (J. Pringle) 1 2/2—COLONEL GRATTAN, 12

(E. C. McDermott) 2 6/S—WAIPAHI, scr (D. C. Watts) 3 Also started: 5/6 Belle Grattan scr, 4/4 Crocus scr, 12/12 Golden Direct scr, 9/9 Ivy Peterson Scr, 7/7 Lynwood scr, 11/11 Golden Cross 12yds bhd. 10/10 Harlequin 12, 1/1 Mystery Yet 24 (bracketed with Cantata). 8/8 Play On 36, 3/3 Carver Doohe 48. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Belle Grattan was fourth. Times: 4min 24set\ 4min 26 3-ssec, 4min 28 4-ssec. CONSOLATION RACE No. 1, Of £450. One mile and five furlongs. 7/7—GLENROSSIE, 12yds bhd

(L. O. Thomas) 1 5/4—ROCKS AHEAD, 12 (J. Walsh) 2 3/2—TEMPEST. 24 (J. Fraser, jun.) 3 Also started: 4/6 Aide De Camp scr, 6/5 Joys John scr, 1/3 Worthy Light 12yds bhd, 3/2 Grand Mogul 36 bracketed with Tempest, 2/1 Roi l'Or 48. Won by a length and a-half, with a neck between second and third. Roi l'Or was fourth. Times - 3min 34 2-ssec, 3min 34 4-ssec CONSOLATION RACE No. 2, Of £450, One mile and five furlongs. 8/B—INDIANAPOLIS, 60yds bhd

(D. C. Watts) J 2/2—REPORTER, 12 (T. H. McGirr) 2 4/6—WILLOW WAVE, 48 (O. E. Hooper) 3

Also started: 7/7 Double Great scr, 1/1 Frisco Boy scr, 9/9 Our Walla scr, 5/4 Bonny Azure 12yds bhd, 3/3 Graham Direct 12, 6/5 Lady Childewood 12.

Our Walla and Frisco Boy were the early leaders and were followed down the back by Double Great, Reporter and Lady Childewood. Our Walla and Frisco Boy were still in charge with a round to cover, but Frisco Boy broke going out of the straight. Our Walla and Reporter were in charge three furlongs from home and were followed into the straight by Double Great, Graham Direct and Willow Wave. In a great finish Indianapolis got up to beat Reporter by a head, with Willow Wave a length away and Double Great fourth. Times: 3min 33sec. 3min 37 l-ssec. 3min 34 2-ssec. NOTES ON THE RACING (Special to Daily Times) CHRISTCHURCH, May 4. The big trotting meeting was concluded at Addington to-day after extending into the fourth week. Rain fell last night and there was more drizzle to-day, but in the main the conditions were fair, though dull, while the track was in good order. The racing was excellent. The grand final of the Interdominion Championship Handicap was a race worthy of the occasion, the field being in close order all the way, With a strong pace, while at the entrance to the straight it was hard to name the winner. Nervie's Last went away smartly from Blair Athol, while at the end of a furlong EvicUs, Pot Luck, Plutus and King's Play, with U Scott were just behind them. U Scott, who had begun slowly, moved up fast after three furlongs and a furlong further on headed Blair Athol, with Nervie's Last handy and the others in a bunch. There Was no change starting the last lap, U Scott thus gaining the lap prize of £IOO. U Scott led along the back, where Lucky Jack was last, with Supertax and Parisienne just in front of him. U Scott had a slight advantage at the entrance to the straight from Nervie's Last, Pot Luck, Parisienne and Blair Athol, with the others all handy. U Scott and Nervie's Last soon compounded, leaving Parisienne in charge, but Pot Luck swooped down to win handsomely by two lengths. Blair Athol finished fast, only a head behind Parisienne, who was stopping. Supertax was fourth and then came Evicus, with the others strung out King's Play, King's Warrior, Lucky Jack and Cloudy Range Were four who never looked dangerous. The result was to leave Parisienne the winner of the championship as the result of three wins and one second in the the series, while she also took the fastest time prize. The Townley bracket Parnsh GuideLady Somoma was first choice in the Otago Handicap, but both horses broke badly in the first three furlongs. Reward was soon in front, followed by Listowel, Indolent and Survivor, and Pilot Peter, after breaking at the start, joined Rewnrd after six furlongs. Survivor moved up along the back, taking second place three furlongs from home. He challenged his stablemate, Reward, getting up on the post for a head win. Indolent, trotting steadily, hung on for third. Listowel failed to stay. Guy Hugo, after going unsteadily, finished well for fourth.

There were three American horses in the Westland Handicap. Starwyn failed to begin right, but Bing Crosby and Fremont were well in the picture. Repeal set the pace from Sky Wink, Our Peggy, and Fremont, while with half the journey gone Bing Crosby and Red Ranger joined in. Red Ranger shot past Repeal when the straight was reached, but Bing Crosby wore him down, winning impressively by a neck. Fremont stayed on to be third, Repeal and Sky Wink following at intervals. Bing Crosby is at times handicapped by failing to begin properly but ho is a fine pacer. Ginger Jack won his third race of the meeting, all of them over two miles, when he took the Canterbury Handicap. Elvo led out from Navy Blue, Frisco Lady, and Iraq, and there was practically no change at a mile and a-quarler, when the others wers all handy. Ginger Jack then moved up. He took second place half a mile from home, and was in front two furlongs from home and won easily He is not done yet Frisco Lady stayed on, beating Ifnq, while Navy Blue and Southern Smile were only necks away. Captain Bolt, with his easy win in the Auckland Handicap, got his third slake at the meeting and his fifth for this season. The race was a repetition of the third day's result, with Wah nooka, in the same ownership, again in second place. Captain Bolt took the lead after halt a mile, and never afterwards looked like being beaten. The first and second horses are trained by C. S. Donald for the Wellington lady Mrs E. Eerryman Golden Eafile. Bittersweet. Great Admiral, and Discord were prominent with half a mile to go. but Wahnooka beat them all easily, having second place in safe keeping a long way from home Belle Gratlan soon took charge in the Wellington Handicap, and tried to win all the way. Lynwood. Golden Direct. Golden Cross. Harlequin, and Colonel Graltan followed tier for a mile and a-half, when Golden Direct

and Golden Cross dropped out. Cantata then moved up. She ran to the front when the straight was reached, and stalled oft" Colonel GrattSft by two lengths. Waipahi finished fast to cut Belle Grattan out of third money, Harlequin being next. This was Cantata's second win at the meeting, and she is on the way to much better class. The meeting was brought to an end with two consolation races for horses who took part in the championship series, but did not get into the Grand Final. In the first, Grand Mogul rushed to the front after three furlongs, but then was headed by Rocks Ahead and Glenrossie. There was not much change to the straight, where Glenrossie ran to the front, winning with ridiculous ease. He was always pacing in good style. The veteran Roi l'Or. probably having his last race, was fourth, just in front of the Australian Joy's John. While doing his preliminary, Big Author became lame, and permission was given to scratch him. the investments being returned. The Second Consolation Race gave the crowd a thrill when Indianapolis, the hero of three Trotting Cups, got up on the post to snatch a narrow victory. Our Walla set the pace from Frisco Boy, Double Great, Reporter, and Graham Direct. Frisco Boy broke, interfering with Lady Childwood, leaving Our Walla and Reporter to lead Double Great and Graham Direct. Reporter led to the straight, but Indianapolis came home with a brilliant run, Winning in the last stride. The hoisting of the number was the signal for a popular ovation.