BESSIE GRATTAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26719, 13 March 1948, Page 5

BESSIE GRATTAN

TROTTING STAKES FANCY METROPOUTAN MEETING The Easter meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club will be opened at Addington to-day and a glance at the fields is sufficient to give the impression that pacing and trotting of the highest standard will be seen. Form horses who may appeal to the public are:— 10.45: Preliminary Handicap.—Notus, National Velvet, Ace of Diamonds. 11.28: Express Handicap.—Jackie Guy. Monagh Leagh, Follow Me. 12.13: Trotting Stakes—Bessie Grattan. Encircle, Dictation. 12.58: Rattray Handicap.—Emulous, In the Mood, Dundee Sandy. 1.43: Autumn Stakes.—Henry of Navarre, Novelda, Free Fight. 2.28: Craven Handicap.—Final Count, Red Hussar, Stirling Castle. 3.13: Stewards’ Handicap.—Sure Harvest, Toushay, Great Venture. • Speedway Handicap.—Bonny Clare, Good Review. Remlap. The following are the fields:— Preliminary Handicap, of £9OO. Two miles.—Hal Derby, Horatio Nelson, Play Safe, Queen Jewel scr, • Ace of Diamonds, Doonholme, Indian Triumph, Minoru. National Velvet, Notus, Pocket Edition 12yds bhd, Free Fight, Mountmellick, Positive, Silver Light 24. Express Handicap, of £ 1600. Two miles.—Dillondale, Jackie Guy, Monagh Leagh, Safari scr, Captain Gaillard, Gamble King, Scotch Music 12yds bhd, Bel Hamed, Follow Me, Worthy Gold 24, Gold Peg 36. New Zealand Trotting Stakes, of £BSO. One mile and a-half.—Dalcassian, Pacing Pegasus, Flying Star, Bessie Grattan, Signal Light, Lucky Ducrow, Dictation, Norma’s Pride, Field Maid, Cottesloe, Encircle, Beau Scott. A. I. Rattray Handicap, of £3OOO. Two miles.—Aberhall, Acropolis, Dundee Sandy, Loyal Peter, Nyallo Scott, Plunder Bar scr, Double Peter, In the Mood, Turco 12yds bhd. Countless, Knave of Diamonds 24. Emulous, Highland Fling 48. Autumn Stakes, of £1250. One mile and a-half.—Crown Plate, Cultivator, Free Fight, Gay Note, Henry of Navarre, His Excellency, Likely, Marcia, Novelda, On Approval, Palette, Red Arrow, Sahara Queen, Wedding Ring scr, Dandy Grattan, Interlace, King Cobra, Maudeen 24yds bhd. Craven Handicap, of £I3OO. Two miles.—Bonny Scott (P), Caledonian Girl, Communique, Democrat, Final Count, Indigo, Red Hussar, Right Royal, Stirling Castle scr. Ben Adam, Blue Horizon (T.), Lord Brooklyn 12yds bhd, Golden Shadow, Lady Vi, Limerick Pride, Radical 24, Commander Scot, Imperial Grattan, Johnnie Lawn, Margart Hall 36. Stewards' Handicap, of £1250. Two miles.—Bancor, Flying Scott, Great Venture, Mine Host, Sure Harvest scr, Castigate, Fire Water, Frank Scott 12yds bhd, Rerewaka, Van White 24, Mistydale, Toushay 36, Pardon Me 48, Range Finder 60, Aerial Scott, Fantom 72. Speedway Handicap, of £IOOO. One mile and a-quarter.—Aspinall, Caudray, Commotion, Good Review, Jeeves, Maida Dillon, Mountain Hall, Northern Lass, Pimpernel, Red Setter, Remlap, Scholarship, Tam o’Shanter scr, Caledonian Girl, Communique, Bonny Clare, Copper Trail, Stirling Castle 12 yds bhd, Desert Lad, Grattan Drive, Logan Rey, Maudeen 24. XnnG.Ven MM.Mi.'s are the only definite scratchings