CHEVIOT HANDICAP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27572, 14 December 1950, Page 4

CHEVIOT HANDICAP

Ascot To Reappear

If Ascot can make a good beginning from the second outside berth on the front mark of the Cheviot Handicap, the second leg of the double at the Rangiora-Cheviot Trotting Clubs meeting on Saturday, he will make the task of his opponents a difficult cne. Ascot has speed to burn, but is not tractable at the barrier. A five-year-old, he is bred to win races, being by U. Scott out of Tondeleyo, who is from imported parents—Wrack and Estella Amos, a mare by Dale Axworthy from Arleigh M. H., by Nutwood Wilkes. Estella Amos left Ganton, Imperial Jade, and tilt triple New Zealand Cup winner, Indianapolis. Ascot has been off the scene since the Oamaru meeting in May, and if he has improved his barrier manners he is likely to reach good class.

Jotting , , Withdrawals for the first day of the Gore Trotting Club's meeting close at 5 p.m. tomorrow Trained at Oamaru

Clinker Hall, who was 'a close second to Cubit in the President’s Trot Handicap, at Beaumont on Saturday and who easily won the Dunkeld Trot on Monday, is trained at Oamaru by one of her owners. O. J. Halliburton. She was placed only twice in eight races last season, and before Saturday had recorded only one placing this season. This was when she finished eight lengths behind On Trial and Salandri over a mile and a-quarter in a saddle event at Invercargill last month. Clinker Hall may not go far, but should pay her way at the country fixtures.

Desmond’s Pride Mare Having her first start from W, R. Butt’s stable, Stray Shot was always well placed in the Metroplitan Handicap at Waimate, and she came on in the straight to beat Ingenuity by a head. Stray Shot has been a useful trotter in races up to a mile and five furlongs, and last season the Desmond’s Pride mare registered a win and 10 placings in 22 outings. She is down to make her next appearance in the Hurunui Handicap at Rangiora,

At Cambridge The former Southland pacer Scimitar has had only two starts since being sold to the North Island, and both of them were at Auckland over the Labour Day week-end. In each he raced well, particularly so in the second, a two-mile event, in which he started from 48yds, and after travelling wide out all the way finished solidly for fourth, his time being 4min 16 2-ssec. Scimitar is a six-year-old gelding by Josedale Grattan front Karnak. a half-sister to Bel Hamed and Town Talk A proved stayer—three of his four wins in Southland last season were over two miles —Scimitar looks the form horse for the Auckland Trial Handicap at Cambridge on Saturday.

Trials at New Brighton m Horses which impressed at the trials conducted by the Canterbury Owners and Breeders’ Association at New Brighton on Tuesday were First Lord, Highland Kilt, and Two Step. Starting from 72 yards behind in the 3.21 class pace. First Lord finished right up with the placed horses, his time for the mile and a-half being 3min 11 2-ssec, From the limit, he will have bright prospects of lifting the Auckland Trotting Cup. Highland Kilt was sent against the pacers in the 3.25 class pace, and he beat them easily, in 3min 20 4-ssec. He was not required to do his best, his last mile taking 2min lOsec Two Step started from 72 yds bhd in the 3.33 class trot, and he beat Rowan McCoy by half a length. His post-to-post time was 3min 17 3-ssec Two Step will start from the front mark in the Ashburton Trotting Cup, and should give a good account of himself in that race.