CANTERBURY TROTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 3

CANTERBURY TROTS

ELVO’S STAKES WIN SELWYN TO GEORGE REY (Pei' Press Association.) ■CHRISTCHURCH, last, night. For the second day of the Canterbury Park trots the weather was line and the attendance good. The track . was fasU -The • t ota-lisator. put t hrough Tits,!'oh’,* compared witli T 15,103 last year. The total for the ■meeting was T3t).32G, compared with Tit),oß3 last year. 'Progressive ll:audicap.—'s Nonna Uiugcu (D. Teahen), 1; 8 Flotsam (M. Holmes), 2; 2 'Chiming Wrack (E. C. ittyOftrmoll,),.3.. .Vlso..s;l:arted.: .7..fis.ther, •P'alotiiw’s' EOy, 'd' Priiico'llarvester, 6 Renegade, 10 Childloigh, 1 llakatere, Si Kotinga, 11 Real Boy. AVon Iby two lengths, • same between second and third. Times, 3.1!) 1-5, '3.25 3-1, 3.2(5.

I Telegraph Handicap—l Jimmy He Oru (G. McKendry), 1; 1 Great iThought (R. B. Berry), 2; 7 Margaret Ohonault (FI 0. llohnes), 3. Also ■ started: -1 Nelson Pointer, (i Admiral i Wrack and Royal Comrade (bracketled)., J.Aristotle, 5 King’s Cup, 2 Real '■Burton. Won by 'six lengths, and two lengths. King's Cup was fourth. Times, 2.10 1-5, 2.11 1-5, 2.15 1-5. 'Mason Stakes llaudicap.—J Klvo (11. A,. Cebhiug'toii), J; 5 Vesuvius (V. Allmm), 2; 2, •Guy 'Gordon (J. Bell, j ui!.), 3. Also started: 7 Lilian Bond. -I Queen Author, ti Great Author. 5 A vermis, 8 Master Roy, 9 Gold Tinge. Klvo was spoil in charge, and led past the stands front Lilian Bond, Queen

Author, Master Roy, Gay Gordon, A vermis, Great Author, And Vesuvius. Over the next circuit the leaders maintained their positions, and with half a. mile to cover Elvo was followed by Queen Author, Master Roy, Avernus, Gav Gordon, Great Author and Vesuvius. Elvo was still in front entering- the straight, and stayed on in a hard finish to win by a length from Vesuvius, with Gay Gordon half a length away. Avernus was fourth. Times, 4.25, 4.21 1-5, 4.25 2-5. Middleton Handicap.—l Iraq (E. €. McDermott), 1; 2 Dundee (B. B. Berry), 2; 10 Full Hand (C. Tasker), 3. Also started: 10 Impostor, 5 Ironside, 14 Pelting, 13 Kowai, 0 Vanity Fair, 5 White Stranger, 8 Garry Thorpe, 3 Sage King, 12 Portlight, 9 'College Boy, 4 Midshipuiaid. Wou by two lengths, and half la length. Sago King was-fourth. Times, 3.22 1-5, 3.10 3-5, 3.22 4-5.

-Hornby Handicap.—l Sea Gift -(E. J. Smith), 1; 2 'Amouos (G. Mauritz), 2; 3 Fairyland (E. N. Kennerley), 3. Also started: 5 Real Boy, 4 Raelaim, 6 ■King’s Voyage. Real Boy 'was first past- the post from Sea Gift, Amouos, and Fairyland. At a subsequent in'quiry, Real Boy was distanced for galloping. Times, 4.25, 4.37 2-5. Solwyn Handicap.—4 George Rev (F. Holmes), 1; 2 Peter Locauda ‘(•hi. C. AleTigue), 2; 7 Harvest Child (L. A. Maidens), 3. Also started: 1 Cloudy Range, 8 Eureka Boy, 10 Great Author, 11 Major Lind, (> Muriel Do

Oro, F2 Warplane, 3 Wild Guy. 9 Pcgaway, 13 Native Chief, 5 Silver T)e Oro. Major Lind, Harvest Child and Peter Locanda wore the early loaders, and with four furlongs covered the order was Major Lind, Harvest Child, Muriel Do Oro, Warplane, Peter Locanda, Cloudy Range, Wild Guy, ami George Rev. There was a mixup turning out of (ho straight, Cloudy Range arid Wild Guy falling, while Warplane and Eureka Boy were pulled up. George Roy was clear of the field al (he half-mile, and had a. good lead from I’eler Locanda and Harvest Child. Entering Iho straight, George Rev was driven out (o win by a neck from Peter Lneamia, with Harvest Child four lengths away. I'egaway was fourth. Times, 2.11 2-->, 2.42 2.45.

Prebbletou Handicap.-Village Guy (O. E. Hooper), 1 ! ; 3 Golden Cross (I?! Moritz,), 2; 2 Agility (G. S. Smith), ■;!. Also stalled; 3 Lone Derby, 7 General Wrack, !> Vagabond King, 4 P,landlord, 5 Camera, 10 Tasty Dc Oro, 11 Desert Maiden, 6 Llcwllyn’s 'Pride. Won by two lengths, and three lengths. Llewllyn’s Pride was fourth. Times, 3.20 3-5, 3.21 1-5, 3.22 1-5.

Final Handicap.—Queen Author (W. .T. Doyle), 1; 7 Morning Sun (A. Fairbairn), 2; 3 Romcrby (V. Alborn), 3. Also started: 5 Fern brook Lass, 4 Harold Denver. 0 Pronto Bingen, 9 Trampfast, S Great Chenault, 1 Roy Spee. 10 Eureka Boy. Won by a neck, and a head. Times, 2.9 4-5, 2.10, 2.9 1-5.