TROTTING AT WELLINGTON

Southland Times, Issue 22993, 12 September 1936, Page 10

TROTTING AT WELLINGTON

TO-DAY’S MEETING THE FIELDS REVIEWED The Wellington Trotting Club’s spring meeting will be held at Hutt Park today and there is ample material to supply some excellent racing. The win and place betting system will be in operation. 12.30 p.m. NAI NAI HANDICAP, £l3O. For Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.45. One mile and a-half. Cracksman scr Kraal 12 Native Leaf scr Lucky Rose 24 Vain Lad scr Moerangi 24 yds bhd San Michele 36 Franz Derby 12 Parrish Chimes 48 The racing opens with nine unhoppled performers in the Nai Nai Handicap. Vain Lad on the limit is likely to be a firm favourite after his winning display at Auckland. . Franz Derby stays well, while Kraal is useful. The favourites may be Vain Lad Franz Derby Kraal 1.5 p.m. HUTT PARK TRIAL HANDICAP, £lOO. Class 3.43. One mile and a-half. Ropata , scr Accel scr , . bhd Effie Parrish scr Guy Zolock 12 Radiant Prince scr Reno •>« Ray Queen scr Trevor de Oro 48 There are only eight in the Trial Handicap and few of them have any recent form. Effie Parrish is a promising pacer. Ray Queen and Radiant Prince have breeding to recommend them. Reno is decidedly useful and Trever de Oro is smart. The public may declare for Radiant Prince Effie Parrish Reno 1.40 p.m. RAILWAY HANDICAP, £l4O. Class 3.36. One mile and a-half. Baron Grand scr Llewellyn’s Pet 12 Electric Bell scr Lucky Jack 12 Epilogue scr Oversight jGinger Jack scr Royal Crescent 12 Royal Palm scr Great Chum 24 Shadow Queen scr Ideal 3b Waving Corn scr Lady Author 3b K yds bhd Tollgate 36 Ace Pot 12 The Railway Handicap should be a fine betting race with a favourite hard to find. The honour may go to Ginger Jack. Lucky Jack is a good sort and so is Oversight. Tollgate and Ideal aie recent winners. The favourites may be Ginger Jack Lucky Jack Baron Grand 2.20 p.m. BOLLARD MEMORIAL HANDICAP. £3OO. Class 4.32. Two miles. Logan's Pride scr Bonny Azure 24 Francis Lincoln 12 Gunfire 24 Grace McElwyn 12 Pegaway 24 Homeward 12 Kingcraft 36 Avernus 24 Willow Wave 60 The Bollard Memorial promises to be a fine contest. Bonny Azure on her recent form should take a lot of beating. Grace McElwyn is a tough little pacer, while Francis Lincoln may race well for L. A. Maidens. Willow Wave with an even start will be dangerous. The public may declare for Bonny Azure Grace McElwyn Willow Wave 2.55 p.m. WILFORD HANDICAP. £l5O. For unhoppled trotters. Class 5.2. Two miles. Native Leaf scr Winnie Parrish 24 yds bhd Lucky Rose .>6 Corrianda 12 Moerangi 36 Cracksman 12 San Michele 60 Vain Lad 12 Parrish Chimes 72 Franz Derby 24 Mabel Chimes 192 Kraal 24 The Wilford Handicap is for unhoppled trotters. Most of the runners have an earlier engagement and this should show some light on their prospects here. The favourites may be Winnie Parrish Vain Lad Parrish Chimes 3.30 p.m. SHARPE HANDICAP. £lOO. Class 3.5. One mile and a-quarter. Accel scr Ropata scr Crinoline scr yds bhd Effie Parrish scr Reno 36 Radiant Prince scr Activity 48 Ray Queen scr The Sharpe Handicap finds most of the field in the Trial Handicap having a second outing and the earlier race will be taken as a guide. Fancied runners may be Ray Queen Reno Effie Parrish 4.5 p.m. SPRING HANDICAP. £l3O. Class 2.59. One mile and a-quarter. Electric Bell scr Lucky Jack 12 Epilogue scr Oversight 12 Ginger Jack scr Royal Crescent 12 Royal Palm scr Shoelace 12 Shadow Queen scr Allworthy 24 Waving Corn scr Compass 24 yds bhd Tollgate 36 Ace Pot 12 Native Berry 48 Llewellyn’s Pet 12 There is a good sized field in the Spring Handicap and here again the public will have earlier form to guide it. There are some speedy pacers here and the favourites may be Ginger Jack Lucky Jack Electric Bell 4.40 p.m. WELLINGTON HANDICAP, £2OO. Class 2.46. One mile and a-quarter. Bonny Azure scr Graham Direct 12 Gunfire scr Willow Wave 12 Homeward scr Avernus 24 Logan’s Pride scr Grace McElwyn 24 yds bhd Pegaway 24 Francis Lincoln 12 The racing concludes with the Wellington Handicap, which should be a fine race. Graham Direct is an acceptor and will most likely be favourite. He will need to move smartly, for there are some speedy horses ahead of him. The public may declare for Graham Direct Bonny Azure Francis Lincoln. LAWN TENNIS UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Forest Hills, September 11. In the United States tennis championships at Forest Hills, D. Budge and F. A. Parker have reached the semi-finals of their bracket in the men’s singles defeating McDiarmid and Mangin respectively, the scores being, 6—4, 6—3, 6—2 and 10—12, 6 —o, 4 —6, 6 —l, 6—3. In the women’s singles Miss Helen Jacob’s defeated Miss Gussie Raegener 6—l, 6—o and Miss Helen Perdersen defeated Miss Dorothy Bundy 6—3, 4—6, 6—4. WRESTLING SAVOLDI DEFEATS WOODS. (United Press Association.) Hastings, September 11. Savoldi defeated Woods by two straight falls in a professional wrestling contest this evening after a colourful bout. Savoldi secured the first fall m the fifth round with dropkicks. Woods was groggy when he came out of his corner for the next round and another dropkick finished him. In the preliminary professional bout Mark Antunovich (Wellington) drew with Herb Brinson (Hawke’s Bay). There were no falls.