GORE T.C.

Southland Times, Issue 23379, 10 December 1937, Page 10

GORE T.C.

FIELDS FOR BOXING DAY HANDICAPS DECLARED The Gore Trotting Club’s handicaps for the meeting on Boxing Day are as follows:— CROYDON HANDICAP, £145. One mile and a-half.

MARE’S GOOD RECORD AS PRODUCER

FOUR WINNERS FROM FIRST WATER The recent success of Aqua Bond marked the fourth winner to the credit of the Harold Rothschild mare First Water, whose earlier winners were Rocks Ahead, Oasis and Nell Grattan. First Water has proved an excellent producer for Mr H. Hunter, of Wyndham, and while Rocks Ahead has been by far the best of her produce Aqua Bond promises to win her way to good company.

There may be some significance in the fact that Happy Voyage, the sire of Rocks Ahead, may not appeal to breeders to the same extent as Worthy Bond, Grattan Loyal and Adioo Guy, the respective sires of Aqua Bond, Nell Grattan and Oasis. Happy Voyage, an Australian-bred horse, has sired a number of fine winners with limited opportunities, and he held a mile record of 2.4 1-5. Happy Voyage died in Southland a couple of seasonq ago. Worthy Bond is the only son of Axworthy to be brought out to New Zealand and in the Eastern District he has been well patronized. Grattan Loyal is a young sire whose stock have won a number of races in recent seasons while Adioo Guy (now dead) sired Grand Mogul, Southern Smile, Aide de Camp and others, as well as a twominute winner in the United States. First Water’s first effort at the stud was First Author, a filly by Author Dillon which did not race but has been breed from in recent seasons. Her other four progeny to race have all been returned winners. First Water, who was bred at the Stevenson and McMath stud at Riversdale, had a twomile record of 4min 35 2-ssec. She was by Harold Rothschild (son of Rothschild) from Red Diamond, a Prince Imperial mare. First Water’s record is certainly a good one.

MOTOR-CYCLING

SOUTHLAND CLUB EVENTS AT CENTRE BUSH

Many riders attended the opening club run held by the Southland MotorCycle Club at Centre Bush. The balloon-bursting competition attracted much attention when A. Caird and D. Sheriff decided the final both giving excellent displays of riding. The Association football match, Hats Off v. Hats On, was won by Hats Off by one goal to nil, the goal being shot by W. Edmonds after a strenuous struggle for possession of the ball in front of the goal. Only two riders finished in the slow race which was won by G. Savory. J. Baker was second. Obstacle Race.—First heat: R. Tall 1, A. Caird 2, W. Edmonds 3. Second heat: J. Lawry 1, D. Sherriff 2, K. Jenson 3. Third heat: G. Savory 1, W. Jones 2, T. Bath 3. Final: G. Savory 1, J. Lawry 2, R. Tall 3.

Balloon-bursting Competition.—A. Caird 1, D. Sherriff 2, J. Baker 3. Potato Race. —First heat: A. Caird 1, K. Jenson 2, V. Tully 3. Second heat: J. Lawry 1, W. Edmonds 2, J. Baker 3. Third heat: R. Tall 1, J. McDougall 2, T. Bath 3. Final: R. Tall 1, A. Caird 2, J. Lawry 3.

BOXING

SCHMELING’S BOUT WITH THOMAS

NEW YORK, December 8.

Reports from the training camps of Max Schmeling and Harry Thomas indicate that both are fit for their 15round bout on Monday. Jack Johnson predicted that Thomas will make it “plenty tough” for Schmeling. Gene Tunney said: “Schmeling could knock out Joe Louis again tomorrow. His 18 months’ rest has not detracted one iota from his ring efficiency.”

Halesia It Modern Time It Great Thorn It yds jhd Pine Ridge It Imperial Wave 36 Choice Goods It Dalaruan 48 Ginger Rogers It Appomatox 48 Jock McGrath It Traveltone 48 Betty Drusus It Blue Logan 60 Lady Headford It Fair Voyage 60 Ingle Chenault Native Kowhai It Long Island 60 It Jenny’s Guy 72 Happy Peter It Sansaveno 72 TRIAL HANDICAP. £145. One mile and a-half. Hoyle It Gold Streak It Salalon It Iron Duke It Tour It Dewey Star It Samara It yds bhd Fransol It Dolores Silk 36 Antarctic Sun It Ghandi 36 Royal Emblem Bright Star It Capricorn 36 It Fortune King 48 Abel It Royal Drive 48 GORE TROTTING CUP, £330. Two miles. Bing Crosby It Ace Pot It bhd Dark Hazard It yds Loyal Sun It Roan Duke 12 Erin’s Chief It Monty Chimes 24 Mokochild It Vologda 24 Civic It Donald Dhu 24 Frisco Silk It Coherto 24 Night Voyage It Silver Laddie 24 Happiness It Harold Guy 36 Norma Grattan It Blue Spark 36 Embark It PIGEON MEMORIAL. £180. One mile and a quarter. Rollalong It Nell Grattan 12 Royal Crescent It Grand Meteor 12 Prince Roydon It Desert Cloud 12 Irish Aggie It Guywin' 12 Suncup • It War Betty 12 Master Potts It Royal Guy 24 vds bhd Seaward de Oro 24 Central Parrish 12 Direct Bell 24 MATAURA HANDICAP, £175. Two miles. Jock McGrath It yds bhd Great Thorn It Imperial Wave 12 Choice Goods It Dalaruan 24 Molly King It Traveltone 24 Prince Voyage It Appomatox 36 Chenroth It Blue Logan 48 Margaret Todd It Fair Voyage 48 Ingle Chenault It Jenny’s Guy 60 Modern Time It Anna’s Voyage 120 Native Kowhai It Parrish Chimes 156 STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. £145. One mile and a -half. Hoyle It Abel It Baron Silk It Dora Lindsay It Samara It Loyalist It Fransol It Crown Peak It Ebb Tide It Voloma It Sydney Grand It Guy View It Dunalister It Violet Potts it Willowbank It yds bhd Happy Locanda It Glen Guy 36 Provincial It Jesse Owens 48 PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £180. One mile and -half. yds bhd Seascape It Real Gold 12 Lady Ita It Happy King 12 Debenture It Aqua Bond 12 Drumbunnif It Golden Miller 12 Dolores Silk It Direct Thorpe 12 Ghandi It Irish Aggie 12 Edith Grattan It Waitemata 12 Capricorn It Capri 12 Gay Avon It Master Potts 12 Master Garry It Bonny Brydone 24 FINAL HANDICAP, £200. One mile and a -quarter. Rollalong It yds bhd Central Parrish It Bing Crosby 12 Royal Crescent It Dark Hazard 12 Walter Gay It Loyal Sun 12 Royal Guy It Carver Doone 12 Tritoma It Civic 12 Seaward de Oro It Night Voyage 12 Lindrum It Ace Pot 12 Labour Chimes It Roan Duke 24 War Betty It Vologda 36 Prince Charles It Donald Dhu 36 Master Potts It