TROTTING TITLE TO LAMENT

Southland Times, Issue 24593, 15 November 1941, Page 11

TROTTING TITLE TO LAMENT

JOSEDALE GRATTAN WINS AGAIN HAUGHTY SCORES IN MAIN HANDICAP (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 14. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club concluded its spring meeting in fine weather before a big attendance. The totalizator handled £85,659 compared with £76,584/10/- on the third day last year. For the meeting £220,286/10/- was put through against £205,118 last year, an increase of £15,168/10/-. Results: — HOLMWOOD HANDICAP, £3OO. (3.49). One mile and five furlongs.-—4-4 WITHIN 48yds (Doyle) 1, 1-1 JOSEDALE DICTATOR 24yds (F. J. Smith) 2, 2-2 GANTON 12yds (Alborn) 3. Also started: 10-10 Great Mountain It, 9-8 Shadeland It, 7-7 Allie Audubon 36yds, 8-9 Native Huon 36yds, 6-6 Timworthy 36yds, 5-5 Margin 48yds, 3-3 Mah Jong 60yds. A length; five lengths. Mah Jong fourth. Times: 3.32 3-5, 3.34 3-5, 3.36 3-5.

CASHMERE HANDICAP, £3OO. (4.39). Two miles.—l-1 NATIONALIST It (Alborn) 1, 3-3 BUSTED FLUSH It (Doyle) 2, 2-2 ARIETTA It (Hooper) 3. Also started: 6-5 Purina It, 8-7 Royal Guy It, 9,-9 Warship It, 7-8 April Direct 12yds, 4-4 Blue Diamond 12yds, 5-6 Gallant Chief 12yds. A length and a half; a length. Purina fourth. Times: 4.30, 4.30 1-5, 4.30 2-5.

LOUISSON HANDICAP, £6OO. (3.38). One mile and five furlongs.—3-3 HAUGHTY It (Hooper) 1, 12-12 LIGHTNING LADY 12yds (Tatterson) 2, 10-11 NELSON EDDY 36yds (Thomas) 3. Also started: 4-4 Accountant It, 6-5 Bronze Eagle It, 5-6 Mankind It. 8-8 Our Jewel It, 2-2 Special Edition It, 13-13 Worthy Need it, 14-14 Donald Dhu 12yds, 15-15 Graham Direct 12yds, 7-7 Molly Direct 12yds, l-l Springfield Globe 24yds. 9-9 Kenworthy 36yds, 11-10 Navy Blue '36yds. Two lengths each way. Bronze Eagle fourth. Times: 3.30 2-5, 3.29 4-5, 3.28. AUSTRALASIAN HANDICAP, £4OO. (3.39). One mile and five furlongs.—l-1 CHATMOS It (Hooper) 1. 5-5 ACUITY It (F. Holmes) 2. 8-7 OXFORD SCHOLAR It (Yeatman) 3. Also started: 12-12 Gold Bank It, 2-2 Gold Pot It and Mongolian It (bracketed). 7-8 Happy Man It, 9-9 Lady Carol It and Sports Review It (bracketed), 11-11 Silver Guy It. 3-3 Toceetie It, 5-5 Bing Crosby 12yds (bracketed with Acuity), 15-15 Adversity 12yds, 10-10 Foremost Junior 12yds, 14-13 Kilrea 12yds, 4-4 Pleasant Guy 12yds, 13-14 Southern Smile 12yds, 6-6 U Scott 12yds. Two lengths: three lengths. Mongolian fourth. Times: 3.33, 3.33 2-5, 3.33 3-5.

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIP, £5OO. One mile and five furlongs.— 3-1 LAMENT (Doyle) 1, 1-2 DARK HAZARD (McTigue) 2, 8-8 JOSEDALE DICTATOR (F. J. Smith) 3. Also started: 7-7 Biworthy, 6-6 Bush Laddie, 4-4 Gerfalcon, 12-12 Gracie Fields, 9-10 Jenny Guy, 5-5 Jock McGrath. 2-3 Peggotty, 10-9 Reception, 11-11 Royal Romance. A head; six lengths. Reception fourth. Times: 3.37, 3.37 1-5, 3.39.

HORNBY HANDICAP, £3OO. (3.41). One mile and a-quarter.—6-6 COQUETTE 12yds (F. G. Holmes) 1. 7-7 SCAPA FLOW 24yds (Fairbairn) 2, 4-3 NEUTRALITY It (Stewart) 3. Also started: 3-8 Channel Fleet It, 10-10 Trireme It, 3-5 Turco It, 1-1 Honestus It and Mazaire 24yds (bracketed), 2-4 Kid Wolf 12yds, 9-9 Royal Grattan 12yds. 5-2 Single Star 12yds. Three lengths; a neck. Trireme fourth. Times: 2.41 2-5, 2.41, 2.43 1-5.

PACING SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP, £5OO. (2.46). One mile and a-quarter.—2-2 JOSEDALE GRATTAN (F. J. Smith) 1. 4-6 NELSON EDDY (Thomas) 2. 7-7 LIGHTNING LADY (Tatterson) 3. Also started: 9-10 Bayard, 6-4 Colonel Grattan. 1-1 Gold Bar, 12-12 Horsepower, 5-5 Mankind, 11-11 Molly Direct, 10-9 Navy Blue, 8-8 Pot Luck, 3-3 Springfield Globe. A length; a head. Springfield Globe fourth. Tinies: 2.42 1-5, 2.42 2-5, 2.42 3-5.

INTERMEDIATE SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP, £4OO. (2.4). One mile and a-quar-ter.—2-2 FREMONT (McKendry) 1, 9-9 HILLCREST (Walker) 2, 1-1 WALTER MOORE (Watts) 3. Also started: 3-4 Acuity and Bing Crosby (bracketed), 6-6 Foremost Junior and Waipahi (bracketed), 7-8 Happy Locanda, 10-10 Lady Carol, 5-5 Pleasant Guy, 4-3 Special Edition, 5-7 Waitaki Power. Two lengths; a neck. Special Edition fourth. Times: 2.40 2-5, 2.40 3-5, 2.40 4-5.

APPRENTICE JOCKEY’S SUSPENSION INCREASE TO ONE YEAR (P.A.) WELLINGTON, November 14. The judges of the New Zealand Racing Conference on an appeal by E. V. Dye, apprentice jockey, against the decision of the Wanganui District Committee in dismissing his appeal against the decision of the judicial committee of the Waverley Racing Club in suspending his apprentice jockey’s licence for a period of six months as from October 27, 1941, state that “on the hearing of this appeal we have had before us reports of the proceedings before the judicial committee of the Waverley Racing Club and before the Wanganui District Committee. We have also heard further evidence tendered on behalf of the appellant and we have reheard the evidence of T. W. Read, who immediately after the race complained to the deputy stipendiary steward. We have also heard counsel for the appellant.

“We consider that the evidence given by Read can be relied on fully and that evidence given especially by Dye, that Ring Chief stumbled three times during the race, is not borne out and that that fact justifies us in disregarding his evidence. We accept therefore as being true the evidence of Read about Dye’s foul riding. We consider that the judicial committee of the Waverley Racing Club was fully justified in its finding and that the Wanganui District Committee erred in finding the charge of foul riding not proved. We are of the opinion, however, that the penalty imposed by the Waverley judicial committee and confirmed by the Wanganui District Committee on the lesser charge was, in view of the seriousness of the offences, inadequate. We therefore dismiss the appeal and order that the term of suspension be increased from six months to 12 months from October 27, 1941. The deposit is ordered to be forfeited.’’