GREAT AUTHOR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 13

GREAT AUTHOR

WINS CHIEF EVENT AT REEFTON TROTS Special to THE SUN REEFTON, Monday. The annual fixture of the Inangahua Trotting Club was held today in fine weather and before a good attendance. Heavy rain overnight rendered the track soft. The totalisator showed a decrease of £791 on last year’s turnover, the figures for the day being £5,689 as against £6,480 in 1928. The Trotting Club Handicap proved a good thing for the Greymouth-trained Great Author. Jim Jarden’s pacer wa.s a warm favourite and won with ridiculous ease. Hals well Queen was in fine form, capturing a double for J. Davidson, and the Canterbury reinsman added another to his list with Bonora. The second leg of the double was won by another Strong fancy in Ecstasy, with Black Wattle, who was runner-up in the big event, again beaten into second place. Ecstasy was also favourite in the saddle heat, but succumbed to Loco. The Reef-ton-trained Child Boy scored in the Progress Trot, and T. Bennett produced the winner of the novice event with Vican. In this race the favourite, Lorette Napoleon, and Major Brent fell, the drivers escaping serious injury. Results are as follow" Welcome Handicap, of £100; 15 miles.— 4 Vican (T. Bennett), 1; 9 Becky de Oro, 2; 9 Pat Logan, 3. Also started: 11 Salute, 3 Guy Denver and Silver Sea (bracketed), 5 Major Brent, 8 Undertaker, 10 Dusty Miller, 7 Bingen Wilkes, 1 Lorette Napoleon, 2 Teremoa. Lorette Napoleon and Major Brent fell. Won by a length. Time, 3.44. Progress Handicap, of £100; 1£ miles.— 3 Child Boy (Pascoe), 1; 2 Avoness, 2; 3 Bonoro, 3. Also started: 6 Chaneit., 5 Osgood. 4 Iwanta, 7 Bonny Audubon. Won by four lengths. Time, 3.48. TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP Of £210; 2 miles; 4.52 limit I—GREAT AUTHOR (Jarden) 1 7—BLACK WATTLE 2 9—WARRENORE 3 Also started: 6 Great Epsom, 3 Lifebuoy, 10 The Thistle, 4 Fuelrand, 2 Sedmere and Happy Lass (coupled), 5 Auto Min to, 8 Vecto. Won by six lengths. Time, 4.53. Blackwater Handicap, of £100; li miles.—7 Halswell Queen (Davidson), l; 6 Hakari, 2; 4 Val Logan, 3. Also started: 5 Lou Lee, 1 Guy Denver and Netta Oro (coupled), 11 Myrtle Dillon, 10 Playgirl, 3 Great Adventure, 9 Leading Lady, 13 Slogan, 12 Lady Bee, 2 Royal Iroquois, 5 Flying Kate. Won by three lengths. Time, 3.1 3-5. Big River Handicap, of £110: 2 miles. —2 Bonora (Davidson), 1; 1 Avoness, 2; 5 Tiny Author, 3. Also started: 8 Chaneit, 4 Addie Guy, 6 Osgood, 3 Martein, 7 Iwanta. Won by two lengths. Time, ALEXANDER HANDICAP Of £115; It miles; 3.1 limit I—ECSTASY (Denton) 1 4 BLACK WATTLE 2 5 LOCO .. 3 Also started: 10 Great Epsom, 9 Bing-en-wood, 7- Hakari, 13 Slogan, 1L Firebrand, 12 Lady Bee, 6 Happy Lass, 3 Great Adventure. 2 Flora Golding, 5 Nelsonian. Won by two lengths. Time, Scotia Handicap, of £100; 15 miles.—l Halswell Queen, 24yds bhd, inc. pen. (Davidson), 1; 2 Warrenore, 2; 4 Silver Sea, 3. Also started: 11 Bingen Wilkes. 9 Pat Logan. 7 Myrtle Dillon and The Thistle (coupled), 3 0 Hardiness. 4 Vican, £> Teremoa, 8 Leading Lady. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 3.38. Keep -It -Dark Handicap (saddle), of £100; 1 mile.—3 Loco (Bundle), 1; 1 Ecstasy, 2; 5 Tahoe, 3. Also started: 7 Becky de Oro, 2 Flying Kate, 6 Myra. Locanda, 4 Auto Alinto. Won bv three lengths. Time, 2.19.