WORLD RECORD

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1932, Page 4

WORLD RECORD

HAROLD LOGAN’S SPEED _ NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP r ■ . J . WRACKLER* WINS DOMINION GOLD COUNTRY A WINNER By Talegraph.—Freis Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand Metropolitan trotting meeting opened to-day in fine weather. There was a very large, attendance and the track, was in fast condition. The totalisator handled £41,891 10s, as against £30,721 last year, when the Cup was run in two heats on. the first day and the final on. the second day. The results are:— SPRING HANDICAP. Gf £2OO. One mile and a-half. 2—TODD LONZIA, 48yds (Withers) 1. 4—FIRST WRACK, 12yds (M. Holmes) 2 7—MOUNTAIN MIST, 36yds (W. J. Doyle) ............. 3

Also started: 3 Gay Paree, limit; 5 Dolores, 6 Great Nelson, 10 Valloden, 24yds bhd; 1 Worthy Queen, 30yds; 8 Gemlight, 9 Nelson Ata, 11 Rose Audo, 48yds; 12 Nelson’s Boy, 84yds; 13 Great Way, 9&yds. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Worthy Queen was fourth. Times, 3m. 18 3-55., 3m. 225., 3m. 20 l-ss.

EMPIRE HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile and a-half.

3—COLORADO, 12yds (’Berry) .... 1 B—.SOME GUY, limit (L. Frost) .. 2 7—GRAND CANYON, limit . (Donald) 3

Also started: 12 Baron Bingen, 2 Eureka Boy, 10 Great Author, 5 Mac Dillon, 13 Real Girl, Il Royal Comrade, 9 Sodium, 14 Steel All, limit; 6 Nimble Direct, 12yds, and Princess Mauritius, 12yds (bracketed); 1 Wilma Dillon, 12yds; 4 Nelson’s Victory, ■24 yds. ’ z Won by half., a length, a length between second and third. Nimble Direct was fourth. Times, 2m. 41 3-55., 2m. 42 4-55., 2m. 48s.

NEW ZEALAND OUP. Of £l5OO. Two miles;

2—HAROLD LOGAN, 60yde (A. Holmes) 1 7-4JLENROSSIE, 12yds (Thomae) 2 6—HOI L’OR, 24yds (M. Holmes) .. 3 I—RED SHADOW, 12yds (J. Bryce) 4

Also started: 4 Regal Voyage, limit, and Kingcraft, 12yds (bracketed); 1 Royal Silk, limit; 3 Free Advice, 12 .ydfi; 10 Kohara, 12yds; 5 Rollo, 12yds; 9 Carmel, 2)iyds; 8 Terence Dillon, 24 yds. ’ , ' . Kingcraft and Rollo broke at the start and were soon at the rear of the field. Free Advice took up the running from Royal Silk, Glenroseie, Red Shadow, Terence Dillon, Roi LY)r, Kohara, Rollo, Regal Voyage, Carmel and Kingcraft, with Harold Logan on 'the rails behind the field.. This, order was kept for the first mile. Passing the stands the sedond time Roi L’Or was leading from Free Advice, Royal Silk, Glenrossie, Red Shadow, Terence ’ Dillon, Kingcraft, Carmel, Rollo, Harold Logan and Regal Voyage. Going down the back the last time Free AqViee began to fdel the pinch and Roi L’Or 'carried on from Royal Silk, Red Shadow, Free Advice, Terence Dillon, Kingcraft and Rollo. Harold. Logan began hife run and was fourth at the top of the straight. He. took the lead halfway down the straight and won comfortably, not driven out, by two 'lengths from GlOnrossie, who was a length in front of Roi L’Or. Red Shadow was a head away and Rollo was fifth. ' Harold Logan’s time, 4m. 10 2-5 b., was a world’s race record for' 1 two miles. The others’ times were 4m.' 20 4-ss. and 4m. 225-.

YALDHURST HANDICAP. Of £5OO. Two miles.

I—GOLD COUNTRY, limit (M. Holmes) 1 6—ENAWIAH, limit (Young) 2 3—DILWORTH, 24yd© (Berkett) .. 3

Also started: 4 Belinda, 8 Golden Pedro, 9 Tom Thumb, limit; 7 Muriel De Oro, 12yds bhd; 2 Pluto, 24yds, arid Lindbergh, 36yds (bracketed), 10 Auto Machine, 5 King Pointer, 36yds. . Gold Country set the pace for the first mile, when Dilworth was rushed from fourth place to the front, followed by Belinda, Gold Country, Enawah, Muriel De Oro, Golden Pedro and Lindbergh. At the straight entrance Gold Country took the lead again and won very easily by two lengths from Enawah, with Dilworth two . lengths away. King Pointer was fourth. Times, 4m. 215., 4m, 21 2-55., 4m. 10 4-SS.

DOMINION HANDICAP.

<■ Of £6OO. Two miles. 2—WRACKLER, 60yds (M. Holmes) 1 6—HUON. VOYAGE, 36yds (MoFar- . lane) ... 2 ■7—OLIVE NELSON, 96yds (J. ,R. Simpson) ............... 3

Also started: 4 Arctotis, 8 Cannonball, limit; 9 Admiral Bingen, 1 Biddy Parrish, 10 Fifa, 12yds bhd; 3 Great Way, 24yds, and Writer, '24yds (bracketed) ; 5 Stanley T, 72yds. Biddy Parrish and Arctotis lost all chance at the start and Arctotis was pulled, up. Cannonball rushed away with a good lead from Admiral Bingen, Writer, F.ifa, Huon Voyage, Wrackler and Stanley T. Half a mile from home the leaders tired. Wrackler and Huon Voyage then made a run and took the lead at the straight entrance, with Olive Nelson coming fast. Wrackler was not pressed to win by two lengths, with Olive Nelson four lengths away and Great Way fourth. Times, 4m. 26 l-55., 4m. 28 2-55., 4m. 24 3-ss.

RTOCARTON HANDICAP. Of £3OO. Two miles. 3— NIMBUS, limit (M. B. Edwards) 1 S—SILVER DE ORO, 48yds (McKendry) 2 4— TRAVIS, 24yds (Berkett) ...... 3

Also started: 11 Lily Harold, 10 Our George, 7 Rokena, F2yds bhd; 9 Ron, 6 Location, 24yds; 12 Mr. Penalty, 8 Netta Oro, 1 Tempest, 2 War Paint, 36 yds.

Won by a neck. Rokena was fourth. Times, 4m. 27 4-5 e., 4m. 245., 4m. 26 4-06.

VICTORIA HANDICAP. j Of £3OO. One mile and a-half. 9—DILLON LOGAN, 48yds ((Barron) I 4 —SIR GUY, 24yds (King) 2 2—GUNFIRE, 24yds (Teahan) .... 3

Also started: 1 Sunny Morn, 8 Wilbur White, limit; 6 Mountain Ore, 10 Major Lind, 3 Somerby, 12 Tarndale, 12yds; 7 George Rey, 5 Great Parrish, 4 Morning Sun, 24yds, and Sunny Bob, 48yds (bracketed with Wise Guy); 11 Harvest Child, 36yds; 13 Arikitoa, 48 yds. •

Won by a neck. Sunny Morn was

fourth. Times, 4m. 25 3-55., 4m. 27 4-5 e., 4m. 28 3-se. HAGLEY HANDICAP. Of £3OO. One mile and a-quarter. 1— ROYAL SILK, 12yds (J. Bryce) 1 B—COLONIAL BOY, limit (Young) 2 2— CRANLEIGiH, limit (M. B. Edwards) 3 Also started: Vesuvius, limit; 6 Delightful, 9 Great Logan, 4 King Pointer, 5 Rollo, 12yds bhd; 10 Impromptu, 24yds; 10 Carmel, 36yds. Won by a length, a between second and third. Impromptu was fourth. Times, 2m. 415., 2m. 42 Life., 2m. 43 2-ss.