WILD GUY WINS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1935, Page 4

WILD GUY WINS

ADDINGTON TROTTING ROI L’OR’S SUCCESS IN LAST EVENT TODD LONZIA IN TROTTERS’ RACE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. For the last day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting to-day the weather was fine till the seventh race, when slight rain fell. The attendance was good and the track was in good order. Totalisator investments were £26,061, against £24,817 last year. Tl}e total for the three days amounted to £72,552, compared with £72,269 last year. Results were:— MIDWINTER HANDICAP. Of £200; trotters; 3.36 class. One mile and. a-half. B—FLOTSAM, limit (M. Holmes) .... 1 1- FLOW, 36yds (P. Gallagher) .. 2 S—WAHNOOKA, 24yds 3 Also started: 11 Billy Sundy, limit; 7 Norman Fox, limit; 2 Welcome Guy, limit; 6 Kotinga, 12yds bhd; 4 Mataunga, 12yds bhd; 12 Enigma, 24yds; 3 Gyrate, 24yds; 14. Real Boy, 24yds; 10 Sandy N, 24yds; 9 Ganton, 36yds; 13 Guy o Mme, 36yds; 15 Ruin, 48yds. A length and a-half; two lengths. Mataunga was fourth. Times, 3m. 23 2- 3m. 20 4-55., 3m. 22 3-bs.

LIGHTNING HANDICAP. Of £200; 3.30 class. One mile and a-half. 7—SUPERTAX, limit (J. Pringle) .... 1 2— GOLDEN CROSS, 24yds (G. McKendry) 2 6—YOUNG TRAVIS, 36yds (D. C. Watts) 3 Also started: 5 Battlefield, limit; 8 Nelson’s Chum, limit; 4 Dillon Queen, 12yds bhd; 1 Racketeer, 24yds; 2 Grace McElwyn, 36yds, and Chenaway, 36yds (bracketed). Neck; two lengths. Grace McElwyn was fourth. Times, 3m. 19 2-55., 3m. 17 3- 3m. 17 l-ss. NATIONAL HANDICAP. Of £600; 4.27 class. Two miles. 9—WILD GUY, limit (G. Mouritz) .. 1 I—WAR BUOY, limit (M. B. Edwards) ? S—GLENROSSIE, 36yds (L. O. Thomas) 3 Also started: 8 Gold Tinge, limit; 3 Wrecker, limit; 7 Sunny Morn, 24yds; 2 Red Shadow, 48yds; 4 Roi L’Or,' 60yds; 6 Harold Logan, 84yds. War Buoy was in front at the end of a furlong and was followed' by Wild Guy passing the stands, with Wrecker, Gold Tinge, Sunny Morn, Glenrossie and Red Shadow following. There was no change in the order of the field over the next round anc? with half a. mile to cover War .Buoy was attended by Wrecker, Wild. Guy, Sunny Morn, Glenrossie, Red Shadow and Roi L’Or. This was tiie order into the straight, and in the : run home’ Wild Guy sprinted brilliantly to beat War Buoy by a head, with Glenrossie. two lengths, away. Wrecker was,fourth.. Times, 4m. 21 l-ss'., 4m. 21 2-55., 4m. 18 4-ss. FEDERAL HANDICAP. Of, £250; 2.46 class. Qne mile and a- . ' quarter. a. ■■ 3— AGILE, limit (G S. Smith) /...<• 1 4— SOMERBY, limit (L. A. Maidens) 2 9—LOGAN’S.PRIDE, limit (J. J. Ken- . nerley) ■ 3

Aso started: 1 Bracken limit, Cloudy Range 12yds bhd • and Wrackler _24yds (bracketed); 8 Colonial* Boy, limit; 11 Arikitoa, 12yds; 6 Avernus, 12yds; 5 Raydus, 12yds; 7 Rey Spec, 12yds; 10 George Rey, 24yds; 2 Taxpayer, 24yds. ' ■ Neck; three lengths. Raydus was fourth. Times, 2m. 41 4-55., 2m. 425., 2m. 42 2-ss. HEATHCOTE HANDICAP. Of £250; 4.34 class. Two miles. 4—GUY JUNIOR, limit (M. Holmes) 1 , 7—REY SPEC, 36yds (E. C. McDerrtiott) • • 2 •9—GUNFIRE, 24yds (L. A. Maidens) 3 i Also started: 3 Bingen Palm, limit; 6 ’Golden Direct,’ limit, and Prairie King, ;limit (bracketed);* 1 Little Nelson, 24yds; .11 Peter Locanda,' 24yds; 10 Queen Author, 24yds; 2 Chancellor, 36yds; 12 'Native Chief,’ 36yds; '5 Sure, 48yds; 8 ■Vesuvius, 60yds. ' e I Head; three lengths. Bingen Palm was fourth. Times, 4m. 22 3-55., 4m. 19 4-55., 4m. 22 2-ss. I ' ADDINGTON HANDICAP. 'Of £300; trotters; 3.26 class. One mile , and a-half. 2— TODD LONZIA, 72yds (D. C. Watts) 1 'I—RAIMA, 24yds (J. J. Kennerley) .. 2 ■7— STANLEY T, 24yds (R. Young) .... 3 ; Also started: 6 Admiral Bingen, limit; .1 Bessie Parrish, limit' (bracketed with ’Raima); 5 Great Way,’limit;.. 10 King’s ’.Voyage, limit; 3 Norma Bingen, limit; 4 Teviot Downs, limit; 9 Mountain Mist, 12yds; 11 Writer, 36yds; 8 Trampfast, 96 yds. Teviot Downs and King’s Voyage were the first to show out, but entering the back King’s Voyage was followed by Bessie Parrish, Raima, Stanley T and Writer. The leaders were the same passing the stands, but Bessie Parrish had charge four furlongs from home with Writer, Raima, King’s Voyage, Todd Lonzia and Stanley T following. Bessie Parrish and Writer were still the leaders turning for home, but Todd Lonzia finished strongly to win by three lengths from Raima, with Stanley T two lengths away. Great Way was fourth. Times, 3m. 17 3-55., 3m. 22 l-55., 3m. 22 4-ss. ISLINGTON HANDICAP. Of £250; 4.40 class. Two miles. I—GAMBLE, 36yds (M. B. Edwards) 1 7—GRAHAM DIRECT, 72yds (F. Holmes) :. 2 3— LLEWELLYN’S PRIDE, 48yds (G. McKendry) 3 Also started: 5 Chechahco, 12yds; 6 Marie Celeste, limit and Mountain Ore, 60yds (bracketed); 2 Village Guy, limit; 9 Grand Finale, 12yds; 12 Margaret Bell, 24yds; 4 Morello, 36yds; 11 Prince Author, 36yds; 8 Real Burton, 36yds; 10 Worthy King, 36yds. Two lengths; three lengths. Worthy King was fourth. Times, 4m. 23 3-55., 4m. 21 2-55., 4m. 24 l-ss. FAREWELL HANDICAP. Of £300; 2.10 c’ s. One mile. 10— ROI L’OR, 48yds (F. Holmes) .... 1 9—GREAT LOGAN, 12yds (L. A. Maidens) 2 I—TEMPEST, limit (J. Fraser junr.) 3 Also started: 7 Sir Guy, limit; 6 Vesuvius, limit; 8 Kewpie’s Triumph, 12yds j bhd; 3 Roddy, 12yds; 2 Silver de Oro, I 12yds; 4 Glenrossie, 24yds; 5 Red Shadow, 36yds; 11 Harold Logan, 60yds. Roddy led past the stands from Sir Guy, Tempest, Vesuvius, Glenrossie, Silver de Oro, Kewpie’s Triumph and Great Logan. At the half-mile Roddy was followed by Tempest, Vesuvius, Sir Guy, Glenrossie, Kewpie’s Triumph and Silver de Oro. Roi L’Or moved up fast rounding the far turn to follow Roddy, Vesuvius, Tempest and Glenrossie into the'straight. Roi L’Or continued his run to win by a neck from Great Logan, with Tempest three lengths away. Harold Logan was fourth. Times, 2m. Bs., 2m. 11. l-55., 2m. 12 2-ss.