TIMARU TROTTING CLUB

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21244, 14 January 1939, Page 14

TIMARU TROTTING CLUB

CARD FOR TO-DAY ATTACK ON MILE RECORD I The Timaru Trotting Clu’s summer fixture, which is to be held at Washdyke to-day, will, if conditions are favourable, be featured by an attack by Lucky Jack on Van Derby’s grass track record of 2.1 1-5, this being timed for 1 o’clock. The opening event on the card is due to start at 12.15, and Lucky Jack will make his effort after the conclusion of the second race. Well-balanced fields are engaged in all events, and as the course has never been in better order, fast and interesting racing should be provided. At 1 p.m., if conditions are favourable, Lucky Jack will make an attempt to break Van Derby’s mile grass track record of 2.1 1-5, as well as Indianapolis’s Washdyke record of 2.5 2-5. The following are expected to be prominent in their respective races:— Claremont Handicap— Patch’s Discovery, Co-director, Thor. Salisbury Handicap—Devotion-Battle-vale, Palomar, Cruiser. John Hole Memorial— Toorak-Colonel Grattan, Fine Art, Donald Dhu. Levels Handicap— Kilrea, Acuity, Dancing Pirate. Waimate Handicap— Patch’s Discovery, Mother’s Boy, Great Linnet. Kerrytown Handicap Battlevale-De-votion, Ace High, Tinker. Pareora Handicap— Fremont, ToorakIraq, Lightning Lady. Farewell Handicap— Kilrea, Acuity, Bed Rock. The card is as follows:

OFFER FOR MAN O’ WAR MILLION DOLLARS REFUSED

United Press Association—By Mlectrlc Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 13, 7.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 13. Mr Samuel Riddle, owner of Man o’ War, announced that he had refused an offer of 1,000,000 dollars for the racehorse from Mr Louis B. Mayer, cinema producer. The announcement caused a surprise since Man o’ War is aged 22, and his stud value has been reduced. Mr Mayer, who has recently undertaken thoroughbred racing, declined to comment.

At a meeting at Wanganella, near Hay, in the south-western part of New South Wales, only three horses competed in five races at the meeting, one race being abandoned because every entry was scratched. The three runners were Mundiwa, Carbungie and Lady Pinnacle. A fourth was present, but was ineligible because its registration had not been completed. Mundiwa had a walk-over in the Zara Handicap and Falkiner Handicap and won the Wanganell Cup, with Carbungie second and Lady Pinnacle third. Carbungie won the Caroonboon Handicap, with Lady Pinnacle second, and had a walkover in the Welter Handicap. The reason for the meeting was that backers and bookmakers could operate on races held on the same afternoon in Sydney ami Melbourne.

12.15 p.m. CLAREMONT HANDICAP, Of £115 (3.44); 11 miles Co-Director scr Thor scr Cracksman scr Kilmorick 12 Donald Guy scr Great Frances Mountain 24 Worthy scr Llewellyn’s Pet 24 Guytaki scr Mother’s Boy 24 Lady Ede scr Patch’s Native Ruler scr Discovery 36 12.55 p.m. SALISBURY HANDICAP, Of £135 (2.20); 1 mile Brigadier scr Battlevale 12 Cruiser scr Colonel Devotion scr Axworthy 12 Envious scr Colonel Bogey 12 Frisco Silk scr Oversight 12 Jane Worthy scr Perula 12 Our Fay scr Waitemata 12 Palomar scr Chenaway 24 Stylish Boy scr 1.45 p.m. JOHN HOLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £355 (4.33); 2 miles Colonel Horsepower 24 Grattan scr Red Ranger 24 I.emont scr Toorak 24 Icevus scr Llewellyn’s Donald Dhu ia Pride 48 Fine Art 24 2.30 p.m. LEVELS HANDICAP, Of £130 (3.39); 1J miles Acuity scr Dancing Pirate 12 Four Square scr Kilrea 12 Loyal Rey scr Marfax 12 Macgregor scr Waikari Jack 12 Orby Lad scr Black Marble 24 Charles Llewellyn’s Pet 36 Russell 12 3.10 p.m. WAIMATE HANDICAP, Of £135 (4.3) ; 13 furlongs. Frances Great Linnet 24 Worthy scr Great Guytaki scr Mountain 24 Lady Ede scr Mother’s Boy 24 Native Ruler scr Patch’s Thor scr Discovery 36 Kilmorlck 12 Swift Guy 120 3.50 p.m. KERRYTOWN HANDICAP, Of £150 (3.33); li miles Brigadier scr Our Fay 12 Cruiser scr Aqua Bond 24 Frisco Silk scr Battlevale 24 Glenastle sir Colonel Palomar scr Axworthy 24 Tinker scr Oversight 24 Ace High 12 Perula 24 Devotion 12 4.30 p.m. PAREORA HANDICAP, Of £225 (2.47); 11 miles Donald Dhu scr Waitaki Power scr Fremont scr Icevus 12 Horsepower scr Iraq 12 Lightning Southern Lady scr Smile 12 Red Pigeon scr Llewellyn’s Red Ranger scr Pride 24 Toorak scr 5.10 p.m. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £135 (3.1); 11 miles Acuity scr Marfax scr Coquette scr Maltravers scr Charles Macgregor scr Russell scr Orby Lad scr Crusheen scr Waikari Jack scr Dancing Pirate scr Bed Rock 12 Four Square scr Black Marble 12 Kilrea scr