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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23166, 2 April 1945, Page 2

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Dead-Heat In Chief Event Double Peter Wins Free-for-all (N.Z.P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Mar. 31. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club concluded its Easter meeting at Addington to-day in fine weather. The totalizator handled £144.108/10 compared with £125,076 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting amounted to £231,379 against £205,750 10/- a year ago. Results: INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP Of £5OO (3.53); 13 furlongs 11—Sea Gem. scr (Butterick) .. .. 1 s,4—Paul Parrish, scr (R. Young) bracketed with Worthy Treasure 2 7/7—Steel King, 60 (C. S. Donald) 11 3 All started. Four lengths, length and half. Modest Maid was fourth Times—3.36 3-5. 3.37 3-5, 3.32 4-5. PAPANUI HANDICAP Of £5OO (4.48); 2 miles 12'll—Lady Bligh, 12 (A. Holmes).. 1 4/4—Larissa, 36 (M. Holmes) .. ..2 9/9 —Castlebar, 48 (Williams) .. .. 3 AU started, half length, half head. Vimy Ridge was fourth. Times—4.23 3-5, 4.21 4-5, 4.21. CANTERBURY HANDICAP Of £9OO (4.37); 2 miles 4/4—Dundee Sandy. 12 (Rushton).. 1 1/I—Navigate, 12 (Walsh) 2 3/5 —Gallant Maid, scr (McKendry) 3 Scratched—Follow Me. Half head, four lengths. Imperial Lady was fourth. Times—4.2l 4-5, 4.22. 4.23 2-5. J. H. WILLIAMS HANDICAP Of £l5OO (4.31); 2 miles 7 6—Lady Dawn, scr (Davidson) .. t 2/2—Knave of Diamonds, 12 (McKendry) t 10 9—Black Label. 12 (Broughton) 3 All started, dead-heat, three lengths. Claremorris was fourth. Times—4 18 3-5, 4.17 3-5, 4.18 1-5. NEW ZEALAND PACING STAKES Of £750; 13 furlongs 4 3—Jack's Son. scr (Pringle) .. .. 1 6 6—Loyal Chief, 24 (R. Donald) .. 2 8/B—Chinook, 24 (S. A. Edwards) .. 3 Scratched—Emulous, Jackie Guy. Half length, same. Cameronian was fourth. Times—3.34, 3.32 1-5. 3.32 2-5. AUTUMN HANDICAP Of £750 (3.45); 13 furlongs 2/2—Sea Max, 24 (Doyle) 1 1/I—Blue Horizon, 48 (McKendry).. 2 5/s—Ordnance, scr (Wilson) .. ..3 All started. Five lengths, two lengths. Rangefinder was fourth. Times—3.32 1-5, 3:31 3-5, 3.36. WILKIN HANDICAP Of £7OO (4.33); 2 miles 3/3—Lucky Loyal, 24 (Butt) bracketed with Tam o' Shanter) .. 1 9/10—Radical, scr (McKendry) .. 2 4/4—Play Safe, 36 (F. G. Holmes).. 3 All started. Neck, half length. Scottish Emperor was fourth. Times —4.22, 4.24 1-5, 4.21 4-5. CHAMPION PACING FREE-FOR-ALL Of £1000; 1.1 miles 4 4—Double Peter (Young) 1 6/7 —Gold Bar (A. Holmes) 2 2/3—Loyal Friend (F. G. Holmes).. 3 Scratched—Betty Boop, Warfield. Head, three lengths. Happy Man was fourth. Times—2.37 3-5, 2.37 4-5, 2.33 1-5. The feature of the concluding day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting was the consistent form of some of the winners on the first day. Dundee Sandy, Sea Max and Double Peter won again, while Lady Dawn dead-heated for first place. Watcher, Lady Dawn and Sea Born led for a mile and a half in the J. H. Williams Handicap. Sea Born took charge a little further on, with Happy Man, Lady Dawn, Knave of Diamonds, Black Label, Claremorris and Cabin Bay following him round the home turn. Happy Man led to the straight, but Knave of Diamonds dashed past only to be caught on the post by Lady Dawn, the pair dead-heating for first place. Black Label hung on to beat Claremorris for third. The favourite, Cabin Boy, was next, but never looked like winning after being badly placed most of the way. Warfield stumbled at the home turn, breaking a fetlock. Won On the Post Double Peter finished gamely to beat Gold Bar on the post in the Free-for-All. Ronald Logan led for nearly three furlongs, when Gold Bar headed him, while Double Peter took second place after going half a mile, with DuskySound and Happy Man also handy. Gold Bar led to the straight, but Double Peter wore him down, winning by a neck. There was a gap to Loyal Erlend, who finished fast and bejt Happy Man for third. Integrity oxi well to be fifth after breaking at the start. Haughty never looked dangerous.

After Invigorator had led him for a mile and a quarter in the Intermediate Handicap, Sea Gem took charge and easily stalled off Paul Parrish, who had been third most of the way. Steel King' came on with a late challenge to beat Modest Maid for third. Castigate broke badly at the start. Lady Bligh, never further back than third in the Papanui Handicap, ran past Real Grattan at the entrance to the straight and won decisively from Larissa, who was well placed all the way. Castlebar and Vimy Ridge came heme very fast on the outside to head the others. The favourite, Frances Easton, broke at the start. Two Southland horses outclassed the field in the final stages of the Canterbury Handicap. Dundee Sandy took the lead after six furlongs had been covered, with Gallant Chief, Bel Hamed and Royal Fortune heading the next bunch. As they started the last round Navigate, badly placed at that stage, moved up along the back. He joined the leader three furlongs from home, and they cleared out to fight out a great finish, in which Dundee Sandy was going a trifle the better at the post. Several lengths back Gallant Maid beat Imperial Lady and Punctual easily. Dundee Sandy and Navigate are on the way to good class. P. Gallagher Injured Worthy Gold led early in the Pacing Stakes for three and four-year-olds, with Bonnv Bridge, Jack’s Son and Loyal Chief next, while with a round to go Chinook, Cameronian and Bohemian were handy. Loyal Chief took charge three furlongs from home and led to the straight, but Jack’s Son came homo fast, beating him narrowly, with Chinook and Cameronian close up. Copper Trail fell at the end of six furlongs, bringing down five others, while two more were pulled up. P. Gallagher, driver of Copper Trail, was taken to hospital suffering from a fractured wrist and shoulder, also concussion. An Inquiry was opened and was adjourned till Gallagher could give evidence. Blue Horizon, the favourite, lost SO yards when he broke at the start of the Autumn Handicap. Ordnance soon took charge. Lady Scott and Sea Max following most of the way. Sea Max ran to the front in the straight and won easily, while Blue Horizon, handy over the last half mile, beat Ordnance for second. Princess Maritza led for a mile and a half in the Wilkin Handicap. Play Safe then took charge, but Lucky Loyal made a late dash to win from Radical, who was handy all the way and beat Play Safe decisively for second. Scottish Emperor, finishing fast, was fourth, a good effort after he and the favourite, Jeeves had been interfered with half a mile from home. There were 13 starters for the Waiau Steeplechase at Riverton, but two, Dividend and Shadow Boy. were obtained at the expense of the Great Western. Another surprise was in store, the winner, at more than two score, turning up in Tenorman. whose only previous start, was in a huhters’ plate. Dividend appeared to have Tenorman's mea tire when he closed on him after jumping the last lence. but the outsider fought him oft and won narrowly. Bonny Flight was not tuned up for the Aparima Handicap, but the filly was made a pronounced favourite. She was last to leave the barrier and although .she raced into third place, behind Green Note and Ring Chief at the two furlongs, .- lie could not overhaul I hem. Green Note winning decisively from Ring (iliicl Aurora Au. tr,ilia stopped badly in the soil going.