AUCKLAND TROTS END IN BAD WEATHER

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18189, 23 June 1927, Page 2

AUCKLAND TROTS END IN BAD WEATHER

- .jcial to the "Star.') Jon« i’iiownrs fell, ‘and then it was Owing to the continuous rains the tracK in bad order, b*iu«r c o J,'si<jelwbi7 so rVapi’tnl attendance, although «<•* £ ■large - .so |y Btage^ I ite°for ".'a" I I v driver, bcinK kept in a good posiI'Jion near the rails till ‘he straight was | reached, when she came ' ‘ . d ., v ‘ Loch Moigh, who %von on the Hint a . I was early n . %h* :,?«time *he U feU l the bark the t llie straight Loch I lVoieh U was fast catching: the leader, anc ! H lo ? k * d r^ad h h U *kep e t 'nearer We leaders'‘ laytime was again hejvlJy baj; & wvVin third j Letter Than on the first day. L ncle Bert driven by M. Holmes, also numt a good | race. Harris, well knewn m Cttnlei DUi s . rU Flora line madt no race of the Royal Handicap, as he went away in never and opening up a big £*‘p. , caught. He is just a use! ul -«--i s well suited to the going. Floraln.e was driven by S. Hamilton, who has been associated with sport the first day, trolled soUdly ail the way_ nut < mild not catch the leader. l eror 5,"v went better than on the first dry. He was driven by D. Withers, and was in a good position but he . eu - finely through wen? another were hopelessly out oC it with a lojnd

I-'or the chief two-mile hainess event lmwlht next 1 *’h«t backed. Hercld Thorpe led (he field, which with the exception ', j vl , n ' A', ' broke up early. The field reed in order till the hax;k »t« *tch v. as . when Harold Thorpe went . was followed oy lerence Dillon and in print, the trio opening up a K"P t.om the, rest of the field. lmprliu headed Terence Dillon in the straight 1 w «; r . l ,r front of Peterwah, who was up somewhat during the week, but did , rot appear to be ai his best. He \\e>y ; away well, and paced well rnein'* good \ track, seeing out the stvle. Harold Thorpe is no\\ in |.hL j first flight of pacers over t'\'> 1 -. j and as he is only a > °“ u « ‘ ,* 1 ' probably do better next . i print gave H ,,n a.i.v"tra. k He had to cover a lot Jfa k*I pace a with great determinant n * , Nelson-owned pacer Is J’TntYVr b-if his form at present. The n inne . ..n the first day. Terence. Dillon, ''em \ another fine race, and he had a good run on the mils throughout. Faterwah < was going well with a round , o go " en | he broke. He caught Ills gait a«-nin. and thUudv 7n/flke£ to • Aluc r hi’,"e .Turn |

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good two-milcr. What looked like Jj-ent ’Vo the f'nni' SP a °lonJ* 'the bark the last time m the -\clams Memoria.l Handicap. Su last Si? ;^p A ssSssSTt SiSsWr r:;?Tny ui’cle B«rt h flnitlV u'un. h 'puning up l.y nearl v a dozen lengths. On the fli st ,lav, driven by I>. n. imatt, lie started in the llrst rare and was one of Hie outsiders of the field In the Jlangere Handicap 3 Driven by A. W. Broughton in the tlobson Handicap, he was welt'baeka,"tbefi,VaSc\edth? e s«!p d en'd o .a^ re s l tUS:,'s to-day in the Manuka a Handicap, driven hv M. 11..-dtr.es,I 1 ..-dtr.es, ami was fifth, anti t.ien came out with M. H. Edwards in the stamina. He looked as though anoth,., j 11fi,,"? : “she i w“n. U, r:rea; , l^rl ! To” ,'tic.n. * u A?g'W«i° , Z *MS, K furd- • longs from home, when he was passed i bv the winne*- and faded on.t ! throughout the*" jon.-rii*;. . Hired Wood i wV;;: i paced solidly throughout. The Hawse s l liav mare. The Shrew, was heavily back- ! ed.'but was rover dangerous, i Beit v Mcko from the oack mark j made up her ground so fast that before • half a nvle w 0..-; cover-d a.ie was . lose ! up to the leaders in the Members* >i inj dicap. Accompanied by me •lartar. Betty Moko went to the front a no toe i pair were, clear of the field by scvvml • lengths. The scratch mare bad a ‘-'P I advantage m the straight and ' • ! Orange, her driver, went to the p..st in verv easy win. Betty Moko is a really good trotter, and now that she is in lmr Kf,i- f r.oThe radar trotted solidly, but although bred to stay, being by Wildwood Junior s~:S : S“£FS'f'f pHS Trarnpfast refused to strike a gait a, the start. , _ Wood vale, who had shown good form on the first day. accounted for the tmU i and a quarter with the greatest of

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I,njja.p wan kept in a «ood position until he whs well into the straight. when his driver pulled him out and lie. went on to win easily. The winner finished secoid on the. first day to Terence Pilion in* tiie two mile event, and waa raeI \'; e^;r r '&{s'! s* | f"i < th’ f furVh»r , 'p?oof of* hl» hy F. m..° who (« i i..-st over short c»>urs** wn thinl. * !l ..v. r n*r troublesome in a mile race. He whs in the front for half h mim. I jowpi rolnt-1- ».»« >*> >"• KV. a» I,- I* m.<» I kin. 1 “jSJI &Tr,%?y*K?Lr j race. snd Holly Boy is at present out or ; his class.