Harvest Child Wins Big Race At Brighton Trots.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18639, 17 December 1928, Page 10

Harvest Child Wins Big Race At Brighton Trots.

KOTUKU JACK FILLS SECOND PLACE, WITH SHADOWLAND A CLOSE THIRD.

HARVEST CHILD, first favourite, won the Waimairi Handicap at the New Brighton trots to-day. Kotuku Jack was second, with Shadowland third.

The New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting was continued to-day in fine weather, although there was not such a large attendance as on Saturday. Results:— INNOVATION HANDICAP, (In harness). Of 140'sovs; second horse 2S so vs, and third horse 14 sovs from the stake. s Class 3.38 or better. One mile and a half. 3—DILNON, Mr W. Warren’s ch g, by Author Dillon—Nonnife, 4yrs, 24yds bhd (Owner) 1 I—SONOMA CHILD, Mr G. Cudby’s br g. by Sonoma Harvester— Gwenchild, 3yrs, 12yds bhd (M. Holmes) 2 11—ARIKITOA, Messrs Edge and Wilson’s br g, by Taraire—Red Cross, 4yrs, 24yds bhd (H. J. Edge) 3 12 Mary Locanda scr, 4 Harold Lee scr, 16 Grace Huon scr, 10 Great Abdallah scr, 7 Locanda Lu scr, 15 Mahara scr, 13 Jackie Logan scr, 5 Audrey Dillon 12yds bhd, 9 Warrenore 12yds bhd, 8 Airman 24yds bhd, 14 Gold Rush 36 yds bhd. 6 Star Lady 4Syds bhd, and 2 Pet Locanda 48yds bhd, also started. Great Abdallah was soon showing the way to Locanda Lu, but at the end of half a mile Dilnon had headed this pair, with Sonoma Child, Mary Locanda and Audrey Dillon next. Great Abdallah lted into the back stretch, but Dilnon -was again in charge a little further on with Great Abdallah, Locanda Lu and SonOma Child handy. Sonoma Child challenged when the straight was reached, but Dilnon beat him by four lengths. Arikitoa, who finished fast, was three lengths away, a neck in front of Great Adballah. Times—3min 27 2-ssec, 3min 29 2-ssec, 3min 30sec. SHIRLEY HANDICAP, (In harness), Of 150 sovs; second horse 30 sovs, and third horse 15 sovs from the stake. Unhoppled trotters; class 4min 55sec. Two miles. 6—ALL PETERS, Mr W. Doyle’s b g, by Petereta—Petereta mare, . syrs, 48yds bhd (Owner) 1 I—MOLLY MOLLOY, Mr E. Hughes’s b m, by Great Aubudon —Hilda . Wood, aged, scr (E. M’Dermott) 2 13—ST PETROX, Miss K. E. Leach’s b g, by Petereta—Gladful, aged, (W. Baron) 3 14 Lucky Voyage scr, 11 Accumulator scr, 12 Scuttlte scr, 7 Kyra scr, 3 Koro Peter scr, 10 Oval 12yds bhd, 9 Golden Spray 36yds bhd, 10 Repute 48yds bhd, 2 Nancy- Bingen 48yds bhd. 15 Little Johnnie 72yds bhd, 16 Tim Wood 72yds bhd, 18 Randolph 84yds bhd, 4 Trampci’isp 9 6yds bhd, 5 Lady Fan 96yds bhd, and 17 Nelson Boy 120yds bhd, also started. Molly Molloy led out of the straight, when Oval took charge, followed by St Petrox. Then came Lucky Voyage aMd Scuttle. There was no change until the end of a mile, where All Peters, Lady Fan and Nelson Boy were handy. St Petrox took the lead five furlongs from homte, with Molly Molloy next. A little further on Molly Molloy ran to the front, with St Petrox and All Peters handy. Molly Molloy led All iPeters to the straight, where All Peters went on to win easily by four lengths. St Petrox was four lengths away, with Oval half a length further back. Times—4min 48sec," 4min 52 4-ssec, 4min 53 3-ssec. WAIMAIRI HANDICAP, (In harness), Of 375 sovs; second horse 74 sovs, and third horse 37 sovs from the stake. Class 4min 38sec. Two miles. 1— HARVEST CHILD, Mr R. Ward’s b g, by Sonoma Harvester— Gwenchild, 4yrs, 36yds behind (C. E. Lindsay) 1 6—KOTUKU JACK, Messrs Jack and Stewart’s b g, by Logan Pointer —Princess Sherwood, aged, 12yds behind (J. Messervey, jun.) .... 2 2 SHADOWLAND, Mr J. F. Poff’s br g, by Realm—Grey Owl, syrs, 12yds behind (Owner) .... 3 11 Warepa scr, 12 Ariki 24yds behind, 7 Rebel 24yds, 5 Sarella 24yds, 3 Invader

36yds, 4 Sunfish 36yds, coupled with 4 Dundas Boy 48yds, 10 William the Great 48yds, 10 Billy Sea 72yds and 8 Fight Ever 84yds also started. Warepa led Kotuku Jack and Shadowland out of the straight, with Rebel, Harvest Child and William the Great next. They raced without change for nearly a mile, when Kotuku Jack took the lead. Going along the back Kotuku Jack had a lead of nearly two lengths from Warepa, while four lengths away Shadowland was at the head of the next bunch. Rebel broke half a mile from home. Harvest Child' moved up fast round the turn. H*e joined Kotuku Jack on reaching the straight, and went on to win comfortably fcy a length from Kotuku Jack, who beat Shadowland by three-quarters of a length, with William the Great a neck away fourth. Time—4min 35 l-ssec, 4min 37 2-ssec, 4min 37 3-ssec. DRIVER UNSEATED. After going about a furlong in the Innovation Handicap at New Brighton trots to-day, there was a collision, as a result of which Mahara’s driver was thrown from his sulky. Neither the horse nor the driver was injured. INQUIRY HELD. After the Innovation Handicap, there was an inquiry into the running of Sonoma Child as compared with his form in the Improvers’ Handicap on the first day of the meeting. The explanation of the owner was accepted.

F. G. HOLMES IS DISQUALIFIED FOR THREE MONTHS.

Three months’ disqualification was imposed upon F. G. Holmes by the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association on Saturday night. The board passed the following resolution: —“ That in lieu of the caution administered by the Otahuhu Trotting Club to F. G. Holmes, he be disqualified for three months from this date, such disqualification to expire at midnight on March 15, 1929.” The discussion was taken in committee. At an earlier stage the meeting went into committee over the appearance of Mr C. Nordquist, owner of Laplander, in support of his appeal against the Otahuhu Trotting Club’s decision in reversing the placings in the Onehunga Handicap at the club’s meeting on Saturday, November 17. Laplander, driven by F. G. Holmes, was first to pass the judge’s box in the Onehunga Handicap, but Free Advice was given first place after an inquiry into alleged boring of Free Advice (J. Bryce) by the driver of Laplander. The club decided to issue a caution to Holmes. After deliberating over statements by Mr Nordauist, the board' decided to ascertain from the Otahuhu Club whether Mr Nordquist had been present at the club’s inquiry, and if he were not present, that the club be asked to reopen the inquirv and to give Mr Nordquist an opportunity to show cause whv the stakes should not be allotted as directed by the club.