NOTES FROM ADDINGTON.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 829, 1 August 1933, Page 8

NOTES FROM ADDINGTON.

Pageant d’Or and Royal Silk go Well. The weather conditions were perfect for iraining purposes at Addington this morning, and the big track, after being nicely watered, provided splendid going. After a little sprinting, Indianapolis broke away from the mile and a quarter post about a length in front of Wilma Dillon, with Wrecker next. Then came Free Advice, Mountain Dell (giving the leader 3sec), followed by Cloudy Range and Gold Country. With tjie first halfmile gone in lmin 7 3-ssec, Indianapolis was clear of Wilma Dillon and Wrecker. The back-markers closed up going along the back, and with the mile covered in 2min 15sec, Indiaijapolis was barely a length in front of Wilma. Dillon, with Wrecker half a length further away, and Free Advice, Cloudy Range, Mountain Dell and Gold Country right up. Indianapolis reached the wire half a length in front. . Gold Country, who came wide finished on very fast, just beating Wrecker by a neck, with Free Advice only half a length further away. Then came Cloudy Range, Wilma Dillon and Mountain Dell in a bunch. Indianapolis went 2min 47sec, Mountain Dell 2min 46sec, and Gold Country 2min 43sec. It was a fine showing.

Going steadily over the first quarter of a mile and three-quarters, Checkers was almost two lengths in front of Lord Leslie when they left from the mile and a half, with Colorado giving Checkers 3 l-ssec. With the mile gone in 2min 24 l-ssec the trio were together. Keeping- wide out, Colorado turned for home on terms, but in the run to the post he easily accounted for Lord Leslie. Colorado the last mile, and a half in 3min 28 4-ssec, doing it; well. Pageant d’Or, who looks very well,’ worked a mile and a half in 3min 20see, taking 2min 14sec for the last mile. Royal Silk, also looking a picture, did a mile and a quarter in 2min 50sec, and took 2min 13sec over the last mile. Great Author and Wilbur White left together on a run over a mile and a quarter. With the first half run in lmin lOsec, Great Author was leading by two lengths, and with the mile travelled in 2min 3 5 l-ssec a length separated them. In the run home Great Author hung on well and had a slight call at the wii-e, going 2min 4S l-ssec. Deceitful, trailing Nelson Ata. covered the last mile and a quarter of a mile and a half, trotting in good style, in 2min 55sec. Silver de Oro Impresses. War Officer went a*way slightly in front of Belinda, with Nelson's Victory giving War Officer four lengths start over a two-mile journey. With the first half-mile covered in lmin 9sec, Silver de Oro was there and joined War Officer in the lead?. At the mile, which was Sqi-9UO[ OMJ SPAY OJO ap .TOA[!S O.lOlf A\ ‘jil.Sje.ii3 ain ojui pun sjaj.xen b-aa.i m pue aiuu aqj jsed paj epujiaa pue jjo pound sew JaojyO J»AY 1,0 amn V SUIAYOIIOJ OJO op .laAiis pue ajo«

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back, last. Silver cfe Oro, going easily, was on terms with Belinda at the wire, with Nelson’s Victory two lengths away. Belinda went 4min 27sec and Silver de Oro ran the last mile and a half in 3min 18sec. Going away on hi« second time out, Stanley T. left 3 2-osec in front of John Jinks over a mile and a half workout. Covering the first half in lmin 7sec, the trotter was fully four lengths in front, and still had the same advantage with the mile gone in 2min 13 3-ssec. From then on the little pacer gradually closed the gap, and there was little between them at the mile and a quarter, reached in 2min 48 2-ssee. Keeping, together in the run home, they were on terms at the wire, John Jinks going 3min 18 3-ssee and Stanley T. Smin 20 sec. Both did their work very well. Going alone, Vesuvius was given several sprinting tasks. One half-mile he did very nicely in lmin 3sec. Giving Worthy Queen four seconds over a two-mile journey, Linkman was only a length and a half from her with the mile gone in 2min 296ec. Increasing the pace a bit, the trotting mare reached the mile and a half in 3in in 3 9 sec, where Linkman was then well in front. Finishing on well over the concluding stages, Worthy Queen registered 4min 45 4-ssec for the full distance, the last half taking her lmin 6sec. Going away from a good flying start, Somerby die? his first half-mile in lmin 8 l-ssec. He covered a mile in 2min 13sec, and did his task nicely. ter journey, Holly Bank left two lengths in front of Major Lind. The margins were the same at (he end of the first half-mile, done in lmin 8 2-ssec, but with the mile gone in 2min 13sec they were together. Jn the run home Major Lind, who finished very well, drew away to win by three lengths. Jlis full time was 2min 46sec and that of Holly Bank 2min 48sec.