THRILLING TROTTING CUP AT ADDINGTON

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20454, 6 November 1934, Page 7

THRILLING TROTTING CUP AT ADDINGTON

INDIANAPOLIS SCORES.

Blue Mountain Second and Harold Logan Third. RECORD TIMES ESTABLISHED. THE 1934 New Zealand Trotting Cup was won by tbe favourite, Indianapolis, who established a race winning record for two miles of 4min 15 l-ssec. Blue Mountain was second and Harold Logan third. Harold Logan registered 4mm 12 2-ssec, an Australian and New Zealand record for two miles. Fourth place was filled by Roi I'Or. Of the twelve starters, all got away well with the exception of Rollo and Silver de Oro, who hrolic up and lost all chance. Harold Logan went away very fast. Sunnv Morn was the early leader from Blue Mountain. Then came Mountain Dell, Impromptu and Indianapolis, c Harold Logan was still moving fast and had passed Red Shadow and Silver de Oro. Indianapolis took the lead at the tanks, where Harold Logan moved up to third. Indianapolis led into the straight, followed bv Mountain Dell and Harold Logan. They finished in that order, Indianapolis winning by a length from Blue Mountain, with Harold Logan two lengths further hack. Roi l'Or was fourth.

The favourite. Sea Gift, put up a meritorious performance to win the Spring Handicap by a comfortable margin from New 7 Metford and t annonball. Worthy Queen trotted an impressive race to gain fourth place from 132 yards behind. The weather was fine for the first day of the Xew Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s spring meeting. There was a large attendance and the track was in excellent order. Results:— SPRING HANDICAP. (In harness). Of 25« sovs; second horse 50 sovs ami third horse 25 sovs, from the stake. Unhoppled trotters. Class 3.32. One mile and a half. I—SEA GIFT. Messrs Arche’s and M’Farlane’s b m, by Wrack— Paul Huon mare, syrs, scr <E. .T. Smith) 1 4 XEW METFORD, Mrs F. Kingsland’s b g. by Rey de Oro — Blackchild mare. aged. 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 2 5 CANNONBALL, Mr V. Alborn's ch g, by Wildwood Junior — Madam Shaw, aged. 4Syds bhd (V. Alborn) 3 2 Tevfot Downs 24yds hhd. 3 Rac-laim 36yds. 6 Don Chenault 48yds. 10 Great Burton 48vds. 11 King’s Voyage 48yds, 9 Merce Bingen 48yds, 8 Louis Bingen 72yds and 7 Worthy Queen 132yds also started. Won by a length and a half, three lengths between second and third. Times—3min 23 1-ssec, 3min 20 3-ssec, Smin 21 sec. EXPIRE HANDICAP. (In harness). Of 300 sovs: second horse 60 sovs and third horse 40 sovs, from the stake. Class 2.47. One mile and a quarter. 1— CLOUDY RAXGE, Mr E. C. M’Dermott’s b g by Wrack—Ayr, svrs, scr <E. C. M’Dermott) -- 1 2 PETER LOCANDA. Mrs K. A. Robson's b g by Brent Locanda —Reta Peter, aged, 12yds bhd CM. C. M'Tigue) 2 12— MURIEL DE ORO, Mr W. E. Simes's b m by Rey de Oro— Belle MTKinney, aged. 12yds bhd (W. J. Doyle) 3 8 Linella scr. 10 Nelson de Oro scr, 6 Purser scr, 4 Taxpayer scr, 7 War Paint scr, 9 Colonial Boy 12yds bhd. 3 Craganour 12yds, 11 Eureka Boy 12yds and 5 Prairie King 12yds also started. Won by a head, two lengths between second and third. Times—2min 43sec, 2min 42 l-ssec. 2min 42 3-ssec. HEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAP. (In harness). Of 1500 sovs and gold cup to the value of 100 sovs; first horse 1000 sovs and cup. second horse 250 sovs. third horse 150 sovs and fourth horse 100 sovs. Class 4.26. Two miles. 1— INDIANAPOLIS, Mr G. J. Barton’s b h. by Wrack—Estella Amos, syrs. 12yds bhd, coupled with Mountain Dell (E. C. M’Dermott) 1 4 BLUE MOUNTAIN, Mrs I. E. Sweetapple’s and Mr J. Moodabe's gr g, by Blue Mountain King—Mother Machree, aged, scr (L. A. Maidens) 2 3—HAROLD LOGAN. Mr E. F. C. Hinds’s b g, by Logan Pointer— Ivy Cole, aged, 72yds bhd (M. Holmes) 3 5 ROI I/OR, Mr P. Brown’s ch g. by Rey de Oro—Gold Queen, aged. 36vds bhd (F. Holmes) .. 4 6 Silver de Oro scr, 7 Sunny Morn scr. I Mountain Dell 12yds bhd coupled with Indianapolis, 10 Impromptu 123'ds, 9 Rollo 12yds. S Sir Guy 24yds. 11 Lindbergh 36yds, and 2 Red Shadow 4Syds also started. Won by a length, three lengths between second and third. Times—4min 15 4-ssec, 4min 17sec, 4min 12 2-ssec. YALDHURST HANDICAP. (In harness). Of 500 sovs; second horse 125 sovs and third horse 75 sovs. from the stake. Class 4.30. Two miles. 2 HARVEST CHILD, Mr L. A. Maidens's br g. by Sonoma Harvester —Gwenchild. aged, 12yds bhd (L. A. Maidens) 1 6 GOLD TINGE, Mr F. G. H. Alexander's ch m. by Gold Bell— Houi mare, 6yrs, 36yds bhd (R. Donald) 2 S—AYRMONT CHIMES. Mr J. Bryce's br h. by Four Chimes— Harold Rothschild mare, aged, 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) .... 3 12 Arethusa scr. 4 Belinda scr. 3 Master Roy scr (coupled with Kingcraft 36yds bhd), 9 Roddy scr. 10 Trampfast scr, 7 Avernus 12yds bhd. 1 Worthy Light 24yds, 8 Wrecker 24yds also started.

Won by half a length, two lengths between second and third. Times —4min 22 2-ssec*. imin 20 3-ssec, 4min 20

Notes From the Course,

Sea Gift made two breaks and then won the Spring Handicap by a length and a half. Her second mistake at the end of two and a half furlongs enabled Teviot Downs to head her, but approaching the mile post, he broke and then one of his reins snapped and' he galloped for the remainder of the journey. New Metford did well to secure second place after a slow beginning. Raclaim dropped back over the last two furlongs after being well placed for a mil? from the rise of the barrier. The veteran Cannonball was prominent all the way to register a creditable third. A feature of the race was the performance of Worthy Queen, who from 132yds behind. finished fourth after trotting the mile and a half from the starting post to the winning post in 3mirt 12sec. She covered the first half mile in lmin 3sec and the mile in 2min 7 l-ssec. Sea Gift was favourite with £875.

Xew Metford carried £195 and Cannonball £157. Empire Handicap. Cloudy Range won the Empire Handicap after being seriously threatened by Peter Locanda over the last fifty yards. Cloudy Range was in third place when the field had settled down but moved up into the lead approaching the mile post. Half way down the straight, his pilot was driving a confident race and he looked to be winning comfortably when Peter Locanda swept down on him from the outside and Cloudy Range just managed to win by a short head. When the barriers were released. War Paint was first to break the line, but at the end of a furlong Nelson d’Oro took charge and led through the straight with War Paint, Cloudy Range, Muriel d’Oro, Craganour, Prairie King. Linella and Eureka Boy racing in close formation. There was little change until the mile was nearly completed where Cloudy Range took charge. He was followed into the straight by Purser, Nelson d’Oro, Craganour, Prairie King. Eureka Boy and Peter Locanda. Cloudy Range looked an easy winner at the distance, but Peter Locanda put in a sensational finish and just failed to catch him. Cloudy Range was favourite with £IO4B. Peter Locanda carried £822. Yaldhurst Handicap. The Auckland representative. Worthy Light, with £1445 10s. was a hot favourite for the Yaldhurst Handicap. However, he was beaten half a mile from home and finished second to last. Arethusa led off, but Trampfast had charge passing the stand the first time from Arethusa, Master Roy, Harvest Child, Roddy. A vernus and Worthy Light. Trampfast continued in charge, and with a round to go his nearest attendants were Roddy, Master Roy. A vernus. Worthy Light, Harvest Child and Belinda. The order of the leaders was the same with half a mile to go. Trampfast reached the straight first, but Harvest Child shot through. Gold Tinge finished well, but Harvest Child won by a length and a half. Ayrmont Chimes was too lengths away third. Master Roy and Kingcraft were next. Harvest Child carried £747 10s. INVESTMENTS ON CUP. The coupled horses Indianapolis and Mountain Dell were favourites lor the Trotting Cup with £IB4B. Red Shadow being second favourite with £I7OB. Blue Mountain carried £BB3, and Harold Logan, who was third favourite, £1669. MELBOURNE CUP. Three New Zealand Horses in To-day’s Race. Established in 1861, the Centenary Melbourne Cup, to be run to-day, is the seventy-fourth. The stake is £IO,OOO and a trophy valued at £2OO. Second prize is £1250 and third prize £750. There were 365 nominations and the final acceptors numbered 25. Spear flash has since been scratched. The race is due to start at 3.50 p.m., corresponding to 5.50 p.m. New Zealand time, and the result will appear in final editions of the “ Star ” to-day. The field is:—

Peter Pan 0 10 Gippsland 7 10 Rogilla 9 7 Sir Simper 7 7 Nightly Cine Limbohm 7 7 41b pen.) 9 4 Theo (inc. lib Hall Mark 9 2 pen.) 7 6 Heroic Prince 8 9 Sylvandale 7 5 Flail S 7 Sarcherie 7 2 Ruach 8 7 Farndale 7 2 Panto 8 6 Marabou 7 1 St Valorey S 3 Gladswood 7 0 Journal (inc. Verberry « 12 101b pen.) 8 3 La Tr.obe 6 10 Miramond S 1 Iolaus 6 7 Broad Arrow 8 0