TROTTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 90, 18 April 1938, Page 5

TROTTING

HAWERA MEETING OPENS CLP TO CARVER DOONE EXPENSIVE LADY SURPRISES [ Per Press Association.! HAWERA, April 16. The Hawera Trotting Club's annual meeting opened to-day in showery weather. The track was holding. The totalisator handled £14,496, comparea with £14,386 10s on the first day last year. Results:— AUROA HANDICAP • Of £125; 3.43 class; 1J miles.) 3/3—Vanora 1 2/I—Acceleration 2 I 2 —Tristan 3 Ako: 9/9 Kentucky Frank, 7/6 Kia Kaha and Winhisway (bracketed), 6/7 Marcus. 4/4 Silver Letitia, 5/5 Zingarrie, 8/8 Guy Zolock. Neck; one and a-half lengths. Times, 3.25, 3.29, 3.31. MATAPU HANDICAP •Of £150; 3.49 class: 11 miles.) II /9—Expensive Lady 1 5 s—Biworthv .... 2 12 13—Audrey’s Last 3 Also: 4/3 Canadian. 7/6 Flash Bye, 10 11 Frontier Boy. 13/12 Hard Lad, 3/4 Moira Bingen. 9/10 Shirley’s Pal, 1/2 Princess Beverley, 6/b Unworthy, 2/1 Tonec, B Z 7 Arapai. Two lengths; one length. Times, 3.39. 3.36, 3.4 a 2-5. STRATFORD HANDICAP • Of £150; 3.35 class; 14 miles. 5/6—Bronze Queen 1 9 9—Derby Lu 2 1/I—Philario 3 Also: 6/5 Royal Gratton, 4/4 Tommy Boy. 2/2 Bold Venture, 7/7 Worthy Need, 3/2 Ropata, 8/8 Chili Bean, 10/10 Compass. Head; two and a-half lengths. Times, 3.30, 3.38 1-5 A3B. HAWEKA CUP (Of £500; 4.40 class; ; miles., 2/3—CARVER DOONE 1 3/S—DONALD DHU 2 4/2—TREASURE BOND 3 Also: 8/6 Acepot, 6/7 Red Frontier, 5/4 Shrewdie, 9/9 Gay Sister, 12/11 Musketeer, 1/1 Zingali, 7/8 Our War, 10/10 Policy, 13/13 Winaway, 11/12 Nawton Parrish. Length; four lengths. Times, 4.48, 4.48, 4.49. KLTHAM HANDICAP (Of £150; 3.38 class; 1; miles.) 1/I—Purina 1 3/3—Our Summer 2 4/4— Travisque j Also: 5/5 Arapai, 2/2 Jacaranda, 6 8 Orleigh Mills. Six lengths; four lengths. Times, 3.33, 3.37, 3.38. MANAIA HANDICAP (Of £175; 5.2 ciass; 2 miles.) 1/2—Tonee 1 6/6 — Great Sonoma A 2/1 — Biworthy ... 3 Also: 4/4 Air Pilot, 3/3 Reception, 5/5 Alt Bingen, 7/7 Autumn Lu. Length; four lengths. Times, 5.6 3 b,' 5.0, 5.13. NOBMANBY HANDICAP (Of £150; 3.5 class; lj miles ) 5/6 — Guy Zolock 1 2/2— Tristan 2 1/1 —Bonny Pointer 3 Also: 8/7 Kia Kaha and Winhisway (bracketed), 3/3 Pampas and Terraplane (bracketed), 6/8 Peter Smith, 9/9 Ray Bingen. 4/5 Silver Letitia, 7/4 Worthy Quest. Half a head: two lengths. Times, 3.2, 3.3 1-5, 3.3 3-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP (Of £150; 2.58 class; lj miles.) 2/2—Three Bells 1 9/7—Royal Grattan 2 5/3 Bold Venture 3 Also: 1/1 Adversity, 3/8 Storm Signal, 4/3 Tommy Boy, 6/5 Derby Lu, 8/9 Hori Bingen, 10/10 Juggler, 7/6 Ropata. Five lengths; four lengths. Time, 2.55. Fields for To-day. Excellent fields are engaged at Hawera for the conclusion to-day of the Easter trotting fixture. The going will be soft, after the heavy rain experienced on Saturday. A fine young pacer in Purina was one of the easiest winners the first day and she is the type that should soon reach the best 1

class. Others that appear to have outstanding prospects to-day are Silver Letitia, Canadian, Our War, Adversity and Biworthy. Form horses for to-day are: — Trial Handicap.—Silver Letitia, Acceleration, Winhisway-Kia Kaha bracket. Ohawe Handicap.—Canadian Princess, Beverley, Shirley’s Pal. Kaponga Handicap.—Purina, Royai Grattan, Bold Venture—Eyre bracket. Waimate Plains Handicap.—Our War, Donald Dhu, Gay Sister. Patea Handicap.—Adversity, Out Summer, Transwell. Opunake Handicap. Biworthy, Great Sonoma, Tonee. Stewards Handicap. Zingarrie, Silver Letitia, Worthy Quest. Kapuni Handicap. Nawton Parrish, Our War, Winaway. Tne following is the list of acceptors:— Trial Handicap (li miles). —Acceleration, Bonny Pointer, Juliana, Kentucky Frank, Kia Kaha, Marcus, Silver Letitia, Winhisway, Worthy Protection, Zingarrie, limit. Ohawe Handicap (li miles).—Audrey’s Last, Big Kauri, Canadian, Flash Bye, Frontier Boy, Hard Lad, Moira Bingen, Shirley’s Pal, Wiri Bingen, limit; Air Pilot, 48; All Bingen, Princess Beverley, 72; Unworthy, 84, Tonee, 132. Kaponga Handicap (li miles).—Adversity, Our Summer, Royal Grattan. Storm Signal, Tommy Boy, Transwell, Vanora, limit; Bold Venture, Eyre, Worthy Need, 12; Juggler, Purina, Ropata, 24; Bronze Queen, Hori Bingen. Philario, 36. Waimate Plains Handicap (2 miles). —Acepot, Red Frontier, Shrewdie, limit; Gay Sister, Musketeer, 12; Treasure Bond, Zincali, 24; Donald Dhu, Our War, Policy, Winaway, 36; Carver Doone, 60. Patea Handicap (li miles).—Guy Zolock, limit; Jacaranda, 12; Orleigh Mills, Transwell, Travisque, 24; Adversity, Our Summer, Vanora, 36. Opunake Handicap (2 miles).—Big Kauri, Flash Bye, limit; Biworthy, 24; All Bingen, Princess Beverley, 36; Unworthy, 48; Autumn Lu, 96; Reception, 108; Tonee, 120; Great Sonoma, 156. Stewards’ Handicap (li miles). — Bonny Pointer, Kia Kaha, Pampas, Peter Smith, Ray Bingen, Silver Letitia, Terraplane, Tristan, Worthy Protection, Winhisway, Zingarrie, j limit. Kapuni Handicap (li miles).—Acepot, Sports Review, Treasure Bond, Valdor, Zincali, limit; Donald Dhu, Our War, Policy, Winaway, 12; Carver Doone, Nawton Parrish, 24. CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS OPENING POSTPONED ADDINGTON TRACK HEAVY. CHRISTCHURCH, April 16. Owing to the heavy rains that have fallen during the past few days, the track at Addington is in a very bad state, and the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club had no option this morning but to postpone the first day of the meeting. The club is not insured, and a heavy financial loss will be entailed. Rain is still falling, blit there is every likelihood of the weather clearing before the week-end. The meeting will now be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of next week’