CANTERBURY PARK TROTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 1, 2 January 1943, Page 6

CANTERBURY PARK TROTS

(P.A.) Christchurch, Jan. 1. With totalisator investments amounting to £80,040, against £49,9611 on the corresponding day last year, the Canterbury Park Trotting Club held its best meeting in its history at Addington to-day, when weather and track conditions were all in favour of the light harness sport.

Results: — Introductory Handicap.—2/2 Bomber (W. J. Doyle) 1, 6/6 Parrish Guide (R. Young) 2. 4/3 Manian (D. Teahan) 3. Time. 3.38 2-5. Railway Handicap.—l/1 Kid Wolf (P. Gallagher) 1, 2/2 Happy Man 2, 9/10 Mongolian 3. Scratched: Lady Milne. Three lengths each way. Time, 2.10. Lyttelton Handicap.—6/6 Recluse (M. Holmes) 1, 1/1 Belfast Jack (C. S. Donald) 2, 1/1 Conflagrate (bracketed with Belfast Jack) 3. Length; head. Time, 4.29 3-5.

Canterbury Handicap.—4/4 Horse Power (H. j. Smith) 1. 3/2 Fine Art (Maidens) 2. 2/3 Burt Scott (Alborn) 3. Scratched: Peter Smith. Head; half a length. Time, 4.30 2-5. Stewards' Handicap.—6/6 Mohican (M. Holmes) 1, 4/4 Dark Hazard (McTieue) 2, 9/9 Gracie Fields (Townley) 3. Scratched: Royal Worthy. Four lengths; length and a-half. Time, 3.37 1-5.

Islington Handicap.—2/3 Black Surprise (McTigue) 1. 1/1 Ronald Logan (Pringle) 2, 4/4 Gold Pot (King) 3. Scratched: Happy Man, Jacose. Three-quarters of a length; length. Time, 3.34 1-5. Templeton Handicap.—2/1 Nightbeam (Donald) 1. 13/13 Worthy Cross (Young) 2. 11/12 Shady Glen (Willetts) 3. Scratched: April Direct. Hoad; length. Time, 3.32 1-5. Au Revoir Handicap.—6/6 Accountant (Donald) 1. 6/6 Bayard (King) 2. 1/1 Countless (bracketed with Loyal Rev) (McKendry) 3. Scratched: Burt Scott, Dusky Sound. Length; length. Time, 2.39 3-5.