ASHBURTON TROTTING PROSPECTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 304, 26 December 1945, Page 3

ASHBURTON TROTTING PROSPECTS

The Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting to-day will find some of the best light-harness performers in action. Principal events are the Ash-

burton Trotting Cup and the Champion Stakes, the latter being expected to decide three-year-old supremacy. Betting is win-anci-place and the following may appeal:— 11.25: Mitcham Handicap. Noble Lady, Valoka, Tolerate. 12.10: Wakanui Handicap.—Lyndale, Implacable, Ace of Diamonds. 12.55: Ashburton Trotting Cup.— Bronze Eagle, Haughty, Happy Man. I. McLean Handicap.—Dunmore, Top Line, Mareeta. 2.25: N.Z. Champion Stakes. Sir Michael, Globe Direct, Dandy Grattan. 3.15: Winslow Handicap.—Freckles, Royal Dale bracket, Zona Grattan. 4.0: Midsummer Handicap. Lord Peterson, Gamble King, Loyal Chief. 4.45: Boxing Day Handicap.—Scottish Lady, Loyal Nurse, Cameronian. Following are the acceptors:— 11.

Mitcham Handicap, of £250. Trotters. 3.43 class. One mile and a-half. —Belle Header, Fairy Wings, Legionaire, Lewis, Loyal Toast, Lucky Bill, Merelda, Misconception, Noble Lady, Olympus, Paddy’s Choice, Port Bowen, Probable, Smoky,. Stock Exchange, Steel Sword, Sure Jinks, Sure Note, Tolerate, Valola, scr.; Royal Reaper, 12; Accord, Maximum, Worthy Robert 24; David Dryden, 60; Bel Esprit, Calumella, 72.. 12.10

Wakanui Handicap, of £250. 4.53 class. Two miles.—Ace of Diamonds, Avowal, Ben Adam, Captain Kinder, County Claie, Emondale, Frisky Bill, Harold Jinks, Implacable, Kahurangi, Limerick Pride. Lodestone, Lyndaie, Paul Defiant, Raven, Renown’s Pride, Right Royal, Riversdale, Rural Lady, Sea Patch, Segunda, Thelma’s Bid, Tungstan Steel, Worthy Gratton, scr.; Ladv Ngaio, 60. 12.5 b

Ashburton Trotting Cup, of £l5OO, 4.22 class. Two miles. —Happy Man, Parshall, scr.; Burt Scott, Dusky Sound, Shadow Maid, 12; Clockwork, Loya] Friend, 24; Bronze Eagle, 48; Haughty, 60. 1.40

McLean Handicap, of £3OO. 3.33 clas . One mile and a-half.—Bo-hemian. Dunmore, Lady Ngaio, Lucky Meg, Mareeta, Pencarrow, Reservist, Sand Maid, Taras Hall, Top Line, Turret, Volo Audubon, Worthy Jack, scr.; Admiration, Cumnock, Honest Peter, 12; Deeside, Glenholme, Sunny Nelson, 48. 2.25

New Zealand Champion Stakes, of £750. One mile and a-half.—Spray-man, Right Royal, Nelsonova, West Point, Sir Michael, Loyal Guest, Globe Direct, Special Merit, Local Gold, Danny Grattan, Bonny Clare, Balcurvie. 3.15

Winslow Handicap, of £5OO. Trotters. 3.37 clacs. One mile and a-half. —Bej Esprit, Calumella, David Dryden, Ginger Joe, Jimmy Wharton. Kerwood Bingen, Rosie Bond, Yahoo, scr.; Betty Maxegin, Desmond’s Pride, Loughros,’ Quartermaster, Rival Chief, Royal Dale, 12; Frank Scott, Freckles, Royal Stone, Zona Grattan, 24; Flying Scott, Strummer, 36; Lee Beiry, 48;; Cleeve Hill, 72; Nationalist, 84. 4.0

Midsummer Handicap, of £5OO. 3.26 class. One mile and a-half.—Dillon-dale, Gamble King, Lord Peterson, Loyal Chief, Noble Reta. Real Grattan, Red Setter, Seige Gun, Sunny Nel-on, scr.; Gentleman Jim Loyal Winner, Lucky Gem, Princess Maritza, Slavonic, Technique, Vimy Ridge, 12; Castlebar, Ingle Belmer, Liberty Bond, Water Ranger, 36; Communique, 48. 4.45

Boxing Day Handicapj of £6OO. 2.46 class. One mile and a-quarter.— Casltebar, Gallant. Maid, Poppotunoa, Scottish Lady, Traverse, Zingarie, scr.; Cameronian, Loyal Nurse, 12; Distributor, 24; Trusty Scott, 60.