WINTER SPORT

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 168, 18 July 1942, Page 8

WINTER SPORT

EPSOM TROTS

Solid Fields For Patriotic Meeting JOSEDALE GRATTAN'S TASK The solid acceptances received for the Auckland Trotting Club's patriotic meeting to be held at Alexandra Park on Saturday next augurs well for a most successful meeting. In the Air Force Handicap 23 have been paid up for, and it has been decided to run the event in two divisions, with increased stake money, the winner of each division to receive £80, second £15 and third £10. Both the Churchill Handicap, two miles, and the United Nations' Handicap have drawn good fields, and particular interest will centre in the appearance of the champion, Josedale Grattan, which will attempt to concede up to 48 yards to some speedy milers. Cavalryman will probably be the early favourite for the Churchill Handicap, in which True Guide and Belfast Jack are bound to have admirers. The acceptances are:— 11.45—NAVY HANDICAP of £150. trotters, one mile and a half, limit 3.49.—Arabin Golden Parrish. Might Surprise. Red Surprise, limit; Kaipaki Bill. Win Thru. 12yds; Home Guard, Native Princess. 36yds; Golden Journey. Lord Axworthy. Snowy Bingen. 48yds; Alvis. chartcris Bay. Erua Peter. Gold Kip, 60yds; Paul Parrish Native Bird, Tanworthy, 84yds; Nelson Glorv' 96yds; Lucky Love. 108 yds; Bon Haven. 144 yds. ' 12.20— AIR FORCE HANDICAP of £150 (or £210 if divided), one mile and a quarter, limit 3.s—Amarita. Audax. Donald Potts. Escobar, Gallant Navy, Hilda Potts, Jewel Junior. Joan's Jewel. Mihini Tere. Miss Lola, Modern Jewel Peter Abbey. Pinocchio, Rey Dillon. Scottish Jewel Seven Thirty. Shining Link. Silver Plane. Sir Volo Sumana. Tantareva limit; Free Machine. Great Travis. 12yds. I.S—ARMY HANDICAP of £175. one mile and a quarter, limit 3.l—Charles Rex. Dunkirk. ! Fly Across. Modern Parrish. Press Gang. Prince Parrish. Scrounger, limit: Karnak. Mitaya. Peter Travis, 12yds; Rockfel, Silk Lady. 24yds; Exporter, 48yds. I.4O—CHURCniLL HANDICAP of £300 and trophy value £21, two miles. limit 4.42— Belfast Jack. Jimmy Drusus (T.). limit; Petite Jewel, 12yds; Isabella Pointer. True Guide. 24yds; Eighteen Carat. Princess Linnett, 36yds; Cavalryman, Narbada, 48yds. 2.IS—MERCANTILE MARINE HANDICAP of £225, one mile and a quarter, limit 2.55— Albertini, Handicapper, Maratua. Royal Palm, Symphony. Warwick, limit; Kewpie's Jewel. Kitty's Choice. Moko Direct. 12yds; Cloverdale. Mah Jong (T.). 24yds; Clay Pot, 36yds. 2.SO—ROOSEVELT HANDICAP of £250, trotters. one mile and a half. limit 3.41— Elliotvale. Erua Peter. Native Bird. Nelson Glory. Paul Parrish. Tanworthy. limit; Lucky Love. Silver Countess, Worthy Worker, 12yds; Imperial Jade, 24yds; Appomottox. 36yds; Bon Haven. Dick Redmond. Robie, 48yds; Gaynor, 60yds; Jimmy Drusus. Swordsman. 132 yds. 3.2S—VICTORY HANDICAP of £200. one mile and a quarter, limit 2.sß—High Play. Josette. j Lough Derg. Scrounger, limit; Axminster. Conteni 1 der. Magic Task. Sonja Henie, Torpedo King. 12yds; Forest Jewel. Parrish Lad, Village Lass. Warwick. 24yds; Flower Potts. 36yds. 4.O—UNITED NATIONS HANDICAP of £300. | one mile, limit 2.l4—Bronze Queen. Cyone Girl. Katene, Kete Kura. Kewpie's Queen. Proletarian. I limit; Double Peter. Hillcrest. Our McKinney. i 12yds; Kenworthy. Our Peggy. 24yds; Josedale Grattan, 48yds.

THAMES MKKTING

A programme of seven races has been drawn up by the Thames Jockey Club for its winter meeting at Paeroa on August 8. There are two steeplechases and one hurdle race, while the principal flat event is to be run over a mile and a quarter. An open sprint and two hack sprints complete the card, and, should either hack event have to be divided, it will doubtless be treated as an additional race.