WINNINGS EXCEED 10,000

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24901, 14 June 1946, Page 4

WINNINGS EXCEED 10,000

V. ALBURN’S ACHIEVEMENT y eU the wibniPS own- ’ th u* Addington trainer, V. Alborn, brought his total to £10,015 when he drove Dandy Grattan into third place to earn £75 in the New Zealand Futurity Stakes on the first day of the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting. This is a huge increase on the £3940 he won when he headed the winning owners’ list * n 1941-42 season. The previous record for a season was held bv the late Cqrrigan ’,' vh ° w ® n in the 1921-22 season. Mr G. J. Barton’s £BOO4 1938-37 season i« also high on the Bulldozer, which was purchased by Alborn last year for £lOO. contributed £4030 towards the total with five wins and a second placing, and he i B followed by Burt Scott with £2675 for a win and three minor placings. Of this amount £2275 was won by Burt Scott when he beat Happy Man by a head in the Easter Handicap at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting 6n April 20. Native Scott has registered two wins and two second placings for £1495; and, one of the favourites for the All Aged Stakes, he may add to this total at Ashburton to-morrow. Dandy Grattan has raced consistently for two wins and seven minor placings, and £950 in stakes, and the balance is made up by Golden Game, £395; Sand Maid, £275; and Nationalist, £195, Alborn's horses are very fit at present, and With several weeks of the season still to run he may increase his total considerably before the term closes. Jottings H. Greenhorn, a son of the well-known trainer, is educating a three-year-old Sandydale filly at Addington, and this youngster shows a lot of ability at this stage of her career, Jervis Bay was of no use to Dusky Sound in a work-out at Addington yesterday morning. The latter is very well and with the track in his favour, he should race well in the All-Aged Stakes at Ashburton to-morrow. Golden Glow was considered unlucky at Nelson. He appeared to have the Nelson Trotting Club Handicap won about 50 yards to go, but went to a break and was beaten into fourth place. Forewarned, which put on a lot of condition during her spell, has commenced work again at Addington. After his dashing display in the Futurity Stakes, Scholarship should be prominent in the Oamaru Handicap at the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting to-morrow-Both Worked Well Most interest in training operations at Addington yesterday morning was centred on the work-out of the two-year-olds County Antrim and Darkie Grattan. The work was done on the outside of the small training track, which was holding after the recent rain, and they both pleased by the manner jn which they completed their task. Darkie Grattan followed County Antrim most of the way, and though not asked to do her best, was allowed to run up to her companion at the finish. Darkie Grattan is one of the favourjtes for the Sapling Stakes to-mor-row, And she should thoroughly test Sahara Queen at the end of the mile and a half journey. From a Good Mare Mr P. Turnbull recently purchased the five-year-old gelding Trade Wind, and he is being given a course of road work before joining G. Cameron's stable at New Brighton. By Lusty Volo, this gelding is from Sea Gift, a .grand trotter wnich proved capable of winning against the pacers. By Wrack from a Paul Huon mare, Sea Gift was bred by Mr H. F. Nicoll. Ashburton, and was at one time sold for £2 10s, She was later purchased by J. Bryce for 15gns, and in turn he sold her for £250. Sea Gift developed into one of the best square-gaiters of her time, taking a two mile record of 4mm 21 2-ssec, and earning more than £3OOO in stakes. Mr Turnbull has previously been interested in the light-harness sport, and early in the season won two races with Frank Ldgan, which died from injuries received in an accident on the Greymouth' course in December. Speedy Youngster Although Neisonova had no chance ot. beating Sir Michael. Globe Direct, and Dandy Grattan when the straight was reached in the Futurity Stakes on the first day oi the Ashburton meeting, he gave a good display to finish in fourth place: and on this performance he should raee prominently from the front mark of the Acton Handicap at Ashburton tomorrow. Benefited by SpeU Looking robust after a spell of some months, Zingarrie is now back in work in G. S, Smith’s team at Addington. An aged spn of Jack Potts from Zara, he won the first race he contested this season when he beat Imperial Lady by a length in the Heathcote Handicap at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting on August 18, On that occasion he was sixteenth favourite in a field ot 18, andz returned his supporters a dividend of more than a century and a half, Zingarrie is one of Smith's favourites, and he predicts that hp will carry on to good company. Bright Prospect Theabelle appeared to strike trouble in the early part of the Autumn Handicap on the first clay of the Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting, and she was -*weU back in the field with half a mile covered. She made up a lot of ground over the last half-mile, and finished in fine style to beat all but Ben Adam. Theabelle is off the front of the Tinwald Han* dicap to-morrow, and on her recent form she should be th© hardest to beat. Withdrawn Princess Isla has been withdrawn from the New Zealand Sapling Stakes. This filly has not raced this season; but, on breeding, she attracts attention, and her appearance is awaited with interest. By Sandydale, she is from Her Majesty, by Matchlight from Final McKinney, by Young McKinney from Glade, by Logan Pointer from Merce, by Galindo from Authoress, by Wildwood from Thelma. Solid preparation G. M. Mouritz has given Hardy Annual a solid preparation, and this gelding should race weH in his engagements at the Oamaru Jockey Club’s meeting. He is owned by Mr D. Rodgers. He is a six-year-old gelding by Quite Sure from Godetia, which left other winners in Quite Good and Quite New to the same sire improving Trotter Driven oy F. G. Holmes, Golden Amazon impressed by a bold display of trotting at Addington yesterday morning, and this son of Quite Sure and Great Amazon should race well at Ashburton to-morrow. Golden Amazon races in the interests of F. Wilson, who trains him at Murchison; but he was left in F. G. Holmes’s care , after the first day of tfie Ashburton meeting, and he appears to have benefited by i his spell at Addington. I Now at Addington Trevathan, which has done most of his 1 racing in Southland, is a recent addition to J.- Pardon’s team at Addington. At his first appearance this season; this aged son of Sungod beat Tom Gundy in the

Wingatui Trotting Handicap at the Otago Hunt Club’s meeting on September 20, and in October he won the Members’ Handicap from Happy King at the Invercargill Trotting Club’s meeting. Trevathan paced smoothly in his work yesterday morning, and he should pay his way under Purdon’s guidance. May Race as a Pacer Accompanied by the maiden pacer Sir Gamble, Templar showed a big improvement in his work when he trotted solidly over a mile and a half at Addington yesterday morning, A six-year-old gelding by Wrack from a Frank Worthy mare, he raced last season as a trotter; but if present intentions are carried out he may race at th# Cheviot meeting next month as a pacer. Racing at Rangiora Scintillante, which races in the interests of Mr E. August, is being prepared fpr the Cheviot Trotting Club's meeting at Rangiora next month, and she pleased Shen she worked with Democrat nt New righton on Wednesday morning. A four-year-old mare, Scintillante is by U. SpQtt from May Chenault, the dam of winners in Rosalind Maid and Surrey Park. May Chenault was bred by Mr J. R. McKenzie. and is by Peter Chenault ’from Petrova, which is by Petei'eta from a Genera] Lincoln mare. Fair Effort Rey Potts, which is now trained at Papanui by A. McKenzie, made his first appearance this season at the Combined Christchurch Trotting Clubs’ meeting on May 7, but no line could be gained op his prospects, as he broke at the start of the New Zealand Metropolitan Handicap. Taken to the Ashburton meeting, he began well to be always handy in his division of the Improvers’ Handicap, and he should soon start to pay his way Bred by Mr T. Wilkinson, Christchurch, who races him in partnership with A McKenzie, Rey Potts is by Jack Potts from Millie Rey, which is by Rey de Oro from a Nelson Bingen mare, which was out of Rose Dillon, by Harold Dillon from Rose Shield. Distance Should Suit After her display to win the Allenton Handicap from the 48 yards mark on the first day of the Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting. Appreciate mufft be respected from the 12 yards mark in the faster class Mayfield Handicap, of one'.and a half miles, on Saturday. The Quite Eure mare has always raced well over this distance, and she should extend most of the field she will meet this week. May Do Better Sent out first favourite for the Allenton Handicap on the first day of the Ashburton, meeting, Flame lost a winning chance by '.making a slow beginning. When the filly settled down to trot, she soon made up her lost ground and four furlongs from home was racing in sixth place. Once into the straight she finished on well, and with a better beginning she should be handy at the finish of the Longbeach Handicap on Saturday. N.Z. Metropolitan T.<3. Entries for all events at the N.Z. Metroeofitan Trotting Club’s winter meeting, to e held on the 29th inst„ will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. —Advt.