PRESIDENT'S TO BLACK JEWEL

Chronicle (Levin), 29 April 1946, Page 7

PRESIDENT'S TO BLACK JEWEL

The Manawatu Trotting Club's annual meeting was concluded at Awapuni on Saturday under idea! zy\- " ditions, the weather being delight- • fully line, the course in excellent order, and the racing of a very. high standard. The Victory Cup, which was contested by a field drawn from most of the racing centres of the Dominion, was one of the best races in the history of the club. It was won by Mr. L. F. Berkett's ,raare, Safari, driven by A. W. Broughton, from Task Force and Lord Brooklyn. The attendance was rcally good despite counter attractions' and the totalisator turnover ainounted to £32,783, compared with £19,920 10s 011 the first day. - Caledonian Goid Beat's Indian Triumph Caledoniun Gold was iir.st choice for ihe Bracelet and hc won narfowly" from liulian Triunipli and Xyallo Scott. riiis liold was weil bunched ali Ihe wav and six fiu'lougs from liome, Nyallo Bcotl was leading from Barry Direct, Quite So, Gold Strand, Caledonian Gold and Indian Triumph. There was not mucli ehauge crossing the top and Caledonian viold had cliarge soon after they straightened up, and in oue of the best liuishes of the day lio liung 011 to beat indian Triumph by a neck with Nyallo Scott two lengths awav a nose in front of Quite .So. Gold Strand and Jack Irvine wero uext Itome. Hunting Lass All The Way llunting Lass was quick olf tlie mark .11 the Pohangina Ilaudicap and- sln tayed iu front all the way, winning leeisively from. Rawene Grattan aml Golden Imp. The leaders wero buuched as they rau to the straight, llunting Lass being followod by Lady Averii, Rawene Grattan, Opaque and L'Amour. llunting Lass was cliallenged but slu: ■ituek 011 gamely to win by two lengths with four lengths between Rawene Irattan and Lady Averii. L 'Aniout was fourlh. Safari Finished Brilliantly Safari linished brilliantly to win the ( 'up after Task Force had looked iikely a furlong from liome. Terry O kShoa went into something like a ''flat spin ' at the start aiul all tliose liorses outsido him wero taken wide out 011 the course. It did not help their cham-es. Diamond Trust set the pace for most of tl»e wav in one of the fastest-run cups. Tln field was in closc order at the eiul of a mile and at the six, Diamond Trust led from Fashion Club, Toushay, Loro Brooklyn, Task Force, .Safari and Terry O'Shea. Task Force and Lord Brooklyn wero in close attendance 011 Diamoni. Trust, and Fashion Club us they raced into tlie home stretch. Task Force wa.iu front al the distance and Safari hau movod up on the inifer to be within striking distance. She linished bril iiantly and beiil Tusk Force bv over i j Jeugth. Lord Brooklyn was a simila. ■ distance away tliird and Jieuowu's Prido was fourth followod by Fasliioi. Club,- Raven, Diaxno_ud,.Tt;ust. qnd /Terry U 'Sliea. Bel Esprit Finished Well The JlcDonald ilaudicap field struck I troulile early and was soon well slruu. | oUt. Thfough Ihe stniighl the iiist tinn j Kosewa'a was leading i'lom iVxworlhyj Star, King l'arrish aml Bel Lsprit ant. they were well ahend of t^uite Ri.ght a tlie' liead of tlie others. RuseWaa droppod back rounding the tuni, King 1'ar risli, Bel Esprit, Quile Riglit and -Ax wortliy Star were most proniinent into the straight and Bel Esprit, though siie broke for a inomenl, drew away to wai easily by half a do/.eu lengths from qhiite Riglit with Axworthy Star four lengths furtlier back aliead of King l'arrish. Nancy Potts Boats Noblc dc Oro There was a tlirilling iinisli to tlie Stewards ' llaudieaj) and Naney i'olls got up lo beat Noblc de Oro by a mvk two lengt.lis in front of Slylish Boy which got to the line just in front oi the fast-linishiiig Jnrroeks and Rangi 's Mtar. To]i Line and Indian Lad led into Ihe straighl closely attended by Rangi 's Star and Noblc de Oro, Stylish Boy aml Naney Potts. Noblc de Oro was in front half a furlong from the line, lun eould nol withstaud Ihe ehallenge from Naney Potts which won going away by a neck. Black Jewel Just Beat Local Gold There was another exeiting Jinish 111 the coneluding cvent wliieh was won l>y Black Jewel from Loeal Gold aml On. Gail. Cofd Steel, D011 Walla, Our Gohl and Local Gohl lead' early and Ihe liebl was in close order. Local Gold led into the straight from Black Jewel, Sandi ways and Our Gail, aml over the last bit^ Black Jewel, under a liard drive, got up lo beat Our Gold by a neck. .J us; over a length away camc our Gail followod by Sandi ways, Toushay and Ravem Jiesults: — AWAPUNI 1JAND1CAP, £L'0U; 3.13 class; 11 miles. 1-1 KEEN BLADE, L'lyds. (D. Mckendry) T 10-10 King Artliur, '1 1yds. (G. T. MilchelJ) - ■i-5 Pori Chalmers, scr. ( B. Liddall) 3 Also startcd: 11-11 Cayuse, 3-2 Ena l'arrish, S-8 Jack Day, (>-(> Strathspey, 7-9 Best Girl, J-i Probable, 9-7 Cohtra band, 3-3 Parwrack. Tcn lengths; neck. Best Girl was fourth. Tiiues: 3.31 4-u, 3.34 1-3, 3.30 2-5. (Winncr trained by A. J. Kemble,. Green Lane). LAD1ES' BRACELET, £200; 3.37 class; 11 milos. ' 1-1 CALEDONIAN GOLD, scr. (I. R. Morrison) 1 4-4 Indian Triumph, scr. (A. W. Broughton) 2 5-5 Nyallo Scott, scr. (L. F. Berkett) • • • 5 Also started: 7-8 Barry Direct, S-7 Diana Rose, 0-0 Gold Strand, 3-3 Jack Irvine, 9-9 Pinehurst, 2-2 Quite So. Neck; two lengths. Quite So was fourth. Tiiues: 3.25, 3.25 1-5, 3.20 2-5. (Winuer trained by I. R. Morrison, Epsom). POHANGINA HANDICAP, £225; 3.33 class; II miles. 3-5 HUNTINGDON LASS, scr. (Iv. E. Tarrant) 1 4-3 Rawene Grattan, scr. (D. G. Nyhan) 2 1-1 Lady Averii, scr. f F. .T. Smith) 3 Also sturted: 1-1 Golilen Imp brack-

.etcd with Lady Averii, 7-7 Kewpie 's Pride, 8-7 N apolis, 5-4 llose O'Duy, 11-11' Julyssia, 10-9 Opaque, 9-10 Siiver Plane, 0-0 Surc Wave, 2-2 L'Amour. Two lengths; four lengths. L'Amour was fourth. Tinies: 3.22 3-5, 3.22 4-5, 3.24. (Winner traiued by owdcr, F. Vessoy, Tinwald.) MANAWATU VICTORY TROTTING CUP HANDICAP, £050 and trophy; : 4.39 class; 2 miles. 3-3 SAFARI, 12yds. (A. W. Brough- : ton) ... 1 1-1 Task' Force, scr. (M. Stewart) 2 4-2 Lord Brooklyn, scr. (\V. Mitehell) 3 Also started: 1-1 Renown 's Pride braeketed with Task Force, 7-8 Terry O/Sliea, 3-3 Toushay braeketed with the wiuhor, 5-0 Fashion Club, 2-3 Black Jewel, 8-7 Diamond Trust, 0-5 Raven. . A length and a-quarlbr; a lqngth and a-half. Renown 's .Pride was fourth. Tinies: 4.31 1-5, 4.32 3-5, 4.33 2.-5. (Win iier trained by owner, L. F. Berkott, Riehmond). MeDONALD HANDICAP, £300; . 4.52 class 2 miles. 4-2 BEL ESPRIT, 24yds. (D. G. Nyhan) 1 1-3 Quite Riglit, 30yds. (L. F. (Berkett) .....' 2 2-1 Axworthy Star, 12yds. (D. McIvendry) 3 Also started: 5-5 Ivcen Blade, 0-0 King l'arrish and Stylish Boy braeketed, 8-7 Rosewaa, 7-8 Siiver Plane, 3-4 Aerial Seott, 9-9 Arapai. Six lengths; four lengths. King Parrish was fourth. Tinies: 4.41 4-5, 4.42, 4.40. (Winner trained by D. G. Nyhan, Petone). LONGBURN HANDICAP, £200; 2.59 class; miles. 1-1 INDIAN TRIUMPH, scr. (A. W. Broughton) 1 5-5 Quite So, scr. (A. M. Stewart) 2 1-4 Rustic Gold, scr. (R. Young) 8 Also started: S-9 Siiver Jowell, 12.-14 Spcirette, 1 1-11 Barry Direct and Stave ley's Lad braeketed, 0-7 Calworth, 15-15 Diana Rose, 10-8 Gung llo, 3-2 Nyallo Scott, 7-10 I'alette, 14-13 Dark Deeds, 2-3 Goldeii Imp, 9-0 Clydeside, 13-li. Opaque. Five lengths; two lengths. vSilver Jewell was fourth. Tinies: 2.-14 2-5, 2.50 3-5, 2.51. (Winner trained by H. J. Pinn, Tc Awamutu). STEWARDS ' HANDICAP, £225; 3.29 class; 11 miles. 3-3 NANCY l'OTTS, scr. (M. JEdwards) 1 5-5 Noblc de Oro, 12yds. (A. W. Broughton) .... g 9-9 Stylish Boy, 12yds. (E, Ilasler) 3 Also started: 0-S Babv Grand, 8-7 • Indian Gold, 7-0 MLne Ilost and Rangi 's Star braeketed, 11-10 Paper Man, 2 i Gambler 's Fortune, 1-2 Top Line, 4-1 Albert Tracey, 10-11 Jorrocks. Neck; 4 three-quartei^ of a length. Jorrocks was fourth. Tinies: 3.20, 3.2: 1-5, 3.21 3-5? (Winner trained by M. B. "Edwards, Aranui ). PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, £100 and trophy; 2.50 class; 1} miles. ■ .ti-ti, BL^ACK JEWEL, ser. (E. Kennerly) ] 1-1 Local Gold, scr. (A. Holmes) .. 2 3-3 Our Gail, scr. ( W. •Mitcholl) .. 3 Also slarted: 7-7 Cold Steel and Dia mond Trust braeketed, 9-8 Don Waihi 1-1 Task FOrce braeketed with Imeal Gold, .5-5 Toushay, 8-9 Sundiways, 11-11 Terry O 'Sliea, 10-10 VoJustra, 4-1 Bounv Axworth, 2-2 J'aven. ' Neck; a length aiul a-half; Task Force was i'Ourtli, Tiiues; 2.13 1-5, 2.11, 2.44 3-5. (Winner Irainud by 1'. Rogers, Epsom).