British Machine And Farnborough Win Main Trotting Events At Awapuni's Final Day

Chronicle (Levin), 2 May 1949, Page 6

British Machine And Farnborough Win Main Trotting Events At Awapuni's Final Day

Keen raeing and thrilling finishes marked tlie second day of the Manawatu Trotting Club 's meeting at Awapuni and highlights of tlie fine programme were the Woodfield Mernorial and President's Handieaps and the Manawatu Futurity Stakes over nine furlongs for two-vear-olds. British Machine scored fairly decisively in the Woodfield Memorial but there were blanket finishes to the other feature races, the margin between the winner, Mundanity, and the dead heaters, Mutuawa and Stuart EarV in the .Stakes being a neck, and those between the pla'ced liorses- in the President's Handicap being a head, a nose, and a neck.

The meeting was concluded in very favoura'ble weather and the course though a shade slower than for the lirst day, was in excellent order. There was a good attendanee and the totaiisator turnover was £38,124 10s, compared with £37,306 last year. The total for the meeting was £74,664, as againstl £77,674 10s last year. ; C. R. Berkett won the trainers' trophy with 17 points, R. Dunn, of Claudelands, was second with 16 points, and P. P. Gallagher, of Washdyke, and W. Cressey, of Mangere, tied for third with- 13 points. Results are: — AWAPUNI IIANDICAP, £175; 3.41 class; 11 miles. 1-1 KAURI, KIN G, scr (A. M. Stewart) • 1 5-5 Pearl's Pride, 48, (H. Oliver) 2 14-10 Coui-tesy, 24 (D. G-. Nyhan) 3 Half a length; four lengths. Efficient l'ourth. Times: 3.31, 3.27 2-5, 3.30. LADIES ' BRACELET, £205; 1 mile and 5 furlongs. First Division. 1-1 OUR ELICKA, scr (R. Rhodes) i 7-5 Whistler, scr (R. Purdon) . . v - 10-0 Mac's Porter, scr (W. S. McDonald) 3 Eour lengths; two. Bonnie Gratian fourth. Times: 3.41 1-5, 3.43, 3.43 3-5. Second Division. 2-2 FLYING SMITH, 30 (A. W. Broughton) 1 4-4 Luck Ahead, 30 (A. Purdon) . . 2 0-0 Gather, scr (E. E. Kennerley) 3 Length; three lengths. Mountain Gail fourth. Times: 3.40 2-5, 3.40 3-5, 3.44 2-5. Brackets: Ou^Flicka and Kimberley, Whistler and Agnes Grattan, Flying Smith and Indian Call, Luck Ahead and Valiant. POHANGINA HANDICAP, £225; 3.34 class; 14 miles. 3-3 INDIAN GAME, 12 (F. V. Cutts) 1 10-15 Super Girl, 12 (H. Oliver) .. 2. 8-S Wild Life, 24 (B. Norris, junr) 3, Length; three lengths. Josie Fern fourth. Times: 3.21, 3.21 1-5, 3.23. Bracket: Wild Life and Red Shade. WOODFIELD MEMORIAL IIANDICAP, £500, including a 50-guinea trophy donated "by Mr. R. Porter; 4.40 class; 2 miles. 1-1 BRITISH MACHINE, 36 (A. Purdon) 1 2-2 Fabric Silk, scr (W. R. Hui t ) 2 8-7 Red Arrow, Scr (JD. Bennett) 3: Also; 10-10 Gay Bond, 7-8 Petite Direc't, 3-3 Sandiford and Fontaine, 5-5 Mourne Spring, 11-11 Indian Pointer," 0-0 Air Mail, 9-0 Tyrone Power, 4-3 Foreigu Lady. Four lengths; two lengths. Foreign Lady fourth. Times: 4.31 4-5, 4.30, 4.3/ 1-5. Winner trained by C. R. Berkett, Templeton. McDONALD HANDICAP, £225; 4.53 class; 2 miles. 3-3 PEARL'S PRIDE, 12 (H. Oliver) l 8-8 Not Quite, 90 (J. Elliot) .... 2 7-7 Courtesy, scr (D. G. Nyhan) . . 3

Half a length; two lengths. Casameter fourth.' Times: 4.43, 4.36 1-5, 4.44 2-5. MANAWATU FUTURITY STAKES. £500, including a £50 trophy donated by A. J. Corrigan; for two-year-olds; 9 furlongs. 2-2 MUNDANITY (W. Hosking's) b.f . Ubakim — Kewpie 's Bond, scr (A. M. Stewart) 1 9-9 Mutuawa, scr (A. W. Broughton) " 4-4 Stuart Earl, scr (D. R. Grantham) * *Dead heat for second. Also: 3-3 Soangataha (took no part in the race), 2-2 Jersey Joe, bracketed with the winner, 10-10 Tresmere Lass, 0-5 Rex Grattan, 8-8 Bar Queen, 5-0 Mary Wootton, 7-7 Pacing Perfeetion, 1-i Preston. Neck; dead heat. Preston fourth. Times: 2.34 2-5, 2.34 3-5, 2.34 3-5. Winner trained by J. K. Hughes, Waiuku. Bracket: Mundanity and Jersey Joe. LONGBURN HANDICAP, £205; 2.57 class; l;f miles. First Division. 3-1 WHISTLER, scr (R. Purdon) i 2-3 Gather, scr (A. M. Stewart) .. 2 10-10 Invisible, 12 (R. Liddall) .. 3 Also: 7-7 Petite Raider, 15-14 Our Master, 3-1 Agnes Grattan, 14- lo Wharetoa, 11-11 Yagabond, 12-10 Sleepv Vallev, 4-0 Blne Rod, 0-4 Mountain Gail, 1-2 Our Flicka, 9-12 Great Eastern, 18-18 Traducer, 11-11 Josie Fern, 5-4 Luck Ahead. Neck; length. Josie Fern fourtn. Times: 2.52, 2.52 1-5, 2.51 3-5. Winner trained by H. Purdon, Mangere. Second Division. 7-7 MAC'S PORTER, scr (W. S. 15-14 Barney Grattan, scr (W. R. Butt) . . . . '2 0-4 Modern Ivitty, scr (H. Oliver) 3 McDonald) '. .. 1 Also: 3-1 Bonnie Pet, 14-15 Gay Parrish, 11-11 Graduate, 12-10 Social Justice, 4-6 Bonnv Grattan, 2-3 Dance Tinui, 17-17 Silver Bar, 10-9 \f aliant, 1-2 kimberley, 9-12 Irish Day, 13-13 Indian Call, 11-11 Resurgum, 19-19 Manu Parrish^ 8-8 Flying Bill. Length eacli vvav. Kimberley fourth. Times: 2.50 3-5, 2.J51 2.51 1-5. S. McDwTfI?l, ' Brackets: .WhistlM, Bdnnie Pet and Agnes , Grattan, % Gather and Dance Tiine, Mad ^Porter 'and Petite Raider, Barney Grat'tft'n. and Our - MasteiV; •) "L PRESf-DENT 'S HANDICAP, • t ; * '-.51. class; l.k'-mi-ies".': 2-p^1AI?^)ROiUGH,'\|2 (£. Purdon j ..v.. . . . . 1 1-2 Fabric Silk, so^(W) R. Butt) 2 9-8 Petite Direct, scr (E. N. Kennerley) 3 Also: 3-3 Locknit, 5-5 Red Arrow, 0-10 Blonde Sailor, 10-9 Substitute, 'Sandiford aml Fontaine, 11-11 Mourne Spring, 8-7 Air Mai], 4-4 Dusky* Princ cess, 7-0 Foreign Lady. Head; nose. Air Mail fourth. Times: 2.40, 2.47 1-5/2.47 2*5. Winner trained by C. R. Berkett, Templeton.