WELLINGTON TROTS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 291, 7 September 1942, Page 7

WELLINGTON TROTS

Review Of Churchill Handicap (By Ovehobeok,) Owners and- trainers are reminded that acceptances for tin) Wellington Trotting Club’o meeting on Saturday, close tonight at 8 o’clock. The secretary’s address is Box 4, Petone, and telephone number, 63-517, Wellington exchange. Following the usual custom a brief review of the form of .the horses engaged will be published: during the week.' beginning today with tho Churchill ■ Handicap, A verv even, field Is due to' contest the Churchill Handicap. The only three that failed to run. into a place last 'season being Latest Edition. Gay Lady and Malioe. The two first-named contested three, and the last-named four races. The last time these three met was in the Home Forces Handicap at Addington, in July. Gay Lady doing best by running fourth. Glenariff was also a runner: This horse ran second to. Lisette at Ashburton In May, and in June, on the same course, ran third to Braw Lass and Lizzie Woods, registering 3.25 from 3.82. Dan'k Pride.scored one win last season, this being at" Wellington in April; when he recorded 3.26 1-5 from 3.38. At Forbury recently lie ran second to Great Waltgki In the Roosevelt Handicap, recording 3.4 1-s’for 11 furlongs. Silhouette ■ raced very consistently last year, winning two races and being placed in four others out of nine -attempts. His successes, were recorded at Hutt I. ark, in February, and Taranaki, in, March. His smartest time over 12 furlongk was . that registered by him at Hawera,. in April, when--lie went 3.24 from a 3.34 mark. Laptain. Morant was one of our smartest two-vear-olds. In- his first race he ran third in the Nursery Stakes, at Timai’U. He then won the Oamairu Juvenile Stakes, m May and the New Zealand Sapling Stakes at Ashburton in June, going 3.~9 ou a slow track, . . . , . Yon Yau faced the starter on eight occasions last, season, for a couple of seconds and a third. At Wellington in November, he ran third to Sabu and Southland. In . December he ran a Vie Win Forbury, and was similarly placed at Winton. He appears to <lO best on a slow tr Maratua Is useful. Last season he contested 10 races, scoring oup win mt : Cambridge In January,' registering from a 3.3+ mark. He also registered placed per formances al Waikato. Auckland, and " Hlglftpiay is above the average. Last season ho won his two races at Haweiii, and was placed at Cambridge. lie was only twice, unplaced. This, season he .made a good beginning by accounting-for the Takanipt Handicap- at tho recent meeting In Auckland. .' ... „ . , It is doubtful whether any further ,improvement will be shown by Royal lalm. Last season he contested ten races I lor one win and one third, each being register A at Auckland. His smartest time was 3— is a four-year-old mare by Rev de Oro, and gives promise of developing into a high-grade- performer. Bhe contested 11 races last year for a win anti five places. Her win was recorded 111 the Great; Northerp Derby, Pacing Poy. er being second and Right, Ring third. Sytuphony's best time for 12 furlongs was 3.20 3-5, registered at the Waikato- meeting in November. At the recent Aucklandmeeting Symphony ran third to 1 arrlsli Lad and Belfast Jack in the Orakel Handicap, the distance being two miles. Bulldozer raced successfully last season lit Westport and on the West Coast. (North Island) circuit. At Westport In December he won the Birchfield Handicap of li miles in 3.21 from- 3.35, while at Ma“»; watu in April lie won over 11 miles in 2.50 2-5 from 2.50. The field was 11 good . one, but not as strong as this one. Gold Flight has not had a great deal or racing, due to unsoupdiiess. In his- new. season he showed marked ability and great things were forecast for him. Last season lie began auspiciously by winning the Railway Handicap at Wellington lu Sep tember, put wits not able to reproduce his true form in the only other two races that lie contested. Fit and well, he will .plaj-1 a prominent part: In the ■ decision or rne Churchill Handicap. . , Conflagrate had a fairly, busy time last season, having been produced on 18 occasions for three wins and three; performances. His winning periorm in - were registered at Auc chimL W ell 11 and Taranaki. That lie is in tor"'» r ‘ l J- 0 ' dltion he established 6y running second to Star Aee nt. tlie receid. horbur.i nicctlng. liis time being 3.20 4-5 from a 3.30 mark.. Yon Yau was third in this race.