ASHBURTON TROTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 13

ASHBURTON TROTS

FRISCO BOY'S STAKES

(Special to the "Evening Post.") CHRISTCHURCH, April 10. The Ashburton '1 rotting Ciub held its Autumn Meeting in good weather, following light ram in the morning, though tnere was a shower belore the concluding event. There was a very large attendance, and some great racing. The chief attraction was the All Age Stakes, in which a field' of fourteen staged one of the finest finishes ever seen at a trotting meeting. The totalisator handled £23,358, compared with £14,578, an increase of £-8780. ALL THE WAY. The Reefton mare Native Huon was in front all the way in the Allenton Handicap. ■ Beethoven, Fluke, Lustre, and Nahiinga followed her early. Sir (Kit was moving up fast, and he joined the leaders at the home turn,' only to I break when the straight was reached* Native Huon hung on to beat Fluke decisively by over, a length, with Beethoven a similar distance away, and Nahlinga. After a gap of six lengths came Sir Kit and Pilot Peter; The performance of the last-named was impressive, as he broke badly at the start, losing fully a hundred yards. The winner, a five-year-old by Native King from Olive Huon, had never raced previously,- and she looks. like going a long way ' among the unhoppled trotters. ,' JOVIAL FALLS. - , King Axworthy and Gratanella broke at the start of the Improvers' Handicap, while Jovial fell at the end of a furlong. Glen Travis led out from Stylish, Boy, Karoro, Jane Worthy, and Parauri. After being slow <to move, Bill B. moved up after going two furlongs. With five furlongs to go Stylish. Boy was showing the way to Karoro and Glen: Travis, with Bill 8., Jane Worthy, and Parauri next. Chelidon was moving up fast at this stage, from a good way back, and he followed Stylish Boy and Bill B. to the straight. Bill B. then took charge, but Chelidon wore him down, winning by a neck. Jane. Worthy was two lengths away, with Stylish Boy,. Parauri, Donor, and Karoro next. • '.., The winner, a ;three-year-old by biiK. Thread from Native Queen, had had no previous race, experience. He paid a three-figure dividend. The American colt Bill B. paced, a fine race, and will do much better with some more experience. " '' : '■?- ' \ A GREAT RACE. The All Age Stakes, provided one of the best races ever seen* on/.the course. Blair.Athol broke at the start, but, the others- all went off well.. Dark Hazard led out :from Frisco Boy, with Coherto. Tooraki: Parisierine, .Gaillard, . Double Great, Pot Luck, and Lucky Jack lot lowing in that order after a furlong. Coherto headed Dark Hazard at the six-furlong post, Double Great joining them at the home turn, where the whole field- commenced to close up, except Starwyn, who had tangled and dropped a long way back Cos ei:to,Double Great, and Dark Hazard led to the straight. Frisco Boy was handy, and he ran to the fr.onta little further on. There was a great bunch stretched across the track, behind the leader, a hundred yards from the post. Frisco Boy stuck on well, stalling off paik Hazard by a'neck;.' Half a length away, Lucky Jack beat Parisienne by a neck, while Grand Mogul, Pot Luck, and Double Great were less than a length away at the head, of a bunch. Frisco Boy paced a great race, and stayed well for his second success, it was a"thrilling contest amply.justifying the progressive policy or the Asnburton Trotting Club. FAVOURITE IN TROUBLE. '•' Our Fay set the pace in" the Autumn Handicap, -with Lady Slipner, Cruiser, Black , Marble, Intrigue,'. Mohican, and Big Nelson in close attendance after the field settled'down.. Black Marble headed Our Fay half . a mile from home, where Lady Slipper and In-

trigue headed the , others. Morewa made her appearance- at the entrance to Hip straignt, taking the lead a furlong from'the post and. winning decisively by ,tw» lengths. Black Marble beat Intrigue by a length, Waitaki Power finishing last to be fourth, with Panquitch and Horsepower close up. The winner is owned by a son of D. Teahen,1 the well-known South Canterbury trainer, while another son drove her. She is a Man o War mare, likely to improve. . The favourite, Cruiser, was' in trouble half a mile from home. Fine Art never got into the picture. ; ■.■■.••" '■.'■■ MANY CHANGES. . The Stewards' Handicap, was marked by many'changes in the last two furlongs. ■ 'Norman Fox . tangled at• the start. Don Chenault.was smartest out, iohowed by .Bittersweet, Lady Sonoma, and Hustle, but the last-named pair were in charge with half the journey gone, Bittersweet being in ,close attendance, hustle retired at. the home turn. Lady Sonoma and Bittersweet led to tne straight, where Lady Sonoma broke, while Amoncj and Kings Guard moved up fast. King's Guard stayed best,; beating■vAmonos by a length. Bittersweet was two lengths back, with Garner close up, Lady1 Sonoma heading the others. The .winner's performance was that of a good stayer, as he was a long way. back at the horne1 turn./ ■.••■■'■ ; BRACKET'S MONOPOLY. Royal de Oro was the early leader in the Rakaia Handicap but after two furlongs, Fortex took . charge, Royal de Oro, Cadiz, Loretta, Jean Drusus, and Moana Tama being handy. ■■ Sage King then moved up, and at.the sevenfurlong post he 'was showing the way to Loretta and Cadiz, while'Peter^ilkwas improving his position. .Sage.King led Cadiz, ■ Loretta,, Peter Silk, and Fortex to the straight, where Cadiz broke. Harlequin then moved, up fast on the rails, took the lead. a furlong from the post, and beat, his stabiemaic Sage King'"by two lengths..' Loretta was ' two lengths away, witlr Moana Tama, Peter Silk, Fortex; and Celebris- close up. It '.was a good race most of the way,, though the field strung out a bit at the end.1. Credit Funds, the win'favourite, and Ideal, also well backed, never got into the P1 Alpine' Prince and Llewellyn's Pet. set the pace in the Harvest Handicap, Labourman, Civic, Donald Dhu, + Wee Wrack, ■ and. Aircraft following them for half a mile, ! where Donald Dhu and Player also joined, in, with; Snowy de Oro moving up. Wee Wrack took third place half a mile from home and she shot to the front at the- entrance to the straight,, only to .fade out a little further on. Donald Dhu- then took charge, and stalled off Aircraft by two lengths. Four lengths away, Waipahi put up a good effort to of third, after losing a- lot of ground at the start. Fay Rey, Llewellyn s ~Pet, Snowy de - Oro, and--, Diversion were next. The winner, a three-year-old by Man o' War, is on the way. to much better class. ■•■..- ■.. ■ ■ ■.-;' FROM THE BACK; ; The Farewell. Handicap was. .topped off by an exceptional winning:.performance by Reporter, from the back mark. Nobleman,, Big Author, and Noble Prince tangled at the-/start. ; Stirling. Lady and Subsidy, led out from Encounter and Frisco Lady, while Pot Luck joined in after two furlongs, with Rongomai handy.. .Rocks Ahead moved, up fast from the ■ five-furlong post, and led to the ■ straight, with .Encounter, Subsidy, and. Frisco, Lady prominent, while Reporter had started a run wide out. Encounter was, in front a furlong from the post, but Reporter ■ finished solidly, to win easily. Rocks Ahead was a; length away, beating Frisco Lady by half a'length, with Rongomai and Francis Lincoln close up, , - ;■■■": .■■; ■ .'.■ .■' ' . • Results in detail: — ■■ ...-, ,' . Results, in detail: — . . Allenton Handicap, £125; 3.49 class; 1J miles. —1-2 Native : Huon;"; scr' (Pascoe), 1;..5-5 Fluke,'scr(Motz), 2; 10-11 Beethoven, scr (Dack), 3. Also started: 3-3 Winnow scr, 6-6 Nahlinga Vcr, 9-8 Shadeland scr, 11-10 Tiny, Guy'scr,. 4-4 Lustre scr, 2-1 Pilot Peter" scr, 8-9

Cracksman 60, 7-7 Sir Kit 96. Time, 3min 34sec.

Improvers' Handicap, £125; 3.43 class; 14 miles. —17-18 Chelidon, scr (Mouritz), 1; 2-4 Bill 8., scr (Fraser), 2; 7-6 Jane Worthy, scr (G. McKendry), 3. Also started: ■ 9-9 Glen Travis scr, 17-15 Perula scr, 3-1 Santa Fe scr, 16-16 Parauri scr, 12-12 Donor scr, 6-8 Jovial scr (fell),: 10-11 Golden Moness scr; 13----17 Garment scr, 5-3 Wynan scr, .14-13 King Axworthy scr, 8-5 Pursuit scr, 11-10 Karoro scr, 1-2 Gratanella scr, 14-14 Stylish Boy scr, 4-7 Cruiser 36. Time. 3min 25 3-ssec. ALL AGE STAKES, £600; 1J miles. 10—10—Frisco Boy, scr (M. B. Edwards) ■• 1 12—12—Dark Hazard, scr (McTigue) 2 I—l—Lucky Jack, 36 (Pringle) .... 3 Also' started: 4-6 Coherto scr, 2-2 Toorak 12, 1-1 Parisienne 24 (bracketed with Lucky Jack), 8-5 Casanova 36, 7-8 Gaillard 36, 6-7 Blair Athol 36, 3-3 Pot Luck 36, 11-9 Double Great 36, 5-4 Starwyn 36 and Grand' Mogul 72 (bracketed), .9-11 Bonny Azure 72. Times: 3min- 20sec, 3min 20 l-ssec, 3min 17 2-ssec. . :■■. •; • "-. . .

Autumn Handicap, £135; 3.39 class; li miles.—3-2 Morewa, 24-(Teahen); .1; 9-7 Black Marble, 12 (J. Bryce.Jun.), 2; 4-3 Intrigue, 12 (Wells), 3. Also started: 1-1 Cruiser scr, 8-11 Lady Slipper scr, 11-7 Lazybones scr, 9-12 Big Nelson scr, 12-13 Our Fay scr, 5-5 Mohican 12, 12-9 Horsepower 12, 2-4 Fine Art 24, 14-14 Boltaire 24, 7-10 Panquitch 36, 6-6 Waitaki Power 36. Time, 3min 23 l-ssec. '■■,■ •■:■■ : '...■■' ■

Stewards' Handicap, £225; 3.30 class; li miles.—s-6 King's Guard, scr (Berry), 1; 6-5 Amonos, 24 (Barron), 2; 1-1 Bittersweet, scr (J. Fraser, jun.), 3. Also-started: 10-10 Don Chenault scr, 8-7 Lady Sonoma scr, 7-8 Rustle scr, 9-9 Norman Fox scr, 4-4 Flotsam 1Z; 2-2 Raclaim 12, 3-3 Garner 24. Time, 3min 24sec. ' ~

Rakaia Handicap, £185; 3.31 class; 1J miles.—7-6 Harlequin, 12 (J. Young), 1; 7-6 Sage King, 12 (R. Young), 2; 10-8 Loretta, scr (Maidens), 3. Also started: 9-9 Royal de Oro scr, 3-2 Ideal,scr, 2-1 Peter Silk scr, 12-11 Trireme scr, 11-14 Cadiz scr, 13-12 Jean Drusus scr, 8-10 Moana Tama scr, • 14-13 Sea Trail scr, 4-4 Fortex scr, 5-7 Celebrity 12, 15-15 Monty Chimes 12, 1-3 Credit Funds 24, 6-5 Renown's. Best 48. Time, 3min 19sec. First and second horses were bracketed. ■ ~ , .'■' ■•. ■;

Harvest Handicap, £165; 3.35 class; 1J miles.—2-1 Donald Dhu, 12 (Maidens), 1; 5-14 Aircraft,; 12 (Isaacson), 2; 1-2 Waipahi, 12 (Watts), 3. Also started: 6-13 Dundee scr, 14-11 Precious Metal scr, 16-19 Royal Crescent scr, 12-8 Alpine Prince scr, 17-18 Russell Pointer scr, 7-12 Llewellyn's Pet scr, 9-6 Lab : ourman scr, 4-5 Fay Rey scr. 8-8 Civic scr, 7-4 Oversight 12, 15-16 Player 12, 11-15 Diversion 12, 3-3 Reylena 12, 6-7 Wee Wrack 12, 10-10 Sports Review 24, 13-17 Snowy de Oro 48. Time, 3min 19 l-sscc.

Farewell Handicap, £240; 3.23 class; 1J miles.—7-8 Reporter, 48- (McGirr), 1:6-5 Encounter, scr (G. McKendry), 2; 9-9 Rocks Ahead, 24 (W.. Tbdd), 3. Also started: 5-6 Stirling1 Lady scr, 3-4, Subsidy scr, 1-1 Frisco Lady scr and Nobleman.scr (bracketed), 12-1.1 Happy Knight scr, 10-10 Noble Prince scr, 2-2 Rongomai 12, 13-13 Francis Lincoln 24, 11-11 Isabel Derby 24, 4-7 Big Author 24, 3-3 Pot Luck 24. Tjme, 3min 16 l-ssec.