PATRIOTIC TROTTING MEETING

Evening Star, Issue 24281, 24 August 1942, Page 5

PATRIOTIC TROTTING MEETING

818 TURNOVER AT FORBURV Thu shower- tluviiiy the early hours of Sal nrdav morning <Li<l nut seriously a|Teet Iho I rack at Furhury Park for the patriotic meeting, ami after the second race the going was fast, Hardy Oak’s winning time in tno concluding event, being only twofifths of a second outside tho track record. There was a very large attendance, which was given one of Otago's best spring days, and an interesting afternoon’s racing. Hut, though no sensational dividends returned, it was a hail day for followers ol first, favourites, only two of them being returned winners. The seraiehing pen was Used fairly frequently during me afternoon, and the fields wore smaller than arc ur-uallv scon at forhnry Park. In three of the races no third place dividend was paid, but the crowd was in a good belting mood, and the limited totalizator accommodation and start handled £34.805. Tnis sum would- have been considerably increased hail all me windows of the totalisator bouse been opened, and excepting in three races, there appeared to he a lot of money shut out. At the patriotic meeting held in Auckland, £54,304 passed through the lotalh-ators. and at. Hie similar meeting at Addington £36.170. Had it been possible to handle all the money olTering on Saturday the Addington ligures would have been exceeded. ’lnc meeting was excellently managed by the officials of the club, and the cause of the delay, 35 minutes, in finishing the programme, was due to the totalisator stall; not being able to take all the money offering in the scheduled times. Concluding results:—

CHIANG KAI-SHEK HANDICAP, £250. Class 3.29. Trotters, I— Within, Mr J. Doyle’s b m, by Wrack Lady* Swithin, aged, 36yds (P. P. Gallagher) 4 3 Allic Audubon, Mr J. G. Watkins s br in, aged, scr (E. MoU) 2 4 Mohican, Mr W. Millner’s br g, aged, 12yds (Owner) 3 Also started: 2 Jimmy Drusus scr. Jimmy Drusus broke twice in the nrst two furlongs, and Allie Audubon led Within for about half the journey. Then the latter took charge and was not afterwards headed, beating Allio Audubon by four lengths, with Mohican 10 lengths away third. Times: 3.23 4-5, 3,27 1-5, 3.30 1-5. PREYBERG HANDICAP, £200.’ Class 3.31. Ijiu, 6-6— Star Ace, Mr R. A. Hamilton’s b m. by Nelson Derby—Nanette, aged, 12yds (Owner) 1 3-3 —Conflagrate, Messrs S. J. Guclsell and V. A. Barker’s b h, 6yrs, 12yds (C. S. Donald) 2 5 —You Yan, Mr A. Mitchell’s b g, aged, scr (P. P. Gallagher) 3

Also started; 44 Glcngarilf scr, 1-1 Tokalon scr, 3-2 Glenlce 12yds, 7-7 Cohcrto 24. Tokolon led Glengarilf, Glenlce, Yon ■Yaii, and Conllagrate in close order for the first lap, and there was little change until, approaching the home turn, where Conllagralo was on terms with Tokalon, and Yon Yan, Star Ace, and Glenlce abreast just behind him. Then Tokalon retired beaten and Star Ace and Conllagrate were left in front. Yon Yan got a good run next the rails, and in the best finish of the day Star Ace won by a head from Conflagrate, witli Yon Yan and Glenlce only heads away next. Times: 3.20 3-5, 3.20 4-5, 3.22.

STALIN HANDICAP, £225. Class 3.5. Ilf. 1-2—Hardy Oak, Mr B. Grice's blk g, by Nelson Derby—Queen’s Treasure, 6vrs, 12yd$ (O. E. Hooper) ... ... 1 6-s—Lady Carol, Mr A. Chinnery’s b m, aged, 12yds (R. Motz) 2 8-7—Gold Bank, Mr C. Henderson’s b g, aged, scr (P. P. Gallagher) 3

Also started: 2-3 Busted Plush scr, 9.10 Foremost Junior scr, 10-9 Great Don scr, 3-1 Indian Clipper scr, 5-6 Purina scr, 4-4 Pleasant Guv 12yds, 7-8 Colonel Grattan 24. Busted Plush broke his hopples before the start and the other set supplied to him broke at. the end of half a mile; and he was pulled up. Indian Clipper led Great Don, Purina, Gold Bank, and Hardy Oak over the first six furlongs. Then Pleasant Guy ran up and led along the back and round the far turn from Groat Don and Hardy Oak. Two and a-ha!f furlongs from Home Hardy Oak went to the front and won easily by four lengths from Lady Carol, who finished fast to beat Gold Bank by two lengths, Great Don was a length and a-half away fourth. Times: 2.57 1-5, 2.58, 2.59 l-5> PAKURANGA HUNT The Pakuranga Hunt races were held at 'Kllerslie. The weather was fine and the attendance large. The track was in reasonably good order. The totalisator handled £81,215 10s, against £59,607 10s last year. Sylvia Park Handicap, £2OO. 6f.—First division: T 5-16 Aguilo, 8.10 (F. Hain) 1, 3-1 Silver Note, 8.13 (J. McFarlane) 2, 11-9 Foxlore, 9.10 (F. Cleaver) 3. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.17 1-5. Second division: 20-18 Lord Chancellor, car. 8.2 (C. G. Goulshro) 1, 1-3 Kinstep, 8.10 (N.- McKenzie) 2, 16-14 Sir Reynard, 8.0 (K-. Chote) 3. Length; length and a-half. Time, 1.16 3-5. Scratched: Marinoto, Golden Valley, Master Warden, Lo Kin, Riverlands, Roe, First Edition, Fighton, Belle Renardc. Jellicoe Handicap, £4OO. 1m. —4-3 Cherry’s Ticket, 8.5 (G. Gilchrist) 1, 7-7 Radiant Vaals, 9.0 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2, 6-6 Flying Acre, 8.7 (W. Ensor) 3. Scratched: Young Paddon, Esquire, Town Section, Val Lu. Half a head; head. Time, 1.42 3-5. Pakuranga Hunt Cup, £6OO. About 3m. —5-5 Comrie, 9.0 (O. Mclnally) 1, 1-2 Indian Sun, 10.7 (R. Hawes) 2, 34 Gay Movie, 9.10 (M. Coon) 3. Scratched: Rival, Dark Rose; two lengths; 10 lengths. Time, 6.14 3-5. Auckland Handicap, £2OO. lin.—3-3 Dependable, 8.0 (V. Hooton) 1, 4-6 Royal Musk, 8.4 (J. McEarlane) 2, 11-12 Precisely, 8.0 (K. Chote) 3. Scratched: Elise. Two lengths; neck. Time, 1.44. Ladies* Bracelet, £2OO. Ifm. —3-3 Ramities, 10.7 (Mr C. Buchanan) 1, 7-8 Royal View, 10.7 (Mr H. Reilly) 2, 2-2 Gold Land (Mr E. Johnston) 3. Scratched: Smooger, Gay Alma, Red Falcon. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 2.18. Admiralty Handicap, £3OO. 6f.—10-10 Town Section, 8.2 (R. Caddy) 1, 3-2 Aero King, 8.12 (M. Coon) 2, 7-8 Transmitter 8.0 (N. Holland) 3. Scratched: Prince Louis, Gentry. Half, a length each way. Time, 1.17, NEWS AND VIEWS [By St. Clair.] Punters experienced a bad day on Saturday, as no first favourites scored at 'Ellerslio and only two at Forbury Park. Cherry’s Ticket, winner of the principal race at" Ellerslio on Saturday, is a four-ycar-old maro by Croupier from Ticket. At the request of the local trainers, the Otago Hunt Committee is arranging to include a two-year-old parade at its' meeting on Saturday week. Courier, winner of the, two steeplechases at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting on Saturday, is a six-ycar-old gelding by Surveyor from White Sox, an All Black mare. Nelson Derby headed the list of winning sires at Forbury Park on Saturday, his progeny winning, £4lO. Wrack £325, Grattan Loyal £295, and Great Bingen £175 were the next on the list.

Ronald Logan appeared to have every chance in the Churchill Handicap, and entering the last lap took charge, but was done with over three furlongs from home and pulled up in a very distressed condition.

The Government was a good winner over the patriotic meeting on Saturday, as it will collect £3,393 6s 8d in taxation, made up as follows; —Totalisator £1,740 ss, dividend £1,522 7s, stakes £l7 10s, and amusement £ll3 4s 6d.

Yon Yan appeared to be unlucky in the final run in the Freyberg Handicap on Saturday. He had a good position next the rails turning for home, just behind Tokalon. When the latler was beaten Yon Yan had to pull out and go round him. The ground he lost was more than the margin Star Ace and Conflagrate beat him by. The Fortieth Twelve Thousand Dollar Union Hotel Stakes, run on the Churchill Downs (U.S.A.) course on Saturday, was

v4on by the favourite, Mr \V. E. Boeing s Devil’s Thumb, with Devil’s Luck and Hyperion in the minor place; in a field of 13. Mr Myron Selzniek’s Can’t Wait, won the .Saratoga Handicap (lO.OOOdol) bv a head from Mr Payne Whitney’s Swing ami Swav.

Tho stakes we're well distributed at Porbury Park on Saturday, 21 owners participating, as follows: —E. G. Holmes £2BO, B. Grice £240, W. J. Dovlc £175, E. Russell £175, R. A. Hamilton *£l4o. V. Looming £125, R, Townlcy £lO5, R. H. Bntterick £lO5, A. Chimiery £BS, I. G. Watkins £SO, D. McGurlov £4O, P. J. Gndscll and V- A. Barker £4O, T. S. Harrison £3O, J. Wilson £3O, W. Millnor £25, H. E. Cook £2O, A. Mitchell £2O, Mrs C. Henderson £2O, Mis E-. Berryman £ls, P. Johnson £ls, W. McDonald £ls. Povhnry Park was uncomfortably crowded on Saturday afternoon, and the turnstiles showed that 6,794 persons paid for admission. For this big crowd the totalisator contractors had 1 1 IDs windows, livefil, and one £5 window to take (ha money offering, several windows on the northern end of the totalisator being closed. Had these windows been opened a great deal of Hie congestion at the other windows woo’d have been saved and more monev handled.

The limited staff employed in the totalisator at oprbiiry Park on Saturday included many from outside Dunedin, and under the circumstances they did good work. There was a marked improvement in the limes ■taken in balancing the pools. On the first race a pool of £2,430 was balanced in 3min 52seo, ami tho oilier times were: £3,921 in 4min 43see, £4,858 in 4min 50sce, £4,496 in 6min, £4,703 in 4min Bscc, £2,075 in 3min 25sec, in 4min 20sec, and £6,936i in sntin 25scc.

Backers of Busted Plush had a had spin for thoir money in tho final event on Saturday. He broke his hopples during the preliminary, and after being fitted with another pair took his place in tho field. He was going well in about sixth place at the end of half a mile, when these hopples broke and ho had to be pulled up. J. B. Pringle’s pair, Ronald Logan and Busted Plush, were cosily to follow on Saturday, as they carried £2,189 between them in their two starts. Coquette and Hardy Oak had the finish of the only two miles race on Saturday’s programme to themselves, and looked to bo the only contestants in the field ready to go that distance. With about half a mile to go Hardy Oak appeared to be pulling hard, and when he took charge il looked odds on he would win, but over the last half-furlong he -was stopping, and could not hold off Coquette’s good run. The first mile was run in 2min 14 3-ssec, and the winner went better than 64sec over the last halfmile.

Opponents of the “ indicator ” totalisator, as used at Forbury Park on Saturday, complain that the indicator does notshow the correct odds, owing to it being impossible to show the progress of the betting ns frequently as when the odds are given on a machine that shows the individual investments on the horses. Support of their eontention was forthcoming throughout Saturday’s racing, as will be shown by the following figures taken of the machines when the betting ceased and again when the signal was given that the machine had balanced :

T3 o Q ft ri Army Handicap, W 2,020 2,290 Army Handicap, 1’ 1,880 2,574 Navy Handicap, W 2,855 3,060 Navy Handicap, P 3,538 4,537 Air Force Handicap, W. ... 2,105 4,557 Air Fdree Handicap, P. ... 4,000 5,179 Churchill Handicap, W. ... 2,145 3,764 Churchill Handicap, P. 4,150 5,228 Roosevelt Handicap, W. ... 2,140 4,441 Roosevelt Handicap, P. ... 4,140 4,976 Chiang Kai-shek Hep., W. 2,800 4,050 Freyberg Handicap, ,W. 4,140 4,981 Frevbcrg Handicap, P. • ... 5,070 5,826 Stalin Handicap, W 5.435 6,000 Stalin Handicap, P 7,025 6,848