CANTERBURY TROTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20661, 12 January 1942, Page 8

CANTERBURY TROTS

SPRINGFIELD GLOBE WINS GREAT BLAZE’S SPRINT (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting was marred by rain in the early part of the programme, which made the track very heavy. Owing to the conditions Gold Bar'did not make an attempt on the mile record. The totalisntor handled £42,572 10s, compared with £43,089 10s last year, a decrease of £517. For the meeting the sum of £92,535 was handled, against £90,974 last year, an increase of £lsOl. Concluding results are: — Middleton Handicap, of £250 (3.52), 1. mile and 5 furlongs.—l-3 Burt .Scott, 48 yds. (V. Alhorn), 1; 4-4 Purveyor, 48yds. *(G. Mcivendry), 2; 3-1 Golden River, 12 yds. (K. Messervey), 3. Also started. 5-7 Fragment It., 8-8 Hoyle It., 7-5 Mallard It, bracketed with Talak It., 9-9 Star Voyage It., 3-1 William Potts 12yds., bracketed with Golden River, 2-2 Manpower 24vds., 0-0 Shady Glen 24yds. Four lengths. Manpower was fourth. Times, 3.53 3-5, 3.54 4-5, 3.59. Mason Stakes Handicap, of £BOO (3.38), 1 mile and 0 furlongs.-—l-l Springfield Globe, 2-lyds. (R. B. Berry), 1 ; 0-4 Donald Dhu, 12yds. (J. B. Pringle), 2; 10-9 Accountant, It (R. Donald), 3. Also started; 9-8 Lightning Lady 12yds., 5-0 Bronze Eagle, 7-10 Loyal Bey, 3-5 Mankind, 1-1 Kilrea, bracketed with Springfield Globe, 4-3 Fremont 12yds., 11-11 Worthy Need 12vds., 2-2 Gold Bar 30yds.. 8- Kenworthy 30yds. Half a length; live lengths. Times, 3.45 4-5, 3.47, 3.49. Hornby Handicap, of £350; (3.48), 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—l-1 Certissimus, 72 yds., (D. Tealicn), 1; 5-7 Timworthy, it. (M. Holmes), 2; 2-3 Great Mountain, 12 yds. (J. F. Foley), 3. Also started: 7-0 Amonos it., 0-5 llatrack it., 3-4 Manion It., 4-2 Margin 30yds., 8-9 Reception 48yds., 9- Tan John -18yds. Four lengths; four lengths. Margin was fourth. Times, 3.55, 4, 4.2. Sclwyn Handicap, of £3OO (4.38); 2 miles,—o-6 Turco, It. (J. Fraser, jun.), 1; 8-8 Pamelus, 30yds. (11. Bennett), 2; 7-7 Trireme, It. (L. A. Thomas), 3. Also started: 5-5 Shrewdy It., bracketed vSitli Palomar 48yds., 4-3 Indian Clipper 12yds., 1- Single Star 12yds., bracketed with Hardy Oak 30yds., 2-2 Kid Wolf 24yds., 3-4 Scapa Flow 48yds. A length and a half, a length. Indian Clipper was fourth. Times, 4.52, 4.49 2-5, 4.52 3-5. Prebbleton Handicap, of £250 (3.30), 1-i miles. —1-1 Burt Scott, 12yds. (V. Alborn), 1; 2-2 Countless, 12yds. (McKendry), 2; 0-5 Sabu, 24yds. (M. Holmes), 3. Also started: 7-0 Jerry Parrish It., 4-3 Battle Colours It., 9-9 Brigadier It., 5-7 Warfield It., 11-11 Yankuoland It., 3-4 Coleen Travis 12yds., 8-8 Gentleman Jim 12yds., 10-10 Sunny Corner 12yds. A lie ad, a neck. Jerry Parrish was fourth. Times, 3.28 2- 3.31 3-5, 3.30 4-5.

Final Handicap, of £325 (2.47), 1.( miles. —2-1 Great Blaze, it. (J. Bryce, jun.), I; 1-2 Haughty, it. (O. E. Hooper), 2; 3-3 H illcrest, It. (F. C. Walker), 3. Also started: 4-4 Bing Crosby it., 5-6 Southern Smile 12yds., 0-5 Worthy Need 12yds. A head; three lengths. Bing Crosby was fourth. Times, 2. 54 2-5, 2.53 3-5, 2.55 3-5.