ADDINGTON TROTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 176, 12 August 1937, Page 15

ADDINGTON TROTS

Rocks Ahead Wins a Double FIVE FAV0URITES SC0RE (By TeleBtanli— Press ABSOfciation.) CHRISTCHCTECH, Last 'Nigkt. Eor the secoiia day of the Mew • Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club'h August moeting the weather waa fins and the track fast. The attenclance was exceptionally |ood for au off day. The totalieator in- ; vestmeuts were £48,209 10s, com- j pared with £37,201 last year. Results: — 1MFKOVEKS' H.ANDICAP, of £300; 4.48 elaes; 2 iniles. 1-1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 48yds. (J. S. yhaw) 1 9-S JSister Mftry, scf. (R. B. Berry) 2 6-6 Littlc Reth, 36yds. (E. C. MeBermott) 3 ! Also started: 7-7 Guy Hugo, 1-1 Kuini . (bracketcd With tlie winner), 10-/0 Par:risii Chirnes, S-9 Mabel Cliimcs, 4-3 S.adyi yonorua, 3-4 Pl'&nZ Dorby, 5-5 Ma>; 'tnunga, 2-2 Polly, Ban. Won by .thrce lengtksj two lCngtlis.' iMabel (Jliimes was fourtli. Tiines;! ,4.314, 4.35 3-5, 4.33. DASH HANDIGAP (saddle), of £300;

4.28 class; 2 milcs. 1 1-1 EOCIvS AHEAD, 12yds. (J. Walsh) ' 1 2-2 Bontliern Smile, 12yds. (D. 0. AVatts) 2': 10-10 NqMo Princc, scr. (t+, Watson) 3 Also started: 14-14 AriStotlo, 9-9^ ■Clienwood, 4-3 Happy Hnigkt and CTbldi ITinge (bracketcd), 3-4 Iraq, 6-5 Littlei 'Kelson, 7-7 Logan -'s Piido and V/ortky; {iSing (bracketcd), 8-6 Storling .t.ady, id-8 Double Great, 11-11 P.aydus, 12-13 '"Wrackler, 13-12 Bmooger. Won by a noGk; a lengtli. Worthy lEing Was fourtli. TilneS: 2.S 2-5, 2.S ia-5, 2.9 4-5. iKlNG GEORGE HANDIGAP, of £800; 4.28 class; 2 Iniles, | 1-2 KIKG'S WARRIOR, 24yds, (P. J. Smitli) .............. 1 5-3 Pot Luck, scr. (M. Holmes) . . 2 ' 14-13 Llewellyn-'s Pride, scr. (G. Mc- j j Kondry) . 3 j i Also started: 2*1 Cloudy Rango, 8-3 1 ■ Gallant Ivnlght, 6-0 Lueky Jack, 5-3 i j Wortliy Light (bracketcd witli Pot ! Luelt), 9-9 Bingen Palm, 4-5 Ga-Sfele, : 11-11 Glenrossie, 3-4 Reporter, 2-1 TemI pest (bracketed witli Cloudy Range), i 15-15 Evicus, 7-7 Graliam Direct, 13-14 j Rey Spcc, 10-10 Rollo (bracketed wrttl Blue Mouutain), 12-12 WilloW Wave. With half a inile covered, Lle-.vellyn 's Pride liad cliargo from Pot Luck, Lueky Jack, King's Warrior, Reporter, Gallunt Knight and Gamble, .Tlio order was. "tlio same down tlie back, und witli a, round to cover Llewellyn's Prido lcd from Pot Luck, Lueky Jack, King';s Warrior, Reporter and Gallant Kniglit. Llewellyn's Pride lield kis positiou ,to tke Sti'aight, but Hing-'s Warrior drew OUt to win Oasily by two lengtlis from Pot Luck, with. Llewellyn's Pride tliree lengtlis away. Cloudy Range was fourtli, and Glonrossie fifth. Times: 4.28 1-5, 4.30 2-5, 4.80 3-5. CAKTTERBUEY HANDICAP, of £350/ 4,33 class; 2 iniles. 1-1 EXNG'B PLAY, 36yds. (M. Stewart) lj 4-3 Nervie's Last, scr. (P. J. \ Bmith) 21 6-5 Sea Gift, 30yds. (E. 3. Smitli) 3; Also started: 5-6 Prisco Lady, 11-11: Kavy Blue, 3-4 Soutliern Smile, 7-7 j Double Great, 12-12 Elvo, 2-2! Parisienne, 10-8 Rongomai, 8-9 Sterlingj Lady, 9-10 Isobel Dcrby. Won by two lengths; three lengtlis. j Prisco Lady was fourth. Times: 4.20 ■ 3-5, 4.24, 4.21 2-5. LINCOLN HANDICAP, of £300; 2.48 ! class; lp miles. 1-2 U SCOTT, 12yds. (R. Townley, junr.) 1: 6-6 William Tell, scr. (A. Bryce) 2 2-1 Aide-de-Gamp, scr. (E. A. Berry) .. 3 Also started; 5-4 Eigliteen Carat, 3-3 ;Nobleman, 4-5 Tangatu, 7-7 Aristotle, 8-8 Great Chenault. Won by two lengths; a neek. Eigliteen Carat -was fourth. .Times, 2.41 3-5, !2.43, 2.43 1-5. r 7 . _

■ AYON HANDICAP, of £350; 4.40 ! class; 2 miles. ! 2-3 WAIKATO PRINCE, scr. (J. Bryce Junr.) . 1; 7-7 Raelaini, scr. (D. C. Watts) .. 2i 5-6 tianton, scr. (R. W. Pranks) . 3; Also started: 1-1 Bittorsweet, 8-S Plotsam, 10-9 Norman Fox, 11-11 Sandy-j man, 4-4 Amonos, 9-10 Discord, 6-5 King-'s Guard, 3-2 Wahnooka. Waikato Prince led with half a xniie covered and was followed down the back by Norman Fox, Raclaim, Amonos,Plotsam and Discord. Waikato Princc i still had chai'ge witli four furlongs to cover, Norman Fox, Raclaim, Discord and Amonos being nest. Waikato Princo: gtill led entering the straight, followed j by Norman Fox, Raclaim, Discord,, B-ilLersvrcct and Plotsam. Waikato Princo staycd on to ivin by two lengtns' from Raclaim, with Ganton a length iaway, and Norman Fox fourth. Times, 4.81 2-5, 4.31 3-5, 4.32. BELGIUM HANDICAP, of £300; 4.38 class; 2 miles. 3-2 CASANOVA, scr. (L. Frost) 1: 1 6-5 Eighteen Carat, 24 (G. j Coliinson) 2f 1-1- Blair Athol, 24 (A. Edwards) 8 Also started: 4-5 Aircraft, 3-2 Ciro (bracketed with the winner}, 2-3 Friseoj Boy, 9-9 Full Hand, 8-8 Kibo, 13-13' Real Burton, 10-10 Sage King, 12-12, Golden Cross, 6-4 Play Qn (bracketed j with Eighteen Carat), 7-7 Mystery Yct,1 5-6 Renown 's Best, 31-11 IrOnside. | Won bv Ir-i lengths; four. Kibo wasI fourth. "TI..:-, 4.23 3-5, 4.22 2-5, i I 4.22 3-5.

SPEEDWAY HANDICAP, of £350; : 2.45 elass; miles. 4-3 ROCKS AHEAD, scr. (J, Walsh) v. . . . v. ■. . 1 5-'7 Guniire, scr. (L. A. Mardens) 2 7-9 Tempest, 24 (J. Fraser Junr.) 3 Also started: 6-8 Avernus and Guy Junior (bracketed), 2-2 Gallant Knign1*-, 9-6 Grace McElwyn, 8.7 Rollo (bracketed with Gunfire), 1-1 Nervie's Last, 10-10 Raydus, 11-11 Queen Author, 5-4 Bingen Palm, 3-5 Now Derbyi Passing the stands Raydus led from , Rollo, Gunfire, Grace McElwyn, Queen 'Author, Gallant Knight and Tempest. iGoing down the back Rocks Ahead im'proved her positiOn to lead into the jstraight from Raydus, Rollo, Grace 'McElwyn and Gunfire. Rocks Ahead stayed on to win by three lengths from Gunfire, with Tempest two lengths away third and Graco McElwyn foui'tli. Times, 2.43. 2.44 1-5, 2.42 2-^ ~ £ : '±L •*