METROPOLITAN TROTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 42, 12 November 1937, Page 15

METROPOLITAN TROTS

-Presa Assooialion.l

Two's Loose Wins the Derby s Stakes FAVOURITES SUCCEED

(Bv Telegraph-

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night ; ' For the New Zealand Metropolitani Club's second day of .the spring meet- i ing the weather was fine, the atteud-; ance good and the track firm. The j totalisator handled £44,702 compared j with £40,397 on the corresponding day] last year. Results:— ! WHITELEIGH HANDICAP, ot £300^ | 4.38 class; 2 miles, j 1-1 CAPTAIN. BOLT, 24 (C, S. j Donald .. , «. ... . . . . «• •• •• !' 7-7 Debutante, scr.- (L. F. Berkett), 4*5 Little Reta, 96 (E. 0, McDer-. - mott) •• . • . . *« «• •• • • ^ Also started: 2-2 Honeymoon, 3-3 Prince Harvester, 6*6 Sister Mary, 5*4 Helen's Bay. Won by eighty yardB; threa lengths. Helen's Bay was fourth, Times, 4.32 2-5, 440 2-5,' 4.34 2-5, ELLESMERE HANDICAP, oi £300; 2.51' class; 1% aniles, 1-1 FRISCO BOY, scr (J, Bryce, Jun.) 1 3-2 Toorak, scr. (E. C. McDexmqtt) 2 6-8 Esplendor, gcr. (J. Pringle) •• 3 Also started: 11-11 Belle Grattan, 5-5 Celebrity, 12-12 Dorie Derby, 4-4 Ginger Jack, 7-6 Greenmantle, 15-15 Lone Derby, 13-13 Priceless, 8-7 Rfipeal, 16:10 Sage King, 2-3. Waipahi, 14-14 Treasure Bond, 9-9 Aircraft. Half a length; two lengths. Aircraft was fourth. Times 2.43, 2.43 1-5, 2,43 3-5. OLL3VIER HANDICAP, of £1000; 4.26 class; 2 miles. 4-3 TEMPEST, scr (D. C, Watts). 1 3-4 Graham Pirect, 12 (F, G, Holmes) *• ..... •• •• . .] . . 2 £-2 War Buoy, 12 (J, Bryce, Jun.), S 7-8 Willow Wave, 12 " (0, E. Hooper) • • • • • , • • . • « •; 4 , Also started: 0-9 Bingen Palm, 10-10 iGlenrqssie, 5*5 Poi Luck, 6-6 Reporter, :4-3 Cloudy Rauge (bracketed with Tempest), 8-7 Evicus, 1-1 De Soto. With four furlongs coverqd Bingen palm had charge from Evicus, Tempest, Glenrossie, Reporter, Pot Luck, Jwar Buoy and Graham Dixect. Over ithe next round the leaders maintained 'their positions and half f. mile from home Bingen Palm still held the lead from from Evicus, Cloudy Range, Reporter and .Tempest. Evicus entered the straight in front o£ a close-rpnning field and in a .elose finish Tempest beat Graham Direct by a neck from Graham Direct with War Buoy a head away, Willow Wave was plose up fourth,. Times, 4.30 1-5, 4.29 2-5, 4.29 3-5^

ELLIEVRE HANDICAP, of £450; | 4.31 class; 2 miles. j ; 1-1' KING'S PLAY, 36 (M, stewart) • . •• • . ,, • . *« 1 ] 1 1 Lady Fame, 12 j(S£ A, Edwards) . . ... 9. 99. . . ../.»,»• 2 3-3 Big Author, 12 (O. E, Hooper) 3 Also started: 2-2 Parisienne, 5-4 Ray. idus, 4-5 Sea Gift. Won by two lengths; six lengths. Raydus^wag fourth, .Times, 4.27, 4.29 2-5, 4,31. NEW ZEALAND DERBY, STAKES, of £750; for three-year-olds; lj miles, 3-3 TWO 'S LOOSE (J, Bryce; Jun.) ,, *• . . . ** « • 1 6-6 Perula (M. C, McTigue), ».« ».« 2 . 1-1 Sandusky (F. J. Smith) >. 3 Also. started : 4-4 Horsepower^ 2-2 Re«« ^und, 7-7 Bayaxd, 5-5 Taruna, 8-8 Rerekohua. Two's Loose and Refund were the emartest out, but going down. the back the prder was Two's Loose, Bayard, Refund, Perula, Sandusky, Rerekohua, Horsepower and Taruna.. With a round covered Two's Loose w'as attended by Horsepower, Refund, Perula, Rerekohua, Bayard and Sandusky^. Two's Loose drew out to win by five. lengths |from Perula, with Sandusky .a head away. Taruna was fourth, Times, 3.20, 3.21 1-5,' 3.21' 2-5, SOCKBURN HANDICAP, qf £400; 3.29 class; li miles, 3-3 FLOTSAM, scr ,(IM, Holmes), 1 2-2 Waikato. Prince, 36 t(J? Bryce, Jun.) •' :• .' .: • • • . :. • , • • • 2 1-1 Golden Eagle, 12 L(J, Fraser, Junr.) . .. » . > . '• mj m •! 3 1 Also started; 10-10 Fifa, 4-5 Franz Derby, 7-9 Garner, 9-7 Norman Fox, 6-8 . Raclaim, 8*4 Amonos, 1-1 Great Admiral bracketed with Golden Eagle, 5-8 Discprd, ll-l'l Todd Lonzia, Two. lengths; four lengths^ Fifa was jfouTth. Times,' 3.23 2-5, 3.2Q 4*5, 3.24. METROPOLITAN "HANDICAP, ! of £350; 2.48 class-1-1 BLAIR ATHOL,. 12 11-11 Elvo, 12 (R, A. BebbingtonX 2 5-4 Iraq, 13 (E. C, MGuoriiiartji; S Also started: 7-7 Golden Cross, 10-10 Golden Direct, 3-3 Harlequin, 2-2 Kewpie's Rond, 9-9 On Parade, 12-12 Battlefield, 4-5 Casanova, 8-8 Eighteen Garat, 6-6 Renown 's Best, 13-13 W.orthy (King. . Head; head. Renown '3 Best fourthj Times 2.42, 2.43 1-5, 2.43 2-5. CLARKSON HANDICAP, of £400; . j 2.43 class; class. . 1-1 VILLAGE GUY, " scr- L(C. S. j Upnajd), . • • . .. . , ;«#[»«».; 11 3"? Supert§x, 12 (Holmes) ..j 1... % 2-§ Bonny Azuye, scr,- (F, J, ®mith) . .* • • V. tm ml *- . • .1 •; 3 Also started: 5-5 Bingen Palm, 6-6 Uvicus, 4-4 Rocks Ahead. Head; two-lengths. Rockf Akeadl fourth- Times 2.43, 2.41 1-5, 2.43, "