TROTTING AT ROXBURGH

Lake County Mail, Issue 43, 31 March 1948, Page 3

TROTTING AT ROXBURGH

Good Fields Carded The noii-totalisator meeting of the Roxburgh Trotting Club will be held on the club’s course on Scaturday and as the class of horse engaged is the best available in the district some excellent racing should be witnessed. The following horses should be prominent in their respective races: — Teviot Trial Stakes. Diligent, Phineas, Achievement. Ettrick Handicap. —May Ring, Fireworks, Happy Mariner. Dash Saddle Trot. —Lorene’s Hall, Dalziell, All Clear. Roxburgh Trotting Club Handicap. — Grattan Wave, Chignon, Tayside. Tradesman’s Handicap. —May Ring, Blue Spark, Harvard. Miller’s Flat Handicap.—Phineas, Chignon, E\wyn’s Pride. Publicans’ Handicap.—Arawa Lad, Great Hall, Tayside. The fields are as follows: — Teviot Trial Stakes, of £25. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half.—Achievement, Alloway, Dapple Grey, Diligent, Islaburn Lass, Ebony Hall, Loyal Bonista, Percy Bond, Phineas, Teviot Maid, Violet Sun. Ettrick Handicap Trot, of £4O. Class 3.41. One mile and a-half.—Counterpart, Easter Glory, Elverne, Final Secret, Fireworks, Happy Mariner, Harvard, May Ring, Sure Friend, Super Sarris scr, Impossible 12yds bhd. Blue Spark 60. Dash Saddle Trot, of £3O. Class 2.23. One mile. —Achievement, All Clear, Dapple Grey, Diligent, Dillon Girl, Elwyn’s Pride, Lorene’s HalL Guild Hall, Shadova, Sure Silver scr, Dalziell, Great Hall 12yds bhd. Roxburgh Trotting Club Handicap, of £SO. Class 4.53. Two miles. —Alloway, Islaburn Lass, Loyal Bonista, Chignon scr. Lord Gratton (T.), Mischievous 24yds bhd, Desert Calumet, Grattan Wave 48, Coliseum, lona Hall 60, Tayside 72. Tradesman’s Trotting Handicap, of £45. Class 4.57. Two miles.—Counterpart, Easter Glory, Elverne, Final Secret, Fireworks, Happy Mariner, Harvard, May Ring, Sure Friend, Super Sarris, Unexpected scr, Impossible 12yds bhd, Blue Spark CO.

Successful Day The Wingatui trainer-jockey, A. E, Didham, had a very successful day at Riverton on Easter Monday. He won three races with Foxchase, Relampago and Batal all of which he trains and lie also rode the first two himself. Fine Record Cover Drive who was narrowly beaten in the Happy Valley Handicap by Irish King on the first day at Beaumont made amends on the second day by winning the Apprentices’ Handicap. He has now recorded two firsts and a second in his last three starts. Southland Racing Club The acceptances for the Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting arc due on Tuesday, April 6. Whipping up dinner for his sick wife, a young husband served what looked like potatoes, but after a horrible mouthful, wife asked where he’d found them and on learning, sobbed, “You brute, you’ve cooked my dahlia tubers.” • • • Several new political parties are said to be forming, reforming and unforming while limbering up for the coming general election. One, in particular, I’m told, hoping to fill itself with atomic energy, splits, re-splits, unsplits, does the splits, and splits again. * * * Back in July last, a Wanganui firm advertised the gift of a free pram “for the first baby of 1948 in Wanganui and district.” Mathematicallyminded citizens have since pointed out that the announcement came a bit late. Miller’s Flat Handicap, of £3O. Class 3.37. One mile and a-half.—All Clear, Dapple Grey, Dillon Girl, Elwyn’s Pride, Chignon, Guild Hall, Percy Bond, Phineas, Shadova, Violet Sun, Counterpart scr. Publicans’ Handicap, of £35. Class 3.10. One mile and three furlongs.—Achievement, Arawa Lad, Coliseum, Desert Calumet, Great Hall, lona Hall, Lord Grattan, Lorene’s Hall, Loyal Bonista, Mischievous, Sui'e Silver, Tayside, Teviot Maid, Grattan Wave scr, Active Service 12yds bhd.