METROPOLITAN TROTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 216, 12 August 1937, Page 14

METROPOLITAN TROTS.

HANDICAP TO KING’S WARRIOR

ROCKS AHEAD’S DOUBLE. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 11. For tho second day of tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s mooting tho weather was fine, the track fast, and the attendance exceptionally good for an off day. Totalisator investments wore £4H,290 10s, compared with £37,291 last year. Results: IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, of £300; 4.48 class Two miles. 1-1 GOLDEN EAGLE, scr (coupled with Kuini, scr) (Shaw) 9- SISTER MARY, scr. (R. B. Berry) 2 6-6 LITTLE RETA, 36yds bhd (E. C. McDermott) 3 Also started: 7-7 Guy Hugo, 1-1 Kuini, bracketed with tho winner, 10-10 Parrish Chimes, 8-9 Mabel Chimes scr, 4-3 Lady Sonoma 36vds bhd, 3-4 Franz Derby, 5-5 Mataunga 48, 2-2 Polly Pan 60. Three lengths; two lengths. Mabel Chimes was fourth. Times: 4.31 1-5, 4.31 3-5, 4.33. DASH HANDICAP (saddle), of £300; 2.13 class. One mile. 1- ROCKS AHEAD, 12yds bhd (J. V*!sh) 1 2- SOUTHERN SMILE, 12yds bud (D. C. Watts) 2 10- NOBLE PRINCE, scr. (G. Watson) 3 Also startod: 14-14 Aristotle, 9-9 Chcnwood, 4-3 Happy Knight scr and Gold Tinge 24yds bhd, braoketed, 3-4 Iraq, 6-5 Little Nelson. 7-7 Logan’e Prido and Worthy King, bracketed, 8-6 Sterling Lady scr, 5-8 Double Great, 11-11 Raydus, 12-13 Wrackler 12yds bhd, 13-12 .Smooger 24. / A neck; a length. Worthy 'King was fourth. Times: 2.8 2-5, 2.8 3-5, 2.9 4-5. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, of £800; 4.28 class. Two miles. 1-2 KING’S WARRIOR, 24yds bhd (F. J. Smith) 1 5-4 POT LUCK, scr. (M. Holmes) ... 2 14-13 LLEWELLYN’S PRIDE, scr. (G. McKendry) 3 Also started: 8-8 Gallant Knight, 6-6 Lucky Jack scr, 5-3 Worthy Light 36yds bhd, bracketed with Pot Luck, 9-9 Bingen Palm. 4-6 Gamble, 11-11 Glenrossio, 3-4 Reporter 24, 2-1 Tempest 24, bracketed with Cloudy Rango 36, 15-15 Evicus, 7-7 Graham Direct, 13-14 Roy Spec, 36, 10-10 Rollo 36, bracketed with Blue Mountain 48, 12-12 Willow Wave 36. With half a mile covered, Llewellyn s Pride had charge from Pot Luck, Lucky. Jack, King’s Warrior. Reporter, Gallant Knight and Gamble. Tho order was the same down the back, arid with a round to cover Llewellyn’s Pride led from Pot Luck, Lucky Jack, King’s Warrior, Reporter and Gallant Knight, Llewellyn s Pride held his position to the straight, but King’s Warrior drew out to win easily by two lengths from Pot Luck, with Llewellyn’s Pride three lengths away. Cloudy Range was fourth and Glenrossio fifth. Times: 4.28 1-5, 4.30 2-5, 4.30 3-5.

CANTERBURY HANDICAP, of £350; 4.33 class. Two miles.

1-1 KING’S PLAY, 36yds bhd (M. Stewart) 1 4-3 NERVIE’S LAST, scr (F. J. Smith) 2 6-5 SEA GIFT, 36yds bhd (E. J. Smith) 3

Also started: 5-6 Frisco Lady, 11-11 Navy Blue, 3-4 Southern Smilo Bcr, 7-7 Double Great, 12-12 Elvo, 2-2 Parisienno, 10-8 Rongomai, 8-9 Sterling Lady 12yds bhd, 9-10 Isobel Derby 36. Two lengths; throe lengths. Frisco Lady was fourth. Times: 4.20 3-5, 4.24, 4.21 2-5.

LINCOLN HANDICAP, of £3OO , 2.48 class. One mile and a quarter. 1- U. SCOTT, 12yds bhd , , (R. Townlcy, junr.) 1 6-6 WILLIAM TELL, scr (A. Bryce) .. 2 2- AIDE DE CAMP, scr (E. A. Berry) 3 Also started: 5-4 Eighteen Carat, 3-3 Nobleman, 4-5 Tangatu scr, 7-7 Aristotle, 8-8 Great Chenault 12yds bhd. Two lengths: a neck. Eighteen Carat was fourth. Times: 2.41 3-5, 2.43, 2.43 1-5. AVON HANDICAP, of £350; 4.40 class. Two miles.

2-3 WAIKATO PRINCE, scr (J. Bryce, junr.) 1 7-7 RACLAIM, scr (D. C. Watts) ... 2 5-6 GANTON, scr (R. W. Franks) ... 3 Also started : 1-1 Bittersweet, 8-8 Flotsam 10-9 Norman Fox, 11-11 Sandy N scr, 4-4 Amonos 12yds bhd, 9-10 Discord, 6-5 King s Guard, 3-2 Wahnooka 48. Waikato Prince led with half a mile covered, and was followed down the back by Norman Fox, Kaclaim, Amonos, Flotsam and Discord. Waikato Prince still had charge with four furlongs to cover, Norman Fox, Raclaim, Discord and Amonos being next. Waikato Prince still led entering tho straight, followed by Norman Fox, Raclaim, Discord, Bittersweet and Flotsam. Waikato Prince stayed on to win by two lengths from Raclaim, with Ganton a length away, and Norman Fox fourth. Times: 4.31 2-5, 4.31 3-5, 4.32.

BELGIUM HANDICAP, of £300; 4.38 class. Two miles. 3-2 CASANOVA, scr (L. Frost) ... ... 1 6-4 EIGHTEEN CARAT, 24yds bhd (G. Colhnson) 2 14 BLAIR ATHOL, 24vds bhd (S. A. Edwards) 3

Also started : 4-5 Aircraft, 3-2 Giro bracketed with winner, 2-3 Frisco Boy, 9-9 Full Hand, 8-8 Kibo, 13-13 Real Burton, 10-10 Sago King, 6-4 Play On 24 bracketed with Eighteen Carat, 7-7 Mystery Yet 5-6 Renown's Best 24, 11-11 Ironside 48. Two lengths; four lengths. Kibo was fourth. Times: 4.23 3-5, 4.22 2-5, 4.22 3-5. SPEEDWAY HANDICAP, of £350; 2.45 class. One mile and a quarter.

4-3 ROCKS AHEAD, scr (J. Walsh) ... 1 8-7 GUNFIRE, scr (L. A. Maidens) ..i 2 7-9 TEMPEST, 24yds bhd (J. Fraser, junr.) 3

Also started: 6-8 Avernus scr and Guy Junior 12yds bhd, bracketed, 2-2 Gallant Knight, 9-6 Grace McEhvyn scr, 8-7 Rollo 12yds bhd bracketed with Gunfire, 1-1 Norvie’s Last, 10-10 Raydus, 11-11 Queen Author 12, 5-4 Bingen Palm, 3-5 New Derby 24.