Sporting

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 3, 4 January 1940, Page 10

Sporting

Greymouth Trots FIELDS AND PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY WIN-AND-PLACE BETTING The Greymouth Trotting Club’s summer meeting will open to-day and it will bo concluded to-morrow. The betting will be win-and-place and horses which might be fancied in their engagements are as under:— Guiness Handicap: Clockwork, Girl Pat, Latest Edition. Express Handicap: Houghton Feast, Co-Director, Fire King. Electric Handicap: Fragment, Royal Thread, Lady Nessa. Progressive Handicap: Drumcree, Labour Day, Brigadier. Dominion Handicap; C’oquctte-Becky Direct bracket, Colonel Axworthy, lvilrea. Summer Handicap: Co-Director, Houghton Feast, Fire King. Intermediate Handicap: Fragment, Kohua, Golden River. Dash Handicap: Labour Day, King's Jubilee, Great Ayora. THE ACCEPTANCES 12.10 p.iu. GUINNESS HANDICAP, of £1 15; class 2.27; 8$ furlongs.—Boreas, i.ritish Honour, Burt Scott, Centaurus, Clockwork, Flash Bye, Girl Pat, Gold Bar, Great Waitaki, King's Navy, Lady Travis, Latest Edition, Lord Brent, Mullard, Opportunity, Percentage, Proud King, Robiu Hyde, Sealand, Star Ace, Taimaiti, True Guide, Wailcari Chief, Waiuoni Jack scr., Sailor’s Hornpipe, Dick Travis 12yds. 1 p.m. EXPRESS HANDICAP, of £130; unhoppled trotters; class 3.8; 104 furlongs. —Lilian Scott, Queen Bertha, Republic scr., George Arliss, Frances Worthy, Highrate, Houghton Feast 12 yds., Fire King, Co-Director, Native Ruler, Royal Parrish, Small Change 24, Appomatox, Native Worry 36, Thor 48. 1.40 p.m. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £125; class 2.24; 8£ furlongs.—Aleli, Balaclava, Clive Brook, Eddystone, Erin's Lad, Equerry, Fragment, Girl Pat, Great Waitaki, Guy Whispers, Lady Travis, Latest Edition, Man Power, Royal Thread, Wainoni Jack, WorthyMac scr., Chameleon, Gold Pot, Kate Bingen, Lady Nessa, Prince de Oro, Royal Navy 12yds., Atarau Queen, King's Navy 24. 2.20 p.m. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, of £1T0; class 2.21; 84 furlongs.—Drumcree, Eddystone, Equerry, Glenholrue, Labour Day scr., Allworthy, Brigadier, Great Ayora, Palomar, Waitemata 12 yds., Passport 36. 3.5 p.m. DOMINION HANDICAP, of £250; class 3.31; 124 furlongs. Axspear, Black Art, Coquette, Diversion, Eastern Prince, Gold Paper, Kilrea, King's Jubilee, Purveyor, Royal Grattan, Super Jack scr., Becky Direct, Golden Moness, Great Blaze, Major Guy, Pamelus, PopEye, Purina 12yds., Colonel Axworthy, Passport, Replica 24. 3.45 pan. SUMMER HANDICAP, of £160; for unhoppled trotters; class 3.43; 124 furlongs.—Appomatox, Co-Director, Fire King, Frances Worthy, Houghton Feast, Lilian Scott, Native Ruler, Native Worry, Royal Parrish, Small Change scr., George Arliss, Thor 12yds. 4.25 p.m. INTERMEDIATE HANDICAP) of £125; class 3.1; 10i furlongs.—Aleli, Balaclava, Burt Scott, Equerry, Erin's Lad, Fragment, Great Waitaki, King’s Navy, Kohua, Man Power, Misdeal, Percentage, Royal Thread, Waikari Jack, Worthy Mac scr.. Golden River 12yds., Chameleon, Prince de Oro 24, Zingarri 36. 5.10 p.m. DASH HANDICAP, of £145; class 2.57; 10£ furlongs. Atarau Queen, Black Art, Chameleon, Drumcree, Glenholme, Janet Gaynor, Labour Day, Reception (t.), Wainoni Girl scr., Allworthy, Axspear, Brigadier, Eastern Prince, Great Ayora, King's Jubilee, Waitemata 12yds., Janeworthy, Royal Grattan 24. NERVIE’S LAST DESTROYED STAKE EARNINGS TOTAL £2500 There was an unfortunate termination to the Auckland Trotting Club's summer meeting on Saturday, when, during the running of tho last race, the Premier Handicap, Nervie's Last, who, bracketed with Parauri, was each-way favourite, came to grief, breaking a leg, which necessitated his destruction (states tho Herald). Nervie's Last, a free-legged Austra-lian-bred pacer, owned by Messrs. E. G. and F. A. Bridgens, and trained by F. J. Smith, has been a favourite with the Epsom public ever since he ran second at the Auckland summer meeting in 1935, which was his first appearance in New Zealand. He quickly reached the winner's list, and in his first season registered two firsts, three seconds and a third for six starts. The following season he scored fivo wins and six places for £IOBS. He was showing consistent form this terra, having recorded four seconds, tw-o being at the recent meeting. During his career in New Zealand, Nervie’s Last won nine races, was 17 times second and ten times third, his earnings reaching £2500. The son of Pedro Pronto—Nervie Mauritius was a fine performer at all distances, and his greatest speed was revealed when he took a mile record at Epsom of 2.4. He also took a mile and a-quarter record of 2.41 and a mile and a-half record of 3.13 4-5. His best performance at two miles was 4.21 at Addington. Nervie's Last was to leave to-morrow for the Perth championship meeting in company with Uenuku and Icevus. TROTTING FIXTURES January 4, 5. —Greymouth Trotting Club. January 20, 22. —Wanganui Trotting Club. January 25, 27.—Forbury Park Trotting Club.