METROPOLITAN CLUB

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 375, 9 November 1932, Page 6

METROPOLITAN CLUB

HAROLD LOGAN WINS NEW ZEALAND CUP YALDHURST TO GOLD COUNTRY Christchurch, Tuesday. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's spring nieeting was introduced at Addington to-day in fine weather before a large attendance. The course was in excellent order. Following were the results: — SPRING HANDICAP Of £200; trotters; limit 3.32; 15 miles. 2— TODD LONZIA, 48yds 1 4— FIRST WRACK, 12yds ...... 2 7— MOUNTAIN MIST, 36yds 3 Also started: Gay Paree, limit; Dolores, Great Nelson, Valloden, 24 yds bhd; Worthy Queen, 36; Gemlight, Nelson Ata, Rose Audo, 48; Nelson's Boy, 84; Great Way, 96. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.18 3-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP Of £200; limit 2.47; 15 miles. 1 — GOLORADO, 12yds 1 8— SOME GUY, limit .... 2 7 — GRAND CANYON, limit 3 Also started: Baron Bingen, Eureka Boy, Great Author, Mac Dillon, Real Girl, Royal Comrade, Sodium, Steel All, limit; Nimble Direct, Princess Mauritius, 12yds bhd; Nelson's Yistory, 24. Won by a length. Time, 2,41 3-5. NEW ZEALAND CUP Of £1500 and gold cup valued £100; 4.26 class; two miles. 2— HAROLD LOGAN, Miss E. Hind's b g, by Logan Pointer — Ivy Cole, aged, 60yds (A. Holmes) 1 7— GLENROSSIE, Mr. ' J. McDonald's b g, by Matchlight — Alice Dillon, 6yrs, 12yds (L. O. Thomas) 2 6— ROI L'OR, Mr. P. Brown's ch g, by Rey de Oro — Gold Queen, aged, 24yds (M. Holmes) 3 Also started: Royal Silk, Regal Voyage, limit; Free Adviee, Rollo, Red Shadow, Kohara, Kingcraft, 12 yds bhd; Carmel, Terence Dillon, 24. Rollo and Kingcraft broke up early. Passing the mile post Royal Silk was in charge from Glenrossie, Free Adviee, Terence Dillon, Red Shadow and Kohara. Free Advice showed the way up the back to Royal Silk, Roi l'Or, Red Shadow, Glenrossie and Terence Dillon with Harold Logan last. Three furlongs from home Roi l'Or was the pilot with Royal Silk and Red Shadow next and Harold Logan moving up rapidly. The latter sustained his run and got up to win by two lengths from Glenrossie, with Roi l'Or third and Red Shadow fourth. Time, 4.16 2-5 — a race record. YALDHURST HANDICAP. Of £500; limit 4.30; 2 miles. 1— GOLD COUNTRY, limit 1 6— ENAWAH, limit 2 3 — DILWORTH, 24yds 3 Also started: Belinda, Golden Pedro, Tom Thumb, limit; Muriel De Oro, 12yds bhd; Pluto, 24; Auto Machine, 36; King Pointer, 36; Lindbergh, 36. Won by two lengths. Time, 4.21. DOMINION HANDICAP Of £600; trotters; limit 4.36; 2 miles. 2— WRACKLER, 60yds 1 6— HUON VOYAGE, 36yds 2 7— OLIVE NELSON, 96yds 3 Also started: Arctotis, Cannonball, limit; Admiral Bingen, Biddy Parrish, Fifa, 12yds bhd; Great Way, Writer, 24yds; Stanley T. 72yds. Time, 4.26 1-5. RICCARTON HANDICAP Of £300; limit 4.40; 2 miles. 3— NIMBUS, limit 1 5— SILVER DE ORO, 48yds 2 4— TRAVIS, 36yds 3 Also started: Lily Harold, limit; Our George, Rokena, 12yds bhd; Location, Ron, Mr. Penalty, Netta Oro, Tempest, War Paint, 36. Won by a neck. Time, 4.27 4-5. VICTORIA HANDICAP Of £300; limit, 4.35; 2 miles. 9— DILLON LOGAN, 48yds ...... 1 4— SIR GUY, 24yds 2 2— GUNFIRE, 24yds 3 Also started: Sunny Morn, Wilbur White, limit; Major Lind, Somerby, Mountain Ore, Tarndale, 12yds bhd; George Rey, Great Parrish, Morning Sun, 24yds, Harvest Child 36; Arikitoa, 48. Won by a neck. Time 4.25 3-5. HAGLEY HANDICAP ' Of £300; limit 2.44; 15 miles. 1— ROYAL SILK, 12yds 1 8— COLONIAL BOY, limit 2 2— CRANLEIGH, limit 3 Also started: Vesuvius, limit; Delightful, Great Logan, King Pointer, Rollo, 12yds bhd; Impro-ftiptu, 24; Carmel 36.^ Won by a length. Time 2.41.