Sporting FORBURY FIELDS

Southland Times, Issue 24822, 14 August 1942, Page 3

Sporting FORBURY FIELDS

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, August 13. The acceptances for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s patriotic meeting on August 22 are as follows: — ARMY HANDICAP, £l5O (3.43). One mile and a-half.—Azim, Buncrana, Lee Berry, Ordnance, Tall Timber It, Echoist 36yds, Invigorator, Sea. Max 48yds. NAVY HANDICAP, £l5O (3.43). One mile and a-half.—Air Speed, Bien Sur, Bonny Axworth, Castlebar, Erinara, Fancy Goods, Great Deceiver, Manrico It, Courtcard, Lanaco, Sandstone, Sea Fortune 12yds, Dunstan Direct 48yds. AIR FORCE HANDICAP, £175 (3.38). One mile and a-half—Ben Travis, Bright Lass, Carnarvon, Cheval d’Or, Communique, Great Waitaki, Helen Lewis, Sir Gaillard, Trevathan It, Audition 12yds, Integrity 24yds. CHURCHILL HANDICAP, £4OO (4.33). Two miles.—Coquette, Happy Man, Hardy Oak, Special Force It, Ronald Logan 12yds, Busted Flush, Foremost Junior, Jackaranda, Jesse Owens 24yds, Lady Carol 36yds, Pleasant Guy 60yds. ROOSEVELT HANDICAP, £175 (3.16). One mile and three furlongs Central Lass, Dan’s Pride, Great Waitaki, Lisette, Master Potts, Safety Pin, Tenpennybit It, Mahoe 12yds, Latest Edition 24yds. CHIANG KAI-SHEK HANDICAP, £250 (3.29) One mile and a-half.—Allie Audubon, Jimmy Drusus it, Mohican 12yds, Within 36yds. FREYBERG HANDICAP, £2OO (3.31).— One mile and a-half.—Dan’s Pride, Glenariff, Tokalon, Yon Yan It, Conflagrate, Glenlee, Star Ace 21yds, Coherto 24yds. STALIN HANDICAP, £225 (3.5).—0ne mile and three furlongs.—Busted Flush, Foremost Junior, Gold Bank, Great Don, Indian Clipper, Jesse Owens, Purina, Special Force It, Hardy Oak, Lady Carol, Pleasant Guy, Ronald Logan 12yds, Colonel Grattan, Happy Man 24yds. ERNDALE INJURES LEG (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 13. Erndale was injured near the hind leg when doing a run over the hurdles earlier in the week. The trouble did not appear serious at first, but the leg filied later and in' the meantime there is a doubt about him contesting the Grand National Hurdles. TROTTING FIXTURES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 13. The Wellington Trotting Club will hold a patriotic meeting on September 12 and the spring meeting On September 19, both on the Trentham racecourse.

MEN’S HOCKEY POSTPONED

Because of the patriotic Rugby football match on Saturday and at the Mayor's request that all sports fixtures be postponed, it has been decided to postpone all hockey matches set down for tomorrow.