Sporting TROTTING CUP TODAY

Southland Times, Issue 24889, 31 October 1942, Page 3

Sporting TROTTING CUP TODAY

ACCEPTANCES AND PROSPECTS An improvement in the weather last night made the prospects for today’s trotting meeting at Invercargill much better. The wind would have a good drying effect, and if there is no rain this morning the track should be in fair order. Interest in the Invercargill Trotting Cup quickened with the arrival last night of the favourite, Scottish Air. The young U. Scott mare has taken on the mantle of a champion and the sight of her in action will be sufficient to attract many racegoers to the course. She has certainly dominated ante-post calculations and she promises to go to the post one of the warmest favourites ever to have contested the Invercargill Cup. The possibility of a division in the first race, the Novice Handicap, has been removed by the reported scratching last night of Perth, who was coupled in the race-book with Aussie Boy. That defection will leave 15 horses on the limit mark, the number of the safety limit. Perth will probably be started in the Takitimu Handicap, an event for saddle horses. Clonard, the Gore-trained gelding owned by Mrs A. M. Ischia, has come into favour for a place in the Invercargill Trotting Cup. Clonard is a Jack Potts gelding whose performances as a four-year-old suggested his racing into cup class in quick time. In all there are 13 brackets on the card. The first race is timed to start at 12.45 p.m. The following horses should race well:— NOVICE HANDICAP: Walsh bracket, Fancy Goods, Poppotunoa. MONOWAI HANDICAP: Bums, Rosie Bond, Grattan Bells. THOMSON HANDICAP: . Rey Chhnes-Arion Mac bracket, Lisette, Deeside. INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP: Scottish Air, Fransol-Oregon bracket, Monaco. TAKITIMU HANDICAP: Vault-Bank Again bracket, Poppotunoa, Gratuity. TRAVIS MEMORIAL: Grattan BellsGeelong bracket, Danny Malone, Burns. CRESCENT HANDICAP: Certainty, Sir Gaillard, Sea Max. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP: Scottish Air, Deeside, Lisette. The acceptances are as follows:— 12.45 p.m. NOVICE HANDICAP, £l5O (3.43). One mile and a-half.—Absolutely, Assle Boy, Chelmsford Lad, Dillondale, Dynamic, Fancy Goods, I’m Sure (P.), Larry Grattan, Marvin’s Last, Perth, Poppotunoa, Saskatoon, Scotch Music, Sovereign Queen, Vault, Veritas It, Sea Fortune 12yds, Sea Max (T.) 24yds, Bank Again, Southern Wrack, Trevathan, Two Crowns 36yds, Gratuity 60yds. 1.25 p.m. MONOWAI HANDICAP, £l5O. Trotters (3.49). One mile and a-half.—Bums, Chain Lightning, Danny Malone, Grattan Bells, Logan Wrack, Primrose Dell, Rosie Bond, Simple Jim, White Damp It. 2.5 p.m. THOMSON HANDICAP, £2OO (3.36). One mile and a-half.—Rey Chimes It, Deeside, Dunalister, Happy King, Lisette 12yds, Arion Mac, Bonnie Sandy, Comeaway, Debtor, Jack Bond 24yds.

2.45 p.m. INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP HANDICAP, £3OO (4.47). Two miles.—Clonard, FransoL Gleam, Indian Wrack, Master Potts It, Bankstock, Sea Born 12yds, Monaco, Play Safe, Oregon 24yds, Loyalist, Scottish Air 36yds, Coherto 60yds. 3.25 p.m.

TAKITIMU HANDICAP, £l5O (3.5). One mile and a-quarter.—Absolutely, Beau Cheval, Buster, Dynamic, Haste, Noeleen Grattan, Perth, Poppotunoa, Ronsay, Scotch Music, Sir Thomas, Sniper Lad, Turi Queen, Vault, Veritas, Victory Boy It, Sea Fortune 12yds, Bank Again, Two Crowns 36yds, Best Seller, Bright Lass, Gratuity, Lunch Hour 48yds.

4.5 p.m. TRAVIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £l6O. Trotters (4.9). One mile and five furlongs. —Blackdale, Burns, Chain Lightning, Danny Malone, Grattan Bells, Logan Wrack, Rosie Bond, White Damp It, Geelong 96yds.

4.45 p.m. CRESCENT HANDICAP, £175 (3.39). One mile and a-half.—Aberbond, Dunstan Direct, Flying Peggy, Sea Max (T.), Trevathan It, Bright Lass, Sir Gaillard 12yds, Certainty, Lady Dawn, Rey Chimes 24yds.

5.25 p.m. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, £215 (2.57). One mile and a-quarter.—Arion Mac, Comeaway, Debtor, Deeside, Dunalister, Lisette, Master Potts It, Bankstock, Clonard, Fransol, Gleam, Sea Born I2yds, Loyalist, Oregon, Scottish Air 24yds. NEW ZEALAND CUP ACCEPTANCES (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. Following are the acceptances for tire NEW ZEALAND CUP, £2OOO. Two miles. —Kindergarten 10.0, Battledress 9.1, Rakanui, Gladynev 8.12, Royal Lancer 8.11, Yogi 8.3, Wardress 8.0, Boloyna 7.12, Piastre 7.10, Don’t Forget 7.9, Southern Sail 7.8, The Raker 7.4, Classform 7.1, Night Pal, The Monarch, Eulogist, The Joker, Atreus, Gay Genet, Don Quex, Kinsman, Blue Border, 1 Katesbridge, Kevin 7.0. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP NOMINATIONS (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. The following nominations have been received by the Canterbury Jockey Club:— STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £B5O. Six furlongs.—Belle Fox, Scottish Dale, King Herod, Bashful Lady, Panonl, Celebrity, Dinah Dhu, Grilse, John Gay, Straight Bat, St. Cloud, Monetary, Tutere, Pay Roll, The Champ, Dominate, Indian Sign, Poutatau, Deolali, Fur Coat, Palora, Monte Cristo, Caroline Bay, Hearth, Rawhamai, Lord Nuffield, Craiglea, Nizam. CANTERBURY CUP, £7OO. One mile and a-half.—Kindergarten, Sally Lunn, King Herod, Battledress, Rakanui, Yogi, Blue Border, Gladynev, Bashful Lady, Lord Advocate, Boulder Dam, Botany, Stourbridge, Royal Lancer, Don’t Forget, Foxhaven.

GREYMOUTH ACCEPTANCES (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. The second day’s racing of the Greymouth Trotting Club's spring meeting will be held tomorrow, and with good fields of fair class horses much interest is being taken in the fixture. Tire following horses should race prominently:— GIESEKING HANDICAP—Maximum, Millie Wrack, Cockney. TRADESMEN’S HANDICAP—Of Course, Air Screw, Courtcard. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP—Air Speed, Leamington, Surrey Park. LABOUR DAY HANDlCAP—Festivity, Great News, Gay Lady. NGAHERE HANDICAP—Cockney, Lee Berry, Nancy Carbine. HURRICANE HANDICAP—SpeciaI Agent, Keewah, Audition. COBDEN HANDICAP—Air Speed, Of

Course, Leamington. WHIRLWIND HANDlCAP—Festivity, Great News, Tcnpennybit. Acceptances for the Greymouth trots today are as follows:— GIESEKING HANDICAP, £ll5. Twelve furlongs and a-half.—Believe Me, Compris, Fantom, Firewater, Great Worth, Lady Josephine, Milly Wrack, Nancy Carbine, Oval's Pride, Shadow Bingen, Suzerain, Upshot It, Maximum 36yds, Maori Toa 48yds, Cockney 72yds. TRADESMAN HANDICAP, £llO. Ten furlongs and a-half.—Air Crew, Apple Sauce, Con’s Pride, Harold Potts, Noble Reta, Of Course, Pinehurst, Sports Guide, Treasured Gift, Vai Rey, Young Rey It, Courtcard 24yds, Binky Dillon 36yds. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, £l2O. Ten furlongs and a-half.—Air Speed, CounterAttack, Hoyden, Leamington, Mae Wynne, Rorqual, Silver Flash, Surrey Park, Top Hand, Wee Jack It, Wee Pal, Audition, Hargood’s Pride, Loyal Lu, Quite Good 12yds, Goldfinder 36yds. LABOUR DAY HANDICAP, £l9O. Twelve furlongs and a-half.—Tenpemlybit, Ngarimu, Tokalon it, Festivity, Gay Lady, Brian Boru, Stylish Boy 12yds, Chameleon, Great News, Zingarrie 36yds, Native Man 48yds. NGAHERE HANDICAP, £l3O. Twelve furlongs and a-half.—Firewater, Great Worth, Maximum. Milly Wrack, Parfaite, Shadow Bingen, Nancy Carbine It, Maori Toa 12yds, Tall Timber 24yds, Lee Berry, Cockney 36yds, Highrate 48yds.

HURRICANE HANDICAP, £l7O. Two miles.—Audition, Direct Bingen, Goldfinder, Hargood’s Pride, Mullard, Portfolio, Keewah, Rorqual It, Special Agent, Dawn Grattan 12yds. COBDEN HANDICAP, £l2O. Eight furlongs and a-half.—Air Speed, Baytax, Counter it, Hoyden, Leamington, Mae Wynne, Of Course, Sliver Flash, Sports Guide, Surrey Park, Top Hand, Wee Jack, Young Rey It, Hargood’s Pride, Loyal Lu, Mighty, Wee Pal, Quite Good 12yds, Prosecutor, Goldfinder 24yds. WHIRLWIND HANDICAP, £155. Ten furlongs and a-half.—Tenpennyblt, Dawn Grattan, Mullard, Ngarimu, Oxford King, Tokalon it, Festivity, Gay Lady, Brian Boru, Stylish Boy 12yds, Chameleon, Great News 36yds, Native Man 48yds.

CRICKET POSTPONED

Because of the weather and ground conditions all cricket matches set down for today have been postponed.

TENNIS DEFAULTS

Wins by default in tennis matches set down for today have been secured by Waikiwi (B grade) and Collegiate (C grade), tiie defaulting teams being Southend and allacetown respectively.