Sporting SCOTTISH AIR WINS CUP

Southland Times, Issue 24890, 2 November 1942, Page 2

Sporting SCOTTISH AIR WINS CUP

LISETTE’S DOUBLE AT

TROTS

The Invercargill Trotting Club was in luck’s way on Saturday for its spring meeting. After a week of stormy weather the day broke fine, and the meeting was held in the best spring weather. The sun shone throughout the afternoon, there was little wind, and the track was in good order, though not fast. In the circumstances good racing resulted, and the large crowd was able to enjoy a first-class day’s sport in pleasant conditions. Scottish Air, Mr J. R. McKenzie’s young pacer, duly won the Invercargill Trotting Cup Handicap. She was Installed probably the firmest favourite in the history of the race, and although she was not well placed over the first mile and a-half, she did not leave the result in doubt once she made her run in the concluding stages of the race. That burst of speed thrilled the crowd. Along the back the last time Scottish Air was in about eighth or ninth place; she was giving the leaders at least 10 lengths and she appeared to be pocketed on the rails. Racing across the top. however, she quickly improved her position, and in a few chains she was pulled out and sent around the field. Thereafter it was no race. Scottish Air hit the front at the top of the straight and went on for an easy victory.

The success of northern horses was a feature of the programme. In addition to the success of Scottish Air, trained by G. B. Noble, at Yaldhurst, wins were scored by Lisette (the Thomson Handicap and the Members’ Handicap), and Sir Gaillard (the Crescent Handicap). Lisette is trained at Oamaru by T. H. Gunning and Sir Gaillard is trained at Christchurch by J. Davidson. Not one win was scored by horses trained at Invercargill. T. H. Gunning was the most successful trainer and driver. He scored two training successes with Lisette, and he drove Blackdale, who won the Travis Memorial Handicap, and Lisette (twice). FINANCIAL SUCCESS The meeting was also a successful one from a financial viewpoint. The gate receipts showed an increase of £45/17/- on those for the spring meeting last year, the totals being £507/12/6 (Saturday) and £461/15/6. A substantial increase in the totalizator turnover was also recorded. The totalizator staff, operating on the Invercargill course under new management for the first time, handled £22,966/10/-, compared with £19,651 last year, an increase of £3315/10/-. NOVICE HANDICAP— J. Walsh, the Gore trainer, repeated in a large part his triple success in the Trial Handicap at the club’s summer meeting in March. On that occasion he won the first division with Bank Again and was second with Silk Banner, and he won the second division with Flying Peggy, a 100 per cent.’success. On Saturday he again started three horses from his stable, Bank Again, Vault and I’m Sure, and he gained first and second with Bank Again and Vault respectively. The surprising part of the success was the handsome dividend the triple bracket was allowed to return. Fancy Goods (bracketed with Trevathan), the favourite, had every chance, but she failed to finish on and was beaten into fifth place. Fancy Goods and Marvin’s Last were the leaders over the first mile; then Dynamic supplanted Marvin’s Last in second place. Across the top Scotch Music, who was well back early, made a run and followed Dynamic, Fancy Goods, Vault and Bank Again into the straight. In the run home Bank Again cut down the leaders and won by a length from Vault, who beat Scotch Music by a length and a-half. Dynamic, Fancy Goods, Dillondale and Trevathan were next to finish. Sea Fortune was slow away and Gratuity went away galloping. MONOWAI HANDICAP— Danny Malone, having his first race in the ownership of Mr Joseph Hunter, president of the Wyndham Trotting Club, won the first trotters’ event with a good deal in hand. He trotted solidly ;.U the way and beat Burns by 10 lengths. Burns finished 15 lengths ahead of Chain Lightning. All but the winner made mistakes, and except for Danny Malone’s running it was a poor exhibition of trotting. White Damp was fourth. Grattan Bells, a well-backed fancy, raced disappointingly. THOMSON HANDICAP— Lisette, the winner, was kept in behind the leaders for the best part of the distance, and when her driver asked for an effort, she quickly raced to the front and won comfortably by two lengths. Rey Chimes fell soon after the barriers were released and interfered with Bonnie Sandy, who took little part in the race.

Dunalister and Happy King were the leaders when the field settled down, and racing out of the straight the order was Dunalister, Happy King, Arion Mac, Lisette, Come Away, Debtor and Jack Bond. Debtor made a run across the top and finished strongly in the straight to get within two lengths of Lisette. Come Away was a length and a-half away third, followed by Happy King and Arion Mac. Dunalister stopped over the last half-mile. INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP—Fransol lost her position soon after the start and was well back over the first furlong. She made up ground along the back and with five furlongs covered was racing out in front from Indian Wrack, Master Potts, Clonard, Sea Bom and Monaco. With a mile to go the order was Fransol, Master Potts, Indian Wrack, Clonard, Monaco, Sea Bom, Bankstock, Oregon and Scottish Air and Coherto almost together at the back of the bunch. At the half-mile Clonard had raced into second position and Sea Bom, Monaco and Scottish Air had improved their positions. Scottish Air got a run on the rails and was quickly taken out and around the leaders, and in an exciting race for positions into the straight Scottish Air was on the outside of Sea Bom as the pair straightened up. Scottish Air then went away and the race resolved itself into one for places. Sea Bom hung on, but Master Potts finished with a brilliant burst and got up on the post to head Fransol, Clonard and Coherto for third money. Fransol was fourth and Coherto, who finished wide, was in fifth place. Master Potts's place dividend amounted to over £2O, the best of the meeting. TAKITIMU HANDlCAP— Poppotunoa was backed as the best of good things in this race, a saddle event, and she justified the confidence in her ability by winning with a good bit in hand from Sir Thomas, one of the leaders throughout, and Beau Cheval, who tired badly in the straight but hung on long enough to get third money and return a good double-figure dividend. At the end of six furlongs Sir Thomas, Poppotunoa and Perth were the leaders from Beau Cheval, Dynamic, I Vault, Victory Boy, Buster and Lunch Hour. Poppotunoa went into the lead across the top, where •Perth cried enough and Beau Cheval raced into third place. The leader had a break of four lengths on Sir Thomas into the straight and went on to win by six lengths, with Beau Cheval, stopping almost to a walk, 10 lengths away in third place; then came Victory Boy a length away and Vault. TRAVIS MEMORIAL HANDlCAP—Blackdale. a good-looking four-year-old mare by Sandydale-Jessie Keith, owned by Mrs Clark (Winton) and trained by W. Cosgrove, made a good impression by her steady trotting in her first appearance on the race track. She took the lead over the last half of the journey and beat a hot favourite in Danny Malone, who was penalized 48 yards for his earlier success. Danny Malone broke two or three times under pressure, but showed much speed in patches. The Winton mare won with a bit in reserve and may have been equal to Danny Malone's best. Chain Lightning was one of the leaders until she was displaced by both Blackdale and Burns, but over the last two furlongs the race was between Blackdale and Danny Malone. The latter broke badly at the top of the straight and again before the post was reached and finished in a gallop. Chain Lightning was third and Burns was fourth. CRESCENT HANDICAP— Flying Peggy was slow away and Certainty tangled at the start. Sea Max made a good beginning, and went to the front with Trevathan and Dunstan Direct in close attendance. With six furlongs to go Sea Max held her position from Trevathan, Dunstan Direct, Carnarvon. Sir Gaillard, Lady Dawn, Hey Chimes and Flying Peggy. Carnarvon raced to the front at the half-mile, but before the straight was reached Sir Gaillard was taken into the lead and went on to win from Lady Dawn by three-quarters of a length, with Dunstan Direct half a length away in third place. Sea Max was fourth and Carnarvon fifth. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP— AIthough penalized 24 yards Lisette was equal to winning a second time in the afternoon. She made a brilliant beginning and at the end of two furlongs was close up behind Arion Mac and Come Away the leaders. Sea Born headed the others. Lisette drifted along the back and was in sixth place just behind Master Potts and Oregon. Across the top she made a run and was first into the straight from Sea Born. Arion Mac, Oregon (on the rails) and Master Potts. Oregon was boxed in and could not get a run and Lisette went on to win by a length from Arion Mac, who beat the fast-finishing Come Away by half a length; then came Master Potts, Oregon and Sea Born. NOVICE HANDICAP, £l5O (3.43). One mile and a-half. 2-2 Cross Bros' b g BANK AGAIN (Worthy Bond-Lovematch) syrs, 36yds (R. J. Cross). 1

2-2 D. Christie’s VAULT It (D. Chris- ] tie) 2 6-6 A. Wyber’s SCOTCH MUSIC It (W. | Todd) 3 1 Also started: 11-12 Aussie Boy It (J. Cosgrove), 12-14 Chelmsford Lad It (A. Dawson), 14-13 Dillondale It (J. McLennan), 5-4 Dynamic It (J. M. Maconnell), 2-2 I’m Sure It (J. Walsh), coupled with Vault and Bank Again, 1-1 Fancy Goods It, (J. Bryce, Jun.), coupled with Trevathan 36yds (F. Johnson), 10-10 Larry Grattan It (R. MeKewen), 7-7 Marvin’s Last It (P. W. Creegan), 4-5 Saskatoon It (E. Todd), 15-15 Sovereign Queen It (G. R. McNeil), 16-16 Veritas It (A. B. Rattray), 9-9 Sea Fortune 12yds (W. B. Somerville), 3-3 Sea Max (T) 24yds (A. McLellan), coupled with Southern Wrack 36yds (N. McLellan), 13-11 Two Crowns 36yds (J. Langford), 8-8 Gratuity 60yds (J. Fleming). Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Dynamic was fourth. Times: 3.30 3-5, 3.33 4-5, 3.34 2-5. MONOWAI HANDICAP, £l5O (3.49). One mile and a-half. 1- J. Hunter’s b g DANNY MALONE (Quite Sure-Edith Bingen), syrs, It (E. Todd) 1 2- J. H. Winter’s BURNS It (P. Gallagher) 2 4-4 D. Macdonald’s CHAIN LIGHTNING It (J. Walsh) 3 Also started: 3-2 Grattan Bells (A. McLellan), 7-7 Logan Wrack (J. Malcolm). 6-6 Primrose Dell (W. O’Donnell), 5-5 White Damp (L. Boivin), all off It. Won by eight lengths, with nine lengths between second and third. White Damp was fourth. Times: 3.40 4-5, 4.43 4-5, 3.46. THOMSON HANDICAP, £2OO (3.36). One mile and a-half. 1-2 C. Henderson’s ch m LISETTE (Travis Axworthy-Selene), aged, 12yds (T. H. Gunning) 1 3- G. Dickson’s DEBTOR 24yds (E. Todd) 2 4- N. S. Lawlor’s COME AWAY It (J. Walsh) 3 Also started: 2-1 Rey Chimes It (D. M. Kerr), coupled with Arion Mac 24yds (D. Kerr), 6-6 Deeside 12yds (D. Todd), 9-8 Dunalister 12yds (J. McDonald), 5-3 Happy King 12yds (P. Gallagher), 7-7 Bonnie Sandy 24yds (A. Dawson), 8-9 Jack Bond 24yds (A. McLellan). Won by one and a-half lengths, with half a length between second and third. Happy King was fourth. Times: 3.30 3-5, 3.30 2-5, 3.31. INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP HANDICAP, £3OO (4.47). Two miles. 1- J. R. McKenzie’s b m SCOTTISH AIR (U. Scott-Airflow), 4yrs, 36yds (G. B. Noble) 1 2- W. Cosgrove’s SEA BORN 12yds (P. Gallagher) 2 10-10 F. Johnson’s MASTER POTTS It (F. Johnson) 3 Also started: 5-5 Clonard It (J. Bryce, jun.), 3-3 Fransol It (D. Christie), coupled with Oregon 24yds (J. Walsh), 9-9 Indian Wrack (A. Dawson), 6-7 Bankstock 12yds (T. H. Gunning), 4-4 Monaco 24yds (E. Todd), 7-6 Loyalist 36yds (B. Rushton), 8-8 Coherto 60yds (A. McLellan). Won by four lengths, with one length between second and third. Fransol was fourth. Times: 4.41 3-5, 4.45, 4.46 3-5. TAKITIMU HANDICAP, £l5O (3.5). One mile and a-quarter. 1-1 D. M. Kerr’s and T. Davidson’s b m POPPOTUNOA (Grattan LoyalProbationer), 4yrs, it (D. M. Kerr) 1 9-9 W. L. Abernethy’s SIR THOMAS It (W. Todd) 2 13-14 P. P. McKay’s BEAU CHEVAL It (L. Todd) 3 Also started: 7-7 Absolutely It (C. Julius), 4-5 Buster It (J. T. Looney), 6-4 Dynamic It (J. M. Maconnell), 16-15 Haste It (J. Hamilton), 8-8 Noeleen Grattan It (H. R. Reid), 11-11 Perth It (J. Cosgrove), 2-3 Ronsay It (J. Agnew), coupled with Victory Boy It (L. Boivin), 17-17 Sniper Lad It (F. G. Thompson), 14-12 Turl Queen It (P. Creegan), coupled with Two Crowns 36yds (J. Langford), 3-2 Vault It (J. Walsh), 11-13 Sea Fortune 12yds (R. McKewen), 10-10 Best Seller 48yds (J. McLellan), 5-6 Gratuity 48yds (Pi Gallagher), 15-16 Lunch Hour 48yds (J. Cappie). Won by five lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Victory Boy was fourth. Times: 2.51 3-5, 2.53 2-5, 2.55 2-5. TRAVIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £l6O. (4.9). One mile and five furlongs. 4- M. Clark’s blk g BLACKDALE (Sunnydale-Jessie Keith), 4yrs, It . (T. H. Gunning) 1 1-1 i. Hunter’s DANNY MALONE pen. ■ 48yds (E. Todd) 2 5- D. Macdonald’s CHAIN LIGHTNING It (J. Walsh) 3 Also started: 3-3 Bums It (P. Gallagher), 2-2 Grattan Bells It (A. McLellan), coupled with Geelong 96yds (N. McLellan), 7-7 Logan Wrack It (J. Malcolm), 6-6 'White Damp It (L. Boivin). Won by two lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Times: 3.59 3-5, 3.56, 4.1. CRESCENT HANDICAP, £175 (3.39). One mile and a-half. 1- D. H. Blackie's ch g SIR GAILLARD (Gaillard-Dawn Lorna), 4yrs, 12yds (J. Davidson) 1 4- A. M. Dawson’s LADY DAWN 24yds (P. Gallagher) 2 2- J. Hamilton’s DUNSTAN DIRECT It (J. Bryce, jun.) 3 Also started: 10-10 Aberbond It (W. Todd), 7-8 Flying Peggy It (R. J. Cross), 6-6 Sea Max It (A. McLellan), 9-7 Trevathan It (F. Johnson), coupled with Bright Lass 12yds (J. Walsh), 5-5 Carnarvon 12yds (A. W. Crawford), 3-4 Certainty 24yds (B. Rushton), 8-9 Rey Chimes 24yds (D. M. Kerr). Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Sea Max was fourth. Times: 3.27 4-5, 3.27 1-5, 3.29 3-5. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP, £215 (2.57). One mile and a-quarter. 1-1 C. Henderson’s ch m LISETTE (Travis Axworthy-Selene), aged, pen. 24yds (T. H. Gunning) 1 5- George Bros’ ARION MAC It (D. Kerr) 2 8-8 N. S. Lawlor’s COME AWAY It (N. S. Lawlor) 3 Also started: 4-4 Debtor It (E. Todd), 1010 Deeside It (D. Todd), 9-9 Master Potts It (F. Johnson), 7-7 Clonard 12yds (J. Bryce, jun.), 6-5 Fransol 12yds (D. Christie), coupled with Oregon 24yds (J. # Walsh), 2-2 Gleam 12yds (R. McKewen), 3-2 Sea Born 12yds (P. Gallagher). Won by one length, with half a length between second and third. Master Potts was fourth. Times: 2.53, 2.56, 2.56 1-5. TRANQUIL STAR WINS COX PLATE (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. An enormous crowd gave Tranquil Star a tumultuous welcome on the occasion of her victory in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The mare led over the last seven furlongs and outclassed her rivals. She enhanced her Melbourne Cup chance, despite her big weight in that race. Pandect pleased his cup admirers. He will appreciate the longer journey and will meet Tranquil Star on 91b better terms. Leahero was the best of the Derby candidates. Great Britain was hopelessly placed always. His form was too bad to be true. High Road made a fair effort.

The costly Amana was a poor third in the second division of the Dundonald Handicap. Dark Felt, a former stablemate of Ajax, won the Moonee Valley Cup brilliantly. He is now owned and trained by J. A. Caln. Now a five-year-old, he gave great promise early when third in the Victoria Derby. He did not open his account until a small race in Sydney late last season. Gusher and Koorenbeen raced well, but Heart’s Desire was a rank failure. Results:— COX PLATE— TRANQUIL STAR 8.13 (K. Smith) 1, PANDECT 9.4 (Badger) 2, LEAHERO 7.11 (E. Preston) 3. Nineteen started. Five lengths; half a head. High Road was fourth. Time, 2.0%. MOONEE VALLEY CUP— DARK FELT 7.3 (T. McKenzie) 1 GUSHER 7.9 (J. Neale) 2, KOORENBEEN 7.7 (E. Preston) 3. A length; half a neck. Portfolio was fourth. Time, 2.48>/ 2 . INVERCARGILL ARCHERY CLUB

A Columbia round was shot by the Invercargill Archery Club on Saturday, Miss Mitchell being the winner. R. Robertson had the highest score in the Golden Arrow competition.