Wrackler’s Omission from Auckland Cup

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 836, 3 December 1929, Page 13

Wrackler’s Omission from Auckland Cup

NOT ELIGIBLE “SO NEAR YET SO FAR" Before the race for the Alexandra Handicap at the October meeting of the Auckland Trotting Ciub, Mr. H. F. Nicoll, owner of Wrack! er. ; remarked to that he hoped his pacer would qualify for the Auckland Cup that day. After the Wrack gelding’s liandsonse victory in tho contest in question, a, large number of Auckland enthusiasts ticked him off as a big possibility for the principal event at Epsom when the Christmas carnival comes along. Many pre-post backers were prepared to "get in early" before nomination j day, so keen were they on the pros- ; • Poets of the Ashburton-owned and j j trained gelding. j But when the Cup list closed with j | secretary Mabee, Wrackler was not j ! included, not having, after all, been j | eligible for Auckland’s chief event. j I It was in a simple manner that Mr. j Nicoll missed the bus. Wrackler’s last win at the Auckland meeting was off a 4.29 mark, but he did not succeed in registering the second faster in the contest that would have placed him in tho Cup field. However, it was a foregone conclusion that when next handicapped in a two-mile heat, the crack four-year-old would be on 4.27, which under the conditions, “done or been handicapped to do,” would have secured him admission to the select circle. Wrackler was not engaged on the opening day of the Addington spring carnival, but it was generally considered that his name would appear among those handicapped on either of the remaining days. It transpires, however, that Mr. Nicolls, prior to the meeting, withdrew his pacer from all j engagements and, of course, ho was not handicapped. It looks as if his owner had forgotten his pacer was not eligible for the Auckland Cup, otherwise he would have waited to get his I mark before striking him out of the | Addington engagements. There is no ; doubt Wrackler would have added interest to the big Christmas handicap, but while he is not in that event, it is quite on the cards he will be found contesting the Summer Handicap.

AT NEW BRIGHTON

HANDICAPS FOR NEXT WEEK Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Handicaps for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday week are: TRIAL HANDICAP CTrotters) Class 3.50; miles

Eskine . . . Lt Great Dillon 36 Iwanta .... Lt 48 Heathcote Evansdale . 4S Wood .... Lt Nancy Orohanui . . . Lt McKinney . . 48 Fifa Lt Miss Wilkes 48 Eon Denver . Lt King's .Rapture . . . Lt V oyage . . 60 Bonora Lt Great Burton 60 Tiny Author . Lt Connie Great Audubon . . 60 Applause . . Lt Scuttle . . . S4 Rey Mickie North Queen . Lt Audubon . . S4 Mountain Mist Lt Brent Boy . 96 Osgood .... Lt Wall .... 96 Dillfashio-n . . Lt Creat Way . 108 Eringo .... Lt Peter Fashion 120 Little Bingen . Lt Accumulator 120 Waiata Poi . . 12 Tot Logan . .156 Addie Guy . . 12 Oval .... ISO IMPROVERS HANDICAP Class 3.as ; miles St. George . . Lt Ruth Logan . Lt Mao Eoeanda . Lt Last Pointer Lt Brook Pointer Lt Bessie Huon Lt Audience . . . Lt Logan Spot Lt Shot Silk . Lt Venarc . . . Lt Major Brent Lt Petronius . . Lt Lady Wrack . Lt Mussolini . . Lt Russel Pointer Lt Salient . . . 12 Teike Lt Happy Lass . 32 The Thistle . Lt Logan Brae . 12 Myrtle Eillon Lt Lady Oran . 12 Lux Lt Harold Lee . 12 Morrison . . . Lt Tahoe .... Guy Denver . . Lt Grace Huon . 24 Kid Logan . . Lt Teremoa . . 24 Bethola ... Lt Dillon’s Pride 36 Besert Boy . . Lt Royal Time 36 Peter Daunt . Lt Rolex . . . 36 Brixton .... Lt Danny Boy . 48 Reaper .... Lt Firebrand 48 Regal Voyage Lt Dusky Pointer 60 Otaio Rose . . Lt Vikota . . . 60 Auguste Pointer .... Lt Sandy Pointer 72 MACE MEMORIAL HANDICAP Limit, 4.40; 2 miles. Cushla D’Or Lt Okour a . . . 24 Sonoma .... Lt Dilnon . . . Mercoro . . . Lt Tactless . . 36 Mac Dillon Lt Delightful . . 48 Eugene D’Oro Lt Judge Hancock 60 Sahib 12 Sunny Bob . 60 Ricardo .... 12 Great Logan 60 Nelson D’Oro . 12 Avenger . . 60 < 5olden Ore . . 12 Stunt Artist Apex 24 .Tolly Chimes 84 Granite City . 24 Sunshover . 96 Firpo .... 24 Billy Sea . . 96 Arikitoa . . . 24 Lingfield . . 96 Fair Wave . . . 24 Jean McElwyn 120 BOWHILL HANDICAP Limit 3.0 li miles. Petronious . . Lt Loganbrae . . 12 Bonnie Locanda Lt Venare . . . 32 Kate Logan Lt Ecstasy . . . 24 Becky D’Oro Lt Peter Wilkins 24 Iris Pointer Lt Rolex . . . 24 Lady Zora . . Lt Loco .... The Thistle . Lt Blue Glen . 36 Connie Dillon Lt Awaili . . . 36 Silver Sea . . Lt Jupiter . . . 36 Author Franz Lt Sir Guy . . . Otaio Rose Lt Kautoma . . Auguste Denver City . 36 Pointer . . . Lt Routine . . .. Lt Real Huon . Lt Dillon’s Pride Mae Locanda Lt Sonoma Laddie 48 Brent Light . Lt Anon . . . Dorie .... Cyone . . . 12 Jackie Logan Teremoa . . . 12 Robert Guy . PASH HANDICAP Limit 2.3£ ; 1 mile. Lt Sonoma . . . 3 2 Schoolmate . . Lt Haydock . . Lt Cushla D’or . Lt Mac Dillon . Horotane . . Lt Country King Ethopian . . Pet Locanda . Lt Eugene I Oro Oullensville . Lt Phil Smith . Great Abdallah Lt Loiterer . . Young Bingen Lt Lucky Dillon 24 Tennessee Thorpie . . Child Lt Warepa . . . 12 Auditress . . Lough Neigh . 12 Rey Logan . . 48 Audominion . . Wild Nita . 12 32 Amaris . . . SEA VIEW HANDICAP Limit 4.50; 2 miles; Trotters Avalanche . . Lt Repute . . . Golden Spray . Lt All Peters . . Accumulator . Lt Gemlight . . i.T Boneta . . . New Metford 48 Lt Midland . . . GO Great Nelson 60 Child .... Lt lone .... -it Nelson Boy . 84 24 Young Carbine 84 2-1 Etta Cole Quickfire . . . 3G John Mauritius 156 WAINOXI HANDICAP (Class 2.50) ; li miles. Lt Roicole . . . Lt (Treat Logan . 36 Lt SuntTsh . . . 36 Lt Gleneisr . . 48 Proud Logan . Lt Lingfield 48 12 General Bingen 48 12 Harvest Ghild 60 32 Billy Sea 60 Arikitoa . . . J 2 Harold Thorpe 60 24 P.essie Logan William the Concliffe . . 24 LHindas Bov . 84 Granite City . Orphan . . . :• Silk Thread S4 ELECTRIC HANDICAP (.Class 2.17 ); 1 mile. Logan King . Lt DeligRtful 12 Cullensville Lt Lady MatchPhil Smith . . Lt light . . . Alvira .... Lt Sylvia Logan Luckv Dillon . Lt Dilnon . . . Horotane . . . Lt Amaris ... Ricardo .... l.r Sunfish .... Audi tress • • • 12 Firpo .... Hinkler . . • ■ •Ui Auguste Dillon 60