Pace on at Addington

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 893, 10 February 1930, Page 13

Pace on at Addington

handicaps well fractured

Royal Silk’s False Price

CHIEF EVENT TO HAROLD THORPE

Special to THE SUE CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. OX a lightning track and in fine weather, the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club staged its one-day summer fixture at Addington today. The attendance was good and speculation keen, although tlie totalisator showed a small decrease on last year. The figures were: 1929, £31,033; 1930, £30,146.

Backers of favourites had an off-day, and it was only in the two events for straight-out trotters that the best supported candidates, Admiral Bingen and Ukulele Lady, pulled punters out of the fire. Harold Thorpe, at a fine figure, came with a great rattle in the final stages of the Midsummer Handicap to head off the consistent and unlucky Jean McElwyn, who added further to her remarkable record of seconds. Omaha put up a surprising performance v hen he led the field home in the Papanui Handicap, registering 4.24

2-5 for the journey. Royal Silk, the outsider of the four runners in the Champion Three-Year-old Handicap, never gave his opponents a chance, and Avon in fine style. John Jinks, who finished third, established a new' mile and a-half record fur pacers of this age, registering 3.20.

The consistent place-getter, Rolex, at last favoured Owner-trainer McDermott with a win, and the same reinsman scored in the Juvenile Handicap with Brin’s Pointer. King Pointer, who had raced prominently in the big handicap, came to light in the final event, cutting Talent out of the main dividend. This was King Pointer’s first success for some time. A revieAV of the racing, together with notes, is appended: Backers Start Well Admiral Bingen was made a very hot favourite for the Spreydon Handicap, and justified the confidence placed in him by sproadeagling his field, winding up the journey in 3.24 1-5 from a 3.31 mark. He stayed on in approA’ed style today, and is evidently improving in stamina with age. Nelson Ata outclassed Mount Royal in the run down the; straight, and of the others Boneta did best. Trampcrisp lost his chance through faulting at the start, and Jock Bingen broke, losing his position with a furlong covered. Koro Peter trotted a fine race. A Smart Juvenile Automatic, on the strength of his Wellington running, was elected a strong favourite for the Juvenile Handicap. confined to three-year-olds. He was slow away, and the hot pace set by Erin’s Pointer for the last mile save him no chance of making up leeway. Silverv ood showed a lot of speed in the last half mile, but Erin’s Pointer went right away when challenged. Flossie Harvester came along to head Dusolina. and Desert Key for third. King’s Cup faltered about two and a-half furlongs from the post, and Sodium and Pageant D’Or ran into him, and had to be pulled up. Harold Thorpe’s Success Lindbergh was installed a £SOO better favourite tham Concliff for the Midsummer Handicap. He was slow away, but made up his handicap very fast, covering a good deal of exti'a ground on the outside, which landed him in charge from Harvest Child. Harold horpe, Athalone, Jean McElwyn. Linkman and King Pointer. The first uarter was run in 36 3-5, mile in 2.15 md mile and a-half In 3.22, so that ■he last half was left behind in 1.4 1-5. Lindbergh gave way to Jean McElwyn ha.f-way up the final stretch, and just when It appeared that she was to have number hoisted on top for a change. Harold Thorpe came on the scene to collar and beat her by half f ength. Lindbergh was a similar distance away third, and was attended by Linkman. King Pointer, Billy Sea and Wrackler. Qualifying for Cup Omaha registered a fine performance to the call of M. Holmes, when ne tramped inside New Zealand Cup ysures and won easily from Great and Hector’s Own in the Papa- ?” andica P- The track was very but the performance did not lose anything i n merit as a result of this, lector s Own avqs responsible for the •ast clip, and it did not surprise when siie faded out after piloting Omaha, »reat Logan and Sir Author into the straight. Arikitoa had every chance ;l fairly good beginning, but did ot stay out the journey, and Sir Author was another that felt the pinch toward the close.

£asy for the Favourite As was anticipated. Ukulele Lady P° occasion to show her best in uining the Cashmere Handicap from > ”an and Tonic. She took the va } v * ien a lurlong had been traand thereafter it was a case of ‘low the leader. Lady Fan made a S effort to measure her in the but to no avail, and Tonic \fo Sarsaparilla for third money. John looked a possibility with r>«, eo , fur, °nSß gone, when he faulted. Went better than he has gone mi.,/ 4 t* ons fhne. making only one bad b. Etta Cole broke twice when » t .g prominently. Clonmel. Proud Engagement went badly and *>i;?nborn did not trot evenly. All the Way Champion Three-Year-Okl siiL- aicap was a good contest. Royal 011 . ’ outsider of the field, was first * and first home. Ngingo Ngingo / ast to out Real Huon out of but k place in the back Hhe last time. p r l,o cha nce of overhauling Jbn, 1 Sllk in the straight. Had John not something like three at the start, he would have jjl. Koyal Silk’s hardest proposition. - lowed more speed than anything,

and made a new record of 3.20 for three-year-olds. A Stern Struggle Rolex was unfortunate enough to go better than 4.37 at Timaru and then get beaten by Cyone, but he stayed on in game style in the Liverpool Handicap today, and turned the tables on Cyone in the last few strides. Kreisler stayed surprisingly well, and at one stage of the final tussle between the placed horses he looked a AA'inner. Avonwood faded out very fast after leading into the straight. Kid Logan turned round at the start, and Rey Logan and Fair Wave did not move away. Hooper Has a Turn Kingcraft, hot favourite for the Craven Handicap, got away well, but did not show much brilliance, and was beaten into fifth place. Away led Talent for six furlongs, when the latter went out from him, and was followed into the straight by King Pointer, Bonny Logan and Linkman. King Pointer, finishing full of running, beat Talent by nearly two lengths, with Bonny Logan one and a-half lengths away third. Spreydon Handicap, of £350: trotters: 0.02 limit; 1£ miles.—l Admiral Bingen, 12 yds bhd F. O. Holmes, 1; 5 Nelson Ata, 12yds bhd, A. Butterfield, 2; 7 Mount Royal, limit, J. J. Wright, 3. Also: 4 Boneta, limit; 9 Dipnoi, 2 Jock Bingen, 12yds bhd; 3 P:tta Cole. 10 Trampcrisp, 6 loung Carbine. 24; 8 Audominion, 4S: 11 Duke Bingen. 72; 12 Koro Peter, 96. Won by three lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 3.24 1-5. Juvenfie Handicap of £300; 3.38 limit; L miles. —2 Erin’s Pointer, limit, owner, i; 4 Silverwood, 12yds bhd, R. B. Berry, 2: 5 Flossie Harvester, limit, G. McKen(V>'» 3. Also: 11 Clapham. 8 Desert Rey. a Dillon Logan, limit: 6 Dusolina. limit. Reylet, 12yds bhd (bracketed); 7 Ring’s Cup, 3 Dol’d Matchliglit and Sodium (bracketed). 10 Pageant D’Or, limit; 1 Automatic. 12yds bhd. Won bv five lengths. Time. 3.25. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP Of £1,000: 4.30 limit; 2 miles. 7 HAROLD THORPE (E. R. Husband), limit, M. B. Edwards .... ] 3-.TEAN JicELWYX, limit. R. B. Berry 9, I—LINDBERGH, limit, C. S. Donald 3 8— LINKMAN, 24yds bhd, owner . . 4 Also: 5 Athlone. 6 Pluto, limit; 13 Billy Sea, 11 Harvest Child, 12 Tom Thumb, 4 Zenith, 12yds bhd; 14 Logan Chief, 24; 2 Concliff, 9 King Pointer, 36; 10 Wrackler, 60. Won by half a length, with a similar distance between second arid third. The fourth horse was one and ahalf lengths away. King Pointer was fifth. Time, 4.26 1-5. Papanui Handicap, of £350; 4.35 limit; 2 miles.—6 Omaha, 24yds bhd, M. Holmes, 1: 5 Great Logan, limit, O. E. Hooper, 2; 7 Hector's Own, limit, owner, 3. Also;

2 Xeerson. limit, and Arikitoa, 12yds bhd (bracketed); 1 Sir Author, 11 Stunt Artist, limit; 3 Grandlight, 12yds bhd; 10 Avenger, 4. Jolly Pet and Trimmer (bracketed), 24; 9 Lingfield, 36; 8 Acre, 48. Won by three lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Time. 4.24 2-5.

Cashmere Handicap, of £450; trotters; 4.41 limit; 2 miles.—l Ukulele Lady, limit, S. A. Sagan, 1; 3 Lady Fan, limit, L. O. Thomas, 2; 7 Tonic. 12yds bhd, C. S. Donald, 3. Also: 11 Dipnoi, 2 Kalute, limit; 10 Clonmel, 12yds bhd; 4 Etta Cole, 12yds. and Sarsaparilla, 36 (bracketed); 12 Proud Ata, 12; 6 Lenwood, S Nighborn, 36; 5 John Mauritius. 9 Engagement, 60. Won by three lengths, with the same distance between second and third. Time, 4.39.

CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD . HANDICAP Of £500; 3.31 limit; 11 miles. 4—ROYAL SILK (Mrs. M. M. Ilarrall), 12yds bhd, C#S. Donald .... 1 1— NGINGONGINGO,/ 36yds bhd, J. Bryce I 2 2 JOHN JINKS. /60yds bhd, D. Teahen r.. .. 3 Also: 3 Real Hucpn, limit. Won by two and a-half lengths. Time, 3.22£. Liverpool Handicaa, of £300; 4.40 limit; 2 miles.—4 Rolex, limit, owner, 1; 1 Cyone, limit, F. Holmes, C; 10 Kreisler, limit., D. Bennett, 3. Altfo: 14 Black Wattle, 13 Erin’s Lynn, 6 Lough Neagh, 7 MacDil-

lon. S Shady Spot, limit; 15 Avonwood. 5 Fair Wave and Ricardo (bracketed); 2 Kid Logan. 12yds bhd; 9 Granite City, 11 Warepa. 24; S Morning Sun (inc. 12yds pen.), 17 Rey Logan, 36; 16 Sonoma, 48; 12 Wrackeen, 60 (inc. 48yds pen.). Heads separated the placed horses. Time, 4.32 CRAVEN HANDICAP Of £300; 2.45 limit; 1& miles. 5 KING POINTER (W. McDonald). 12vds bhd, O. E. Hooper 1 6 TALENT, limit. H. Frost 2 2 —BONNY LOGAN, 24yds bhd. F. Holmes 3 Also: 10 Away, 8 Harvest Child, 2 St. Maura (bracketed with Bonny Logan), limit; 11 Billy Sea, 3 Linkman and _Vesuvius (bracketed). 12yds bhd: 7 Bessie Logan, 4 Concliff. 1 Kingcraft. 9 Tom Thumb. 24. Won by a length and ahalf, with a length between second and third. Time. 2.42 1-5.