TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 January 1940, Page 9

TROTTING

FORBURY PARK I CUP WON BY GREAT JEWEL. OTAGO HANDICAP TO ROYAL ROMANCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN. January 25. The weather was fine and cool for the first day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting. The track was in splendid order and in the circumstances the times in some of the events were rather disappointing. In the opening event, Reta’s Own gave a poor showing, and was examined by a veterinary surgeon, who. when the horse had cooled down, found that nothing was seriously amiss.

Pot Luck’s chances in the Flying Handicap were seriouslj r affected when Renown's Best swung across him at the start af the race. The totalisator handled £20,036, compared with £18,361 10s for the corresponding day last year, an increase of £1674 10s. Results:—

Vauxhall Handicap, trotters. 3.38 class, ljm: 2/2 Houghton Feast, scr (G. McKendry) 1; 4/4 Judgment, 24yds behind (M. Holmes) 2; 6/6 Anna’s Voyage, 24yds behind (V. Alborn) 3. Also started: 5/7 Blomfield; 8/8 Golden Bingen; 3/3 Hatrack; 1/1 Reta’s Own; 10/9 Sir Kit; 7/5 Parrish Chimes; 8/10 Reception. Half a length; seven lengths. Time, 3.26 1-5. Southland Handicap, 3.39 class, Um: 5/7 Durability, scr (M. B. Edwards) 1; 3/3 Stormtost, scr (J. B. Pringle) 2; 9/9 Ben Wyvis, 12yds behind (J. Fraser, Junr) 3. Also started: 12/12 Aleli; 8/10 Diosma; 2/1 Manawai; 7/6 Sabu: 6/4 Sister Polly; 4/5 Swift Lady; 1/2 Worthy Cross; 11/11 Safe Voyage; 10/8 Great Harold. Length; half a length. Time, 3.25.

Electric Handicap, 3.30 class. 11m: 6/7 Regal, 24yds behind (R. W. Townley) 1; 5/6 Attain, 12yds behind (M. Holmes) 2; 4/3 Honestus, 24yds behind (C. S. Donald) 3. Also started: 2/1 Huguenot, Axspead, and Palbmar, bracketed; 11/11 Baron Alfonso; 9/9 Gallinford; 1/2 Great Blaze; 8/5 Guywin, and Gay Avon, bracketed: 10/10 Idlealong; 3/4 Voloma; 7/8 Willowbank. Length; four. Time, 3.18. Dunedin Cup, 4.26 class, 2m: 1/1 Great Jewel, scr (R. B. Berry) 1; 3/2 Pot Luck, 12yds behind (M. Holmes) 2; 4/4 Plutus, scr (C. S. Donald) 3. Also started: 2/3 Colonel Grattan; 6/6 Marsceres; 5/5 King’s Play; 1/1 Lucky Jack, bracketed with winner. King’s Play was fourth. Time. 4.28. Otago Handicap, 3.29 class, Um: 6/5 Royal Romance, 48yds behind (V. Alborn) 1; 9/9 Aristotle, 36yds behind (L. Frost) 2; 8/8 Gyrate, scr (D. C. Watts) 3. Also started: 5/6 Gracie Fields; 7/7 Mohican; 2/3 Te Kahu; 1/1 Tan John: 4/4 Blue Logan; 3/2 Tim worthy. Neck; half a length. Time, 3.23. Musselburgh Handicap, 3.34 class, 11m: 3/2 Ochiltree, 12yds behind (P. Holmes) 1; 5/3 Zingarrie, 24yds behind (L. A. Maidens) 2; 5/6 Trireme, scr (G. McKendry) 3. Also started: 7/11 Black Art; 8/7 Lady Carol; 2/4 Shadow Queen; 10/10 Waterloo Direct: 6/51 Charles Russell; 1/1 Ned Worthy: 9/8 Seascape; 10/9 Gentleman Jim; 12/12 Guncase. Four lengths: two. Ned Worthy was fourth. Time, 3.22 4-5. Flying Handicap. 2.45 class, ljm: 3/3 Horsepower, scr (J. Fraser, Junr) 1; ,6/6 Frisco Boy, scr (M. B. Edwards) 2; 2/2 Pot Luck. 12yds behind (M. Holmes) 3. Also started: 5/5 Renown’s Best; 1/1 Southern Chief; 4/4 Rocks Ahead. Neck; half a length. Time, 2.52 4-5.

King George Handicap, 3.5 class, Im, 3f: 1/1 Nelson Eddy, scr (D. McKendry) 1; 9/8 Toorak, scr (J. Walsh) 2; 4/3 Nell Grattan. 12yds behind (S. A. Edwards) 3. Also started: 7/6 Quest; 6/5 Red Pigeon; 8/2 Roan Duke: 2/4 Wee Potts; 3/9 Fremont; 5/7 Token. Three lengths; one. Time, 3.1.