TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 November 1940, Page 3

TROTTING

METROPOLITAN MEETING FIRST DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 4. The following are acceptances for the first day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Spring meeting to be held on November 12, 14. and 15: — Spring Handicap, for unhoppled trotters; 3.50 class; one mile and five furlongs: Hatrack scr, Great Mountain 12, Amonos, Biworthy, Parrish Guide, Shadeland 24, Dark Hazard, Reception 36, Blue Logan, Native Huon 48. Victoria Handicap, 4.35 to 4.32 class; two miles: Chatmos, Mankind. Ned Worthy, Smile Again, Waitaki Power, Worthy Need, Zincali 12, Palornar, Regal. Subsidy 24. Riccarton Stakes, for three-year-olds that have not won a race at time of starting; one mile and a quarter; Statuette, Ronaki, Mickey Rooney, Gold Chief, Ronald Logan, My Lady, Luck Mighty, Diamond Jim. Le Comte, Jill Salisbury, Joan' Potts, Surprise Potts, Becky Parrish, Festivity, GaL lant Maid.

New Zealand Trotting Cup Handicap, 4.2 G class; two miles: Horsepower, Colonel Grattan. Bayard, Renown’s Best. Marlene, Plutus, Dusky Sound scr. Southern Chief, Great Jewel, Marsceres, Cantata 12. Fine Art 24, Blair Athol, Parisienne 36, Pot Luck 48. Canterbury Handicap, 4.31 to 4.27 class; .two miles: Cruiser, Harold Guy, Nelson Eddy, Peter Smith, Roan Duke. Wee Potts scr, Accountant, Bill B, Red Ranger 12, Great Divide, Lady Milne, Sandusky, Toorak 24, Horsepower, Nell Grattan 36.

Dominion Handicap, for unhoppled trotters; 4.38 class; two miles: Manna’s Son, Mohican, Millisle, Tan John scr, Timworthy 24, Gerfalcon, Jenny Guy, Mute, Pilot Peter 36, Captain Bolt, Lament 48. Empire Handicap, 4.39 to 4.36 class; two miles: Coquette, Great Blaze, Jovial, Lady Vasclyne, Mendel scr, Battlevale. Black Surprise. Old Faithful, Superior Rank, Trireme, Willowbank 12. Ochiltree, Philario. Stormlost 36.

Hagley Handicap, 2.46 class; one mile and a quarter; Colonel Grattan. Donald Dhu, Frisco Boy, Jesse Owen, Kenworthy, Navy Blue, Renown’s Best, Waipahi scr, Southern Chief 12, Lightning Lady 24.

Appeal by L. Hare. An appeal to the Canterbury District Committee against the decision of the Banks Peninsula judicial stewards in suspending L. Hare for a month for careless riding in the principal event at Motukarara on Saturday, was lodged yesterday, and will be heard at the monthly meeting of the district committee today. RACING Nov. 9—Napier Park. Nov. 9, 11 —Avondale. Nov. 9, 11, 13, 16—C.J.C. Nov. 16 —Napier Park. Nov. 16, 18 —Waikato. Nov. 23—Levin. Nov. 23, 25—Auckland.

Because of an acute shortage of halfpennies, one of the big department stores in Christchurch has been forced to give customers change in halfpenny stamps. The manager told a reporter that so far as his firm was concerned, the shortage was Dominion-wide. No explanation of the shortage was forthcoming from the authorities, but it was possible that the scarcity of halfpennies was duo to the number of fractional price increases that had come into operation recently. Pennies also were in short supply. “If anybody has a 'plant' of halfpennies in the kiddies’ money-box. it would be a good idea lo unearth them." added the manager. A Masterton resident who has a hobby of collecting halfpennies has several pounds worth in her possession.