TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1941, Page 8

TROTTING

TARANAKI MEETING CUP WON BY AGILITY. APPOMATOX SUCCESSFUL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' NEV/ PLYMOUTH. This Day. The Taranaki Centennial Cup meeting opened in ideal weather. The attendance was good. The totalisator receipts were £11,653, compared with £10,676 10s last year. Results were:— Waitara Handicap, 3.44 class, Ijm.: 4/7, Mac’s Jimmy, scr., 1; 6/5, Appomatox, 60 yds. bhd., 2; 1/2, Seameal, 24 yds. bhd., 3, Four lengths; five lengths. Time, 3.39. Fitzroy Handicap, 3.5 class. 1.1 m.: 1/1, Pearloro, scr., 1; 3/3, Shannon Lass, scr., 2; 2/2, First Call, 48 yds. bhd.. 3. Half a head; eight lengths. Time. 2.52 4-5. Urenui Handicap. 3.1 class, ljm.: 2/2, Prince McElwyn, 12yds. bhd., 1; 3/4, True Guide, scr., 2; 6/5, De Reske, 12 yds. bhd., 3. Length and a half each way. Time, 2.50:’. Taranaki Cup, 4.42 class, 2m.: 2/2, Agility, 12yds. bhd. (A. Holmes), 1; 3/3, Club King, scr., 2; 4/4, Gold Pot, 60 yds. bhd., 3. Also started: 6/6, Bonnie Direct; 5/5, Warship; 1/1. Lynn Rey; 7/7, Kinawley. Three lengths; head. Time, 4.38 2-5. Inglewood Handicap, 5.2 class, 2m.: 1, Appomatox, 24yds. bhd., 1; 2, Redmond’s Pride, 24 yds. bhd., 2; 4, Native Bird, scr., 3_ Fifty yards; six lengths. Time, 4.5*4 3-5. Moturoa Handicap, 3.43 class, 11m.: 2/2, War Guard, scr., 1; 4/4, Shannon Lass, scr., 2; 1/1, First Call, 48 yds. bhd.. 3. Two lengths; four lengths. Time, 3.40 2-5. Omata Handicap, 3.38 class, 11m.: 2/2, Mullard, 24 yds. bhd., 1; 1/1. Neutrality, 12 yds. bhd., 2; 5/5, De Reske, 12 yds. bhd.. 3. Half a head; three lengths. Time, 3.23. Farewell Handicap: 3/3, Warship, 1; 1/1, Club King, 2; 2/2, Lynn Rey, 3. Three lengths; five lengths. Time, 2.46 2-5.

ASHBURTON

WALTER MOORE WINS STAKES. ZINCALI BREAKS RECORD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ASHBURTON, April 6. The Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting was held on Saturday in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in first-class order. The totalisator handled £25,091 10s, against £22,931 last year. The judicial committee found C. King, driver of Surprise Potts, guilty of interference with Special Force in the New Zealand Futurity Stakes, and reduced him to D grade till July 31 next. Special Force was unplaced in the Futurity Stakes. Zincali established a fresh New Zealand grass track record for one mile and a half. Results were:— Allenton Handicap, 3.49 class; one mile and a half: 4/5 Lady Scott, scr (Butterfield) 1; 3/2 Shaun Aroon, scr, 2; 5/3 Suspense, scr, 3. Bomber unseated his driver at the start, and Cockney and Muraahi fell. Muraahi was later destroyed. Three lengths; 12. Time, 3.26. Improvers’ Handicap, 5.1 class; two miles: 8/8 Loyal Friend, scr (McTigue) 1; 2/4 Special Agent, scr, 2; 9/6 Vera De Oro, scr, 3. Eight lengths; four. Time, 4.28 1-5. New Zealand Futurity Stakes, for three-year-olds; one mile and five furlongs: 2/3 Waller Moore (Watts) 1; i 4/2 Gold Chief, 2; 7/8 Shadow Maid, 3. Also started: 6/6 Festivity, 9/9 Ngarimu, 5/4 Peter’s Find. 3/5 Ronald 1 Logan, 1/1 Special Force. 8/7 Surprise Potts. Three lengths; head. Time, 3.35 3-5. Autumn Handicap, 3.39 class; one mile and a half: 2/2 Manawai, 36yds bhd (Townleyi 1; 1/1 Scapa Flow. 36 yds bhd. 2; 7/6 Arietta, 48yds bhd, 3. Head; three lengths. Time, 3.19. Durbar Handicap, 3.23» class; one mile and a half: 2/2 Zincali, 36yds bhd (Maidens) 1; 7/6 Toceetie, scr, 2; 1/1 Huguenot, scr, 3. Three lengths; two. Time, 3.10 3-5 (a New Zealand record for a grass track). The record was held by Blair Athol and Plutus jointly. Stewards Handicap, 3.36 class; one mile and a half: 3/2 Within, scr (Doyle) 1; 1/1 Certissimus, 48yds bhd, 2; 4/4 Allie Audubon, scr, 3. Half a length; one. Time. 3.27. Harvest Handicap, one mile and a half: 1/1 All Gallant. 12yds bhd (Bryce, Junior).!; 1/1 Statuette, 24 yds blid, 2; 3/2 Scapa Flow, scr, 3. The first and second horses were coupled. Won by one length and a half; neck. Time, 3.16 2-5. Rakaia Handicap 3.31 class; one mile and a half: 9/8 Kid Wolf 24yds bhd (Gallagher) 1; 5/6 Nationalist scr 2; 11/13 Silk King, scr, 3. Won by one length and a half; half a length. Time. 3.18 2-5.