TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1941, Page 8

TROTTING

METROPOLITAN MEETING EASTER HANDICAP TO KING POTTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 13. The Christchurch Easter Carnival opened today with the first day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s autumn meeting at Addington. The totalisator handled £60,633, compared with £54,421 10s last year. Results: — Preliminary Handicap, Im. and 5f.: 7/7, Elite Rey 24 yds, bhd. (W. J. Doyle), 1; 1/1, Allie Audubon, scr., 2; 2/2, Great Surprise, 24yds. bhd., 3. Half length each way. Time, 3.39. Fendalton Handicap, 4.43 class, 2m.: 5/5. Golden Mist, scr. (T. H. Gunning), 1; 3/3, Silver Laddie, 12yds. bhd., 2; 8/6, Sister Polly, scr., 3. Three lengths; one length. Time, 4.22. Express Handicap, 4.34 class, 2m.: 1/1, Huguenot, 24yds. bhd. (R. B. Berry), 1; 1/1, Kilrea, 24yds. bhd., 2; 4/4, Superior Rank, 24yds. bhd., 3. Two lengths; one. Time, 4.33. Easter Handicap, 4.28 class, 2m.: 1/1, King Potts, scr., (L. H. Green), coupled with Sandusky), 1; 4/4, Navy Blue, 12yds. bhd. (M. Holmes), 2; 2/2, Peter Smith, 12yds. bhd. (L. A. Maidens), 3. All started. Neck; head. Time, 4.253Belfast Handicap, 4.31 class, 2m.: 1/1, Willow Bank, scr. (D. C. Watts), 1; 2/2, Fremont, scr., 2; 9/8, Wee Potts, scr., 3. Neck; three “lengths. Time, 4.22.

Autumn Handicap, trotters, 4.36 class, 2m.: 4/5, Jenny Guy, 12yds. bhd. (R. W. Townley), 1; 2/1, Tan John, scr. (coupled with Captain Bolt and Biworthy), 2; 6/6, Gerfalcon, 60yds. bhd., 3. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 4.29.

Metropolitan All-Aged Stakes, Ifm.: 3/4, Walter Moore, scr. (D. C. Watts), 1; 12/12, Shadow Maid, scr., 2; 13/13, Ronald Logan, scr., 3. Won by a length; head. Time, 2.41.

Wilkin Handicap, 3.26 class, 11m.: 3/3, Special Edition, 24yds. bhd. (J. B. Pringle), 1; 4/4, Royal Surprise, 24yds. bhd., 2; 2/1, Great Blaze, scr., 3. Won by three lengt’nfs; one. Time, 3.18.