TROTTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 November 1941, Page 7

TROTTING

METROPOLITAN CLUB N.Z. CUP TO JOSEDALE GRATTAN WIN FOR PEGGOTTY. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 11. Auckland-owned horses dominated the finish of the New Zealand Trotting Cup, run under ideal conditions at Addington this afternoon. The winner was the imported American-bred pacer Josedale Grattan, who is (rained by F. J. Smith for Dr M. G. Pezaro and Mr E. G. Bridgens. The totalisator handled £76.668 10s, compared with £75,676 last year. Results: — Spring Handicap, unhoppled trotters, 3.49 class; Im. 5f.: 2/2 Mah Jong, 12yds bhd (A. W. Broughton) 1; 5/6 Ganton, scr (V. Alborn) 2; 1/1 Josedale Dictator, 12yds bhd (F. J. Smith) 3. Also started: 13/11 Amonos, 11/12 Great Mountain, 12/13 Fifa, 8/7 Shadeland, 3/3 Escalado, 9/10 Millisle, 4/5 Allie Audubon, 7/9 Timworthy, 10/8 Margin, 6/4 Within. Neck; eight lengths. Margin was fourth. Time, 3.34 3-5. Victoria Handicap, 4.40 class; 2m.: 2/1 Scapa Flow, 12yds bhd (Fairbairn) 1; 5/3 Channel Fleet, 12yds bhd (J. B. Pringle) 2; 4/5 Arietta, scr (O. E. Hooper) 3. Also started: 6/6 Busted Flush, 1/2 Nationalist, 8/8 Purina, 9/9 Warship, 3/4 Blue Diamond, 7/7 Gallant Chief. Half a length; neck. Purina was fourth. Time, 4.28 3-5. Riccarton Stakes, for maiden three-year-olds; ljm.: 3/1 Knapdale Lass (J. B. Pringle) 1; 9/10 Integrity (V. Leeming) 2; 4/4 Safety Pin (F. G. Holmes) 3. Also started: 19/17 Barbary Coast, 7/9 Blue Stock, 6/5 Chuckles, 1/2 Courtcard, 2/3 Free Bond, 12/19 Great Artist, 14/14 Hargood’s Pride, 12/12 Harvest Peter, 11/11 Leamington, 16/16 Of Course, 15/14 Opaque, 5/7 Safari, 8/6 Scottish Air, 17/18 Sonny Jewel, 20/20 Suffragette, 13/13 Teddy Gregg, 10/8 Tu Rangi. Two lengths; three. Hargood’s Pride was fourth. Time, 2.46 2-5. NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP, 4.26 class; 2m. 3/3 Josedale Grattan, scr (F. J. Smith) 1 12/10 Kenworthy, scr (F. C. Walker) 2 4/4 Peter Smith, scr (L. A. Maidens) 3 Also started: 1/1 Gold Bar, scr; 9/9 Molly Direct, scr; 7/5 Navy Blue, scr; 5/6 Nelson Eddy, scr; 10/11 Sandusky, scr; 15/13 Bayard, 12yds bhd; 8/7 Colonel Grattan, 12yds bhd; 2/2 Fine Art, 12yds bhd; 6/8 Marlene, 24yds bhd; 11/12 Pot Luck, 36yds bhd. Three lengths; two. Colonel Grattan was fourth. Time, 4.15. Canterbury Handicap, 4.34 class: two miles: 5/5 Jackaranda, scr (C. King) 1; 4/4 Chatmos, 12yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 2; 16/15 Waitaki Power, scr (R. Messervy) 3. Also started: 5/5 Great Blaze bracketed with Jackaranda, 7/7 Palomar, 12/11 Sports Review, 14/13 Subsidy, 1/1 Acuity, 15/14 Adversity, 16/16 Donor, 11/10 Gold Bank, 3/2 Happy Man, 9/9 Mongolian, 2/3 Toceetie, 8/6 Happy Locanda, 13/12 Silver Guy, 6/8 U. Scott. Three lengths; two. Mongolian was fourth. Time, 4.23 1-5. Dominion Handicap, unhoppled trotters; 4.36 class; two miles: 7/8 Peggotty, 12yds bhd (R. H. Butterick) 1; 1/1 Biworthy, 12yds bhd (C. S. Donald) 2; 1/1 Tan John, scr (G. S. Smith) 3. Biworthy and Tan John were bracketed. Also started: 8/7 Mute, 9/10 Reception, 10/9 Gracie Fields, 6/6 Royal Romance, 3/4 Jenny Guy, 2/3 Bush Laddie, 5/2 Lament, 4/5 Dark Hazard, 11/11 Gerfalcon. Three lengths; two. Jenny Guy was fourth. Time, 4.30 2-5. Empire Handicap, 4.31 class; two miles: 3/2 Springfield Globe, 36yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 1; 1/1 Special Edition, scr (J. B. Pringle) 2; 6/5 Bronze Eagle, 12yds bhd (C. Tasker) 3. Also started; 5/6 Foremost Junior, 2/3 Haughty, 8/8 Mankind, 4/4'Pleasant Guy, 11/10 Worthy Need, 13/15 Jesse Owens, 7/7 Our Jewel, 9/11 Accountant, 10/9 Fremont, 14/14 Horse Power, 12/12 Loyal Rey, 16/13 Toorak, 15/16 Willowbank, 3/2 Huguenot bracketed with Springfield Globe. Length; three. Toorak was fourth. Time, 4.15 4-5. Hagley Handicap, 4.38 class; 2m.: 6/6 Oxford Scholar, 24yds bhd (C. K. Yeatman) 1; 11/14 Royal Grattan, scr (A. Holmes) 2; 8/8 Honestus, scr (C. S. Donald) 3. Also started: 1/1 Jacose, 3/4 Neutrality, 15/15 Philario, 7/7 Single Star, 14/12 Trireme, 4/3 Turco, 2/2 Gold Pot, 5/5 Kid Wolf, 10/10 Coquette, 9/9 King’s Jubilee, 13/11 Wainoni Girl, 12/13 Worthy Cross. Head; half a head. Coquette was fourth. Time, 4.25 2-5.