METROPOLITAN TROTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 November 1941, Page 3

METROPOLITAN TROTS

DERBY WON BY PACING POWER. DOUBLE TO GOLD BAR. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 13. The second day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting was held in fine weather. There was a good attendance and the track was fast. The totalisator handled £57,959, compared with £52,857 10s, an increase of £5lOl 10s. Results:— Whiteleigh Handicap, 3.49 class; one mile and five furlongs: 2/2 Mah Jong, 36yds bhd (A. W. Broughton) 1; 1/1 Josedale Dictator, 12yds bhd (F. J. Smith) 2; 3/3 Hatrack, scr (V. Alborn) 3. Also started: 8/7 Shadeland. 5/5 Escalado, 6/6 Allie Audubon, 7/8 Timworthy, 4/4 Margin. Length; three. Margin was fourth. Time, 3.37. Ellesmere Handicap, 4.39 class; two miles: 4/6 Gold Pot, 24yds bhd (D. C. Watts) 1; 9/10 Single Star, 12yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 2; 12/12 King’s Jubilee, 48yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 3; Also started: 11/11 Blue Diamond, 13/13 Gallant Chief, 4/4 Channel Fleet, 3/3 Honestus, 6/5 Jacose, 1/1 Neutrality, 14/14 Philario, 15/15 Trireme, 2/2 Turco, 8/8 Kid Wolf, 10/9 Royal Grattan, 7/7 Scapa Flow. Two lengths; three. Scapa Flow was fourth. Time, 4.24 1-5. Le Lievre Handicap, 4.34 class; two miles: 3/3 Great Blaze, scr (M. B. Edwards) 1; 2/2 Toceetie, 12yds bhd (M. Stewart) 2; 1/1 Chatmos, 24yds bhd (O. E. Hooper) 3. Also started: 5/5 Acuity, 13/13 Palomar, 14/14 Donor, 12/12 Gold Bank, 7/7 Happy Man, 8/8 Lady Carol, 9/6 Mongolian, 4/4 Oxford Scholar, 10/10 Happy Locanda, 11/11 Silver Guy, 6/9 U. Scott. Length and a half; three. Acuity was fourth. Time, 4.21 4-5. Ollivier Handicap, 3.36 class; one mile and five furlongs: 1/2 Gold Bar, scr (A. Holmes) 1; 2/1 Springfield Globe, scr (R. B. Berry) 2; 3/3 Josedale Grattan, 24yds bhd (F. J. Smith) 3. Also started: 9/9 Horsepower, 7/8 Bayard, 5/5 Kenworthy, 8/6 Navy Blue, 6/7 Nelson Eddy, 4/4 Peter Smith, 10/10 Pot Luck. Length; threequarters. Peter Smith was fourth. Time, 3.27. New Zealand Derby Stakes, one mile and a half: 1/1 Pacing Power (R. B. Berry) 1; 4/4 Integrity (V. Leeming) 2; 2/2 Great News (R. Messervy) 3. Also started: 5/5 Safety Pin, 6/7 Honest Peter, 3/3 Knapdale Lass, 1/1 Sandiways bracketed with Pacing Power, 7/6 Tu Rangi. Length and a half; 10. .Time, 3.19 4-5. Sockburn Handicap, 3.44 class; one mile and five furlongs: 4/4 Lament, 36yds bhd (W. J. Doyle) 1; 3/3 Dark Hazard, 48yds bhd (M. C. McTigue) 2; 6/5 Reception, scr (R. Young) 3. Also started: 7/7 Manna’s Son, 8/8 Mute, 1/1 Tan John bracketed with Biworthy, 10/10 Gracie Fields, 5/6 Jenny Guy, 2/2 Bush Laddie, 9/9 Gerfalcon. Half a length; two. Manna’s Son was fourth. Time, 3.37. Metropolitan Handicap, 4.31 class; two miles: 1/1 Haughty, scr (O. E.

Hooper) 1; 4/5 Pleasant Guy, scr (R. Townley) 2; 5/6 Accountant, 24yds bhd (C. S. Donald) 3. Also started: 8/8 Worthy Need, 3/3 Foremost Junior bracketed with Waipahi, l/.l Kilrea and Huguenot bracketed with Haughty, 2/2 Bronze Eagle, 7/7 Loyal Rey, 6/4 Toorak. Length; three. Bronze Eagle was fourth. Time, 4.23. Clarkson Handicap (saddle), 2.12 class; one mile: 1/1 Gold Bar, scr (M. Holmes) 1; 2/2 Mankind, scr (J. Carmichael) 2; 3/3 Colonel Grattan, scr (D. C. Watts) 3. Also started: 4/4 Lightning Lady, 7/7 Southern Smile, 6/6 Adversity, 5/5 Pot Luck. Four lengths; length and a half. Adversity was fourth. Time. 2.3 3-5.