ADDINGTON TROTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20956, 8 November 1939, Page 9

ADDINGTON TROTS

METROPOLITAN CARNIVAL SOUTHERN CHIEF TRIUMPHS WIN FOR ROYAL ROMANCE (By Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s spring meeting opened to-day at Addington in fine weather berore a large attendance. The track was in splendid Concluding results:— CANTERBURY HANDICAP First £3OO, second £125, third £75; limit 4.31; 2 miles 1 I —SOUTHERN CHIEF, 12yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 1 B—7—TOORAK, limit (M. Stewart) . 2 3 3—MARLENE, Unfit (C. S. Donald) 3 Also started: 7 —B Silver Guy, 9—9 Frisco Lady, 2—2 Great Divide, 10—10 Aide-de-Camp, limit; 6—5 Horsepower, 4 4 Red Ranger, 12yds bhd; 5—6 Renown’s Best, 48. Two lengths; one length. Great Divide •was fourth. Times: 4.20 4-5, 4.22 1-5, 4.22 3-5. DOMINION HANDICAP First £4OO, second £l5O, third £100; limit 4.36; 2 miles 7—6—ROYAL ROMANCE, limit (V. Alborn) 1 2 I —CAPTAIN BOLT, 2 4yds bhd (R. Donald) 2 3 3—NELL VOLO, limit (F. J. Smith) 3 Also started: B—9 Aristotle, I —2 Gerfalcon, 6—7 Pilot Peter, limit; 4—4 Lament, 5—5 Mute, 9—B Bittersweet, 12yds bhd; 2—l Walinooka (bracketed with Captain Bolt), 48, 10 —lO Sea Girt, 96. Two lengths; two lengths. Mute was fourth. Times: 4.27, 4.25 2-5, 4.27 4-5. VICTORIA HANDICAP First £2OO, second £6O, third £4O; limit 4.36; 2 miles io—io—BlLL 8., 36yds bhd (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 S—3—FREMONT, 2 4yds bhd (R. B. Berry) 2 9—B—ICEVUS, 36yds bhd (R. Young) 3 Also started: 6—6 Quest, B—l2 Harold Guy, 1— l Donor, 7 —7 Zincali, 12yds bhd; 22 Cruiser, 11—9 Reu Pigeon, 12—11 Jesse Owens, 3—4 Parauri, I—l Jackaranda (bracketed with Donor), 24; 13—14 Waipahi, 4—5 Battlefield, 36; 14—13 Nell Grattan, 48. Length; length. Nell Grattan was rourth. Times: 4.23, 4.24 1-5, 4.23 2-5. HAGLEY HANDICAP First £2OO, second £6O, third £4O; limit 2.4 6; 11 miles 1— I —GREAT JEWEL, limit (R. B. Berry) 1 3 3—SANDUSKY, limit (F. J. Smith) 2 22 DONALD DHL, limit (G. Moritz) 3 Also started: 6—5 Bonny Azure and Glenrossie (bracketed), 7 —7 George Rey, limit; 5—6 Frisco Boy, 12yds bhd; 4—4 Pot Luck, 24. Two lengths; neck. Pot Luck was fourth. Times, 2.41, 2.41 3-5, 2.41 4-5. Higher Turnover The totalisator handled £73,276, compared with £64,106 10s on the opening day last year.