SPORTING.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1689, 5 June 1929, Page 5

SPORTING.

TROTTING NEWS.

FIXTURES. June s.—Dunedin J.C. June s.—Auckland-R.C.'-Wrackler, for the current season, has won over £2OOO in stakes. In J. Bryce 's opinion Ningo Ningo is considered to be better than Ahuriri at his age. Silk Thread is improving with every race now and R. B. Plaxico should experience a good run with him. Tot Logan has now settled down to business in her races and O. E. Hooper should lead her in a winner more than once. Lindbergh is a very fine pacer and won his: race with the greatest of ease at the Canterbury Park fixure on Saturday. C. S. Donald has him looking well and his future prospects are very rosy. Waitaki Girl .was warmly applauded for her win in the King George Handicap at Christchurch on Saturday. She made :f great run at the finish and completed a fine performance by winning comfortably by two lengths. She is a very uncertain mare at times but when caught in the right mood she is very dangerous. Loiterer is paeing with more life in his outings and his own,er, knowing him thoroughly, should place him for a stake. : - . . Vesuvius for a mental note. He pa eed exceptionally well at the Christchurch meeting and V. Alboru thinks a lot of him. Linkman. in the same stable, should find more honours coming his way. R. B. Plaxico has worked a decided improvement oil Dolores and she should make her trainer very popular. lonic does not need one and Tomkiiison has this horse looking well. Dalmeny is just about right and was well in the firing line in his outings at the Canterbury Park meeting. His, turn generally comes at this stime of the year, especially when the ground is soft.

Cannonball seems to have thrown off the lameness which has been affeeting him. He showed no signs of its reappearance when racing at Addington and rfor his trainer's sake it is to be hoped he will remain sound as he is a good one. .

Free Advice ran better at Christchurch than she did at Forbury ;Park last month but she faded away in the King George Handicap on Saturday, after being prominent early in the race. A spell may do he* good. ■■>.] Nighborn appears to have taken a new lease of life and although he is well back in the handicaps he \ should always receive a little consideration.

Brentloe was given a royal cliance in the Au Eevoir Handicap at Canterbury Park on Saturday, but the Oakaru trained paeer did not carry his speed more than six furlongs ana attempts to make him stay must be proving Idifficult.

RACING NEWS.

Money Mine came with a great burst of speed at the conclusion,of the Birthday Handicap, which he won, at Wingfitui on Saturday. He has improved considerably during the past few months and is bred to stay. He, is yet down in the weights and may add further to .his successes.

Boyal Saxon was supported with great confidence in the Provincial H'l.ndUi.ip at Wlngatui on Monday. He began well enough and showed up pre minently until a furlong from home, but at this stage lie was well beaten, It was a disappointing display though it might not Ije w-istj to judge other evefttg ju which lie is a starter from his running in.this race.

Amorist had matters all his own way in the June Hurdles at Wingatui on Saturday, but although he won easily there is a doubt if he can see o«t rt

longer journey. ; Lancer wpsented much danger, before he fell in his engagement at Wingatui on Saturday and was, .-it the'time, travelling like a train, bui; \m rider made ;i .mistake by commencing his run on a_ bend. In the Otago Hurdle Haiidi- ( cap, on Monday, he made no mistakes and scored well after jumping like a winner before half the journey had been covered.

Considering the weyjh,B which Great Star eairioc] tt» success on Saturday his victory is all the more meritorious and further to exhibit the sterling qualities he possesses he captured (Me WaiKonga Handicap oil Monday ill an impressive manner, He is a three-year-old guiding by Solferino—Thcda. Coomassie faded away in the Tradesmen's Handicap on Saturday and on Monday was slow to move at the start, but the races.will do her good. ;' Bulolo registered an easy success on Saturday but found the weight he had to carry in the Janefleld Handicap on Monday a steadier. He is only a three-year-old and has a future ahead of him. Gay Sonnet demonstrated further that she is exceptionally well, at the present time by finishing a;good second in the* Tradesmen's Handicap at Wingatui on Saturday after being knocked back early. Malmsey lias conic into her own again and nothing had a chance with her when she raced in, and Avon,.the Provincial Handicap on Monday., SU? passed the post full of running, ?' ICing Balboa was'' a downfall Ito Southland supporters in the Birthday Handicap aiid. was-never in the picture, .tso hj,s second to Malmsey came as a great surprise,. It.'showed that he needed the outing in the •■Birthday Handicap to sharpen Min. up. He gal-