TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 76, 30 March 1928, Page 11

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NUTES.

(By ORION.)

FIXTURES. March 31 Wanganui T.C. A nr i] 7 o.—Hawera T.C. Aoril 7. 11.— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C Anrll 14.—Taranaki T.C. ISriJ 21.—Te Aroha T.C. loril 21— Asbburtou T.C. 3, 5.— Forbury Park T.C. May. 5. —Cambridge T.C. Mar ltf.—Oamaru T.C. Jnne 2, 4.—Canterbury Park T.C. Jnne 9. —Ashburton T.C. Jnne 23, 27.—Auckland T.C.

Louie Dillon, a four-year-old by Author Dillon, is a very likely sort. She is trained by W. Willotts, who was for some time stationed at Mangere.

Warplanc showed a fine turn of speed for a mile and a-quarter in the Eastbrook Handicap at Wanganui. Tie eon of Man o' W; may go further next time.

Speed Kink could not, go with the leaders in the early part of the Foster Handicap and S. G. Stubbs' horse does not look a winner. Stubbs did not give him much chance.

Neteonls Request went a fine nice in the Kivkwood Trot at Wanganui till he left his feet near the home turn. He ia a solid sort, by Nelson Bingen, and may be closer on Saturday.

Rebecca, who finished fourth in the President's Trot at Wanganui, broke repeatedly, or she would have been much closer. She has only to go more solidly on Saturday to be in the money.

A trotter who will win a race before long is Louirtania, one of L. F. Berkett's team. She raced agaii»t the pacers in the Foster Handicap at Wanganui yesterday, and went a great race to get third.

Great Ballin is still showing sign* of the injuries he received on the trip to Thames last Saturday. In the Innovation Handicap at Wanganui yesterday he never got in the picture, and was a long way back at the finish.

After her good showing m the Wanganui Cup Lottie Advance looked to have a chance in the Morton Memorial. She waa paying a good price and hit the front half a mile from home, but she was well beaten when the last furlong waa commenced.

Few would give Dillon Huon a chancc of winning the Hawera Cup, but off the limit in that race he may be. hard to beat. He certainly failed to get a place in the Wanganui Cup yesterday hut he went well, nevertheless, and might bring off a surprise soon.

Explosion "ran another bad race Tin ''tkf Morton Memorial yesterday clear he has no chance of wroaing .* race on the trip unless he shows wonderfid improvement, which is not, likely. He is a big, over-grown hone, and apparently wants a lot of time.

The Auckland mare. Lady Ena, went close to getting the Kirk wood Handicap at Wanganui. The brown mare began well, and, with half a-mile gone she hit the front, but A. Corrigau, driving the favourite Mokanna, did not let her get far away, and with' four furlongs to go the pair were together. They were battling out a gopd finish when Lady Ena broke half a-dozen strides from the pott and backer* of the odds-on favourite, Mokanqa, were happy. It w«i not a very impressive performance.

G. Robertson's run of hard luck continue*, and in the Morton Memorial he drove a great race with the honest Admiral Lock, but he had no chance with Hal Huon over the last half furlong. Hal Huon won on the second day of the Wanganui meeting last 9 year, and he has improved since then because he beat a useful field yesterday in fine style after covering a lot of ground through being outside two horses. He is an aged gelding by Hal Zoloek— Huonette and is trained by his owner at Hastings. His party were not keen on his chance, although he went out second favourite and won handsomely.

ALL'S WELL. After winning the Kirk wood Trot, Mokaima, who was not penalised, was produced again in the President's Trot bi which the class was slightly better. He did not carry a great deal of money and showed about as miMtfi pace as a tortoise. From the start be started to drop back, and the further the field went the further he faded out and at the end was a furlong away. The stipendiary stewards deemed it necessary to ak the driver a question, and the explanation was considered satisfactory. '

A GOOD SORT. The winner of the Foster Handicap at Wanganui yesterday, Sailor Boy, is a good sort, who will be heard of again. He was only fifth in the order of betting, Fliton, driven by J. being a warm order, but the best the favourite could do was to finish a moderate third, •fter being in that position all the way and having every chance. Ce Advanceur and Sailor Boy were the leading pair, but once the straight wa« properly entered Sailor Boy soon had the race won, and W. Willetts had a very comfortable drive. Sailor Boy is well bred, being by Man o' War out of Molly Chimes, and is owned and trained by J. H. Heginbotham, at Waverley.

BACKERS UNEASY. In view of Peter Pirate having gone 3.31 3-5 last Saturday at Thames, it would have been surprising 'had the Aucklander not been at odds on in the Innovation Handicap at Wanganui yesterday. He won, but it was a dose thing between victory and defeat, as he just got up to beat Great Delight by . a neck. The favourite was on his toes at the start and drew the second row of the limit division. When the start was effected, he tangled and lost about 40 yards, which meant that he wai a long way back and looked to have no chance. However, he began to move up six furlongs from home, and was in 'behind Great Delight and Taw* King into , 4 the straight. He was. having a job to get to Great Delight, but the latter broke, and Peter Pirate won by a neck. The winner is only a three-year-old, and this was only his second start, so he looks like being good. „ Great Delight, is a good sort, and so also is Huia Maid. The last-named should do better very Shortly* •• • ''h

▲ FINE MEETING. Although the volume of betting at the Wanganui Trotting Club's meeting was rather disappointing (in- one race there was less than £400 on the machine), better racing could not be wished for, and in race after race the judge, Mr. W. Russell, had close finishes to decide. It is a pity that the' Wanganui public do not rally along for trotting more than tihey do, but evidently they get so little of light-harness sport that they don It bother to take w<hat little is served up to them. As a matter of fact the attendance yesterday was almost made up of visitors, but perhaps to-morrow will see a bigger crowd. They will be fortunate if the racing is as exciting as it was yesterday.

HIGH SEA SURPRISES. The win of High Sea in the Wanganui Trotting Cup took the shape of a surprise, as there were half a dozen better supported than the roan son of Blue Ribbon, who is trained at Ashhurst by W. Oliver, who drove him. High Sea was never further back than third at any part, and he trailed Lottie Advance into the straight. He looked to have her well beaten inside the distance, but she hung on well and the pair were battling out a great finish when P. Green brought Tui Wildwood along, and the trio flashed past the post almost in line. The judge decided in favour of High Sea by a neck, with Tui Wildwood a short head away third, and Gold Dial almost in line next. It was a fine race. Both first and second are trained at Ashhurst. Had Green made his run a little earlier he would probably have won with Tui Wildwood, as she was certainly doing the best at the end. Bell Dial went a good race, as did also Dillon Hudn. Explosion was very disappointing. He had every chance and was well up behind the leaders at the end of a mile, but he began to make heavy weather of it from then on and rapidly dropped back, finishing well down the course. The race was not over fast, and High Sea only had to knock two seconds off his handicap to get the stake.