TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 12

TROTTING.

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Tim- :i iiiim.il meeting of members of tlio Am Isiii nil Trot t iiiu r Cluli will be held in thr dull"* ollices, Durham Street, on Wcdne->da v.

On going into second place in the big event .it Addington, the four-year-old Daphne d'Oro. put up a tine effort, and lias now qua lifted for the New Zealand Cup. It was a. very fast race, ami Queen's Own went 4:1'1 4-f> to get third.

Croat Change was made second favourite fur the Introductory Trot at Addington on Saturday, but the bay gelding settled his prospects by going to a break at the start and he never got in the picture afterwards.

Cold Jacket settled his chances in the August. Handicap by going to a break just after the start. The son of Gold liell was a good favourite for the race, hut his supporters never looked like handling a dividend. This is not the first time Gold Jacket has left his feet in a race, and frequently he does this sort of thing. When he does do it right lie is a real good pacer and one who stays on.

Dillon ITuon has made it hard for himself to win again. The chestnut was not looked upon a.s a real good stayer, and it was thought his best distance was a mile and a-quarter or mile and a-half. However, in the Trial Han Heap on Saturday, lie won in good style at the end and tramped down the> two miles in 4.30 l-f>, which means that lie will have to racc in big handicap company in future. He was bred by the Messrs. McKendrick, and, after racing for a season or Lwo was sold to Mr. J. R. Corrigan, at a good figure, and for him he has turned out a good purchase. As a novice Dillon Hnon showed a rare turn of speed, and before he had ever started in a race lie worked out a mile and aquarter one morning at Epsom, with Deaii Dillon, the pair going at a 2.13 gait all the way. As he goes well on c'ther hard or soft tracks he is a handy fort of horse to have. BACKER'S GOOD JUDGMENT. Although Saturday opened the trotting season, and backers had little or no recent form to guide them, they dropped into their stride in fine style, and in only one race at Addington did the result take the shape, of a surprise, this being when Peterwah, who ruled tenth in the order of betting, trounced the field in the August Handicap. Backers began the day by making the American-bred Maxegin favourite for the Introductory Trot, and B. Jardcn's liotse duly arrived in first place. Sahib, a second choice, won the mile saddle, and then Peterwali scored. The improved Dillon Huon, fourth in tho order of favouritism, went 4.30 1-5 from a 4.38 mark, to win the Trial Handicap, but in the remaining four events tho favourite won each time. It is not often four first fancies win on end at » Metropolitan meeting, and as many were participating in the dividend, it is not surprising to note that the totalisutor returns showed an increase of £2650, compared with the opening day of the August meeting twelve months ago.

PETERWAH, THE CHAMPION. The performance of Peterwah in winning the August, Handicap at Addington on .Saturday set fled beyond all doubt his right, tn bo claimed as the greatest straightout trotter tho Dominion lias known. Prior to the meeting, his owner, Mr. K. Fisken, expressed the opinion to C'hi i.stcli inch writers that t.lie horse was not quite so forward ns lip could have wished, because the weather had been bo bad at Oiisborne that lie had been unable to give the chestnut much fast work. It Mould seem that Peterwah was more forward than his owner thought, becauso particulars of the race for the August Handicap show that the son of Etawali and Janova not only won, hut was responsible for the most brilliant exhibi tion of fast trotting yet seen in New Zealand. Not once, did lie put a foot wrong, and getting to the front five furlongs from homo he. was still there at tho end. When the clocks were stopped ] it was found that Mr. lisken's horse had oast the sixteen furlongs behind in 4.23 3-5, truly a wonderful performance, and one that most likely stands as a record for trotters for many years to coine. Mr. Brinkman, tho handicapper, when making the handicaps for Wednesday next, placed Peterwah on a 4.25 mark, which is not treating him badly. It was a lucky day for Mr. L'isken when he bought Peterwah in America. WESTERN KING IS GOOD.

The Auckland trainer, J. Shaw, has invariably done well on those occasions invari.i i.y , team to Addington, *'r£ S, «"p™»« Tthe iuckhmder succeeded in landing f "J race" with Native Prince and Western King Bothhorsejjtad been FU 'ed Ul The B on of Rock Huon, it will be twelve months ba Australia —and was brought ac''os racing last seathi. prevented h,n, from raon, son till the June meeting first day he land Trotting Clu -we, rln mile) but ia.?2Sis ienSth. w« .W* 4 •*"»

•in (lie second day, hut was pulled up l.clore the journey had been completed, ■' he could not go in the slushy going. At. Addington on Saturday he counted •u.liciont admirers to send him out a warm lavourite for the International Handicap, the fast sprint of the day, and in winning lie was responsible for a very attractive jHufortnanco, and one which stamps the Australian-bred horse as in the very first flight. Handicapped mi the limit of a -M 3 mile, Western Kino was niceiv placed to open his winning account in the Dominion, but ho made the, task hard for himself. When the barriers were released, he tangled, and one report says lie lost about 50vds before he really settled down. This seems a lot to lose, and then win, but as Western King was only in seventh position at the end of two furlongs, he must have lost considerable ground. For him to gather in the lield and win comfortably by a length at the end in 2.11 2-o makes him out to be a horse of class, and he looks like being a good stake earner for li is owner, Mr. Moodabe.