WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 266, 9 November 1928, Page 14

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORION.)

November 17. 21—Otahubu T.C. November ,24 —Wellington T.C. November 29, December I—Forbury Park T.C. December B—Waikato T.C. December —Cheviot T.C. December 15, 17—New Brighton T.C. December 26—Ashburton T.C. December 26, 27—South Walrarapa T.C. December 28, 27—Westport T.C. December 27, 39, 31—Auckland Trotting Club. Acceptances for fche opening day of the Otahuhu Trotting Club's meeting close to-day at 5 p.m. Mangoutu is a speedy trotter, and it is hard luck to go 3.25 1-5 and only get second money. There wa senough money lost in Auckland yesterday on Native Prince to provide a sinking fnud for the £70,000,000 Sir Josep Ward talks about. When J. Shaw left * Auckland it was expected he would win gome good races with his select team, but so far The Abbey has been the only one to win for him. Jewel Pointer has secured place money, but Native Prince and Western King have failed badly. The Abbey went another good race yesterday, when he finished third. The chestnut has not been long in reaching big chandicap company, and in his two races this week he has gone 4.29 and 4.29 2-5. Katute, who scored easily in the Whiteleigh Trot at Addington yesterday, has always possessed a fine turn of speed, but she lias been very "iffy" and her sort ar© never good propositions for backers. Up till recently she was trained by J. Bryce, but is now in B. Jarden's stable at Wellington. Yesterday she was on the limit of a 3.34 class, and won comfortably in 3.27 4-5. She is speedy enough to win again, but she will not be able to make any mistakes in future. The performance of Kingcraft when he led the field home in the Courtenay Handicap yesterday stamps him as a pacer above the ordinary. He was always in a handy position, and in the straight came along to win comfortably by half a-length. He just went his handicap, 4.29, but as he will be penalised next time he is handicapped it may be he will go back to a 4.27 mark, which would make him eligible for the Auckland Trotting Cup.

Great Bingen's second in the New Zealand Cup when >he recorded 4.19 2-5, was solid evidence that this great pacer was right back to his beet, and it was not surprising tc see him going out favourite for the Free-for-All yesterday. In a field of five he finished fourth, and seeing that Native Chief went to pieces at the start, Great Bingen was responsible for a very (Reappointing effort. Particulars of the race show that he was in a good position early, but when it came to sprinting horns he could not go; in fact Prince Pointer came from behind him and passed him in the straight. When Minton Derby, whom many good judges consider the best pacer to ever race in the Dominion went to 2.40 1-5 for a mile and a-quarter two years ago it was summed up as a wonderful performance. Since then Jewel Pointer and Great Bingen have almost equalled it, and yesterday Peter Bingen, Prince Pointer and Jewel Pointer all broke 2.40. Peter Bingen went the remarkable time of 2.38 4-5, or a fifth better than Prince Pointer. In these days when the homes in the trotting sport are getting better every year, there is no telling how fast horses will go, but it may be a long time before Peter Bingen's 2.38 4-5 for ten furlongs is beaten.

The defeats of Lingfield on the opening day and again yesterday at Addington, were severe upon backers. She ran second yesterday, but as there was only one dividend her supporters got no return.

Logan Chief put up on*, of the best performances of his career yesterday when he won the Roya! Handicap and traversed the ten furlongs in 2.40 2-5. Up till yesterday the record for a nule and a quarter was 2.40 1-5, held by Minton Derby.

Native Prince broke up at the start of the Royal Handicap yesterday, but when he hit his straps he showed a torrent of speed and was up with the leaders at the end of six furlongs. Then he put in another tangle and this settled any chance he had. Horses these times cannot afford to niake two bad mistakes in a race.

If Vesuvius has disappointed more than once in the past the black pacer showed yesterday he is a horse entitled to rank in the best company. In winning the November Handicap he covered the two miles in 4.26 2-5, which was exceptionally fast going for a 4.39 class. Firelight ran second in 4.26 4-5, and Trimmer third in 4.26 1-5, which means that all three have qualified for the Auckland Trotting Cup. This race is for horses that have gone or been handicapped to do 4.27, and the indications are that the entry list will be a formidable one.

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB. ADDINGTON WINNERS PENALISED. The following rebandicaps have been dpdared by Mr. C. E. Goosman for events to be decided at the Otahnhu Trotting Club's spring meeting :— Onebunga Handicap.—The Abbey, from limit to lOS.vds. Jeilieoe Handicap.—Jackie Audubon, from 24yds to 36yds. Massey Memorial Handicap.—Jackie Andnbon, from 4Syds to 00yds; Golden Bubbles, from limit to 12^ds.

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