ALERON'S FAST RUN.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 222, 19 September 1929, Page 18

ALERON'S FAST RUN.

STILL HAS SECONDS TO SPARE $ift to Admiral bingen. (By ORION.) October s—Wellington Trotting Club. October s—Methyens—Methyen Trotting Club. October 12—Waikato Trotting Club. October 19—New Brighton Trotting Club. October 19—Northland Trotting Club. October 26, 28—Auckland Trotting Club. October 28—Oarnaru Trotting Club. November 23, 27—Otahuhu Trotting Club. Nov. 27, 30. —Forbury Park T.C. Dec. 14.—New Brighton T.C. Dec. 26, 2S.—South \yalrarapa T.C. Oct. 26, 2S.—Auckland T.C. The two-year-old colt by Travis Axworthy from Sadie Dillon in W. J. Tomkinson's stable will race under the name of Axiom. The Happy Voyage — Pearlie Chimes youngster has been named Happy Chimes. L. B. Walton,, who headed the list of ■winning reinsmen in Western Australia for the last season, had, up to August 17, piloted 198 winners, 144 seconds and 101 /thirds since 'he started riding and drivjing'iir 1916. He now has a team of 13 ,iii \v;ork.; for the New Zealand Trotting C,up ■ close on Thursday of next -week ,at -noon. Invariably an owner misses nomination or acceptance for this race, and it will-be interesting to see if such happens again this year. No risks should be taken in so important a race. It is an ,old contention that what a [horse can do once he can do again. The Key de Oro. mare .Daphne de Oro showed this on Saturday, when she took the Murchison Handicap, registering 4.25 4-5. Previously the mare had a two miles record of 4.20, and in being handicapped on ' 4.29 she was being rather well treated, but not nearly so well a-s some •will be tinder the system now in force. A Victorian ihandicapper, Mr. J. F. Malcolm, is in favour of automatic handicapping, but he considers the present system too rigid, particularly for country trotting, and proposes to allow a nominator who is dissatisfied with his horse's handicap to appeal. The appeal must 'be accompanied by a deposit of £5, and the stewards, on consultation •with the handicapper, may advise alteration, or, in the case of a frivolous appeal, order forfeiture of the deposit. The Auckland-owned -Free Advice made her first appearance this season on Saturday at Addington in the Glenhope Handicap. The chestnut mare was backed with confidence and started second favourite, and she had every chance. At the home turn she was in front with Orphan, but she did not sustain her run and was beaten into fourth place at the end. After the race J. Bryce was before the stewards, charged ■with undue use of the whip, but no penalty was imposed. A Christchurch writer is singling on Purser to play an important part in the season's classics. The son of Man-o'-war was started in the Ivaramea - Handicap at Addington on Saturday and was pae/ino- in great style when he was stopped 'by 3 another horse putting a foot through one of the wheels of Purser s sulky. However, it is unlikely Purser would have won, as Aleron went 3.22 and Purser was set to give him 12 yards, which "would have necessitated a great rue tor a three-yar-old to win. It looks very much as though that good pacer Dundas Boy is being specially set'for the New eZaland Trotting Cup, a.-race, by the way, for which other owners are keeping their representatives in pickle. However, on actual times registered nothing will have better prospects than Mr. Millan s.chestnut, seeing that he,went 4.22 last month and will be on the front, 4.26, in the Cup. If lie can repeat that run, and there is no reason why he should not, then the chances of the back-markers are not very bright, especially if they are handicapped as they have Tieen in the past. If Dundas Boy goes_ 4,22 ao-ain it means that the majority in the race will have to do 4.20 or better, and that is a bit too much to expect.

Rule 281 of the Ruleb of Trotting reads: "Every club, prior to a race meeting, s'hall appoint a birdcage steward or stewards, who shall have control of the birdcage, and shall have power to remove all linauthorised persons from the horsemen's room, or weighing room or any enclosure use.l for this purpose. Any person, when requests" by the birdcage* steward or .stewards, failing or refusing to leave any of the places mentioned in .the rule, may be fined a sum not exceeding £5 or may be disqualified for any period the stewards may think fit." Commenting upon this, a Christ-, church writer says there are many people connected with the s P ol "t wll ° , a j e quite unaware of the rule. The birdcages at most trotting club meetings are wll kept, but the same can hardly be said of the horsemen's rooms. The com mittee of the Canterbury Brecders an Owners' Association recently discussed the question of unauthorised persons beinc in the rooms set apart for th horsemen. Notices will -n futuie posted in the room at Addington and those in authority intend to give special attention to the rule quoted.

Thr> handicapping of Admiral Bingen v -at; Addington. last Saturday was the first of niany !"Lc»%f v" d ,vtic \Si"'t£ predicted would happen dining j season. It is, claimed that under the new system of handicapping ' all " horses are treated similarly, but that is quite a different matter to giving all Jiorses.an equal chance of winniug- At the New Brighton meeting in a-3,50 trot Nelson Prince, Wall, Admiral Bingen," Peter Fashion anil Boneta all started off. the same mark, 84 yards behind. Admiral Bingen, off his 3.43 mark, got second going 3.35, but at Addington on Saturday in a 3.40 class lie was handicapped on the limit, while "VVah, Nelson Prince and Peter Faslijon Were set to give him 12 yards, and Boneta 24 yards, despite the fact that he beat them all oil the same mark the previous meeting. Naturally the race was a fiasco, as Admiral Bingen went away in front and made an exhibition of the field, winning, pulled up to a walk, in 3.33 1-5. It was a great game—for the owner of Admiral Bir.gen, but he is not finished yet, because, although lie went 3,33 1-5 to win~.'pulling up by four lengths, .ho can only g<? back to 3.37. Of course advocates of the system would naturally be surprised if owners of others would not back their horses to t. him last Saturday—perhaps.

| Mr. E. J. Beere, stipendiary steward, | who has been ill in hospital in Christchurch for some time, is said to be well on the way to recovery, but it will be some time before he is able to resume his duties.

' That the new system of handicapping is going to see many horses have a big pull in the handicaps unless defeated horses are let up is very clear. Although there have only been three meetings in the new season, already several horses have won more than one race, and they are likely •to continue. Under the system horses can be fired into races, a most unlikely happening previously. For instance, on Saturday at Christchurch Aleron, from a 3.34 mark, went 3.22, and the most he can be-penalised is 48 yards, which means that his next handicap is 3.30, or eight seconds slower than he went to win. This should enable the son of Oinako to get some more money for his owner, J. H. McKendry.