WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 65, 18 March 1930, Page 13

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORION) SEASON'S FIXTURES. March. 19- —Wyndham T.C. March 22—Wellington T.C. March 24 —South Otago T.C. March 20—Thames T.C. Nominations close to-day for the Waikato Trotting Club's autumn meeting. This is a very popular gathering, and no doubt the entry list will be large. When Becky de Oro won the Belfast Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday she went 3.27 from a 3.40 mark. She can only be penalised 48yds and cannot be on worse than 3.36 next start. Gumdigger's failures at both Manawatu and Hawke's Bay have knocked him out of the boom. In his last workout before going South he shaped badly, and perhaps he is doing his pacing right. There is plenty of time yet for him to develop into a good one. Parrish Belle won again yesterday at Hawke's Bay, and her tally is three wins in three starts. As often mentioned by the writer, the filly is the best young trotter ever seen in Auckland, and she will have no trouble in winning again at the Thames if started there. Arachne had her chance yesterday when she was stepped out in the Farewell Handicap at Hastings. The distance, ten furlongs, suited her down to the ground, and she was sent out second favourite. She went a fine race, and in a close finish was just beaten a head by Sir Guy, who went 2.49 2-5 from a 2.53 mark. That horses handicapped other than on the limit in slow-class races have small chance of success is consistently being proved. At the Hawke's Bay meeting on Saturday no less than six of the eight winners started off the limit, the two exceptions being Eosie Nelson (24yds) and Kangihau (36yds).

The finish of the Hawke's Bay Cup on Saturday was close heads only separating the placed horses. Aracline appears to hare gone her best race to date to finish third, but she is not a real good stayer, and a shorter distance than two miles would be more to her liking. Peter Lloyd, a winner at Hastings, was for some time trained at Epsom by H. Kinnamont. The bay pacer showed promise in training of making a useful pacer. When Kinnamont decided to retire from training Peter Lloyd was returned to his Gisborne owner, Mr. R. C. Fisken, and it was in the tatter's colours the gelding won at Hastings. All Red, winner of the Hawke's Bay Cup on Saturday, is described as being by Hal Junior out of a hack mare. Last season All Red raced on eight occasions and was only twice out of the money. In the Cup on Saturday he was on the limit (4.47) and went "4.39. which was setting those. at the back a solid task. He is owned by Mr. J. H. Lloyd, who invariably has a good horse or two. He also owns Rangihau, who won the Novice Handicap, goin? 3.29 3-5 when handii capped to do 3.42. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. INTERESTED—Yes, he started twice, winning the second time. No questions were asked.