WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 6, 8 January 1931, Page 16

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE,

In the Claremont Handicap, the first race at the Timaru meeting on Saturday, two horses stand right out as having particularly good prospects. They are Guy Carbine and Biddy Parrish, a promising pair of novice trotters who should Ibe capable of knocking many seconds off their handicaps. They raced at the New Brighton meeting last month, when Biddy Parrish went 3.39 to get second and Guy Carbine 3.39 3-5 to get third. On Saturday next Biddy Parrish is on 3-47 and Guy Carbine on 3.48. in a 3.50 class. WELLINGTON GOLD CUP. By missing the Auckland Cup meeting the chances are that Logan Park will lave a call in the handicaps • when the adjustments are made for the Wellington Gold Cup this month. The penalties imposed in big handicaps are not very great in the majority of cases, but 12yds makes a big difference when the "best horses are classed together. Logan Park is one of the most brilliant pacers ever raced in the Dominion and as his part-owner, Mr. B. A. Armstrong, is president of the Wellington Trotting Club, it is certain he will be keen to win the big race.. r A COSTLY FAILURE. In -winning the first two races he started •in after he came across , from Sydney a couple of seasons ago, Torpedo Huon gave promise of developing into a liigh-grade racehorse. One of the horses lie defeated was Wrackler, who has since proved himself a champion, but the same progress has not been made by Torpedo Huon, and since he left J. Shaw's stable he has raced like a moderate. He was bought at a solid figure by Mr. E. J. Parkes, but has returned nothing of the purchase money, and, on the other hand, must have run up a tidy account in expenses. L. McMahon could not do any good with the horse and he was sent South to J. Bryce, who also has been unable to get a race with him.' Torpedo Huon would require to win several races to- recompense his owner for. the money expended in his purchase and subsequent expenses. NORTHLAND MEETING. The programme for the Northland Trotting Club's meeting, which is to be Mid at Kensington Park, Whangarei, on January 29 (Anniversary Day), has been framed in quite an attractive manner and should draw a hearty response from owners and trainers, as practically all classes have been catered for. The Northland Club is deservedly popular, and rightly so, as visitors are handsomely treated and the hospitality of the North always maintained. The sum of 1200sovs has been allocated for stakes in. eight races, the principal of which is the Northland Handicap of 225sovs, including a canteen of cutlery valued at 25sovs. Nominations close with the.secretary, Whangarei, or with Messrs. Blomfield and Co., Auckland, at 5 p.m. to-morrow. NICELY HANDICAPPED. To win £1000 and not be penalised does not fall to the lot of many horses, but Jewel Pointer has been So fortunate this season. He started in the New Zealand Cup off a 4.25 mark, finishing third in the second division and also in the final. At the same meeting he won the Hagley Handicap, one mile and a quarter. Coming on to Auckland he was still on 4-25 in the Cup, in which he finished third. He was third in the Champion Handicap, one mile and a quarter, on the second day, and on the third day lie was still on 4.25 in the President's Handicap. Again he finished third, and came out later, to beat all but Enawah in the Onslow Handicap. As .he has not been penalised at two miles for his third pricings the chances are he wall again be on 4-25 in the Gold Cup at Wellington this month.

TOMMY DII/LON WINS. WEST AUSTRALIAN CUP. The West Australian Trotting Cup of ] oOOsovs decided at the Christmas carnival at Perth was won by the ex-New Zealand pacer Tommy Dillon. The victory would lx< no surprise, as the son of Harold Dillon for weeks past had l:eon a short-priced favourite mid his victory was confidently anticipated. He ] u [ won at his previous two starts, .• r.d in his liiial workouts before the Cup nueting had recorded very fast time for r mile and a.half. Tommy Dillon was :-t one time trained in Christchureh by :.r. B. Edwards, and wa.s later purchased ] •; W. Tomkinson on behalf of an Aus- !";• iiau owner. The West. Australian Cup is the v'.lie t tstake given in the trotting sport ii< Australia. Tommy Dillon was on l:!.vds, and other New Zealaml-bred V'rrssc* in the race were Spotlight, ' "aire, La Sonette, Trenand, Neteon " ''crmack, and Taurekareka. Another "• known to New Z-ca landers was