TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 118, 21 May 1931, Page 16

TROTTING.

WINTER SHOW MEETING-

FMPROMPTU'S PROSPECTS.

first plight the danger. IMPORTED TROTTERS ENGAGED. Included among those handicapped for the Ruakura Handicap at the Waikato Winter Show meeting are two trotters recently brought across from Australia. They are Valloden and Sir Voyage, the first being in S. August's team and Sir Voyage with W. Tomkinson. It is very evident, from the fact that both are handicapped on the limit of a 4.50 class, that they have nothing in the way of time against them, but it may be assumed that neither would have been purchased had they not been capable of not only winning in such a class, but of making a joke of their handicap. The Auckland horses handicapped on the limit are Peter Brown, Gold Star, Wild Downs and Wild Robin, and, without knowing anything of the form of either Valloden or Sir Voyage, one would be pretty safe in betting that the pair could give the locals a substantial start and a beating. If they cannot, then we may wonder why they were ever brought over. It looks like getting money for nothing when they step out, providing their condition is right.

TWO GOOD KACES. Carmri, who is always liable to hit himself in Ms races, did everything right on Saturday and paced like a good horse. The Dominion Ha-ndicap, a 4.50 class, in which he was on the limit, was only a workout for him, and, after waiting on Inverness till a furlong from the post, F. Smith gave him his head and the son of El Carbine quickly put the result beyond doubt and won, under pull, by a length. For this win he was penalised from the limit to 12yds in the Farewell Handicap, the next race, and he finished second to Kewpie's Guy. The latter won nicely, but her task would have been much more difficult had Carnui not been, badly placed on the rails over the'first seven furlongs. While Kewpie's Guy was able to make a run at any stage and move up handy to the leaders* Smith was behind a bunch with no chance of getting out till those in front of him began to sprint and string out. At the home turn he was standing Kewpie's Guy up about four lengths, but he was putting in great work in the straight and was within a length of her at the Judge. Canrai is a good horse, and if Smith can cure him of his tendency to strike Mb knees he will win ofteJfl.

GETTING HARDER. Two wins to Bessie Parridb.. stamps her as afairry but ehe is only a three-year-old, and the filly is not going to find it easy to continue on her winning way now that she is getting back in the handicaps in the slow-class trots. At the Waikato meeting on Saturday week she is on 60yds in a similar <dase race to that she won last Saturday, and the handicapper has not been very severe upon her in only imposing a 84yds pnalty. As a matter of fact, the penalties are not severe enough in many instances and favour winners. This does* not mean that Bessie Parrish should have been penalised more, but all winners? should get a little more than the handicappers have dropped into the habit of applying: Bessie Parrish looks to lave a royal chance of making it three on. end, but the' hard one for her to dispose of will be Guy McElwyn, vho is handicapped to give her 12yds. He has only to begin right and he will come home the last half with J. Tv Paxil's filly*

HAS GONE FASTER. St. "George, who is on 4.37 in the Winter Show Cup, has gone 4.27 1-5, and on paper appears to be thrown into the race, but one has always to be careful in accepting at face value any performances recorded at Addington. That the track conditions vary there is no questioning, and periodically the atmosphere and track lend themselves to fast and horses are found recording, for them, sensational performances. It was in the April Handicap that St. George put up his 4.27 1-5, the same race that saw Arethuea go 4.24 into second place, and it is extremely doubtful whether either could to-day repeat their efforts of last month unless It could be done at Addington* St. George must.be given consideration in the Winter Show- Cup, biifc he wiE find it difficult to give 36yds to Impromptu, notwithstanding Ms last record. WINTER SHOW CUP. Whether he wins or not it is certain that Impromptu will be selected as the most likely to win the Winter Show Cup at the Waikato meeting on Saturday week. The son of Pedro Pronto has practically carried all before him this eeaeon, and though he was beaten by June Xordica at Hamilton last Saturday he Bhould have won easily. In that race he was on the outside of the field all the way and came home at a great clip, but just failed to reach June Nordica by three-quarters of a length. He went 4.35, and on the front of a 4.40 class not many will care to pick one to down him. DONALD'S TEAM. The Belfast trainer C Donald has such a big team in training that he must necessarily do a lot of travelling to find opportunities for the different classes of horses he races. For the Waikato Winter Show meeting he has entered Glenlake, St. George, Master Don and Jade. The lastnamed is a trotter and at the last meeting at Forbury Park finished second, starting off a 4.53 mark. He is naturally on the front of a 4.50 trot now. At Forbury lie ran in the nomination of Mr. A. Robertson and was driven by J. Walsh, and maybe he has since gone into Donald's team. NOT, HIMSELF. R. A. McMillan is not having an easy time with hie fine young trotter Royal Triumph, and the gelding has not been himself during the past few weeks, with the result that McMillan advised Mrs. H. W. Burch, the owner, not to race him. This is the correct attitude to adopt, and the public appreciate such action, as it saves them from investing on a horee who, though he may win, ie not at his Vest. ANOTHER NEXT MONTH. Kewpie'e Guy was not entered for the approaching meeting at Hamilton and her next outing "will no doubt be at the Auckland meeting in June. Her traine evidently has noticed that each day there is a 2.52 mile and a quarter, and as she won from a 2.54 mark last Saturday ehe will be on the front at Alexandra Park. It is a great game —if you have the good one. WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB. In the list of handicaps for the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting published in the "Star" yesterday, Kewpie'e Triumph, 12yde, was omitted from the Te Kowhai Handicap,