AUCKLAND TROTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 243, 15 October 1931, Page 15

AUCKLAND TROTS.

CARNUI GOES AMISS.

REY DE QUEST IMPROVES.

A PROMISING MAIDEN

Taniwlia, a maiden introduced at the Waikato meeting by R. A. McMillan, was a quiet tip for the Frankton Handicap, and he had his supporters on the best of terms when he went to the lead early. He paced in fine style for six furlongs, when he lost his position and drifted back, but the race would do him good and McMillan is bound to win a race or two with him this season. He is in at Auckland, but, as the class is three seconds tighter than it was at Hamilton, he" is meeting horses that beat him at the same handicap. CARNUI AMISS. The El Carbine gelding Carnni has developed shoulder trouble and has been eased in his work. This is bad luck for his trainer, F. Smith, as the, gelding was going very well in his work and promised to win a race at the approaching meeting. TOO OLD. Goldman, who is entered for the Auckland meeting, can hardly be retaining his ipeed, as the son of Gold Bell is now well on in years. It is a long time since he won and, though he has gone fast for a mile, his present handicap of 2.16 does not hold out much hope of him getting on the winning Est again. LOOKS WELL. ELolmar raced against the pacers at the Waikato meeting, and it was not surprising to find him beaten out of a place. The gelding in his preliminary was bowling along in fine style, but in the race the pacers began too fast for him. He looked particularly well, and when he steps out with the trotters at Epsom next meeting he should be one of the hardest to dispose of.

! UNPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS. [ At a special meeting of the Forbury Park Trotting Club committee the programme I for the spring meeting as drafted gave rise I to considerable discussion, but it was eventually adopted. The prize money for the big race each day is reduced from £500 to £300. Several resignations of members were received and it was decided to strike off those members whose subscriptions for last season remains unpaid at the end of the present month. NEW ZEALAND CUP TRIAL. The Wellington Trotting Clubs next meeting will be held at the end of the month. The chief event will be the 2sew Zealand Cup Trial Handicap, of a mile and a quarter, class"2.43. The stake is worth 250sovs and the race Ehould afford owners of Cup candidates a chance to give their horses a race prior to the big two-mile event in November. The chief two-mile event at Wellington is the October Handicap of 150sovs, class 4.42. PECULIAR HORSE. After the horses returned at the finish of the Stewards' Handicap at Hamilton J. T. Paul was questioned concerning his driving of Some Dillon by the stipendiary steward, Mr. Commons. Paul explained that he drove as he considered was to the best advantage, and said that Some Dillon was the most peculiar horse he had in his stable. It was necessary to keep a good hold of him, otherwise he would tangle. The explanation was accepted.

CUP CANDIDATES. Carmel left a good impression as a result of his run at Brighton on Saturday (says the He was well away and paced freely from start to finish. He pulled up very well and his admirers for the Cup will be pleased with his progress. Dundas Boy did not show to the same advantage as" the other two Cup candidates, but on the score of condition he is all that could be wished at the present stage of his preparation and he is evidently thriving on the work allotted him. A GOOD TROTTER. By her victory in the Innovation Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday, Irirst Wrack earned her initial winning bracket. A s a two-year-old this mare showed exceptional promise, but umortunateiy she was overcome by a disability which prevented her from racing for several seasons. She made her reappearance at the Alethven meeting last Saturday week, where she raced prominently until little more than £ furlong iroin the post. She "was beneiited by the race, and on Saturday she did not look in any serious danger of defeat. -Sow that she has recovered she is likely to lulfil some of her early promise. This victory marked the first for J. Behrens as a trainer since he was placed in charge oi -Mr. i±. J2. Nicoll's team.

ENTITLED TO CREDiT. S. August has shown by the many winners he turns out that he is in the front rani- of trainers in Auckland, but in getting Rev de Quest to go such a nne race and be only beaten a neck on Saturday at Hamilton he accomplished the unexpected. The big chestnut when trained at Epsom was regarded as a joke by those at tne track and G. <Phipps was so disgusted with him that he sold him for a ~r Webb then took the gelding, but, judged on his track work, the pric-e given was more than the horse was worm. lhen. a few weeks ago he was transterred to August's stable at Otahuhu, and m a flash the gelding took new lire. August gave him one race at the August at i Auckland and then produced him at hamlilton on Saturday, where he was vep* nnluckv not to win. August is entitled to considerable credit for the improvement he has worked in Rey de Quest.

THE BEST THREE-YEAR-OLD. Silver Oro is now the only three-year-old who has a double success to her credit, and she stands out as the loneliest to wm the New Zealand Derby, to be decided at thl November meeting of tie Hew Zealand Metropolis Trotting Club (says -Axeus"'"). In ber three starts since opening her racing career she has notbeen out of the money, having won the Nev> Zealand Sapling' Stakes and the Summer Handicap at =2 most°dangerous rival for the classic appears S be Eureka Boy, who displayed great £e£T £ toMce at tc> go to a break. He looked to be a tritle sore on his return to the birdcage and this may EvTffi. cause o£ toW=»f; » is not his wont to leave hn> feet. It ii to P honed that this three-year-old gow on the right way from now, as mOications point to his becoming a really good performer.