WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 282, 28 November 1932, Page 11

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

A GOOD NOVICE. Though defeated on the second day of the Auckland meeting last month LUlea, in finishing second to Stormy Mack on the first day, was responsible for an impressive performance, and would only require to repent that effort to win the Progressive Handicap on Saturday. Lisica is one of 11. A. McMillan's team. IN TWO RACES. Guid Hairst has been paid up for in two eveuts at the Waikato meeting, and the bay pacer will have a chance of making amends for his two defeats at Alexandra Park last month. Guid Hairst is a very speedy pacer, but does not always pace evenly, and he is always liable to put in a tangle. SHOULD WIN EASILY. If reserved for the Members' Handicap at Hamilton on Saturday, Raider should not have the slightest difficulty in winning. The son of Man-o'-War did not win at either of his two starts at the Auckland October meeting, but he raced sufficiently well to warrant the prediction he would be first home at his nest appearance. Raider is a nice cut of a horse and a rather stylish pacer. He looks a bit above the improver class, LOOKS EASY MONEY. The Otahuhu trainer S. August has not a particularly good team at present, but in Homew-ard he has a pacer to keep hiin smiling. The daughter of Happy Voyage may not be first-class, but at a mile and a quarter she has jjeen earning quite a lot of easy money, and she ioofcs like bringing in some more on Saturday in the Raglan Handicap. She is on 24yds in a 2.57 class and her opponents are about as weak a lot as could be got together. Any price would seem to be a good price about her chance. MAY BE BEATEN. Those who saw Nell Volo stand the leaders in the slow class trot ou the second day of the Auckland meeting up the best part of a furlong in the last halfmile and then beat them pointless, will be regarding F. Smith's mare as the best of good things on Saturday next in the Improvers' Trot at Hamilton. The daughter of Peter Volo has registered two firsts and one second in three starts, for which she has been sent back 84yds. The handicapper cannot be accused of treating her leniently, despite her outstanding performances, but she is hardly the sort he could take any risks with. However, she is now handicapped to go 3.43, and it seems only reasonable to expect two or three of the horses on the limit to knock a few seconds off their handicap of 3.50. Manna's Son and Indolent should be able to do so, and so also would Grand Triumph and La Triumph if they could be relied upon to go right. Nell Volo is such a solid sort that she will probably win, but it may not be the certainty many believe. A POOR FIELD. An acceptance of only six horses for the Waikato Handicap is very disappointing, but Auckland is so badly placed for horses assessed at 4.36 or better that it would be difficult to stage a fair-sized field. But not only will there be but six starters in the big race on Saturday, but the form all round has not been good. Brentliglit has certainly been consistent, but rather unlucky in his races, and he looks like breaking the sequence of seconds and thirds by winning this time. Brent Zolock won at a mile and a quarter at the Auckland meeting . last month, but lie is very unreliable, and is more likely than not to settle his prospects at the start. Dan Direct has not won a race for just on twelve months, and the form of Te Wahia and First Flight has not been encouraging. This leaves only Little Guy, a horse who is now racing well, and though his best efforts have been over sprint journeys, there seems no reason why he should not see out two miles. The Waikato Handicap appears to be oetween Brentlight and Little Guy,

SEVEN ACCEPTORS. The acceptance of seven pacers for the Farewell Handicap at the Waikato meeting on Saturday next is disappointing, and on paper the race looks the best of good things for Brentlight. To date he has been a most unlucky pacer, but on Saturday it is difficult to select one to beat him in the mile and a quarter. BACK AT MANGERE. Great Parrish is back at Jlangere with his owner, J. T. Paul. The Guy Parrish pacer disappointed J. Shaw, who raced him at the New Zealand Cup meeting. Great Parrish raced very moodily, and with plenty of good lior6es to keep him tested he did not relish his tasks. He has done a lot o£ sQlid work during the past few mouths, and perhaps a short spell will freshen him up and prove of benefit. PETERWAH'S MISSION. F. Smith had thoughts of sending Petenvah against the mile trotting record during the Auckland Cup meeting, but the attempt is not likely now to be made. Petenvah is recognised as a brilliant horse, and there are many good judges who consider he would trot 2.10 from a flying start. If Smith should decide to send Peterwah against the record he should do so on the clay training track, which is faster t.han the grass. In the South, when record-breaking is attempted, it is always at Addington or Forbury Park, where there are dirt tracks. WITH E. N. KENNERLEY. Sandy Pointer, who claims two engagements at the Waikato meeting, is in E. Kennerley's stable at Te Awamutu, having been sccured by that trainer l during | his visit to -the New Zealand Cup meet- j ing with Peter Pirate and Real Girl. j Sandy Pointer has not proved a very good i performer and the fact that he is handicapped on a 2.5G mark at a mile and a quarter after several seasons' racing does not suggest that he is anything out of the I ordinary. However, he would not require I to be a good horse to win a: slow-class race in Auckland. TWO GOOD COLTS. In Taxpayer and Indianapolis the Dominion Cu.ii claim to possess two brilliant three-year-olds, and though the honours up to the present are in favour of Taxpayer there are many who hold that Indianapolis is the better of the pair. In the New Zealand Derby Taxpayer, driven right out, downed his rival by a length and a half, but luck was, against Indianapolis, who was interfered with before he had gone two furlongs. He was sent to a break, which saw him lose about 40yds, and drop to the rear of the field. Then, when he did strike his hopples again, he was driven so fast that in another couple of furlongs he was up in second place on the outside of Taxpayer. The pair had the race to themselves over the last mile, but Taxpayer hung on and did best in the straight. The interference must have made a considerable difference to the prospects of Indianapolis, and with ordinary luck he may have beaten Mr. J. R. McKenzie's colt. Since then both raced at the Forbury Park meeting, and each won a_ race, and their meeting in the Great Northern Derby at the Auckland Cup meeting is being awaited with considerable interest. No other candidate appears to have any chance.