TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 282, 29 November 1933, Page 17

TROTTING.

ON THE EPSOM TRACK. TRAINERS GETTING BUSY. PKEPARING FOR CUB MEETING MANY HORSES IN WORK. With but four weeks to go before the Auckland Trotting Club's Christmas carnival is under way trainers are. now getting busy with their teams in order to leave nothing to chance. All recognise that the stronge T opposition is to be met at Christmas and that it is necessary to have their horses tuned up to concert pitch if they are to earn any money. At present there are a large number of pacers and trotters > in work at Epsom, while at Mangere, Otahuhu and the country districts there are strong contingents. In passing it might be worth noting that nominations close for all handicap events on Friday week. ADDITIONS TO TEAM. The Takanini trainer P. J. Smith has recently made three additions to his team. They are Kewpie's King, previously trained at Epsom, and a candidate for the Great Northern Derby, Hinton Bells and Matchless Bingen. The two latter are novices brought up from Christehurch when Smith returned from the Cup meeting, where he had Kewpie's Guy racing." speeding" UP. A. Brown has not been very hard upon Auto Machine of late, but the son of Machine Brick looks in good condition, and from now on it is only to be expected his trainer will commence to speed up the work. Auto Machine is a fine pacer and a rare stayer, but he is not always to be relied upon to leave the mark. Once under way on a dry track he is probably the best pacer -in Auckland over two miles. A GOOD TRIO. With Peter Pirate, Peter Junior and Silver Bingen to battle for him at this Cup meeting, R. D. Kennerley has a useful trio, cach of whom is liable to pick up a stake. Peter Pirate is getting through satisfactory work and is a Cup candidate, but he wiil meet some very smart horses in the big race. However, he is a good stayer and must be considered a possibility. Silver Bingen and Peter Junior will be racing against the lesser lights and both have plenty of speed to compete in their respective classes. SPEEDY CIMARRON. The smart pacer Cimarron is doing a good preparation for I. Morrison and he promises to be a very fit horse when next called upon to race. At the spring meeting in October he scored one of the most pronounced wins ever recorded at Epsom in a mile and a quarter race, but lie was somewhat disappointing on the second day, when he was beaten out of a place. However, it may not be wise to place much importance to the defeat, as he could not have been at his best, otherwise he would certainly have made a better showing. In the early part of his races he pulls hard; and whether he will stay well when he gets into good company remains to be seen.