TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 22

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK. CARL MACK'S PROGRESS. J. T. PAUL'S TEAM. Trained privately, little or nothing is known of J. T. Paul's team. The Mangere trainer has been very consistent in preparing winners, and 110 doubt the best of his team will be ready when the flags are flying at Epsom 011 Cup day, Great Parrish, who won the Cup last year, will have to be considered again. Bessie Parrish, Moko Bells, Gay Paree and Ringtrue are all useful in their classes, and should win in their turn. At one time Ringtrue was being considered a Derby possibility, but after Chancellor's double victory at the October meeting most people now regard the Derby as being all over barring the decorating of the Messrs. Bridgens' pacer with the blue riband. ON THE IMPROVE. Since she worked her way out of the ranks of the slow-class trotters Etta Cole has proved anything but a success. Judged oil recent track work she is better now than wlibn she last raced, but even so there is not a groat deal of encouragement to estimate her ability sufficiently high to give her a chance of winning in Rowe Cup company. A HARD DRIVE. Owing to his tendency to bore out. also to go to a break in his races, Guid Hairst, when trained at Epsom, was not an easy horse to drive. The bay pacer is now in S. August's stable, and the Otahuhu trainer has trained worse horses than Guid Hairst in his time. As a matter of fact Guid Hairst has undoubted pace, and if August can correct the horse's fault of boring and the tendency to put in a skip, he will win races. TROTTING WELL. The speedy but hitherto erratic Carl Mack has never been working better, that is, more solidly, than at present. In recent workouts not only has he been displaying much speed, but he has done his trotting right. The son of A 1 Mack is a fine trotter and would take his place in the best company if he would ge solidly, but he has made so many bad breaks in past races that he cannot yet be regarded as a betting proposition. SMART NQVICES. Events at the Auckland Trotting Club's summer meeting which promise to draw big fields are the improvers' races for pacers. There are at present a number of particularly smart novices about, and it is not going to be easy to collect a stake. A few years ago there were 110 events for maidens on the summer programme, and it is questionable whether it was a good move 011 the part of the Auckland Club to go so far in loosening the limits as has been done. , TWO IN TEAM. Dan Direct and Fisher comprise A. Newdick's team for the summer meeting, and both are getting the right kind of work to have them at the top of their form next month. Dan Direct's work during the

past week lias been over longer journeys than usual, but he does not impress as a stayer, and his best runs will probably be over sprint distances. Fisher is a moody customer. He has a pood turn of speed, but lias not always run on generously at the finish of his races.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. SPORT.—The starting time of the Advance .Handicap was 12.55 p.m.