TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 16

TROTTING.

EPSOM ACTIVITIES.

LITTLE DOING ON TRACK.

HEADQUARTERS QUIET.

Although there are plenty of horses in work at Epsom the tasks being allotted the teams by trainers are of the very lightest nature. Trainers are awaiting the appearance of the Auckland Trotting Club's February programme.

PHYLLIS AXWORTHY IMPROVING

R. Kennerley is allotting Phyllis , Axworthy plenty of work at Epsom, and the bay mare is revelling in her work. At - her last start at one of the country meetings she finished fourth, and slight . improvement on that effort should see the daughter of Travis Axworthy quite a good prospect for one of the slow class events ' to be decided in the near future, i INJURY NOT SERIOUS. Although at first thought of a serious nature, the injury sustained by Fisher is yielding to treatment, and A. T. Newdick j intends putting the bay gelding back in work next week. Possessing a fine burst [ of speed, Fisher has executed some really good trials prioP to a meeting, but invariably fails to put any dash in his finishing effort on race day, and lias proved very expensive to his owners. SHOULD HAVE GOOD SEASON. G. Phipps put in an appearance at Epsom yesterday with a three-year-old bay filly by Nelson Bingen, which he is educating in preparation for racing on the country circuit. Phippa is at present spelling the very promising Nelson Bingen—Lou Pronto filly Bingen Pronto, and with two such speedy youngsters the future looks bright for this patient trainer. A DISAPPOINTING PACER. Wilma Dillon ia' being taken along quietly _ by L. Mitchell, who took possession of the gelding from W. J. Tompkinson after the Christmas carnival, and the gelding is looking really well. In the past Wilma Dillon has proved very nnreliable, although he has an abundance of pace, and it remains to be seen whether his new trainer can induce him to pace genuinely on race day. AN UNLUCKY HORSE. One of the unluckiest horses racing round Auckland is Silver Bingen, and the bay gelding added another minor placing at the Auckland carnival to his already long list. Since being brought up from Addington by R. Kennerley, the son of Nelson Bingen has won two races, and been_ second on seven occasions. He does nothing wrong, but invariably runs up against something just a little bit better on the day. i MAY GO SOUTH. Kewpie's Triumph is back at Epsom after his trip to Wellington, where he gained second place in the Summer Handicap, won by Jewel Pointer. The bay horse is a very consistent pacer, and not many meetings go by without J. Gee's pacer securing a little of the stake money. Being assessed on 4.28, he would be well suited by events down South, and it would ] not be surprising should most of his t racing take place there ia future. i — .7T'" I A PROMISING TROTTER. 1 Mountain Sun is being given steady work at Epsoin by W. Fleming, the chest- 1 nut looking in line condition. Mountain ( Sun secured a comfortable win the third 1 day at the Christmas meeting, and more ( successes would come liis way if he would c trot solidly, as he has any amount of r speed. He is now back a little in the ; handicaps, but the class is so poor at ' present that the son of Our Thorpe— { Mountain Princess would not be affected by the start should he trot solidly. 1 , WON NEARLY £9000. r

The result of the Summer Handicap at Wellington on Saturday showed that Jewel Pointer's return to form at the Auckland meeting was no mere Hash in the pan, but an illustration that good, game, sound pacers can do a lot of racing before they pass "their days of usefulness. Jewel Pointer wds bred by Mr. W. E. Simes, of Christchurch, in ,1921, so was 12 years old last foaling, an age at which most horses, especially stallions,.have either lost their brilliance or have become tired of racing. The littlo'Logan -Pointer horse is an exception to' the rifle, for even at his advanced age as racehorses "go-he is putting plenty of dash iiito his work, and he has always left an impression that he thoroughly enjoys a stirring- cdntest on the trotting track. Jewel Pointer- has. not been kept in cotton wool, for-at tbtee yfears old he first faced the starter, aid "has been a regular competitor at most of-, the important meetings since .then. In 'all he has started in 134 races, of . which?.number he has won 16, he has been second 22 times, and third on 13 occasions, while five times he has been placed fourth when prize money has been given for,.that position. In stakes Jewel Pointer has won £8975. A BRILLIANT DEBUT. Making list first appearancc in a race, Sadie Axworthy won the Grace field Trial Handicap at Hutt Park on Saturday in a way that suggests she will go on to do still bigger things...-'By Travis Axworthy from Sadie Dillon/. Sadie Axworthy is a halfsister.to^the. Cfr'eat Northern Derby winner Great. Hope/and was bred by Mr. P. Watsc>n;- ~iit Farm, Halswell. She raced in thg colours of Mr. (J. P. Cameron, who : now resides at Santa llosa Farm, where Great Hope was bred and received all his early'-training under the direction of Robert McMillan, an American trainer, aiidrrecognised as one of the leading reinsmen in New Zealand some years ago. Sadie Axworthy is held on lease by Mr. Cameron from Mr. Watson, who refused to sell the filly because of her possible value as a stud matron after she has finished racing. Sadie Axworthy's pedigree includes some great strains of blood, for, besides the Peter" the Great and Axworthy blood coin-

ing through her sire, her dam. Sadie Dillon, is by Harold Dillon, a son of Sydney Dillon, who is also the sire of Adios Dillon, the dam of Dillon Axworthy. Miss Youngley, the dam of Sadie Dillon, was imported from America by It. McMillan, and was by Young Jim from Princettn. by Princeps.