TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 138, 13 June 1934, Page 16

TROTTING.

AUCKLAND MEETING. LOCAL HORSES' PROSPECTS. SPEEDY, BUT ERRATIC. Grand Triumph is being allotted plenty of solid work by G. Patou at Epsom and the bay gelding is revelling in hie work. Grand Triumph is one of the fastest novice trotters about Auckland, but he is also one of the most unreliable, and cannot be depended upon to go solidly in a race. He is engaged in the Vv'inter Handicap at tue Auckland meeting next week, and witn such a poor class field engaged must be given an outside chance if he would only do his best. RETURNING TO FORM. Min Bells gave evidence of returning to her best form when she dead-heated with Kewpie's King at the recent Waikato meeting, and as this mare possesses a good turn of speed she may be worth watching at the Auckland winter meeting. Ihe daughter of Mintou Derby is to compete in the Hobsou Handicap, and provided she has continued to improve at Whangarei cannot be left out of calculations. RICH AUSTRALIAN RACES. All the best trotters in Australasia should be attracted to Melbourne during tlie Centenary celebrations (.says an Australian writer), The V.T. and R.A. will hold a monster trotting and pacing carnival during that period. On October 22 a Trotting Cup (gold trophy), with a substantial prize, will be held at Ascot, and the other events will be the Trotting Thousand on October 29, and a Fiee-for-All worth £500 on November 5. A LIKELY IMPROVER. When first put into training Audo Patch gave promise of soon opening his winning account in one of the loose-class trotting events, but after registering two solid performances in his first efforts C." G. Leo'.3 trotter developed a tendency to break at the start, and this fault has militated against his prospects. He has been allotted plenty of solid work at Epsom and is in excellent condition for his engagement in the Winter Handicap at the Auckland meeting, and provided he leaves the mark Audo Patch is sure to run a good race.

WELL-BRED TROTTER. ! There are few better bred horses in the 1 1 Dominion than the three-year-old trotter 5 1 Scottish King, trained at Adding ton by R. 1 18. Berry for the Wellington sportsman Mr. S. W. Kelly. He is by Mr. aicJSiwyn | from Ruth Colman Gay and is a threeI quarter brother to Shirley, who registered , 2.4% in America. Mr. McElwyn, his sire, , was one of the best horses ever raced in , America and is one of Hie few three-year-I olds in the world to trot a mile in better \ than two minutes. Scottish King has not , yet appeared in public, but reveals a lot [ of speed in his work. ANOTHER CHANCE. Electric Bell, who figures among the ■ acceptors for the Mangere Handicap next 1 week, is a four-year-old mare by Gold Bell ■ from Elect Rose and is trained at Ash- ; hurst by W. Orange. Electric Bell was brought north for the Auckland meeting in April, but developed a chill. However, she raced at the Waiakto meeting and failed to show up in any of her engagements. She has been kept at Hamilton since then and is reported to have improved in the interim. Her last winning performance was at the Wairarapa Christmas meeting, but the class was not strong. A BRILLIANT PACER. With four firsts and a second to his credit in his last five starts, Kewpie's King gives promise of developing into one of the best pacers bred in" Auckland for some time. Kewpie's King has progressed well in his work at Takanini under F. J. Smith, and the chestnut colt is to have his next outing in the Hobson. Handicap at the Auckland meeting next week. Ho is handicapped off 30yds, and although some very smart pacers are competing in _the same event the son of Blue Mountain King and Kewpie is such a brilliant finisher that his prospects of adding to his already attractive record appear bright. J HOLDS GOOD PROSPECTS. , Kewpie's Bond registered two very I 1 pleasing performances when she gained a first and a second placing at the recent Waikato Trotting' Club's meeting. In her second start'she conceded the winner, Play Lady, 30yds, and was only beaten half a length after recording 3.24 3-5 ioi- the mile and a half—a very fine performance for a pacer in Kewpie's Bond's class. The daughter of Wprthy Bond and Kewpie is to have her next start at the local fixture next week, where she figures off 48yds in the Mangere Handicap, and although giving a good start to the limit horses is sure to carry plenty of solid support, as she is one of the most likely improvers in Auckland. WILL RACE WELL. Gala Day was responsible for a- very impressive performance when she annexed the Newstead Handicap on the second day of the recent Waikato meeting. She conceded start? up to 72yds, but, beginning smartly, soon overhauled the leaders and was in second place after the field had gone a mile. Nothing had a chance with her at the finish and the bay mare ran homo a comfortable winner by threequarters of a length, registering 3.32. Gala I Day' has progress! a good deal since and | is to have her next start at the Auckland j meeting next week in (he Winter Handicap, being the backmarker off 06yds. Gala | Day is such a brilliant trotter that she cannot be left out of calculations and the daughter of The Triumph is sure to be in solid demand in her .engagements at the , fixture. - %