HAMBLETONIAN STAKE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25304, 2 October 1947, Page 4

HAMBLETONIAN STAKE

TROTTING •

HOOT MON’S RECORD The Winning of the Twenty-second Hambletonian Stake at Goshen, New York, on August 6, by Hoot Mon, marks another epoch in the long list of performances which have made trotting colt history. Hoot Mbn’s mile in 2min in the second heat lowers by a second and a quarter the record for the race, the 2min Usee credited to Hofiyrood Dennis, when that colt won in 1932, says the “Harness Horse.” . Hoot Mon went away badly when he broke his gear at the start of the first heat and he was beaten into second place by Rodney, which trotted the mile in 2min 1 2-ssec. In the second heat, Palin had Hoot Mon in third place in the early stages, and with half a mile covered he took him into the lead. Rodney soon took the lead ’ from him, but he tired in the sprint home, leaving Hoot Mon a winner by a length and a half. The sectional times were: two furlongs, 29sec; four furlongs, Imih 0 l-ssec; six furlongs, Imin 30 l-ssec; mile, 2min. In the third heat, Hoot Mon and Rodney again had a hard fight, Hoot Mon finishing the better of the two to win by two lengths in 2min 2 l-ssec.

A handsomely made black colt, which cannot be faulted in his lines, Hoot Mon earned 24,979 dollars by this win for Mr and Mrs James B. Johnson, the owners of the Chstleton Farm stud, who paid 30,000 dollars for Hoot Mon after he had shown good form as a two-year-old. Hoot Mon was transferred to S. Palin’s team last •winter, and for him he has developed into a splendid pacer.

A product of carefully planned breeding, Hoot Mon combines the blood lines of the greatest leading families of harness racing history. By Scotland (Imin - 594 sec), he is out of the non-record mare Missey, by Guy Abbey (2min 62sec). His second dam is the great brood mare, Tilly Tonka (2min by the celebrated sire, Spencer (Imin The third dam is Minhetonka, by Belwin (2min 6Jsec), and the fourth dam is The Miss Stokes (2min by Peter the Great (2min 74sec). The fifth dam is Tillie Thpiiipson by GUy Wilkes, and the sixth. Eva, by Sultan 1513. Now nine years old, Missey, the dam of Hoot Mott, did not race ; Her sire, Guy Abbey, Which finished in second place in the 1928 race,’ is also the sire of Greyhound (Imin 55Jsec), which went on to become the world’s champion .trotter after winning the big event at Goshen in 1935 No winner of the Hambletonian Stake has ever sired a winner of the race, and only one mare has been a winner and also been the dam of a winner. This was Hanover’s Bertha, the 1930 Winner, which left Shirley Hanover, the 1937 winner. Rodney, which finished in second place this year, is a son of Spencer Scottwhich was successful in 1940. Jottings Sandy Duval has shown good form to secure a third placing and a second placing in his three races this season. A bold trotter by Quite Sure from Roy don’s Gift, Sandy Duval may win the Riverbanx Trot Handicap at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. Pampero’s two second pladings at the Reefton Jockey w Club’s meeting on Saturday entitle him to respfeOt in the trotting events at the,same club’s meeting this week. Sure Money should be suited by the mile and a half journey in the Bayfield Handicap at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting next week. Gay Piper, a division Winner at the Geraldine Racing Club’s meeting on September 20, may be seen to advantage from the 24 yards mark in the Mount Hutt Hahdicap at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting.

Copper Trail began too slowly to have any chance in the Pacific Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington on Saturday. Methven Cup Prospect Lady Ngaio has raced well this season for Mr O. J. Watson to register a second placihg to Maudeen in the Montgomery Handieap St the New Brighton Trotting ClUb’s meeting on September 6, and a second placing to Ingle Belmer in the President’s Handieap at the same club’s meeting at Addington on Saturday. Lady Ngaio, which is trained at Yaldhurst by B. Lypskey, is back to her best form, and she should be prominent from the 24 yards mark in the Methven Cup at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. A False Price Allowed to go out 7-6 )n the betting, Great Venture, whifch won the Introductory Handicap at the Auckland Trottirig Club’s meeting on September 20, paid a false price when he won the Innovation Handicap at Auckland on Saturday. Great Venture moved up to be handy to the pacemaker. Legionnaire, with three furlongs to go, and he had the race in safekeeping otice the straight was reached, winning by a length and a quarter from Legionnaire, with .Reclamation six lengths away in third place. Owned by J,, Taylor, typo trains him at Templeton, Great Venture is >a five-year-old son of Lusty. Volo and a winner In Belle Grattan, which took a record of Brnin 20sec as a pacer. By Grattafi Loyal, Belle Grattan is out of Lady Norris, by Lee Norris from Sweet Lorene, by Lorane’s Todd from Sweet Daphne, by Rothschild from the Prince Imperial mare. Daphne. From a Good Mare

Pat Review gave an encouraging display to finish in third place to Sure Jinks and Carissima in his neat at the South Canterbury Trotting Owners’, Breeders’, and Trainers’ Association’s matinee meeting at Washdyke on September 22, and he should be near his best form when he parades in the Dravton Trot Handieap at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. By Josedale Dictator, a successful sire of trotters, Pat Review is out of Peggotty, which took a record of 4min 23se0 at the trotting gait. By Wrack frotn a Nelson Bingen mare, Peggotty was a failure when tried as a pacer, and at one stage she earned her keep in a plodgh. Peggotty was lateh sold for rk,"? 1 ’ a . fler . beln & converted to the class ? ’ She developed ihto a hightee Volo at Addington Lefe Volo Is a rdeent addition to D. A. Withers’s team at Addington. A trotter, Lee Volo, showed some promise wheti trained as a three-year-old in the 1945-46 seasoh by T. Gleeson to finish in- third place to Sure Money qpd , Silver Volo in St? Rothschild Handicap at the Combined Christchurch Trotting Clubs’ matinefe meeting on May 7. 1948. Lee Volb, which not raced since then, is bv Lusty Vblo from Gipsy Lee, by Lee Norris from Arran Maid, by Lord Derby from Ninian, from Glfenoware, by WindMay be Flacea On thfe strength of liis second placing to Proprietor in the Brighton Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club's meeting or. September 6, His Excellency Was sent out favourite for the Shirley Handicap at the satneC club’s meeting at Addington on Saturday. Driven by D. C. Watts, His Excellency lost ground at the start, and he had 12 horses in front of him when the field had covered a furlong. Once he settled down to do his best work, His Excellency showed a lot x s ,P ee ° to be seventh to cross the line at the finish. His Excellency, which is traihed at Templeton by F. E. Upton, looks well, and he should secure some of the prize-money in the Mount Harding Handicap at Methven this week. Won at Auckland

Trotting up to her best form, VindicRave a go P d display to win the Whitford Handicap from Fairy Wings and N oble Star at the Auckland Trotting Club s.meeting on Saturday; Maxee, which finished m fourth place appeared to be' Squeezed and he broke at a Critical stage of the race In the circumstances, his performance was full of merit. A gelding by Maxegin from Lady Bunker, Maxee should soon win a race for J. T. Paul who trains him at Mangete. Wbn Easily

DHven by G. R. Bates, who trains him at Otari, Gallant Thorpe won the third division of the Geraldine Trot Hahdicap at l h lx Ge £ aldlne . Racing Club’s meeting on September 20 in an easy manner from r. C o ‘ti Ch . A , Gallant Knight gelding. Gallant Thorpe ife a likely imprbver and he should prove hard to beat from the 24 yards mark of his division of the Westward Ho Handieap at the Methven Trotting Club s meeting on Saturday, Trained at Washdyke is trained at Washdyke by W. A. Thomas, indicated that he is a” i£iSL 0 * der b -£ wlntlin S a heat by half a length from Economist at the matinee meeting at Washdyke on September 22. A speedy son of Quite Sure and Golden Lou, Rimmo may show up froin the scratch mark in the Avonmore Hahdicap this th We^ ethVen Trotting Club ’s meeting oamaru club HANDICAPS

The following handicaps have beep declared for the Oamaru Trotting Club s matinee meeting on October 8: MAIDEN TROTTERS’ RACE, of £165; 4min class; one mile and five furlongs.— Dame Durdin, Harvard, Maiden Fair, Pat Review. Perspex, Sandhurst, Silica scr; Sealand 12.

MAIDEN PACERS’ RACE, No. 1, of £165; 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half.—Belmont Hall, Ferndale, Final Return, Larkhall, Lochdorhie, Lumber jack Marcia, Martidl Dawn, Night BomberTrue Sun, scr Maiden facers’ race no. 2, of £185; 3inin 37see class; one mile and a half.—Happy Dale, Moongold, New Venture, Quite Nice, Sally Dale, Virginia Song, Irenos. Dillon Again, b m Sandydale—Catherine, scr; All Ashore 24. FREE-FOR-ALL, of £5 ss.—Blonde Sailor, Captain Sandy, Courtly, Ciimhock, Ddnee Hall, Ginger Joe, Heir Apparent, Kerwood Bingen, Mack Store, Our Babe, Special Effort, Thelma Grattan, 1