BETTY MAXEGIN, PIMPERNEL

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25736, 23 February 1949, Page 3

BETTY MAXEGIN, PIMPERNEL

TROTTING

RECENT ADDITIONS TO W. R. BUTT’S TEAM Betty Maxegin and Pimpernel are recent additions to W. R. Butt’s team at Templeton. Bred at Ashburton in 1938 by Mr H. McDowell, Betty Maxegin was trained for her early races by R. L. Tutty for Mr L. Revelly. After being unplaced in her five starts as a five-year-old, she showed good form in the next season for two wins and two seconds. In the 1945-46 season she earned her keep with a win and three minor placings, and in the next term she added another two wins and four minor placings to her record. Betty Maxegin was then taken over by D. Townley, for whom she showed outstanding form at the beginning of last season to win at her first five starts, but she subsequently trained off and she finished the season with six unplaced efforts.

Betty Maxegin was trained for her races this season by W. A. Jamison, who races her in partnership with Mrs E. Jamison. For him she showed her best form to finish third to Aerial Scott and Bellissima in the New Zealand Champion Trotting Free-for-all at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting on November 13 and third to Swanee River and Sure Money in the Hornby Handicap at the Canterbury Park Trotting Club f s meeting on January 3. One of the fastest mares in training, Betty Maxegin is by Maxegin from the Wrack mare, Wrackeen, which left another winner in Frank Scott to U. Scott. Pimpernel, which was in W. J. Doyle’s stable at Leeston for a short time earlier in the season, was trained at Reefton for his early races by C. Bennett, who races him in partnership with Dr. J. L. Wicken. The of four races as a six-year-old last season. Pimpernel showed his best form when he beat a strong field in the Eclipse Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington on February 21. By Dillon Hall, Pimpernel, which was bred at Otapiri by Mr T. McGillivray, is out of a winner in the Brent Locanda mare. Azaleas, the dam of other winners in Arabis, Azure, Picotee, Tritoma, and Certify. Jottings

Our Flicka, which raced well at her last start to finish second to Sporty Boy in the Vincent Trotting Stakes at Vincent on January 14, may gain ner first win for P. P. Gallagher in the First Hapuku Handicap at the Kaikoura Trotting’ Club’s meeting at Rangiora on Saturday. A three-year-old filly, Our Flicka is by Fremont from Craigneuk, the dam of winners in Imperial Grattan and Ben Ledi. Blue Print lost her chance when she broke in the early stages of the Belfast Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday. Sure Money, which broke when he struck trouble in the February Handicap on the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, is expected to race well from the scratch mark of the St. Andrews Handicap on the concluding day of the meeting this week.

Inter-Dominion Championship "The championship would eventually be worth £20.000,” said the president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference, Mr A. Matson, at a civic welcome to inter-State and New Zealand delegates to the InterDominion Trotting Conference in Adelaide. Mr Matson said that only a few New Zealand horses were entered this year, but that when air transport was available more would race.—Adelaide, February 21. Finished On Well Driven by K. Primmer, High Pressure finished on well to win the Takapuna Handicap by a narrow margin from Reclamation at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. Loyal Lass, which broke and galloped early in the race, shaded Doubtful for third place, but the stipendiary stewards reversed the placings. An aged mare. High Pressure is by Great Parrish from Worthy Lining, which is by Worthy Bingen from Silver Lining. Sister to Winners R. A. Hartley’s team at Burwood includes La Conga, which is by Gold Bar from Shoelace, the dam of winners in Golden Slipper and Scottish Brogue. A winner at Nelson recently. Golden Slipper gave an encouraging display to finish fourth after setting the pace for most of the way in the Belfast Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday. Encouraging Making his first appearance since being trained at Leeston by W. J. Doyle. Darrington Hall, which was sent out 15-14 m the betting, gave ah encouraging display to finish sixth in the Eclipse Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. A Dillon Hall gelding, he will not need to show much improvement to win a race for Doyle. A Strong Bracket

The Tinwald trainer. C. M. Laing, will parade a strong bracket in Ben’s Son and Mobile Globe in the Kaikoura Handicap, the main event at the Kaikoura Trotting Club’s meeting at Rangiora on Saturday. Ben’s Son and Mobile Globe, which have winning form to their credit this season, should both be capable of running two miles at a fast clip. They should have most of the others struggling to keep up with them at the finish of the Kaikoura Handicap. By Indianapolis Allowed to go out 9-9* in the betting. Tit y Tot. which had been placed in three races earlier in the season, stayed on nicely to win the Wairakei Handicap from the fast-finishing Cam Derby at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. Owned and trained by R. Harland, Tiny Tot is by ' Indianapolis from Gold Moko, which left a smart pacer in Kenworthy to Frank Worthy. By Peter Moko, Gold Moko is out of Patch of Gold, by Dan Patch from Miss Lenore, by Count Beldon from Golden Lock, a thoroughbred. Set the Pace Grand Fleet was not disgraced when, after setting the pace from the start, she was beaten into third place by Pierre and Aqua Lady in a photo-finish in the Trial Handicap at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday. The winner of the Levels Handicap at the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting on January 8, Grand Fleet should soon win another race for Mr D. Rodgers, for whom she is trained at Templeton by W. J. Coates.

CONTROL OF TROTTING

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Last Friday I replied to two anonymous correspondents who had complained bitterly about the conduct of trotting drivers and about “glaring examples of not having a go.” I disagreed with these gentlemen and offered to bet them £5 that they could not name five non-triers at the New Brighton meeting. In spite of all the scores of non-triers that some people are so sure they see at the trots, I received no reply to my offer; yet all they had to do was to name five out of the 130 horses starting. These correspondents are typical of the cowardly element sometimes heard at the races, full of noise and cheek when they are hidden in the crowd, but very meek when they are challenged. -Yours, etc., S. G. FITCHETT. February 22, 1949.