TROTTING STAKES CANDIDATES

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26651, 9 February 1952, Page 4

TROTTING STAKES CANDIDATES

YOUNG PACERS IN ACTION AT KUMEU

Great interest was taken in a parade of two-year-olds at a matinee meeting held at Kumeu, North Auckland, recently. Most of the youngsters" were engaged in the Great Northern Trotting Stakes, the first two-year-old classic of the season, to be run at Epsom next Saturday. The standard of two-year-olds in the north appears higher than in recent years, and some promising young pacers were seen in action. The parade was run in two heats over one mile.

Peter Again and Heroism were expected to do best in the first heat, but they were well beaten by Logan Lee, which led all the way and beat Peter Again bv one length, with Heroism a nose back third. Logan Lee is a good type of filly bv Logan Derby, the sire of Johnny Globe and Fabius, both classic winners, from Leeleeta, the dam of Maleeta. Logan Lee covered the mile in the good time of 2min 20 3-5 s c, the last four furlongs in Imin 7 2-ssec.

Peter Again, a black colt by Peter Smith from Joan’s Jewel (the dam of Our Ida), gave a solid display, but Heroism was tile more impressive. A ’ood-looking colt by Light Brigade from Chestnut Bingen, he covered extra ground, and did well to finish as close as he did.

An unnamed gelding by Gold Bar f rom Faience led throughout the second heat, recording 2min 26sec, the last four f urlongs in Imin 9 4-ssec. He won by a length from Golden Poise (Equipoise—Belle Globe), with a filly by Übakim from Biddy Girl the same distance back third. The Gold Bar gelding won well, but his task might have been more difficult had Golden Poise begun smartly. At the end of two furlongs Golden Poise was about 48 yards from the leaders, and she made a great run to finish so close up. Bargain Horse Fortitude, a surprise winner at Forbury Park last Saturday, was sold a few weeks ago to his present owners, Messrs C. G. Cullen and N. D. Vincent, for £3O and a £5O contingency. His success at Dunedin was worth £460. Deaths of Horses

Among the deaths of horses reported to the New Zealand Trotting Conference recently are:—Bessie Belwin. Gold Bangle (the dam of Gold Note*. Parwrack, a useful winner as a trotter, Peggy’s Star, winner of the 1948 Great Northern Trotting Stakes, Princess Joffre (the dam of Vera Lyne and Peter Joffre), Ruby Bingen (the dam of Water Weed and others), and Loretta Scott, a aix-year-old mare by U. Scott from Princess Napoleon, the dam of In The Mood, Karangi, and other good winners.

Death of Impromptu impromptu, one of the best horses racing about 20 years ago, died recently. By Pedro Pronto from Petrova, he included among his successes an invitation match race at Alexandria Park In 1923. On a heavy track he won by a neck from Red Shadow, with Harold Logan third. Impromptu’s best times were 2min 4 l-ssec for one mile against time, 2min 38sec for one mile and a quarter, and 3min 13 4-ssec for one mile and a half. He was owned and trained throughout his career by C. Moran at Hamilton.

Big Offer Refused Doctor David gained his fourth placing in seven starts this season when he was beaten by a neck by Calrossie in his division at the Winton meeting last week. He is a four-year-old half-brother by the Walla Walla horse, Bruce Walla, to Lou Hall, ’Esto Fidelis- and Tutta Bella. He is raced by his breeder, Mrs E. M. Flynn, and trained by J. A. Flynn at Wairio. Mrs Flynn refused several substantial offers for -Doctor David, one of them being in four figures. He should soon leave maiden company. Lillian Mac

Lillian Mac has had time to freshen up since she raced at the Auckland Trotting Cup carnival, and she will probably have her next start at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting next Saturday. Now trained by J. D. Lltten at West Melton, Lillian Mac showed useful form at times last season, but her tendency to pull hard in the early part of her races cost her several winning chances. She will probably settle down with age and. as she is now a seven-year-old, she may not be long in striking form.

R. J. Shaw’s Purchase The Melbourne trainer, R. J. Shaw, who recently suffered a heavy loss through the death of Claude Derby, may have found a useful pacer to take his place. He has purchased Fireball, which created a good impression when he outclassed the field in the Goulbum Sapling Stakes Fireball is a colt by the New Zealand-bred Fire Bar (by Gold Bar), a useful winner before’ being sent to Australia, where he has met with success as a sire. Fire Bar is a member of the same family as Worthy Gold, Prominence, and Real Globe. Nine Placing;

Tiberius had his ninth placing in 12 starts this season when he finished second to Heather Dillon in the St. Clair Handicap on the final day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s summer meeting. His earnings this season are £lO3O, and he is long overdue for a win. Tiberius was not pacing well in the early stages of his race last week, and he gave his ownertrainer, O. E. Hooper, some anxious moments. He was in a bad position on the fence running to the straight, but, once he worked clear, he finished gamely to run the winner to a short length. Tiberius cati both sprint and stay, and the first time he leaves the mark reasonably well he should win. Convivial Still Unbeaten Convivial, the best two-year-old of last season and one of the greatest juvenile pacers seen in Australia, has won at his only two appearances as a three-year-old this season jn Melbourne, and he is a short-priced early favourite for classic races to be decided in the next few weeks. Convivial won his eight races last season, and created a mile record of 2min 8 4-s*ec for a horse of his age. Convivial was bred in Christchurch by Mrs A. F. Matthews and sold at the 1950 yearling sales to Messrs H. and F. Abrahams, Melbourne, for 800 guineas, the top price of the sales that year. Convivial is a brown colt by Dillon Hall from Trusty Friend, a member of the same family as Lucky Jack and other good winners. New Brighton Trotting Club Withdrawals for all events at the New Brighton Trotting Club's Meeting to be held on Saturday next, must be received by 5 p.m„ on Monday. —Advt