TROTTING KISSING CUP IMPRESSIVE

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26855, 7 October 1952, Page 5

TROTTING KISSING CUP IMPRESSIVE

PROMISING PACER WITH BRIGHT FUTURE mos t promising paeer on the Hn S o n? y t., of t!le F °rbury Park Trotdav Ciubs .spring meeting on Satiir- £ ay S aS ‘ h ® . Auckland-owned and Crore-tramed Kissing Cup, which finSt^ClaiF o ™* in the foriSrt a Handicap. . Southland critics HaH ffliv locfb opmion of th e Dillon that cl 1 ! last s ® ason and they claimed seen the best y°Rg P acer Jr®?. there for some years. She was ™ th^fh res ? ve Saturday and look! as though she will develop high-class this season A neafly! artion d ‘S ck . mare - she has a perfect barSS’ S J ! s most reliable at the shFit and gives the impression that S driven anywhere in a field. Saturday she was having her m e Smce . Mar ch and she looked h ry !v g t?° much condition. She hoh?J?a brilliantly and was steadied Royal °n the outside rL S a Per P a P soon after the start. She H P t 0 Native Royal with five furlongs to run, and when that horse ?™ ppad hack with about three furlongs to run she was left in front. She a , , ea ? 9“ the field at the furlong looked in for an easy win until Imperial Lord came with a great run. As soon as Imperial Lord drew level J. Walsh did not knock Kissing Cup about or she would have run him to a much closer decision. Kissing Cup 9 e ,, ? short-priced favourite if started tins week. i ed by Mr M. Moodabe, of Auckland, she is raced by Mr R. Porter. She if a’ Dillon Hall from Oleda Derby, oy the Australian horse, New Derby. Kissing Cup started racing last season and in nine starts she had three wins and five placings. At her other appearance she finished second at Winton to Fair Annette, but she was disqualified for interfering with Maestro. She started racing at Invercargill on October 27 when she finished second to Mesalliance in a division of a maiden race. She filled a similar position behind Maestro in the Seaward Class!c Stakes at Wyndham, and behind Sailaway in a maiden race at Gore on December 22. • Ol L ; the sec °nd day of the Gore meetKissing Cup gained her first win when she beat Marionette and Maori Lad in the Eastern Southland Three-year-old Handicap. As had been the case in a number of her earlier races, she raced greenly and she finished fourth, beaten by a head, a no Se and a nose, in the Kiwi Handicap at Wyndham on January 1. At her next appearance she outclassed the field in a division of the Jellicoe Handicap at Invercargill on February 23. She then went on to beat Maori Lad and Marionette in the Southland Three-year-old Stakes, creating a Southland mile and a half record for a horse of her age of 3min 18 l-ssec. She finished an unlucky fourth in the Wyndham Juvenile Stakes after receiving a serious check with one mile to run.x Eileen Lilian Sold Eileen Lilian has been sold to Mrs E. L. McKinistry and she will rejoin C. H. Fairman’s team in the next few weeks. Bred bv the Jate Mr E. E. Edmonds, of Sheffield, Eileen Lilian did not show any form last season, but she ran several useful races. Bessie Grattan, which is also owned by Mrs McKinstry, is at present enjoying a long spell. Damaged Wheel Alladin returned to the birdcage at Forbury Park on Saturday with a damaged wheel after racing in the Southland Handicap, a race for which he was a warm favourite. The damage was caused by Maid Myra, which fell after hitting the wheel with about two furlongs to run. At the time she was under a strong pull. Aladdin was well beaten in fifth place, but it is unlikely that he would have finished any closer as he did not appear to be travelling kindly at any stage of the race. If track conditions are firm when next he races he should show that his form at Forbury Park was only a temporary lapse. Cup Trial The. Wellington Trotting Club has included a race to be known as the New Zealand Cup Trial in the programme for the first day of its spring meeting on November 1. The race, which will carry a stake of £llOO, will be run over one mile and a quarter for horses assessed at 2min 44sec and faster. On the second day of the meeting, on November 8, the same class of horse will be catered for in the Wellington Free-for-all. which also carries a stake of £llOO. The club ran similar races last season and they proved most popular with the public. The remainder of the programme caters for maiden and improving pacers and trotters. Had Every Chance Lauder Hall, a warm favourite, had every chance in the Metropolitan Handicap at Forbury Park on Saturday. She received a perfect run behind Heather Dillon until five furlongs from home, when M. Holmes took her up alongside the leader. She was under pressure with three furlongs to run and at no stage, of the final two furlongs did she look like making an impression on Heather Dillon. Lauder Hall showed great promise in her races last season, but she has failed to reproduce it this term. The Dillon Hall mare is more capable than her recent efforts make her out to be. Totalisator Turnover On-course totalisator investments at trotting meetings in New Zealand during the 1951-52 season amounted to £7,749,233 10s, according to figures published in the “New Zealand Trotting Register.” A total of £290,312 10s was also invested on trotting events on galloping programmes, bringing the grand total to £8,039,546. Stakes given during the season amounted to £495,567, including £18,159 for trotting events at galloping meetings. Of the oncourse investments, £7,351,220 was invested on the win and place machine, while £688,326 was invested on doubles. During the same period off-course investments at trotting meetings totalled £574,929 10s, of which £202,393 5s was invested on doubles. During the season there were 109 days of trotting, of which 13 were run by the Auckland Trotting Club. It gave £96,950 in stakes and the totalisator receipts amounted to £1,879,652 10s. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club had nine days’ racing and gave £93,250 in stakes. The totalisator receipts at Addington amounted to £1,391,269 10s. The off-course betting figures show that £145,218 15s was invested at meetings at Auckland and £73.940 5s was invested at meetings held by the Metropolitan Club. Promising Young Pacers The Pukekohe trainer, J. -K. Hughes, has two promising three-year-old pacers in Scottish Star and Big Shot, both of which won at the matinee' meeting held by the Kumeu Trotting Club, near Auckland, on Saturday. Scottish Star is a grand type of youngster by U. Scott from Royden’s Star, by Light Brigade from Great Burton, a good winner at the trotting gait, which left a fine pacer in Burt Scott. Scottish Star was bred at Yaldhurst by Royden Lodge Stud, Ltd., and sold at the annual yearling sales to Mr W. A. Stevenson, Pukekohe, for lOOOgns. Scottish Star had one face last season. He has shown considerable promise and may not be long winning. Big Shot is a gelding by Grattan Loyal from Ecstatic, by Jack Potts from Ecstacy, by Logan Pointer. He was bred at Harewood by Mr L. M. Denton, who sold him to Mr Stevenson. He is now raced by Mr W. Hosking. Big Shot is closely related to Ferry Post, Amber Light, Lucky Guy, Volo Audubon, and Super Jack. Big' Shot had several starts last season, and with more experience should develop useful form. As well as Scottish Star and Big Shot, Hughes will have the speedy fteroism to represent him in classic races this season.