TROTTING

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 32, 1 November 1928, Page 14

TROTTING

fixtures. November 6,8, 9— Metropolitan T.C. November, 17, 21—Otaliuliu T.C. November 24-Wellington T.C. November 29, Dec, I—lorbury1—lorbury Park T.C, (By “Overcheck.’’) A final reminder is given that nominations for the Wellington Trotting Club g meeting, which is to be held on November 24 are due to close on Friday at S p.m. The secretary’s address is Box 4, Petone. The Otahuhu Trotting Club's spring meeting is to bo held on November 17 and 21. In aU, the sum of £6OOO has been allotted as stake money, and no doubt there will be a large list of entries. lbs two leading events—the Jelllcoe Handicap and the Fergusson Handicap—each carry a stake of £lOOO, and the Campbell Handleap and Visitors’ Handicap, which are confined to the straight-out trotters, are respectively worth £4OO. The ■ Massey Memorial Handicap and the Spring Handicap each carry a stake of £450, and the two saddle events—the Manukau Handicap and the Royal Oak Handicap—are each worth £350. Nominations for all events close on Friday next, November 2, at 5 p.m., with the secretary, Mr. R.- L. Absolum, at Acacia Chambers, O’Connell Street, Auckland. The acceptances received by the New Zealand Metropolitan Club for the first day of its spring meeting are very satisfactory and augur well for the success of tlie gathering. The Cup, as usual, is tho principal topic of conversation and discussion in light-harness circles, and enthusiasts are anticipating a very keen contest Padlock still retains his position as favourite, and information to hand is to the effect that a feeling of quiet confidence prevails in the Manawatu, where ■he is trained He is one of the horses that should be capable of improving upon his hitherto best time, but he will need to be as good as bls claim if he is to prevail in the big race at Addington, for he ia already handicapped to do practically two seconds better than his fastest public time, viz., 4.20 3-5, and is on the same mark as Queen’s Own (4.22.4-5) and Peterwah 4.23 4-5). The latter went south a few daja ago It is reported that he has not been altogether pleasing his trainer of late, haying shown signs of kidney trouble. He looks well, nevertheless, and if all goes well with him in the Interim he is expected to show up in the big race. Great trotter that he is, there is always the possibility that he will be carried off his feet at some stage ot the journey, and one mistake will probably be sufficient to put him out of court. Since winning at Oamaru Prince Pointer has come prominently into the picture. In 1926 he ran second to Aliuriri from a 4.27 mark, the latter being then on 4.26. Talaro (4.28) and Jack Potts (4 °6) were third and fourth respective!}, Great Bingen (4.21) being amongst the. unplaced division. The latter now concedes Talaro 36, Ahurirl 12, Prince Pointer 24, and Jack Potts 18 yards. Mr. McKenzie s champion raced well at Wellington ami Greymouth, and has only to go away right to have a great chance. Last year he was fourth, and judged on recent form, he appears to be in better order now than ho was then. Next to the Cup, the New Zealand Derby, to be run on the Second day; is probably the most discussed event. Wr-ckier will no doubt again be favourite, and he should beat all those that he met at Auckland. Muriel de Oro is a new comer, and her recent from has been good, but not equal to that shown by Wrackier.| After winning the Derby at Auckland, the latter ran a great race in the Remuera Handicap of two miles, being very narrowly defeated by Sunfish. Acceptances'for the Derby are due on Wednesday, November 7. • Meb, who showed promising form early in her career, is in work again. The rest should have done her good, and her future career will be followed with interest. It Is understood that Great Peter is to be given another let up, his trainer not being satisfied with his condition. It is further understood that the stable shelters a halfbrother to Great Peter;. of whom good things are expected later on. i Koro-Peter, who has been acquired by the Auckland owner, Mr. G. McMillan, was taken south by R. Berry when returning from the Northland meeting with Sunfish, but it is probable he will return for the Otahuhu meeting. Of the scratchings in the New Zealand Cup that of Daphne de Oro was a foregone conclusion in view of her recent accident, while that of Loganwood was not surprising as he could hardly be expected to run up to 4.26. Since being rehandicapped Cardinal Logan was considered in well-informed circles as. a likely scratching. While the wrtier would not have rehandicapped this horse if the decision In the matter had rested with him, it must, in fairness to the handicapper, be said that the two horses that escaped rehandicap each won only one race at a mile and a quarter, and in each case in a weaker field than that against which Cardinal Logan competed at Grey mouth, where on the first day the journey was twelve furlongs and a half. In the race Cardinal Logan was in receipt of 36 yards from Great Bingen, who was two lengths away second, and of 24 yards from Ahurirl, third. In the Cup he was originally in receipt of 48 and 36 yards respectively, so in placing Cardinal Logan on a 4.25 mark, the handicapper was setting these three horses to meet, from the point of view of the number of yards tt> be conceded, on the same terms as when they measured strides at Greymouth. All things considered the cases of Padlocic, Prince Pointer and Cardinal Logan are not parallel. . It is reported that Mr. M. J. Moodabe is negotiating for the purchase of Jackie Audubon. This chap has had a great run during the last twelve months, but even now he seems certain to go on to still better things, so is worth owning. Not one of the straight-out trotters declined its engagement in t)m big race'for trotters on the first day of the Metropolitan meeting, and this event should be one of the tit-bits of the day’s sport. , The imported Gjide-Away has forfeited her engagement in the Empire Handicap, of a mile and a quarter, at Addington, but has been accepted for in the victoria Handicap, of two miles, in which she is on a 4.34 mark. She is not a young mare and it may therefore be questioned whether she will ever do much, if any better than she has already done. Most of her winning performances have been registered at Richmond, where her smartest time over two, miles Vras 4.34. This vear she has shown 2.14} for a mile, her best time to daft, so that she cannot, be looked upon as past her Prime. If anjTomkinson is the one to do it. one can effect an Improvement in her,

King Pointer wan allowed to drop out of each of his engagements on the first 'day of the Metropolitan fixture. he will be produced later when some of the others have also earned penalties.

Scratchings were fairly numerous in the Riccarton Handicap, of 2 miles, and it sets one thinking as to which one it was that drove them aB out. Possibly It was one that has also dropped out.

Lingfleld has now been under the caie of W B J Tomkinson for some months, and it is time that she was something to nay expenses. She raced best at the beginning of last season, but lost all form ffer winning at Gore in December, when she registered 4.37 2-5 from a 4.4 a mart. She is now on 4.30, so has not been harshly dealt with by the handicapper.

Only two, Daphne de Ord and Zenith, dropped oiit of the Bagley Handicap, thus leaving a field of seventeen smart pacers to contest the event. It should prove a thrilltng wind-up to an excellent Imprint has been accepted for, and_R “ ■ be that the stable have hopes of winning the double with Ahurirl and him.

Rain has been interfering with (raining operations at Addington, and on this account those horses who - hav ® e “ ”' cd t he late should have an advantage over the ot On S Monday Prlnca Pointer and Logan Park were associated in n work-out ovtr too nflles each horse giving a pleasing with the Cup horse holding an advantage at the finish.

Young Blake, Elzear, and Happy Rosa worked in company over two the pace was applied in G l *. s stnires the latter dropped back, but this was no? unexpected. Both Young Blake and Elzear are in good order and likely to r well next week.

Golden Bubbles worked P’®a^ n fZ two miles, and has improved considerably since the Wellington meeting.

B. Jarden worked Maxegln and Acre The former appeared to be sore, but. we latter went well. If t! l®. A, money. Acre may secure some of the stake monej.

paid over half a century.

Nourmahal and Nelson Boy are In nice order for Immedtato engagements.

The racing at Addington next week will commence at 12 noon on each day.

I,ogan Park should account for something at Addington, states a s’lßb®" l cr. He may be right, too, but Mr. Arm strong's liorso is now on a tight mark.