TROTTING NOTES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 34, 3 November 1934, Page 11

TROTTING NOTES

New Zealand Cup Trial Form CASE OF INDIANAPOLIS (By “Overcheck.”) It is understood that the trainer and veterinary surgeon in attendance on Indianapolis are sanguine of being able to produce him in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in a lit condition to give of his best, and it is sincerely to be hoped that their judgment will not prove to be.at fault. Indianapolis is a horse that requires a good deal of work, and notwithstanding the forward condition he was in last week-end, it seems only.reasonable to assume that the injury to Ns foot will have prevented his being given that amount of work that is so essential at such a critical stage of his preparation. For this reason the writer, with ail due respect to the opinion of his trainer, is inclined to the view that the chances of Indianapolis have been definitely prejudiced by the splitting of his hoof, though the injury is apparently not so bad as some reports indicated. Rollo’s Fine Effort.

That Harold Lpgan was responsible for a magnificent performance in running second to Blue Mountain in the New Zealand Cup Trial no one would be foolish enough to deny, but another horse thatgave an outstanding display, once he settled down to business, was Rollo. As a result of a bad start, he was behind Red Shadow and Harold Logan at the end of 50 or GO yai-ds. He then followed the champion throughout the race, and was right up with him at the finish, being less than a’length away. Had Hollo struck his straps correctly when the tapes were released, it is difficult to see how he could have been defeated, and he Is going to be a tough proposition in the Cup. especially if the going is at all holding. Red Shadow’s Form.

Red Shadow stripped in very nice order for the Cup Trial Handicap and during the running of the race showed rare brilliancy by the manner in which he raced past a number of the other runners after passing the two-mile post, which is four furlongs from the winning post. At the top of the straight he was in sci'ond position, but be did not come on ns it was'reasonable to suppose he would have done, having regard to the dash he has at. times displayed over the concluding stages of a two-mile journey. Still, there is little doubt that J. Bryce, who has no peer in the matter of training horses to the minute, will have Red Shadow as fit as hands can make him for the great race on Tuesday next.

Unimpressive, Glcnrossie. looking well, had every chance nt the Hutt. Park on Saturday, but never looked like a winner nt any stage of the journey. Ho may. however, do belter at Addington, where he has shown nil his best form. Still, he does not appeal as a Cup proposition.

A Budded Plate. In my remarks concerning tlie running of the concluding e'»’it nt Hutt Park on Saturday last I stated that Ruth Logan, after wresting the lead from Nobleman a short distance from the winning post, had stopped almost dead for no apparent reason.. The writer has since learned that in the run down the straight-Ruth Logan twisted and buckled one of her plates. At the particular part of the race in question this no doubt caused the trouble that resulted in her stopping so unexpectedly