WELLINGTON TROTS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 172, 17 April 1942, Page 6

WELLINGTON TROTS

Maiden And Improving Pacers REVIEW OF PROSPECTS (By Overcheck.) Well-balanced fields will contest the races for novice’ and improving pacers on Saturday; indeed, it is questionable whether 'better Helds for these particular events have ever been engaged at Hutt A brief summary ot form is given below. Autumn and Eastbourne Handicaps. Of those engaged in the Autumn 1I““" dicap. David Derby, Hargood’s 1 ride, Technique, Volo Maid, Lamaco, Vera de Oro and Watcher all Have lorm- to recommend them. David Derby was placed twice at the last meeting at Hutt lark, and was later placed at both Banks leninsula and Westland. When he ran second here in February be registered 3.26 3-. i from a 3.43 mark, from which he again starts. Ilargood'e Pride ran second at Greymouth in January, and was nurd at Westland in IMarcli. Technique has bad little racing this season, but last year showed a good deal of promise, . being; placed once out of live attempts. He is by Jack Potts and should be a 'better horse this year. Volo Maid ran a second and a third at Waimate in March, registering 3.2 b J-o for 12 furlongs and 2.50 3-o for H lU ‘ le6 ; Vera de Oro has had four outings,, in one of which she finished second. lhi*> was at the Canterbury Park club s meeting in February, when she ran Quite Good to a head, with Safety Pin in third place. Both Lamaco and Watcher raced on the West Coast circuit, the Corin ® r .. reg ;*vl?nhAP three seconds at Haw-era, while M “ l , c ~1 was returned a winner at the recent Manawatu meeting. . , , Lady Tornado was twice placed at Manawatu last week. Carterton and Hutt Handicaps. The field engaged , in tlie Carterton and Hutt Handicaps are very even and great contests should result. Certify raced successfully at Haweia. She is bv Quite Sure, whose slock have already displayed marked ability. Gay Time is by Roy de Oro and has already been returned a winner Hus season, liai - ing captured a race tit Banks 1 eniiisula, while at Oamaru last mouth he ran second to .Prosecutor. , . Glenariff showed very promising torm last season, but so far lias not raced with success. He is a six-year-old by W rac.v and may not be capable of a great deal of improvement. Mareo Polo ran third to Native Man and Black Lulu at Banks Peninsula in November. He has not done a great deal of racing. Trained by McTigue he is in good hands. , Safety Pin has shown lorm above the average and gives promise of developing into a high-class performer. She won at Oamaru last month in 3.2 i. Earlier m the season she ran third at Addington over ij miles, registering 2.47 3-5. . Sir Gaillard ran third at Invercargill in March and then won at Oamaru. He was also second Io Parshall at the recent Mauii'vutu mwiitig. This form points to ills being n horse of great promise Surri-v Park and Wee Jack each has a winning bracket to his credit the lor; mer having been successful at .Metho.n and the latter at West and. Knapdale Lass has done well. lhl! ’ son having won one race ami being placed in ’four otliers. Al Addington she ran third to I‘iK-ing Power mid Great News i useful effort. ■ ■ . Mi-hlv has also shown promising toini. liming 'won two races and being placed another. His best time lor 12 lurlongs was registered at North Canterbury in October when lie ran 3.28 J--.'-Reservist and Sure Potts have been oft the scene for some time ami the probabilities are Hint horses with good recent lorm wilt he preferred.

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Timaru Candidates At Work Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, April 16. Conditions were favourable lor t rll, ' l; . work toilav, when praeliealb •‘o, ot the hoi-ses engaged at Timaru on haturdaj were seen in action. On the plough Beau Ceil and Co,u */ r mu seven furlongs m I—9 I - ' 1 - Ancnorag «••»< let off with a three-furlong sprint in 371-5. Don’t Forget comfortably covered s k lurlongs in 1.15 4-5, and ns stablemate. Wliipluind. took 1.17 4-5 Silver Mask beat w'pildinir Ring over live furlongs in 1.3 3-o. llawliamal and Huglisotis ran this in 1.2 3-5, and similar time was recorded bv Leighiior and Desert. Love. ’The best, time, 1.1 !-i>. was cre<l ' l< A/? St. Cloud and Mauretania, who imislicd abreast. Renarde registered 1.-. ami Botany and March of Time were together ‘“rim-rv Girl reeled off halt a mile in 50. and Stormy Petrel took 51 l-.>. Stabilize and Eulogist kept together throughout seven furlongs in 1.28 1-5. The latter eonceded n let of weight, and (hd his work well Good Scout and Night glass were abreast well in front of Poker Dice at the end of seven furlongs in 1.29. I.unarm and Kevin covered the some ground in 1.30 1-5. Full Pilch gave Troja a big «tart and finished on terms over six lurlongs in 3 ’Erambio and Palfrey were together three lengths in front of Ferriby after completing a mile in 1.12 3-5. - Arctic Dawn, Salination, and Not. Out Avere praeticallv in line at tin* end of a mile in 1.12 1-5. llinepo was_ restricted 1“ a two-furlong sprint in 24 l-o. With no race meetings in the North Island, three horsemen have made I lie trip south for the South Canterbury meeting These are W. Broughton, M. Caddy, and N. Vaughan. The two last -named were engagi’ii riding work at. Riccarton today. Broughton’s mounts Botany, Stormy Petrel and Leighiior, and M. Caddy will ride F. ’rrilford’6 trio, Rebel Alate, Bali, and Norse, while Vaughan will be on One Wink and Good Scout.

Other riding engagements include: S. Green, Not Out, Winning Rose, All Night. Hurry Girl, Arabian Night: P. Spratt, Arctic Dawn, Kevin, Northern King. Mauretania; L. J. Ellis, Salutation. Renarde, Silver Mask, Heroic Star; C. Wilson, Don’t Forget, Whipliand, Anchorage, Court Dress; R. Mackie, Flame Queen; A. Leach, Donadea: I. Walther, Inquisitor; C. Mackie, St Cloud, Dirk Dhu, Recompense; B. H. Brodie. Hughsotis. Poker Dice: P. I lessen, Rawhamai. Waka. Eulogia, Eulogist, Silver Sand*. Gay Thread; E. Jennings, Great Flight ; A. Stokes, Ferriby; A. Messervy, Palfrey. Wedding Ring, Willow Wimd. Eramhiu; i. Slnkcs. Nighlglas:-: U Tuistoll. Troja; S. Bell, dlinyiu.i