TROTTING NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 131, 6 June 1925, Page 20

TROTTING NOTES

(By "Vedette.'^

Tlie Canterbury Park Meeting was opened on Wednesday under unfavourable conditions, the track for the first two races being a quagmire. The course i improved a little .towards the end o\ the day, but there is not much doubt that a number of horses were not able to do their best on account of the siippery track. Vilo was one -who appreciated the mud, and she won her first race for E., T. Smith. She is a smart pacer when "ght. ""■ . ' . .... Despite_ two breaks: on: the" journey, Hypo finished on particularly well in the King George Handicap at Addingj ton. Had he been able to get through m the straight he might have won Realm and Dolly Dillon were' two disappointments in the big race at Addingtoa on Wednesday. Tho former raced brilliantly until ho got within striking distance of his field, and then went all to pieces. Dolly Dillon did not do as well, for she had had enough at the end of a mile and a quarter. Loganwood paced a good race for a' mile and a half at Addington on Wednesday. He should be all the better lor the race, and soon should be amongst the winners. • . • ' For several seasons Harold Buvwood has been known to possess speed and stamina, but until this year he has raced indifferently. After winning at Wellington in April he lias performed consistently. In the Peninsula Handicap at Addington he came from 36yds behind and won in good style. Ingle BtDgen led to a mils and threequarters m the Aviation Handicap at Addington, and only lack of condition beat her at the end. She is one to be kept in mind. : . -

The-Aviation Handicap for unhoppled trotters, at tbe "Canterbury Park Meeting, proved an appropriately named race, for.-most of the competitors were "in tbe ail'" at different stages of the journey, states the "Press.',' Eight from the start Ingle Bingen jumped into her I stride and was soon iv front. Highborn joined issue, and tho pair ■ carried on the running right to the straight, Nighbom giving a mixed exhibition of galloping and trotting. He lost nothing by .breaking, and in the run home won decisively. Sunny Jim, who was always well placed, put in a, good ran in t,he> straight, and though tho judge placed Peter M'Kinney third it appeared from Hie Press stand that. Pete Peter occnpiecl that position at the finish. Both, horses trotted rery well, and were going the _ fastest of all at the finish. Audominion wont -well for over a mile, nnd tlio race should do him good.' Ivoraki was also prominent .for tho greater part o£ the journey, but a bad break half a mile from home settled his chance. An inquiry was held into the' breaking of Nighborn, and he was disqualified for the race. Quiver paced two great races at Addmgton on Wednesday, with equine perversity disproving tho assertion that such a bad-gaited pacer would not do well at- Aldington. In his previous efforts the turns on that course have bothered him, but on Wednesday after a gruelling two miles, he. was* equal to carrying off the mile saddle event Quiver is trained and piloted by the ex-flat jockey Roy Berry. Nol'son Fame lost all chance at the start of the An Revoir Handicap onAYednesday. at Addington by roiusin"- to strike a gait. His slablemato Nelson JJerby poriormed similarly earlier in the day. ( . " Tho South Wairarapa- Trotting Club's meeting opened in a most inauspicious manner, the Walisnior re I urns of £3897 bwno- :ili7iosl. ;i record for iii.siu-mflwrnca Tli,; tlisqiif l lil"i.::il,ion .".r NighboTn ■ for Uie Aviation llundi.-u,, a i. Aldington giive Sunny .Mm hi* ii|. s |, v .;,, K ; lici , J|o (.■ani^. Fi'mn Auslralia. morn iluui two y<!:ii« :t-i(i, UmuiiU la- l,as hi^n platM-,1 in gnfid iinhi)|)])k'(l trotturs' raci>s on severai occasions. He had frequently shown -plenty of speed, but had failed | through Jack of stamina. Bis latest ! perforniancc tlierpforo came as v surprise, as on :i- heavy track he fita'yciJ on very solidly. nalmrny nui-^f. risitk a.- tin? nir.sl, 1MI - !n.;l:v p:iror i-nf-in- ;,1 prercnl. Vl'is r-r>r. "■"■' I. ll:llol(l r.iirwood in I he- Pruin^nh MiMldii.-op at Addnv<lon marlp,Hip. fifll, i li.n P - I.p h:u) fiJIH .(.|,.U portion tI.U ,r,!.r.M. i,!■{- ..it nil),- -|:nl-.. ' l.|V j- ",.,„],. *. [yui--vsaf.,jl-j, iuJ 1-,,. ii i{ . u , jt ta

overworked, so there is plenty of time for him to make ample amends for past disappointments.