TROTTING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 121, 24 May 1928, Page 9

TROTTING FIXTURES.

June 2, 4—Canterbury I'arls T.C June 4—H**.7?_es Bay T.C. June !)—Ashburton T.C. June S3. 27—Auckland T.C.

Acceptances, tor the first day of the Otaki Meeting close to-morrow at 8.30 p.m. Acceptances, for the Great Northerns, Cornwall Handicap, and minor events on the first clay of the Auckland Winter Meeting close to-morrow at 5 p.m. Deceptive. A liorse is often noticed finishing on very fast in a race after beginning slowly, and he is marked down as a likely one next time out. -lore often than not, however, he proves a costly failure, and these cases of. horses allegedly unlucky finishing on often prove a delusion and it snare. This applies paiticnlarly when the horse in. question is ridden by an apprentice or inexperienced rider. The latter bet'ouics alarmed after bad hick at the start and rides his mount out to the bitter end in the vain hope of.getting up in time. Naturally he flies past .a number of horses, who are being allowed to slow up by more experienced riders, who realise on tho day their chances are hopeless. .It is possible that cases of this kind cost backers more money in proportion than any other suggestion of form. Covent Garden for Australia. Covent Garden ran his last races in New Zealand in Wanganui last week, and he leaves to-morrow for Australia. He has been sold through the agency of the Aueklander, Mr. J. Chadwick. The three-year-old is a really honest galloper, but just fails to; be good enough to hold his own in New Zealand in the best class. He is only a little" fellow, and probably his lack of size is.his main handicap. If he is raced at the Unregistered meetings in and around ' Sydney or Melbourne he should be a payable proposition. , Smart Time. Several prominent racing men remarked on Saturday last that the time recorded (4min 2-: sec) for the Century Hurdles was slow, comments a Taranaki writer. As a matter of fact, the lace was run at ■ a great pace, and anyone with racing knowledge could see, but the time is misleading in so far that the race was advertised as about, two miles, whereas the field actually ran nearly two miles one furlong. ' This was necessary to allow horses to obtain the necessary run to jump the flight of battens opposite the stands. Thus the two miles last Saturday was encompassed, on a "dead" track, in 3min 47 1/.see—a great gallop, and one worth remembering. Likes the Game..-. . ■ According to reports, Archeno appears to be taking to the hurdling game like a duck takes to water, for she has entered into her schooling tasks with tho greatest dash. She proved to be as good as Rahepoto on Saturday, and the latter has won in open company over the sticks. Archeno will probably be given her first race in public, so far as the hurdles are concerned, • at Ellerslie next week. Like Archibald, Archeno is by the defunct Arcbiestown, who in his day was the best hurdler in England. An Important Exchange. According to a, Hawkes Bay t-writer, Greengrocer and Tea Miss will in future Tace in W. J. Donovan's colours, as that trainer exchanged his English sire Cockpit for the,first-named pair. Belated to Tommy Dodd. There* are some very nice youngsters in hand in Southland at present. The Graphic, by Paper Money—Kilberry (who produced Tommy Dodd to Solferino) is a forward youngster under the care of F. W. Ellis. She is a well-grown young lady purchased for an Australian owner, and she is being got ready (o race across the Tasman Sea in the spring, says an j exchange. She is rather well named, as her owner is connected with the newspaper industry in Victoria's Capital. Unusual. During the hearing of a protest at Morgan (South Australia), it was discovered that several of the honorary stewards sitting on the case were pecuniarily interested, and the hearing had to be adjourned for the selection of a fresh tribunal. This was formed by the judge, starter, and president of the club. Racing in America. Call Boy's half-brother, by Grand Parade, is known as Strolling Player, and is an entrant for the Kentucky Derby. Owing to the death of his owner, the nomination for the English Derby became void, and he was sold for 12,000 . guineas. He won two races in England last season, and, debarred from his own country's classics, he may win one in America. He is owned by Admiral Grayson, and trained by "Bob" Smith, who is referred to as an old-timer, but one who knows how to prepare a horse for a big race. A Real Bargain. The "Horse and Hound" (London) says that one of the best bargains a man ever made was that of Mr. Martinez de Hoz when he paid 30,000 guineas for the then three-year-old Craganour in the Summer of 1913. Most people know what the horse did when racing for Mr. Bower Ismay, who bought him as a yearling from Sledmere at Doncaster for 3200 guineas, hut many probably, are not aware what a marvellous success Craganour has proved ;. as a stallion in the Argentine, where his stock won over £500,000 in stakes. One of his best runriers, the now twelve-year-old Bucn Ojo, won twelve out of the twentyeight races he contested, worth'collectively £23.600.- Craganour finished first in the bumping English Derby of 1912, and was disqualified. Still Higher. The Coffroth Handicap at this year's Tijuana (Mexico) Meeting carried £17,----000, but Mr. J. Coffroth, who controls that track, is not yet satisfied. He proposes to make the added money £20,000 next year. On most of the ordinary days at Tijuana the greatest amount a winner gets is £130, and an American writer points out that Mr. Coffroth would probably get better racing results if he cut the £20,000 up into several races, with £2000 the ld'west for any. With only ono valuable middle distance handicap to compete for, the risk of taking a really good horse right across America—New York to Tijuana—is scarcely worth while, land more would be attracted if, instead of one mammoth race, there were half a dozen rich handicaps—middle distance and sprints—to be decided. There would be no difficulty either in getting that many out of £20,000. A meeting at. Tijuana runs into .about 100 days in succession. Odds and Ends. Those who havo seen Tommy Dodd since he came back to ;his old quarters in Southland are doubtful about his standing a preparation. Red Boa, the rising three-year-old brother to Baldowa, is said to be very like the 1926 Thompson Handicap winner. He has shown decided promise, and may prove a worthy substitute for Baldowa, who is now retired^ : Bright Day usually races away from Ellerslie, but he is to contest the minor hurdle events at the forthcoming meeting. . The Gloaming-Beauford contests are not likely to be forgotten. They are recalled again by a report that Tartan Sash, a four-year-old sister to Beauford, is to have n chance to make a name for herselt in Sydney. She has not been asked to race : -much, and this season in the country dis- , trictsi six starts have resulted m three firsts, two seconds, and one unplaced performance. .. ,', L. Manson has been engaged to ride ?' Queen Arch in the Cornwall Handicap. Queen Arch revels in heavy gomg,,and has

run several decent races lately, so that she will not have to improve greatly to be a possibility. It is stated that Revel has lately been troubled by unsoundness, and he is regarded as a doubtful runner in the Great Northerns. ' Reports from Cambridge credit Wedding March with training on nicely. His name is freely mentioned in connection with the Great Northerns. F. Corlett has been engaged to ride Tuki in the Great Northern Steeplechase. On the strength of his good showing in the Connolly Handicap, Kawhakina was heavily supported last Saturday at Wanganui, but ran badly. He will probably be spelled for a while. V. H. Colello's rising three-year-old untried gelding by King Mark—Earthshine is gradually furnishing into-a hardy sort. He is very much on the plain side. Essential has come on a lot of late, and at Otaki will . have many friends from Hawkes Bay. Epistle is just about herself again, and it will not be long before she notches another win. When Mr. H. Hassall was in England lie purchased a filly by Sir Eager. This two-year-old (English time) has been given a good chance, and has in the meantime grown into a racy-looking mare. Judging on her formation, the importation should be a very fair performer., Dreamy, throughout this season.; although winning only two races, lias 'never ran a' bad race. This marc rarries weight well, and this winter should see the Absurd mare a fair stake winner. At present she appears very well and forward.