TROTTING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 82, 16 October 1928, Page 7

TROTTING FIXTURES.

October 22—Oamaru T.C. Octob'- 20, 22~Greymouth T.C. November fl, 8, (^Metropolitan T.C. November 17, 21—Otahubu T.C. November 24—Wellington T.C. November 29, Deo. I—Forbury Park T.C. December I—Waikato T.C. December B—Cheviot T.C. December 15, IT—New Brighton T.C. December 31—Inangahua T.C. December 26—Goro T.C. December 26— Ashburton T.C. December 26 27—South Walrarapa T.C. . December 26. 27-Westport T.C. December 27, 29, 31-Auckland T.C. December 29—Wlnton T.C. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Inquiry," Wellington.—As Arrow Boy started and won prior to Blimp's race, under the wording of the wager the money was on Jjilmp only. If Arrow Boy had been produced again later in the day, he would have to hare been backed with the-money made available-by Blimp'swin. Reminders. ' . Nominations are due next Friday, at 8 p.m., for the minor events at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. . Acceptances for the Stewards' Handicap and the second payment for the New Zealand Cup are due at the same time. Forfeits for the New Zealand Derby, Oaks, and Welcome Stakes also require attention on this date. Auckland Entries. Big events like the Auckland Cup, with its £3000 prize, are always sure to bring Borne surprise entries, but the hopes of those optimists who' enter the mediocrities usually wane as the charges for the race grow. Forty-four have been entered for the big event, and these include all the tried brigade,' Star Stranger, Count Cavour, Rapier, Footfall, Beacon Light, Te Kara, Mask, and Piuthair. Add to these Laughing Prince, Prince Humphrey, Oratrix, Pink Note, Desert Glow, Bisox, Corinax, Valkon, Hoylake, Goshawk, Seatown, Catkin, and Celerity 11., and some idea can be gained of the good prospects of the race. Tho position is equally as good in the Railway Handicap, with forty-six entrants. Aussie and last year's winner, Awarere, are both in, in addition to Paganelli, Cimabue, Crown Area, Paperchase, Silver Mine, Gobljn Market, Staghunter, Joy King, The Hawk, Chelone, Episode, Lysander, . Bright' Glow, and Booster. . " . ' ' ■ The nominations are also excellent for the two-weight-for-age. events, The King's Plate, one mile, and the Clifford Plate, one mile and a half. With thirty engaged in the Clifford Plate, a stronger field numerically than the two or three runners of recent years should go to the post. The Two-year-olds. From what has, been seen of the two-year-olds only one or two of those-en-gaged in the Wellesley. Stakes look to have a chance of making a race of it with Gold Tinge. First Money and Hunting Day were seen at Ellerslie, and, although useful, they are not likely to prove top class. Royal Flyer has won twice, and ho may bo'the one to give Gold Tinge tho most trouble: He.is-.un attractive-cus-' tomer, and he will be useful, but perhaps not much more. Speedlight and Royal Line are both winners, and it is difficult to know just how good they are, but of the pair Speedlight will have preference. At times there is not much doubt that Breeders' Plate1 form is not up to the best New Zealand, two-year-old form, but this year may prove the exception. Gold Tinge certainly looks the part of a highclass two-year-old, and while some of the Wellesley Stakes runners will improve as tho season progresses Eoyal Flyer may be the second best on the day. Speedlight, .coming from a brood mare like Simper, is always one to keep a watchful eye upon. She has not been in evidence since winning the Debutante Stakes at Wanganui, so her appearance at Trentham will be awaited with interest. Juveniles at Masterton. Royal Flyer is an Australian-bred colt by Flying King from Amandine, an imported mare St. Amant from Mandane j by Marco. Amandine was not raced, but she comes from a very useful family, which, strangely, enough, appears to have shone at two-year-old racing. . The Paper Money—Equitas filly Equitant is a smart looking youngster, and bred as sho is she should gallop fast. Hers j wag a stylish performance on Saturday, for ■' she began from quite wide out and was running on. At 7.9 she looks nicely placed in the .Taita Handicap at Trentham next Saturday. The Trentbam-traincd trio, ©uellona (Paladin—War Lady), Sapient (Kilbroney —Merit), and Push (Night Raid—Boniade), were all staying on at Masterton. Sapient possibly was going the best of the three, and she all but caught the' Paladin filly. All three will win races, and the idea at present is held that the Night Raid gelding will improve most as time goes on. The Derby winner, Black Ronald, had liis first representative in Bay Ronald, from Hellanois, the dam of Licinius and Helotis. He was backward and did riot eliow up. . ' Whinloch, the Paladin—Lady Kinloch filly, is a compact youngster, but she was slow out of .the barrier and gave all the field a start. Naturally not much was seen of her ,in a half-mile sprint under these conditions. Penalised. Three winners at Masterton on Saturday in Courageous, Arrow Boy, and Teheka earned 51b penalties for their Wellington engagements. All three were down at or near the minimum in their respective races, so that the slight increase in poundage should not trouble them if they are good enough. Courageous sticks on well, and may be suited by the seven furlongs on Saturday, for he ran out a mile in good style from a field nearly as good as that he will have to meet at Trentham. Arrow Boy is in first-class racing condition, and evidently he has thrived at Porirua. If he fails to win his third race on end it will not be on the score of unfitness. Teheka is also a fit horse. Goshawk Arrived. Any doubts as to where Goshawk will race next have been settled, for he arrived at Trentham during the week-end, and he will contest the Wellington Handicap and start a very pronounced .favourite. So far no rider has been announced, but it Tvould not be surprising to find J. Barry in the saddle. As Commendation appears to dominate the sprint field just as much as Goshawk does that of the handicap, backers who fancy the others in cither race should get good odds. Whether they will collect or not remains to be seen. Solid Royal Game. With 121b above the minimum Royal Game appears to be well treated in the Wainui Handicap at Trentham. He has won several races already this season, and civvied first place at Masterton on SaturLv? zliii Blimp, but under the penalty conditions escapes extra poundage for his engagement at Trentham. Royal Game, despite this latest success over ten furlongs, is at his best at a mile, and being thoroughly seasoned he should play a prominent part in Saturday's event. The Stewards' Handicap Weights. No matter how much the top-weights of the Stewards' Handicap are reviewed, one comes back to Commendation, who should set all the field a very tough task. He is well treated at 9.4 for a horse of his class, and even though he should win the sprint event at Trentham and the Harcourt Cop, he still escapes a penalty

for the Riccarton sprint. Tho Wellington sprint is of insufficient value to render, him liable, and the Harcourt Cup, being a wcight-for-age event, does not carry a penalty for handicaps. Silver Paper, for a three-year-old, has his fair share at 71b over wcight-for-agc. Bright Glow, 5.3, appeals next to Commendation, for there is no doubt that she is a very smart mare. Chiklsplay's speed is undoubted, and she is assessed at exactly weigh t-fo'r-age. Chelone is the second string to Commendation, a brilliant galloper, and apparently a certain runner, for T. Metcalf is to have the ride. Without attempting to analyse the handicap in detail, the three who appeal arc Commendation, Childsplay, and Bright Glow. Stiver Paper and Childsplay. | Silver Paper must be given credit for a brilliant performance in the Dunedin Guineas. He was ridden a very confident I race and up to three furlongs from home |he was at the tail of the field.' He was giving away several lengths at this stage, but when he started his run he moved up very quickly, joining Childsplay at the entrance to the straight. There seemed a prospect of a good finish, but a furlong from the post Silver Paper looked a winner. Childsplay battled on gamely, but Silver Paper beat her decisively by threequarters of a length, says the Christchurch "Star." • These two outclassed thp opposition. Silver Paper ran the mile out so solidly.that it is reasonable to expect him to run out the Derby distance Childsplay showed her usual brilliancy in tho early stages, and she was soon bowling along in front, apparently going quite easily. She continued like this to the straight, but Rtie failed to respond when required to make an effort in the straight. Sho was not disgraced by her. defeat, as the winner, Silver Paper, looks a highgrade gelding. It is probable, however, that Childsplay will always be seen at her best in sprint races, where her speed can bo utilised. Still Winning. At the Grand National meeting First Raid was selected as one of the most likely improvers- about. Since then he has hardly stopped,winning. Ho gave further evidence that he is a smart three-year-old by winning the Clarendon Handicap at Dunedin on Saturday. He was patiently handled, being nursed for the final dash, which enabled him to beat Royal Tractor on the post. He may never be partial to a distance, but up to six furlongs, and possibly seven, he is a useful hack likely to pay his way in better company. May Be Extra Good. Nedda, who ran second to Stealth in. the Dominion Handicap at Dunedin, is a j very speedly galloper, and, with a little | luck she would have caused a lot of trouble to, the "winner. She began smartly, but lost her.place only to come on again with a "great rush over the last furlong. Nedda is going to win races later on, and she is worth following from now on, says "Argus." It was intended to race her at Trentham, but the acceptance date was overlook*"!. Sho is by Paper Money from Michaela,- a brilliant galloper in her day. Her first foal,, Don Jose, has not come up to expectations, but Nedda may earn her high fame. • . Two Solid Southerners. Pink Note won the. Mosgiel Handicap on Thursday at Dunedin so easily that there was a rush to back him in tho Ranfurly Handicap. The handieapper's judgment was vindicated, however, as though he had every chance, he never looked like a winner, and he was well beaten at the end. Pink Note is to race at Trentham next Satui'day, and if he repeats his-Mos-giel Handicap form, ho will be hard to J beat. " •. ' | The performance of Sot Sail in the Mos- ■ giel Handicap was very disappointing to her admirers, as it was difficult to reconcile it with her running in the Geraldine Cup.ia. £ortuight u ago.t.. A .change of riders was tried in the Ranfurly Handicap, 'andsho won easily. At her. best Set Sail is a vei'y .solid .mare, who is going to. win plenty of good races this season. Taking a line from last season's form, she is always to be preferred to Pink Note, unless the latter is in recsoipt of a good deal of weight,, and her first day's running was clearly not her true form. Well Bred. Royal Saxon was very unlucky in the Electric Handicap on Thursday, when an accident to his gear settled his chance. He made amends in-.- the. Shorts Handicap, which he won in good style, staying- on well after getting'a good run on the rails. Royal Saxon raced prominently at Riecarton in August, and he is going to win more- races as the season advances. He is a well-bred five-year-old from imported parents, his sire being Saxby and his dam Health Lass, a sister to Pitprop, who was a good but unsound horse. The breeding industry lost a. valuable sire when Saxby died, after a short stud career, as most' ,of his stock can gallop. : Odds anti Ends. i Mint Leaf and Oration are to race at the Waikato fixture, next week-end,'.and will be ridden by C. Goulsbro. Pekatahi is recovering from the injury received while schooling prior ''to1 the recent meeting at Ellerslie. ■■■■.■• ' Although not engaged at early meetings Ruffles is reported to be executing satisfactory work on the tracks. He appears to .be perfectly sound, while his respiratory organs are quite satisfactory. Valkon lightened up somewhat as the result of his racing at' the Avondale and Auckland meetings. He • will, however, have time, to freshen up. before he has jto fulfil his engagements at the Waikato fixture. Town Bird is on the easy list just now, having come into contact with a wire fence recently, and injured a limb. It is expected that he will be on the tracks again I shortly. 'Nancy Lee is reported all the better for her efforts at Avondale and Ellerslie, notwithstanding the fact that at the former place she received rather a nasty kick from Goshawk. The Lucullus mare should run prominently at Te Rapa, where j she is nicely treated in the Cambridge Handicap with 8.0. Waltzer is standing up to his work on the training tracks splendidly, and with 8.6 may run well in the Claudelaiids Highweight Handicap, more especially if the going happens to be at all heavy. Hoylake has lost caste because of his two defeats at tho Dunedin Meeting. Possibly it might be as well to give him a chance, for after being in trouble on the first day, he was not able to show his true form at his second appearance. Rin Tin Tin is a likely Southern sprinter who should pay his way from now on in sprint events.