METROPOLITAN TROTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1934, Page 11

METROPOLITAN TROTS

ADDINGTOM TRACK- NOTES

■■. The Weather.'- was ' cold but -ilne for training' operations at Addington yesterday morning, says' the "Star.''.-. The' track- was' & little' soft on the inside, but provided 'satisfactory'footing; on the outside portion. The extra distaiieo the horses were forced to travel- would represent about four seconds to the mile. ' .' '■■ :

Matavmga began. 1 l-ssee In front of Don Chenault. At the end of two' furlongs Princess Onyx assumed: the. role of pacemaker. Sho retained the lead all through the next round, and when it came.to the final furlong neither' Mataunga nor Don Chenault' could head: her. ■ Sho beat Mataunga ■■ by a length anil Don Chenault by two lengths and a half. Don Chenault trotted his first half-mile in Imin 15see, tho mile in 2miii 2S 3-ssce, and the niilo And a half in 3min 39see. ■'■■'■■' ■'

Cloudy Bango" gave an even display while pacing two niiles in. 4min '3.6 sec. Ho compassed his -first half-mile' in Imin 9sec, mile»in 2min 17 4-ssoe, -niile and . a-'-'half in 3inin :27seC, -mile- and three-quarters in 4min' la'cCj and the full distance in 4min 36sec. >''.' •■■

Eollo milled along for four furlongs with Lord Leslie in behind him. Then Tranipfast joined.them, and ■ carried them along over the next mile. ■"■ Trampfast trotted his mile in -2min 16see, taking lniin lOsec to negotiate his first half-mile. He gave a fine exhibition, and his effort was a good one. Ho finished half a length in front of 80110, with Lord "Leslie a length further away. Kollo paced his milo and a half in 3min 38see. ' . ■ .

Bey Spec was driven two miles ty E. C. MeDermott. The' gelding moved in good style, and recorded 4min 45sec for the journey. He reached tho half-mile in Imin 14 l-ssec, mile- in 2inin 25 2-ssec, mile and a half in 3min 36sec, &nd the full distance in 4min 45sec.; The last half-milo occupied Imin 9sec, and. the concluding two furlongs 35see;

Somerby's task was two miles without hopples at three-quarter pace. Linella hit out freely while pacing the last'half-mile of a milo and a quarter effort in Imin 7 l-ssec. •

Silver dc Oro stood Authorise ssec start from the mile an da half post, but she was up with him- with half the jourr ney covered. Authorise • ran „ his first mile in-2min 23"4-ssec, biit had little chance.with Silver do. Oro -over the last half-mile. Silver do pro werit .the full journey in 3min 31spc, and finished clear of her companion: . ..'"■' , . L. Fj" B'erfcett arrived at headquarters on Wednesday morning, with Nicoya arirl Bayd.ns; Eaydus has.proved .himself a. smart miler, and his form towards the close of last season .suggested that he will get a very useful, .two. miles. Nicoya is not well-placed, among the trotters, on the opening day,, being 96 behind, but at his best he is brilliant and his running on. the first day should prove a good guide, to his prospects on the concluding days.