TROTTING BREVITIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 147, 23 June 1937, Page 15

TROTTING BREVITIES

The demonstration against -King's Play at Epsom on Saturday lasted for nearly an hour. The horse's exhibition in the Adams Memorial Cup earlier in the day was described as an inglorious one. Guid Hairst paid a double-figure dividend when he won the Hobson Handicap at Auckland. His form had not been encouraging, and this was his first victory in three- seasons. ■ Munga Tangi, a five-year-old gelding •by Blue Mountain King—Happy Chimes, had not won. a race for twelve months; but he fairly outclassed the field in the Marconi Handicap at Epsom Dark Hazard finished fourth' and apparently had every chance. Sea Gift developed a festered foot after her third. to Rocks Ahead and Pot Luck in -the President s Hanmcapat Oamaru in-May. She had to forgo her Forbury engagements, and was not able to take part at Ashburton or Addington. She has now recovered and will be put into work in time-to be ready for suitable classes at the August Meeting at Addington. Hot Point, the well-bred horse by Travis Axworthy—Miss Spears, went well to finish second in the Mangere Handicap at Epsom, and he put in great run in the last circuit. • At on? itage Hot Point \vas hailed as a comine champion. He is now six years o"d, an "ft is not too late for him to make good. Another to show speed !ta this race was Ann Pointer, formerly trained in Canterbury. "After an absence of two years from the winning list, Chartens Bay won the Mangere Handicap at Auckland ike a good racehorse. He was always in the leading division, and fought on under a hard drive. He returned a dividend of more than a score on the I win machine. Chartens Bay.is: ai six-year-old gelding by Native King from Imperial fan, and was.bred by Messrs. Anderson, of Charteris Bay, CanterbUirty'is unfortunate that there are so few trotters available for a dmin 25sec class, one mile and a half. A perusal of the list of trotters likely to race in August places the programme committee of the New Zealand Metropolitan Club in a precarious position, says the "Star-Sun." The club wishes to provide races for the best horses cf both gaits, but, according to information its officials have to hand, it is doubtful if their intentions can be carried out at the August Meeting. This means that Sea Gift will race among the pacers, and Trampfast will continue to enjoy the rich pasture at his owners place at Hinds.