A SMART TROTTER

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 60, 8 September 1945, Page 12

A SMART TROTTER

DOLLY SCOTT SHOWS SPEED

(By "Ariki Toa.")

It did not take Dolly Scott long to prove her worth this season, for at her first appearance for the term she easily accounted for the novice unhoppled event at the Matinee Meeting at Epsom last Saturday. She took charge soon after the start and outclassed the opposition to win easing up by a wide margin. The effort was most impressive, and now that she has graduated from the maiden ranks there should be more successes in store for the daughter of U. Scott and Dice. She is trained by J. T. Paul, who rarely bothers to persevere with bad propositions. Sound Stayer. Bill Scott, towards the end of last season, came right into his own as a stayer, and that he is likely to add to his record in the present term was shown by the manner in which he paced to finish. second at Epsom last Saturday. ' Actually, he finished first, buti after a judicial inquiry he was relegated to second place and Medical Student given the honours. Bill Scott has been very patiently handled by G. T. Mitchell at Cambridge, and he is now showing the benefits of this policy. For the North. Sports Guide and Tenpennybit are two southern pacers who will do their future racing in the north, having been secured and taken to Auckland at the conclusion of the recent meeting at Addington. Neither pacer won a race last term, and they would require to show some improvement to hold their own. Well-bred Pacer. j Among the many novices produced j at the recent matinee at Auckland was ! the three-year-old Lone Raider, a product of Raider and Belle Logan, thus a half-brother to the well-performed Australian pacer Logan Derby, who won several races in the Dominion. Lone Raider looked rather big in condition, but he paced very impressively in the middle stages to finally secure second place. The experience and outing are certain to benefit him considerably, and he is not likely to be at any fancy price at his next appearance. Shown Promise. The four-year-old Clydeside is in light work at Hutt Park v/ith a view to racing in the near future, and he should repay the Wellington sportsman Mr. D. Fraser some of the money he expended in his purchase last season. Clydeside raced four times last term for three placings, and is still a maiden. Turn Not Far Off. Although beaten out of the money, Windermere created a big impression by the manner in which she came from a long way back to finish just out of a place on the first day at Addington, and she would have been one of the favourites had she been produced on the second day. However, it was decided to keep her in her box, but it is unlikely that backers will forget the performance the next time she is produced. She will reach the best classes this season. Reassessed. As the result of his success in the National Handicap at Addington, War Guard has been reassessed at 4.21 for two miles, which will place him 12yds behind in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. The penalty of 36yds seemed rather harsh for a horse on his previous mark, but it is doubtful if it will affect his prospects that much in November. Disappointing. Resurgum, the full-brother to Certissimus, has been secured by an Auckland sportsman and will in future be trained by W. Compton. In his few races to date, Resurgum has acted nervously at the start and very little line has been gained on his relative ability. However, he has a reputation, and it will be interesting to note how he shapes in the north. Consistent. Judging by her efforts at the recent meeting at Addington, Forewarned falls just a trifle short of the best class of unhoppled trotter, but there is no doubting her consistency, for in her last 11 starts she has only once finished further back than fourth. She should continue to pay her way, but will never be a champion. Will Win Races. ' Town Talk was backed and beaten in the Canterbury Stakes at Addington, but this was contributed to by ; her breaking early in the contest. She : was subsequently timed to run her last , nile in 2.11, and any three-year old who j shows this turn of speed so early in , the season should win a lot of races, j tt was the first time she had made any |

sort of lapse, and her supporters are likely to overlook this defeat when she is next produced. Effortless Win.

There was grace and style about the way in which Indian Clipper trounced the sprinters in the Lightning Handicap'-'at Addington, and it is a pity that he cannot be relied upon to leave the mark. He has the speed equal to any pacer in his class, and his presence in the New Zealand Trotting Cup will add interest to the event.