SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19855, 2 May 1928, Page 5

SPORTING

FDRBURY TROTS TO-MORROW It was ou April 25 that the weather set in wet. So we have had a week of it. Still, the Forbury Trotting Club is not by any means dismayed about the prospects for the opening day of the winter races to-morrow. This morning Mr Caffin was going on with the perfecting of tho arrangements, and he and all concerned are looking forward hopefully for a clearing up'. The course is sure to bo heavy, but perhaps it may not be really bad. The train with the northern horses was due this afternoon. Big fields are assured. Up to luncheon time to-day tho only scratchings were Decoy Bells and Petronius from the Domain Handicap and .Wenlo for the Renown Handicap. ' In the circumstances it would bo a hard task to pick winners V-day. Liberal, Bon Wood, Fight Ever, colene Pointer, Author Jinks, Dalnahine, Elzear, Kate Thorpe, and Logan King are amongst those that are talked about. The wisest plan for punters to adopt, however, is to put gossip aside and bring the best judgment to bear on choosing the horses that are in the best condition for strenuous racing. The strong and fit horses are the ones that win in heavy going. First race each day at 11.15, last at 4.30.' “ Sir Modred ” writes in the ‘ Southland Times’;—S. Todd has been very busy with the education of his New Zealand Sires’ Produce Stakes candidate Tornado. This descendant of Nelson Bingen—Nova looks like becoming a high-class square trotter some day, but in the meantime he is growing and furnishing rapidly, and does not perform so evenly as ho did some time ago. He appears to have his days of moody behaviour, when he will not keep clown, but on other occasions he trots as fast as many more experienced competitors. BILLIARDS LINDRUM v. M'CONACHY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, May 1. The latest scores are; M'Conacby 1,888 (in play), Lindrum 2,746. Tho best breaks were: M'Conachy, 171, 141, 213, 200; Lindrum, 352, 120, 215, 163.