Trotting Notes

Grey River Argus, 5 March 1937, Page 7

Trotting Notes

Reassessments: Gerfalcon has been reassessed at 3miu 39sec and 4niin 54see, and the pacer Reporter is now on 2min lOsec, 2niin 43sce, and 4min 30sec.

Starwyn Soon: Starwyn finished a good filth when racing out of his class at New Brighton. H e showed brilliant speed when finishing second to Ace High at Wellington last month, and early success for this good-looking American seems assured. Dark Hazard:

Dark Hazard was the most impressive of the young pacers raced at the last Wellington meeting, and he won easier on his third appearance than in his maiden success. If he has unproved as much between then and now as he did during the last Wellington meeting, he will be a tough nut to crack to-morrow.

Evicus: Evicus, who ran poorly at the Adelaide. Championships owing allegedly "doping” is expected to be returned to New Zealand at an early date. Latest advice was that she had fully recovered her condition.

Horsepower: Horsepower has all classic engagements, including the Wellington Stakes, to be run for the first time at Hutt Park in September.

Early Favourites: The early favourites for the R. A. Armstrong Memorial Handicap are King’s Warrior, Llewellyn’s Pride and Bonny Azzure.’ Big Author is also respected. Challenge Stakes:

The nomination of 81 present yearlings for the New Brighton Challenge Stakes, to be decided in 1938, must be regarded as very satisfactory, and this response shows the keen interest of owners of young horses. Run over a mile and a quarter, the Challenge Stakes will provide a splendid trial for the New Zealand Derby, to be decided -at Addington some weeks later, and it will’increase the interest in the blue ribbon. Sires are represented as follows: Jack Potts 22, Grattan Loyal 13, Wrack 10. and Truman Direct 7, Man o’ War, Travis Axwort-hy, and Great Bingen have 4 each. Unluteky:

Wynan was possibly unlucky not to win a race at the last Wellington meeting. Air Flow:

Air Flow is on the way to making history, providing she is abl e to retain the form she showed in running rings round a good field of pacers at Brighton. A mile in 2min ssec at Addington is no exaggeration of the ability of this mare when sh e is sparking on all cylinders.

Franz Derby Smart: Franz Derby is carded to return to Hutt Park, the scene of three of her triumphs. There is no mistaking that this mare has the ability to hold her own in metropolitan company. She has seldom made a mistake, she stays well and her time, 3min 24 l-ssee. at Wellington last month, was an exceptional go considering the comfortable way she did it.

Cup Class Soon: Reporter is not much below Cup class, anti may eventually get there.

BANKS PENINSULA RACE. TWO DIVISIONS LIKELY. ■CHRISTCHURCH, March 4. At the Banks IJeninsula Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday next, four defections from the acceptors for the Juvenile Stakes are necessary to allow of one race, as the safety limit ■at tho five furlongs barrier is 19. If a field of more than 19 parades, the race will be run in divisions, the winners to receive P's and second horses £5. The divisions are as follows:— First Division: Arrowglen, Lam' Knockando, Nolana., Primak, Skylass, Cocksure, Garonne, Great Bramble, Lisnacree, Mulatto, Solpit. Second Division: Clubman, Haggis, Lustral, Pride of Central, Rosanna, Bonnie AgnesJ, Comus, Mercenary, Happy Night, Love Affair, Princess Roma. RACING FIXTURES. March 4. 6 —Napier Park R.C. March 6—Banks Peninsula R.C. March 6—Franklin R.Q. March 6 —Rangitikei it.C. March 12, 13 —Cromwell J.C. March 11. 13—Wellington R.C. March 13 —Birchwood Hunt Club. March 13, 17—Ohinemuri J.C. March 19, 20 —iPahiatua R.C. March 20—Stratford R.C. March 20 —Otautau R.C. March 20, 22—Westport J.C. March 20, 22—Bay of Plenty J.C. March 27 —Greyinouth J.C. March 27 —Tuapeka County J.C. March 27, 29—Auckland R.C. March 27, 29—Feilding J.C. March 27, 29 —Wairarapa R.C. March 27, 29, 30—Riverton R.C. March 29 —Beaumont R.C. March 29 —Kumara R.C. March 29 —Waipukurau J.C. March 29, 30—Canterbury J.C. TROTTING FIXTURES. March 5, 6 —lnvercargill T.C. March 6—Wellington T.C. March 13 —Wanganui T.C. March 13—Timaru T.C. March 17 —Wyndham T.C. March 20 —Cheviot T.C. March 20 —Wanganui T.C. March 27, 29 —Hawera T.C. March 27 31—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C.