TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19632, 10 May 1927, Page 14

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES, May 21—Oamaru Trotting Club/ June 3. 4 Canterbury Park - Trotting Club. June. IS, 22-—Auckland Trotting Club. THE CAMBRIDGE MEETING. NOTES ON THE FORM. BY PICADOR. : Everything was favourable for the holding of the, Cambridge Trotting Club's meeting _on Saturday and the ; fixture was attended with success. There was an increase of £5817 Ids in the tot,alisator .returns comparedvwith those for the first totalisator mesting held by the club two years ago. The club should make a good .profit oser "the." meeting and such a result should be very grstuymg to ail concerned. Ttie Cambridge ' Trotting, Club! is' a progressive bodj and it is fortunate in having two such capable officers in Mr. 15. , Kannon (president; und Mr. W. Stopford (secretary) at the head of affairs. ■ ./ Mottling in the way of high praise could be lavished upon any of the runners in the \ Introductory, Handicap, and. to ?»y the least, they were a very moderate . rowd. Most of them' failed to.go.'any way olidly, and even the winner. Paradigm, faulted on the journey -'..There"is hope 1 1 that!,;some v ill improve, because they have youth on their side, and. perhaps '<tnje most likely to' do beilei in future aie Paradigm, Billy Carbine, Wild Downs, and Special Bell. Despite tlie fjtct .that he was conceding big starts to, mostof/- his ; opponents, ihe old -trotter Ainberite was . able to get up "third at the finish of the Introductory : Handicap. The Castaway gelding was;.one .of the outsiders of the field, and was paying a' -very substantial dividend to win. Amberite's iorwabrd running: was due to his solidity, and he profited by the mistakes ot his opponents. ' Lola Keklaw was produced m three events-, and,' she notched a first and a second, while in her other engagement she collided with another runner and was nut out ' of " the ' contest with a damaged sulky The' feature of her displays was the brilliant 'milnner in. which she began, ;and such smartness from the barrier will always be a factor it: her favour. Those who supported Lola Keklaw ■ in each engagement would show a alight profit on the transactions.- - . The disappointing Golden Park nearly effected a big surprise m the Leamington Handicap and returned her comparatively . few supoorters a solid second dividend. She finished fast and was perhaps un.ucuy .not, to-win, but was well beaten when pro duced again later in the day. .The grey r.pacer Signer showed, "speed in both of, hiis . engagements and might have won the Leamington Handicap if. he had not kept- skipping in the straight. A tendency to mis his gait appears to be his trouble and he will have to become more, solid to win races. Rock Hint on won the Cambridge Trotting Cup in easy fashion and is a very fit horse at present. He. .was a good second choice in the betting and he was always pacing nicely to run to the front with a,bout four furlongs to go and win by a couple of lengths. This was the second cup won b.y JSobk -Hinton this year, as he also won the ,Te Aroha Trotting Cup. The favc-urite, Respect,, gave his supporters : a good run: in the Cambridge. Trotting Cup . and returned them theih investmentji by running second. .When be - took: charge along the back he looked likely to win, but he had no chance with Rock Hinton over, the last half-mile. Respect has 'been racing consistently. ■ , An outsider in Heather Girl filled third placo in the Cambridge Trotting Cup She was never prominent until the last couple of furlongs; .and it was- only the fact that she was battling on at the finish that enabled her to take the third prize. . . . There was solid support for Lady Dunmore in the Cambridge Trotting Cup and she .was a good third choice. When sue ran up third about six furlongß from, uorne She looked a possibility, but - failed to stay on and was well back at the finish. The: handsome black pacer Bingen Fing was running on in fourth- position, at the finish of the Cambridge Trotting Cup and might 1 have, done better with something to set a solid pace for him in the early stages Off the limit: he was up m front 'or a mile, but was then passed by a number of backmarkers and was well back m the back stretch, to come again at the end. ■ Those who saw Golden Grattan perform at Thames ticked her off as one likely to prove a winner and Rhe realised their ex pectations by winning nicely ill the Hautapu Handicap; Golden Grattan is trained it. fo Awamutu by the young trainer 'E. Paul, who handled her in good style in the race. Once -upon a t,;mo N. Cunningham en joyed a good deal' of success at fcho light harness sport, but in lecent years he t.;ia practically confined his activities to i-il-lopers, This season he has again been giving trotting a little attention and he nearly -produced a couple of good ones on Saturday, when he obtained a _ ccup'e of seconds with Golden Park and Single M'nt His. charges both returned nice dividends No excuses can he offered- for the failure of "'Gaza in the Hautapu Handicap, as he had every chance and was fairly beaten at the finish. The Our Thorpe: gelding was solidly . backed, and his supporters were jubilant when he held the lead at the home turn, but he weakened in the last furlong and could only finish fourth. Gaza ha« a reputation, but at present he c'oes cot appear to be anything out of the: ordinary The two-year-old Nella Dillon was among : the runriera In the Hautapu Handicap, but she . had only gone a couple of furlongs when her sulky collapsed and this caused a collision with Lola Reklaw,: It was a pity that 'the filly was implicated in a mishap in': ,her,-first start, as it may make her nervous. The failure of -Araroa in the Leamington Handicap was costly to his adtnirorn, who must have been very disappointed when t e effectually . settled his chance at the, start by failing to begin correctly. Araroa , was -again, produced in the - Stewards' Handicap, but, after going away smartly, he droppe< back in the middle stages and was well beaten. .- . Any chance Black Ballin possessed m the Hautapu Handicap was extinguished by his refusal to leave the mark, until bis opponents had all moved off and he practically took no part in the race. Black Ballin behaved better in the Stewards' Han dicap and was in third position a couple of furlongs from home, when he weakened and : missed a place. :. A good .favourite in Rx;{l Star spoilt an excellent winning charlce in the Stewards' Handicap by failing to leave the mark until be bad lost all his handicap and a bit more Despite the loss of ground at the stiirt. Bed Star was close up third at the finish and his running indicates that, with a decent beginning, he would have won. Mars, who had not raced since last June, made a successful reappearance in the Stewards' Handicap, winning -nicely, .at, the end .from a big field. The Huia Dillon gelding w:>s. driven with excellent judgment by C. F. _Jones, who has been successful :n each of the four events he has driven- in since lie■ " commenced . race-driving: this season, his previous successes being' obtained with . Tony Victor. . On the strength of his good jhowing behind Taipare and Great Peter., at Thames, Admiral Lock was made favourite 'for the Farewell Handicap, and' he duly,' won, although be had to be driven Jiard win by a head. The Admiral Wood gelding went a fraction over a second better than 1 handicappedto do, "and oa the dead track his.'2.lß 4-5 ' for the* mils was a creditable performance. The cossisleot Tni Zoloch is a niee pacer and she""inst failed to win the Fareweu Handicap. She appears to' be very reliable and is one that may , go. Os tmprpviiig 4 although she mat not. rise abo*> : the nsdfai class. " Tni Zoloeh: ie" very well and may have prospects at the winter mesting. A iittle-fanciiSki horse; in Master Haia went near to effecting a pig surprise rn the Farewell Handicap and ha was third at the finish, with heads separating the placed horses. Master Huia is an improving geld mg' that has ' been slightly unlucky but hi* Kbtns'ar. who had, hitherto .. this season been very disappointing, eprnns -a fnrprise in the fi-ardowie Handicap bv defeating a hot was we-!] overti'ue, and now that he has n struck he m»» carry en E.t>troai was always trotting well 'and be set hie opponents a . solid task by cutting fcbr«f second* off hfe handicap time AlthoiighV- beaten jato "" m the Bardowie Handicap, Native Star en harmed her -reputation by ..her Bae aSprt "Jfative Star was sHghtly unlucky at the .start a.sid also cove-red. a. gco-d lifts! oi ground, so that her time -'4.47 3-5! for the two.:' mil«a wa,a : ■" tar'aek mX : ye ; ry:- :.:iofid' a&o,: few. - fiijfcpre prospects look very j-i rh ; The 3 resxo<--itt"g " ■ t; "cd easy for .Oncie i': Bert, who went;;■ to tbs ■■ ■ front about four furlongs from home and was i'tsever afterwards headed. aTfeßtepuy -«iaai»? 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