TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20312, 20 July 1929, Page 9

TROTTING.

! SEASON'S FIXTUBES. August 10, 14, 16—NJZ. Metropolitan Trottire Club. . September 17—New Brighton '.trotting Club. October s—Wellington Trotting Club. Or.ir.ber 12—Wai&ato Trotting Club. October 26. 28—Auckland Trotting Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. '• Tourist."—'The Adams Memorial Cap rtsulted as follows: iteremat, limit, X; Evelyn Locanda. 12yds bud, 2; Linlnnan, 36yds bhd, 3. HANDICAPPING QUESTION. NEW SCHEME ADOPTED. BY PICADOR. Some little time ago a conference was held to consider the Question of handicapping and tho outcome was that the delegates propounded an automatic system of hand] capping whereby msanran penalties tor winning and placed performances were fired. The system wr.3 proposed with the idea of preventing bor»es from being unduly penalised for recording fast times on fast tracks tth»n such performances represent nothms better than slower times on Blow tracks Delegates to the recent New Zealand Trotting Conference gave the matter further consideration, and. as a result, it has been decided to give the system a 12 months' trial. This decision has found fcrrotir among owners and trainers and they are thoroughly satisned to give the system a fair trial, it will be interesting indeed to see bow the scheme will work. Sometimes there will be instances where horses registering fast times will appear to have the best of the figures, although they may occur mostly m the slower classes where the margin of improvement is generally greatest. In these cases connections cf other horses in the race will have a measure of ealety in the knowledge that for beating or falling places behind horses who come m favourably under the system that the penalties such performances will incur will be limited The following is the system which the New Zealand Trotting Conference has decided to adopt for the coming season: TWO MILES. Handicap. Masimum Penalties (Facers;. Mark. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. smin. or slower . . 72yds 48yds 36yds 459 to 4.50 . . .. 60ydi 48yds 36yds 4.4.3 to 4.40 .. .. 4Syds 3'Jyds 24yds 4.33 to 4.32 .. .. 26yds 2iyds 12yds 4.31 or faster . . 25yds 12yds Nil Masimum Penalties (Trottersl aciin. or slower .. 72yds 4syda 36yds 4.53 to 4.50 . , , 60yds 4fiy<is 36yt18 4.43 to 4.40 .. .. 48yds 36yds 24yds 4.33 to 4.33 . . . 36yds 24yds 12yds 4.34 or faster . . 24yda 12yds Nil ONE MILE AND ..-HALF. Eandicap. Marimum Penalties (Pacers). Mark. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. 3.42 or slower . . 60yds 36yds 24yds 3.41 to 3.35 . . . . 48yds 24yds 12yds 3.34 to 3.30 .. .. 3Gyds 24yds 12yds 3.29 or faster . . 24yds 12yds Nil Marirnum Penalties (Trotters}. 3.48 or slower . . 60yds 36yds 24yds 3.4" to 3.12 . . - . 48yds 24yds 12yds 3.41 to 3.36 . . . . 36yds 24yds 12yds 3.35 or faster . . 21yds 12ydB Mil ONE MILE AND A-QUAKTEti. Handicap. Maximum Penalties (Pacers). Mark. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. 3.1 to 2.53 . . . . 35yds 2iyds 12yds 2.52 c-r faster . . 2*yds 12yds Kil ONE MILE. 2.24 or slower . . 4Syda 36yds 24yds 2.23 to 2.17 . . . 3Cyds 23yds lijda 2.1S or faster .. 24yds 12yds Kil The system is to be used right away and Mr. G. Paul will have the first experience with it. when framing the handicaps for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August Meeting.