METROPOLITAN TROTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20792, 7 February 1931, Page 9

METROPOLITAN TROTS.

MEETING AT ADDINGTON. TO-DAY'S LIST OF EVENTS. CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLDS. "With the exception of the Champion Three-year-old Handicap, in which there aie only three horses' engaged, the fields for the New Zealand Trotting Club's meeting at Addington to-day are strong Lack of runners, however, will not detract from the interest in the three-year-old content and the meeting of Red Shadow and Arethusa should be one of the feature, of what promises to be a splendid day's racing. Following are the acceptances with a review of the prospects by "Abaydos":— SPREYDftN HANDICAP. Of £350; limit 25.32; trotters; 11 miles Gemlight .... Lt Yds. bhd. Kyra .... Lt. Young Carbine . 12 Mount Royal .. Lt All Peters ... 12 Repute Lt. Eileen "Wood . . 12 Scuttle ..... Lt. Peter Lin . . 24 Audo Bell . . . Lt. Fifa ... 24 yds bhd Bonny Speo CO Nelson Boy 12 Surprise Journey 72 Recent form points to Kyra being the most danger/,ma of the limit division, while on the next rine the consistent Eileen Wood. Young Carbine and All Peters hold cood Fifa. will be Buited by the distance and Surprise Journey must be given a great, chance if started. In the absence of Stirprise Journey the favourites may be EILEEN WOOD FIFA YOUNG CARBINE; CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP. Of £4OO, limit 8.20; 1J miles.' yds bhd yds bhd Rawhitiroa . . 12 Red Shadow . 48 Arethuba . . 48 If he elected to go right Rawhitiroa would trouble Arethuaa and Red Shadow, but it looks like the two cracks fighting out their Epsom contests again. There will not be much between them, but the favourite may be ARETHUSA. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP. Of £1000; limit 4.30; 2 miles. Avenger Lt. yds bhd Grand Light . . Lt. Free Advice . . 24 Harvest Child Lt. Lindbergh . . . 24 Neeoro . Lt. Vesuvius ... 24 Regal Voyage . Lt. Dundas Boy 86 yds bhd King Pointer 48 Great Logan . . 12 Travis Axworthy 60 Vendome ... 12 Harold Logan 84 Of the -limit lot Harvest Child and the greatly-improved Regal Voyage will have good support, while Great Logan, bracketed with King Pointer, will be in demand. Free Advice is nicely placed and (ho Dundas Boy-Lindbergh bracket should find favour. The back-marker Harold Logan will make his presence felt. The ordor of favouritism may be HAROLD LOGAN FREE ADVICE DONALD BRACKET. PAPANUI HANDICAP. Of £350; limit 4.35; 2 miles. Aleron . . . . Lt. yds bhd Erin's Lynn .♦ . Lt. Cyone . . . . 24 Hostess .. . Lt. Nelson De Oro 24 Proud Dillon . . Lt. Sunny Bob ... 36 Tho Admiral . Lt. Talent .... 36 yds bhd Wakataua , ■ • 36 Sir Guy .... 12 Arikitoa . • • . 48 Jolly Pet . . . 12 Aleron and Proud Dillon will appeal of! the front line, while Hostess hs3 been consistent. Sir Guy reads well on 12yds. and Cyone, Nelson de Oro and Whakataua should 6hnpe well. Sunny BoT> will be bracketed with Sir Guy. The chief fancies may be SIR GUY BRACKET NELSON DE ORO CYONE. , . CASHMERE HANDICAP. Of £150; limit 4.40; trotters; 2 miles. Lady Fan . . . Lt. yds bhd Quickfire .. . . Lt. Olive Nelson . 48 yds bhd Admiral Bingen 60 New Metford . . 24 Surpriso Journey 00 Master Audo . . 24 Paddy McKinney 60 Duke Bingen . 3G Tonio . . « • • 72 Bonny Speo . . 48 Lady Tan is on tho improve and should do well at the end. but New Metford is more than useful from 24yds. Duke Bingen is a possibility, and if right Olive eleon will give trouble to those in front of her. However, Surprise Journey is the pick of the handicap and Admiral Bingen will run a solid race. The order may be SURPRISE JOURNEY OLIVE NELSON NEW METFORD. • JUVENILE HANDICAP. Of £300; limit 3.0; li miles. Aristotle . . . Lt. Royal Parade Lt. Bingen Junior Lt. Location • • . Lt. Golden Harvest Lt. yds bhd Le Fashion . . Lt. Herod .... 12 Priceless • • . Lt. Chenaway ... 24 Homeward Flying Cloud . 24 Bound . . . . Lt. Great Chenault 36 Location will have most friends off the front, and Le Fashion and Priceless are a likely pair. Herod will do better than at Dunedin and Chenaway and Great Chenault. will make things decidedly interesting. The favourites may be HEROD GREAT CHENAULT LOCATION. LIVERPOOL HANDICAP. Of £300; limit 4.40; 2 miles. Author Franz . Lt. yds bhd Wild Voyage . Lt, El Direct . » . 36 Kreisler ... Lt. Fair Wave . . 36 Gunbourne . . . Lt. Salient . . u . 3fi X<vls bhd Sonoma .■ . ■> . 36 Colonial Boy . 12 Sahib ..... 36 Kelp . . . . . 12 Baron Bingea . 36 Cranleigh • . 36 Playwavo . . 48 Author Franz'e consistency will give him a good chance oil tho limit, and Wild Voyage should also race well. Colonial Boy is well placed, and Cranleigh, El Direct and Fair Wave are possibilities. Investors may give most support to AUTHOR FRANZ CRANLEIGH WILD VOYAGE. CRAVEN HANDICAP. Of £300; limit 2.45; H miles. Avonwood . . . Lt. yds bhd Delightful . . Lt. Arikitoa ... 12 Dilnon .... . Lt. , Great Logan . 12 Free Advice ~ Lt. Bonny Logan . 24 Golden Bubbles Lt. Dundas Boy . . 24 Kotuku Jack . Lt. Vesuvius ... 24 Talent . ... . Lt. Logan Chief . 24 Of the front liners Dilnon, Delightful, Free Advice and Kotuku Jack will keep those behind them busy. Great Logan can run a merry ten furlongs, and Vesuvius, Dundas Boy and Logan Chief should be in tho picture.' In a good pool tho order may b ° GREAT LOGAN LOGAN CHIEF VESUVIUS. J. T. JAMIESON'S TEAM. THREE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. J. T. Jamieson will leave for New Plymouth by train on Monday night with In the Shade, Amnion. Ra and Eaglet. In tho Shade is engaged in the '.Taranaki Cup and Eaglet in the Flying Handicap on the first day, while Amnion Ra is to contest the Taranaki Stakes on tho second day. TROTTING FIXTURES. February 7—Metropolitan Trotting Club. February 14—Wellington Trotting Club February 21, 25—Auckland Trotting Club February 21—Kaikoura Trotting Club February 28—New Brighton Trotting Club March 4, 6—lnvercargill Trotting Club, March 14—Timaru Trotting. Club. March 25—Manawatu Trotting Club. March 28—Thamea Trotting Club.