HAMILTON TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20968, 3 September 1931, Page 7

HAMILTON TROTTING.

HORSES AT CLAUDELANDS.

f. v. currs' useful team

PUKEMIRO DISPLAYS PROMISE,

Trotting in Hamilton is showing noticeal)lo advancement and there is considerable training activity at Claudelands, to which course " Abaydos" paid a visit this week. Ono factor in tjiia is the approach Waikato Trotting Club'B meeting, to bo held on October 10. which will open tho country circuit for season. Thcro is quite a largo number of horses in work and somo of them display very fair promise. They have every opportunity in their training, for the tracks are in fine order. F. V. Cults, who formerly trained at Otahuhu. is now well established at Claudelands, where he has a team of three, Marionette, Harosa and Pukemiro. while the disappointing Roylette is duo to commence active work again next week. Marionette, who raced at Epsom last Saturday, has been given a short respite, but will soon .bo sent along again in view of the mile harness race next month. Marionette was not thoroughly wound up for her Auckland'engagement and should do better next time out

Marosa, a daughter of Peter Moko, is being tried in harness, but so far lias not settled down to this style of work. Last season Biie ran several good races in saddle without winning and a mile appeared to be just about the limit of her powers. While Marosa has a fair turn of speed, she lacks stamina, and, although she may get a mile and a-quarter, there is to tackle longer distances. With no , suddle race at Hamilton, hi/ only chance is over a, short journey in harnuss.| Direct Morning's Progress.

Pukemiro, another of Peter Moko's progeny, is also still a novice. Last season was his first one, and. when cured of greenness, he ran some solid races without gaining a place. Pukemiro has wintered well and is making satisfactory progress, but Cults may not get him to hi 3 best until later in the Beuson. W. Cockbill l}as taken Direct Morning in hand again and the speedy pacer, who does not seem to be favoured with much luck under silk, looks nice and robust after his spell. When trained at Epsom. Direct Morning was troubled •vith soreness owing to the hard tracks, but on the grass at Claudelands he is not causing the same anxiety. Last season he run a couple <?f creditable races and ha may do better this season. At present W. Stephens is confining his attention to Bingen Bell, the half-brother to Parrish Belle. Bingen Bell iB in good heart and is working solidly, but. unless lie shows a great improvement on last season's form, he cannot hope to reach a very high standard. However, in his present class, fit and well, he should always bo a poSsik'ln y 'addition to Peter Lloyd, C. Lowe has in work two fine-looking novices who are displaying promise. One, a filly by Nelson Fame, is double-gaited, but so far looks like doing better aB a straight-out trotter. The other is a pacer by Peter Chenault. who already has indicated that she pos.sesses more than ordinary speed, and, being levelheaded, she should make good progress. Peter Lloyd, who raced unsuccessfully _at Epsom last Saturday, is susceptible to lmprovement and hopes ares entertained thut he will do better later on. A Likely Maiden Trotter. C Moran, owner of Impromptu, is working a maiden trotter by Petereta from a Wildwood Junior mare, whom he brought back, with him from Christchurch after the August meeting. She is a steady typo of mare with good action, and. while nothing exacting is being asked of her sit present, there is every indication that bli .- will turn out all right. Moran was disappointed with Impromptu's showiug at Addington and said the horso showed in his races that he was far from beins ready ond was certainly a good way removed from his best form. Impromptu is expected to do better at New Brighton on Saturday and will be at Hutt Park on September 12. _ F. Smith, who has been having a quiet time lately, is educating a novice by Our Thorpe from Flora Elmo, who is a fuHeister to tho well-performed Jojr Bird. Smith is paying a good deal of attention to the foundation work of the pacer and has not yet tested he? speed pbwers. It-is quite on'.the-cards that ho will shortly, take Gold - Cast, the elder brother to Gold Treacle, in hand again for country fixtures. E; ; Benjamin, owner of Paradigm, is handling an attractive-looking' two-year-old colt' by Wattle Derby froni a King George mare, who is also tho dam of his wellperfoimed trotter. Benjamin Was very patient with Paradigm in the sarly stages of his career and is. adopting a similar policy with the half-brother, who .-will probably require time _ before developing speed. , J. ,G. Brpw ie. who for many years, lias been ■ a-prominent figure in trotting circles in Hamilton, has nothing in work at present, and Roto, Ruapere, Conder Bell and Wild Dawn are \on tho easy list. Brown has not met with, much luck during the last couple of years, but previously had a fair measurj of success with Red Dennis, Boston Chimes and other lesser lights.

MASTERTON RACES

CLUB REVERSES DECISION.

OCTOBER MEETING AS USUAL,

TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION - .']

MASTERTON, Wednesday

The Masterton Racing Club stewards today reversed the previous decision not to hold the spring race meeting, and decided tb hold the meeting on tho usual date, October 17. with reduced stakes.

-WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB.

PROGRAMME FOR OCTOBER 10.

The Waikato Trotting Club lias prepared tho programme for its meeting on Prober 10* * There, are Beven races, 'none of which carries a stake of less valuo than £IOO. The principal events are the Mark Memorial Hatfdioap of £225, two miles, 4.40 limit, and the Stewards' Handicap of £l4O. ono mile. 2.19 limit. Tho programme should appeal to 'owners and trainers throughout the The secretary, Mr T. G. Reynolds, sajd the committee spent considerable* time in deliberating or,' the most suitable classes. an<l hi hoped that theur efforts would meet with -the reward deserved. The dearth of two-miles trotters in a class to sii't the country fixtura caused tho commit'to dele.te the trotters' race over this dis>l>tnre and tp .substitute ai 3.45 milo and u-balf event. The 4.40 two miles race for racers had been altered to a 4.50 class, and the mile and five furlongs race for novices was replaced by i mile and n-Quarter race, witli a 33 limit. There Would be no races over 13 furlongs, and the barriers have now been removed from this point to the folic and a-lialf disc