TROTTING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21794, 8 May 1934, Page 7

TROTTING NOTES

HORSES FOR HAMILTON REVIEW OF RECENT FORM GOOD THREE-YEAR-OLDS BY ABAYDOS The Waikato Trotting Club's meeting, which opens at Claudelaiids on Saturday, promises to furnish some excellent contests. So many novices and improvers have displayed fine form at recent meetings that fields in these events should bo particularly interesting. An important feature of the racing on the Auckland circuit lias been the high-class form shown by three-year-olds, notably Ringtrue, Kcwpie e King, King's Warrior and Gold Dredge in the pacing section, and Te Kaliu among the trotters. Another three-year-old, Blondir. owned and ,1> allied in the South Island, di. played such good form at Hawera that ho must add interest to any laces he contests at Claudelaiids. The Cambridge meeting last Saturday showed that Kewpie's King, Ringtrue and To Kaliu have made splendid progress as the result of racing. They are bred on the best lines and on the maternal side are descended from the great American horse t'eter the Great, while further back their lines link up with the Hambletoriian 10 strain. Solidness of Te Kaliu Te kahu's solidness is a great asset and as he also possesses a nice turn of speed no should go a long way in trotting. He was given one run toward the end of last senson, and has had only two races as a tliri.c-year-old. running second to Ohinemutu at Te Aroha and winning very easily at Cambridge. His dam, Lottie Audubon, was purchased by Mr. Young some years ago as the result of a good win with Inclement, and has produced Pegawny, Lislea, Nellota and To Kaliu, all winners, while a two-year-old is nlso showing promise. Ringtrue has not bad the best of ldck since lie commenced racing in the spring, a severe cold having seriously affected his earlier preparation. In spite of this the half-brother to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen gave a glimpse of bis possibilities by reaching minor places and when he ran second to Chancellor in the Great .Northern Derby he appeared to be 011 the improve, lie gave his best display when he won the Dcvonport Handicap at Epßom and that there was 110 fluke about it he clearly proved by his decisive success in the Bruntwood Handicap 011 Saturday. AVith classes to suit him Ringtrue should continue to race successfully. Like Ringtrue, Kewpie's King took time to come right, but now that ho has reached such a fine stage of improvement he should continue to race prominently. Kewpio's King was narrowly defoated by Ringtrue at Epsom and a return meeting between the two at even terms will create moro than ordinary interest. Kewpie's King won attractively at a mile and five furlongs on Saturday, but the penalty for tlmt success placed him 24yds behind Ringtruo in the mile and a-qunrter, and he was withdrawn. King's Warrior Good

In bis Inst three starts King's Warrior has displayed really good form, registering two firsts and u second. Having only his second race at Epsom in February, he won the Waiheke Handicap in approved style, recording '2.50 from a 3.0 mark. After finishing second to Flintlock in tho April Handicap he decisively won the Waipu Handicap in ground that was not altogether to his liking. King's Warrior is by Blue Mountain King from Advance, by Prince Imperial from iHose, nil inbred maro. General Tracey, sire of Rose, and Phyllis, her dam. were both by the imported horse Berlin. Without gaining ft place in the Bruntwood Handicap Gold Dredgo performed creditably in spite of the fact that she was not assisted by the state of tho track. Since being taken over by W. Clifton she has not run a bad race, and the gamo manner in which she finished when she won at Thames indicated that she is not lacking in courage. She stays on well and has a useful turn of speed and should make further progress with age. By Key de Oaro, Gold Dredge has a double strain of McKinney blood on the maternal side. Her dam is by El Carbine, grandson of McKinney, while his dam, Zoinzar, was by Zombo, son of McKinney. , , , . , Ail Worthy gave a taste of his real quality when he made a field of useful novices look very cheap at tho finish of the Introductory Handicap, after conceding them 24yds start. He was evidently much improved by his racing at Epsom, where lie did not appear to be able to handle the holding track to advantage. All Worthy is remarkably well bred, for besides tho .Axworthy blood he is gifted with the Vancleve strain through his dam. Lady Myall. Tryment's Returning Form The To Awamutu mare. Tryment, who scored her only sucess at Cambridge a year ago when she defeated Red Hope, ran two sound races, being third to Kewpie's King and Student Prince in the Plautapu Handicap, and second to Ringtrue in the Bruntwood Handicap. These were her best displays for the season, and now that she is showing a return to form she will claim attention nt coming meetings. Tryment is by The Triumph from Inclement.. "Nelson Luvan, tho four-year-old sort of Nelson Bingen and the Australian-bred mare Luvan, ran his best race when he finished second to All Worthy, and a little moro improvement should give him good prospects of winning at the Waikalo meeting. He has had an interrupted preparation during tho season, having been affected with soreness just before the Thames meeting, but C. G. Lee appears to have got him finite sound again. Lee's other novice. Aerial Bell, was responsible for a good display in the Bruntwood Handicap and although giving away several seconds to start alio was always in the picture and finished a close fourth. She is difficult to condition, but has a good turn of speed. Student Prince ran tho race of his career in the Hautapu Handicap and it was bad luck for his painstaking trainer, A. McGarry, who drove with lino judgment, that he was up against such a good improver as Kewpie's King. Student Prince is a good beginner and showed that ho has improved in stamina by hanging on well when tackled by the three-year-old. He has been racing for a number of years and although he won a small race in the South Island has not proved the success that his two-year-old track form suggested Ho is by Blue Mountain Kins from TElsa Huon. daughter of the speedy Dillon Huon, who is still winning raoes in Western Australia. Prospects ot Bismuth Although he could finish only fourth in both starts on Saturday, Bismuth gavo tho impression that ho is on the improve und his prospects look reasonably bright. In the early stagrß of the Introductory Handicap he was not quito at home in tho soft track, but improved to finish well just behind Kewpie's fiond. He was unlucky at his second start, as he nearly came down at the crossing leaving the straight, losing a lot of ground, which put him out of court. Ho did well to finish fourth from so far back. Jewel, dam of Bismuth, wub a good performer a few years ago. J. T. Paul has another useful novice pacer, .Aircraft, a solid-looking four-year-old by Nelson Bingen from Air Raid, to represent him at coming meetings. Last, season Aircraft Was given a few races oil the country circuit, but was not. impressive, no showed glimpses of improved form in a race earlier this season, and at tho Northland meeting ran a good second to Kowpie's King in the Dargavillo Handicap, registering 2.50 on a holding track. He is a halfbrother to tho well-performed Warplane. The Wanganui mare Florrie Real, waß not Bf>en to advantage on Saturday, track conditions being very much against her.'. At (lie Wanganui and Manawatu meetings she raced prominently, being four times in a minor place. Tho smaller course at Claudelands should suit her better and, being a smart beginner, she will have a reasonable chance in tho novice classes.

WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB ACCEPTANCES CLOSE TO-DAY Acceptances for the first day of the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting to be held next Saturday and Monday closo at 5 p.m. to-day with Messrs. Blomfield and Company, Auckland, or the secretary, Mr. T. O. Reynolds. Hamilton. SYDNEY TRAINER'S VISIT The Sydney trainer P. McGrath arrives in Wellington by the Wanganella to-dny on a holiday visit to New Zealand. McGrath is the trainer of Peter Pan, winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1932. TROTTING FIXTURES May 12—Oamaru Trotting Club. May 12. 14—Waikato Trotting Club. May 19—Wellington Trotting Club. .Tune I—Canterbury Purk Trotting Club. June 2, 4—Hawke's Bav Trotting Club. Juno 9—Ashburton Trotting Club. June 20, 23—Auckland Trotting Club.