TROTTING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22108, 14 May 1935, Page 7

TROTTING NOTES

HAMILTON WINNERS A FINE TWO-YEAR-OLD FRANK WORTHY'S FIRST BY ABAYDOS Further proof of the loss to New Zealand trotting breeders by the death last season of the American-bred sire L (, rank Worthy was given by the fine performances at Hamilton of two of his progeny, namely, Ken Worthy and Cherrill, who finished frst and second in the Improvers' Hn::dicap. Among several first-class efforts by winners and placed horses on Saturday, the most, outstanding was that of Ken Worthy, who was having only his second race and clocked 2.53 1-5 from a 3.5 line and gave his sire his first success. The Mangere-owned and trained juvenile is bred on the "golden cross" lines, hie sire being by the Axworthy horse Guy Axworthy, while hiß dam is an unnamed mare bv Peter Moko, son of Peter the Great Guv Axworthy, grand-sire of Ken Worthy, sired four hoißes who broke two minutes for a mile, namely, Leo Axworthy and Guy Me Kinney 1.582, Mr. McElwyn 1.59}, and Arion Guy 1.594. Before being imported to New Zealand by Freeman Holmes. Frank Worthy established records of 2.4J and 2.36} for a mile and a mile and a-auarter respectively. A few seasons ago Frank Worthy wa» at the MnrHella Stud, Otahuhu, and although only three of his progeny have raced in Auckland, they have created a good im pression Besides Ken Worthy, Proletarian has been placed at two and three years old and went very close to having his sire's name listed as a Great Northern Trotting Derby winner, being beaten by the narrow est of margins by the more seasoned Canterbury colt Subsidy. Cherrill, who ran second to Ken Worthy, is from an Om Thorpe mare and at Thames came into prom inence by means of a game and dashinw finish, which gained her second place to Kewpie's Croat. Ken Worthy first attracted attention when be won the two-yenr-old parade at the Anck land Febtuary meeting, putting plenty of dash into his final run. and he repeated the effort to win his race on Saturday. Fie is trained and driven by F. C. Walker, who has him in excellent condition, and has also had a good measure of success recently with Winaway. Another Axworthy Win When C. Moran, with careful handling, drove Lady Amanda home in the Raglan Handicap it marked her first success for three seasons, and broke a remarkable run of minor placings. Lady Amanda has raced consistently, but previously appeared to tack stamina and it was a pleasing feature of her win on Saturday, and second at Cambridge, that she finished on much better Lady Amanda ie by the Axworthy horse Worthy Bond, who was brought to Auckland by the late Mr. B P Edwards. Axworthy, a son cf Axtell and Marguerite, produced a large number of horses with records rang ing from 2.1 to 2.7. while Preferred Bond, dam of Worthy Bon'i. foaled several stan dard performers Lady Amanda is a half sister to the trotter Moko Bells, her dnro being Alton Bel's, by Gold Bell from fna Grattan, whose dam was Beautiful Rills by Rothschild—Picnic Palm On the ma ternal side Lady Amanda is related to the West Coast performers Olive Nelson and Bingen Palm While there are no known blood lines on the maternal side of Lady Coronado. who registered her first win since she was sue cessful at the Auckland August meeting she has some rare breeding on the paternal side Her sire. Prince Coronado. was got by the American horse Van Coronado. a son of McKinnev from n Willowwood mare and Willowwoocj- who was a full-hro'her to Wildwood Jun.. Marie Corelli and Auth oress. was sot by the imported Wildwood from the great brood mare Thelma. by the Berlin horse Kentucky from Pride of Lin coin, by Touchstone. Thelma'has given some fine horses to the New Zealand trotting turf, as in addition to tht four already mentioned, she produced Adonis to Harold Dillon. Lailv Sibyl to Rothschild, Cameos and Waverley to Gal indo, and The Pointer and Azebion to Logan Pointer Wildwood .Tnn. won the New_ Zea innd Trotting Cup- twice, while Authoress left Author Dillon, also a cup winner, and winner of three free for-nll races, while Cameos produced Intaglio, dam of Free Ad vice When raced by Heginbotham Bros., of Waverley who trained her mostly in a butcher's delivery cart. Lady Coronado was considered only tt moderate, but since being purchased by T D Lawson she has proved herself a good oncer More Bingen Successes If Bingen Chief had succeeded in turning his very narrow defeat in the Dominion Handicap to victory, representatives of Bin gen would have annexed over half the pro gramme, but his tally was three successes, gained through the agency of Great Ad miral. Red Frontier and Smooger. Great Ad miral and Red Frontier are four-year-olds by Nelson Bingen. son of Bingen, and their dams are daughters of Great Audubon, son of Peter the Great, thus giving them a fusion of two of the best American strains Great Admiral won his race from HOvds just as easily as he did at Cambridge (rum 36ydo, and there is no disputing his quality ap a trotter. Like his well performed sister. Golden Eagle Great Admiial is a solid type of trotter, who should rtach a standard in keeping with his good breeding. Red Frontier, who registered his third success for 'he season, does not yet possess the solidness of the similarly-bred trotting horse, allhuugh lie is certainly displaving improvement In his winning efforts at Thames and Cambridge Red Frontier paced more evenly, but in his first start last Saturday. when winning, he changed his gait completely, marring what promised to be a smart performance. In his second attempt he did not get properly bo lanced early, but when thoroughly settled to his work paced resolutely and won very decisively. He should impp've with racing and as he poa sesses fine staying towers as well as speed he should go on to further successes Double-Gaited Horse The Waikato Handicap winner Smooger is a douple-eaite;* horse hy Native King, 3on of Nelson Bingen -Nonce, and full brother to Nelson Deiby and the late Nelson F-irne. who have also sired some good winners Smooger, who is trained by J E Smith at Haweia for Mr A. Hobbs. did his first racing as a trotter, but it was not until he was raced as a pacer that he showed winning form, his first, successes being gained at the Hawke's Bay meeting three seasons imo Since then he has won many useful handi caps, usually at good odds, but although he has made several attempts to win t» trotting race, has not succeedf d Two seasons ago he gave his first glimpse of si»y in a ability, winning the Wanganui Cup in .4 32. a course record, and paying over two score Las' season Smo iger's successes included the Wanganui Liverpool Handicap, Hawera Trotting Cup and Te Arolin Trotting Handi cap. while he dead heated with Donum at Thames at a mile and a-quarter Smooger's dam is a descendant of the mightv Roths child, bv Childe Harold from Belle B'tggs a mare who was bred in California and im ported to Sydnev by Mr Frank Hill Briggs. who was closely related to Hamhle toninn 10 on each side was bought in America in IHS3 on n 2 19 trial, but was in hired when leaving the vessel in Sydney nnd did not race Star Pronto who showed something of hi" bt-st form in running 324 from 3 33. is an Australian bTed oncer bv Don Pronto from Thorn, dam of Machine Gun nnd Auto Ma chine two very successful nnd high class pacers Star Pronto, who wns imported to Auckland by B Dyer, proved n costlv pro position for a few seasons, and it was no* until he was raced freeleeged that he showed winn'nc form, havinc previouslv won n race at Epsom this year Don Pront'. sire of Slar Pronto was a great unhopnleH pacer, and took a record of 22t He sired Don Wild, who wns one of the create.! free leffereH pnrer" ever rnrrcl in New 7en!.mn and Pedro Pronto, who was also a fine p*' former and has proved a good sire lenvmu amontr others, the North Island chnmn.on Df>C er Impromptu Just how good "tar Pronto will prove himself remains to be seen.

AN IMPROVED STAYER

FORM OF JACKIE THORPE Althoueh narrowly defeated by Smooth >n th" Wniknto Hnndicnp nf ITnmiltori or Saturday. Jackie Thorpe ran n verv fin. mce and oroved that thrre wnp no n.ukr nbont hi« success in the Kins'* Tuhile< Hnrdicnp at Cambridge when he recorde" hip fir«t win at two miles TneWie Thorpe * form this season has been croorl and nnr ficiilarlv tn mile and nqtinrter races h< tins proved himself a consistent winner in 1 nlpi-e cetter The performances are the more remnrn H hie np less than two vears nan the hor«. was eo badly foundered that hia owner trniner. W F Hniinders wns ndvised tr destroy him. but optimism, minaled witb sentiment, led to him beinß uiven n fur ther chance FT in recovery has be»n per mnnenf nnd in his oresent excellent con dition he should win more pri7e money be fore the senson -wis .Tnckie Thorpe is hy Our Thorpe, a speedy horse from Lndv Somerset, n moderate clnss mare who rnce-} at Epsom several years ago for Mr A P Watkins In all his successes this season the pacer has been capably handled by C Pickering.