TROTTING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22390, 9 April 1936, Page 9

TROTTING NOTES

HORSES FOR HAWERA TREASURE BOND CONSISTENT IMPROVEMENT OF BLONDIE BY ABAYDOS A number of horses who raced at the Wanganui meeting will be on the scene again at Hawera, while others, with no classes there to suit, will go on to Palmerston North. Fresh horses from Auckland and Canterbury will be competing at Hawera. Treasure Bond was consistent at Wauganui, recording two seconds, a third and a fourth. He was unlucky in striking such a solid horse as Ironside, but he should have an excellent chance of winning a race 011 the circuit. He was driven by A. Bryce, who has returned to Auckland. Blondio showed much improvement in his races last Saturday. He was in the running for the Liverpool Handicap for a mile and three-quarters, but he finished well back. 111 the Farewell Handicap he was always handy, and, in spite of a check at the turn, ran on solidly for second place. The Jack Potts gelding should be an early winner. Great Chum ran two good races for S. M. August and he displayed unusual courage in fighting out the two miles with Baron Alfonso. The Nelson Bingen gelding is racing more generously than when in Auckland and his prospects of securing a stake look bright. His stable mate, Real Pal, is very speedy, but does not fight on. August returned to Hutt Park after the Wanganui meeting. J. Garnett is looking after the two horses, who will remain at Wanganui for a few days. Double-gaited Wrackless

Wrackless will contest the straightout trotters' events at Hawera. Last season ho won at Wanganui as a trotter and this year he won at the pacing gait, while at the last Hawera meeting he won in hopples. Wrackless trotted well in a work-out on Monday with Lucky Rose and ho may do well. Cherrill was one of the unlucky ones in the big field for the Louis Cohen Memorial. She was only one from the outside and suffered through some of the others breaking and running out at the start. Leaving the straight, she was near the outside fence, but down the back she unwound a great turn of speed. She ran wide at the turn and was beaten out of a place in a fast-ruu race. She may do better at Hawera. TolJgate failed to reach the money in his four starts, but he did not run a bad race, and each time finished fourth. His stable mate, Hori Bingen, has worked attractively at Wanganui, and if started at Hawera or Manawatu will take some beating in the novice classes.

One of the most impressive trotting displays at Wanganui was that of Arapai, who is improving with each race. He looked " jolly" the first day, but in the mile and a-half last Saturday ran 3.32 into fourth place from 84 In the two miles, from 60 yards, Arapai beat everything but Polly Pan. going 4.42 4-5, and he should do better before the circuit closes. Arapai is a half-brother to Arabond.

Awaiting Electric Bell Everybody appeared to bo waiting for Electric Bell at Wanganui on Saturday, and when she was withdrawn.from the slow two miles her admirers were content to wait for the mile, but once more the pen was put through her name. Although nothing definite is known of her movements, the fact that Electric Bell was at Wanganui over the week-end strengthens the opinion that she will race at Hawera, where she registered an outstanding performance* last Easter. Carus and Casino, two of the Jack Potts pacers in C. S. Donald's touring team, did not race up to expectations at Wanganui, but they should improve. Carus is a small fillv from Fanny Logan and gives the impression that when she has age and experience she may be useful. Casino ran solid races last season, and, although she raced below form, improved in a sound workout on Monday with the Hawera Cup candidate Gunmetal, who went very freely and is in fine heart. Although she worked attractively between the two meetings, Worthy Song again failed to go away correctly on Saturday and her chances were early extinguished. She is very forward in condition and may do better at Hawera. Stalky also did not show anything like his true form, and he will find it difficult at Hawera, where he will be giving away seven seconds handicap to start.

READY FOR RANDWICK CUDDLE AND SILVER RING (Received April 8. 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. April 8 According to tho Sun turf writer, Cuddle's work this week is more suggestive than ever of the Doncaster Handicap than of the Sydney Cup. Yesterday she cantered strongly round the centre of the Randwick course, accompanied by a hack, but to-day, ridden by M. McCarten, she galloped on the B grass track and came home from the three furlongs against the wind in 375, showing plenty of dash and •determination. Silver Ring ran a half-mile at strong three-quarter pace on the tan. He looked in first-class order and quit? ready for his weight-for-age races at Randwick.