CAMBRIDGE TROTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22406, 30 April 1936, Page 9

CAMBRIDGE TROTS

SATURDAY'S PROSPECTS FIELDS IN CHIEF EVENTS WINTER HANDICAP CONTEST BY ABAYDOS The presence of several Manawatu horses in the fine list of acceptances for the Cambridge Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday will give additional interest to what promises to be a successful fixture. The visitors include Arapai, who won three races at Awapuni, Electric Bell, Claudelands and Franz Derby, who each ran second in their only starts at the meeting, King Franz, a Wanganui winner, and the improving Winshow. Horses of very useful class are engaged in tlio two principal events, tho Cambridge Winter Handicap and President's Handicap, and, with practically all tho acceptors at tho top of their form, interesting contests seem assured. Arapai, the only trotter in tho Winter Handicap, is a line stayer, but lie may lind his task very difficult in such a strong field of pacers. King's Play is a consistent performer who should bo capable of going a sound two miles, while Luminate is a possibility. On his two displays since coming to Auckland the Australianbred Nervie's Last should be dangerous. Ho has splendid form at a mile and a-half. Our McKinney was showing improvement at Awapuni, while the good displays of Winaway at Hawera, where she won twice, entitle her to respect. Winshow may bo better suited by a shorter jonrney. Social Pest has not shown his best form this season, but he may be improved. The consistent performances of Kewpie's Bond and her fine winning effort at her last start make her prospects appear bright. The back-marker, Pockella, improved as a result of his racing on tho North Island West Coast circuit, during which he recorded a win and three thirds in four starts at tho distance, and won three times at a mile and a-quarter. He is well seasoned. The race is very open ,and some at this stage to command attention include Nervie's Last, King's Play, Kewpie's Bond and Pockella. Except for the addition of Parochial, the field is the same in the President's Handicap. Parochial, Our McKinnev, W inaway, Winshow and Kewpie'3 Bond may find the shorter distanco more suitable, while Pockella is capable of going a merry mile and a-quarter. Fancies may be well divided, with perhaps a preference for Winaway, Our McKinney, Kewpie's Bond and Rockella.

SYDNEY TURF NEWS GOOD HORSES RESTING MISHAP TO LOUD APPLAUSE [from OUR OWN correspondent] SYDNEY, April 24 All the prominent Australian horses have begun their winter spells. Sylvandale left for Melbourne this week. The horse seems to do well in Victoria and he will remain there while his owner, " Miss Lorna Doone," is abroad. Gold Rod, who has recovered from the eye injury he received in the Champagne Stakes, and Egmont, will take their holiday at Richmond, while Fidelity and Salamander have gone to Doonside. Mr. E. Moss had hopes of winning the King's Cup with Loud Applause, but the trip to Adelaide had to be cancelled. Loud Applause was bitten by a spider and for a few days was seriously ill. The colt hag recovered and leaves for a spell in a few days. Pasha, who has improved wonderfully as a result of his rest in Now Zealand, won the principal event, tho April Handicap, at Warwick Farm yesterday. Third place went to Collstar, who the previous day was narrowly beaten at Rosebery. Pasha was operated upon for wind trouble by Dr. W. C. Ring. Desert Gold's daughter Treasure Trove added another placing to her credit at Warwick Farm, when she finished second in the Maiden Handicap. The filly was by no means disgraced, as she drew an outside position in a big field.

WAIKATO RACING CLUB ENTRIES CLOSE TO-MORROW Nominations for all events at the Waikato Racing Club's Winter Meeting, to be held at Te Rapa on May 23 and 25, close to-morrow at 5 p.m. with Blomfield and Company, Auckland, and at 8 p.m. with the secretary, Mr E. H. O'Meara, Hamilton. NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP Rebel Chief, who is reported to be in good health, will be accompanied to the Amberley meeting by his stablemate, Gold Coat Clicquot, who finished second in the Irish Cambridgeshire and third in the Irish Cesarewitch in 1934, won the Aga Khan's Cup at Bombay last month in the record time of 2.4 2-5 for the mile and a-quarter course. It was Clicquot's fourth win in five outings this season. Up to the present very few yearlings have made ar. appearance at Ellerslie and among the number F. Gilchrist has two. One is Hunting Mere, a brown gelding by Hunting Song from Curraghmore, and the other is White Foam, a grey filly by Vaals from Rehutai. A yearling half-sister, by Bronze Eagle, to Royal Appellant has recently been taken in hand by J. M. Buchanan. Sho is a well-grown bay filly and appears to be very docile. Royal Appellant has thrown off the soreness that followed his victory in the Easter Handicap and is attending the track regularly, most of his work being accomplished on the tan. W. Dollery, a famous rider over the fences in England in his day, died last month at the age of 73. He rode Cloister when that horse won the Liverpool Grand National by 40 lengths with 12.7 in 1893, and made what was then the record time of 9m 42 2-os. Dollery received £SOO for his win, which was an unusual amount for a National Hunt jockey in those days. Steve Donoghue, who got only as far as Honolulu on his projected trip to Australia, did not ride in America on his return there. He went on to France, and at Cannes won the Prix du Tremblay on Brother. W. Johnstone, who was with Donoghue, was back in France early in February. The five-year-old Arrowsmith mare Free Rose, who failed to find a purchaser when put up for sale on behalf of the estate of the late John Adamson prior to her racing on the Westland circuit, has been sold to Mr. R. Green, Marlborough, for £7O, her reserve price. She has been taken over and will probably race in her new colours at Blenheim next month.