WINTER TROTTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23048, 27 May 1938, Page 9

WINTER TROTTING

CAMBRIDGE MEETING ON CLAUDELANDS TRACK SOME PREVIOUS WINNERS BY ABAYDOS The progress made by the Cambridge 'lrotting Club resulted iji one of the provincial floating permits passing to the club, and the second meeting of tho present season will be held tomorrow on the Claudelands course. .Although the Cambridge Club has generally provided good winter sport, 110 meeting was held i;i -May last year, the permit being used in August in connection with the .Borough. Jubilee celebrations, in 1035, King's Jubilee year, a successful two-day meeting was held in May, the Jubilee Handicap being won by Jackie Thorpe in 4.34, a new track record. The following January the club instituted a summer meeting with marked success, and the date has been retained. Bonny Azure won the Summer Handicap in 4.33 3-5, while, for second, Gold Dredge made new figures of 4.32 2-5.

This time was equalled by Baron Grand when second to Bexley Girl this season. Impromptu, in 1935, established u mile and a-quarter record of 2.3-i 2-o, which time was recently recorded by King's Play, when he defeated Ncrvie's Last and Lawn Derby in.an exhibition race. Levity won the 1937 Summer Handicap and Red Frontier, who had twice previously won at Cambridge, scored in the Recovery Handicap, paying over half a century, the largest of his five large dividends. At the Borough Jubilee meeting, three races were carded with novice limits, in the hope of gradually reducing the overflow of maiden runners, but back-markers, Tollgate, Kewpie's Crest and Baron Grand, won the respective events. At Saturday's meeting three novice-class races are again scheduled, and. while there are some smart and improving maidens op the limit, they will not have things their own way with Equipoise, John's Last, Kia Kaha and Bona Girl, all this season's winners,' behind them. Dilfashion, back-marker in both trotting races', recorded his last success at Cambridge when he won the Fencourt Handicap two and a-half years ago. Grand Triumph and Reception have also won at the meeting. At the 1936 summer meeting, when racing as a pacer, Meadow King, after falling at the start, scored his only hoppled success. Dainty Lady, driven by K. F. Morrison, there registered her only win, and a few months previously, King's Play, driven bv L. J. Mahoney, won his first race. The limits for the principal. events are not as tight as formerly, but some of the younger contestants mnv do much better. Cavari Chief. Baron Grand, Transwell, Sandusky,-Sir Frank and Royal Jewel arc at the age from where a good deal of nrogress can be anticipated. Isabella Pointer. Petite •Jewel," Vanora. Equipoise and the littleraced maiden, . Peter Smith, also are capable of making a _ higher grade. The win and place betting system will be used and the first race will start at 11.30 a.m.

WORK AT CLAUDELANDS CHILI BEAN AND PETER SMITH [by telegraph—own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday The best efforts at Claudelands this morning were those of Chili Bean, Our McKinncy and Peter Smith. The goii*g was holding, but if the present weather holds, the track should bo in good winter order on Saturday. Moira Bingen and Frontier Boy finished almost abreast in front of a bunch comprising Rara Avis, Masterman, Flash Bye, Heather/Glow and Gold Pointer at the conclusion of a mile and a-half iu 3.5 Q. Moira Bingen did her work well. Frontier, Boy, who put in a bad break at tho half-mile but quickly settled down again, also shaped in promising style. A useful effort over a mile and aquarter was. that of Bonny Pointer, who, with Elsie iiamlyn, a Great Parrish mare, Harlow and Wall Street, completed the distance in 3.11, tho last half-mile occupying 1.10 2-5. They finished practically on terms and all did their work in good style. Coneliffe Maid worked usefully over a mile and a-half, but Avas not after timo. Tho trotters, Moko Girl and Reception, were associated with Baron Grand and Sir Frank over a mile and a-half in 3.56. The trotters went to the front, but Baron' Grand and Sir Frank took their measure, to bo clear on tho post. Sir Frank did his work well and promises to make a forward showing, in the Cambridge Handicap. Chili Bean was doing a shade better than the maiden, Peter Smith, with Adversity close up, over a mile and a-half run in *3.48 2-5, the last halfmile in 1.10. It was the best trial of the morning over the distance. Both Chili Bean and Peter Smith are forward. Native Princess was not asked for her best over a mile and a-half. Cherrill hit out to record 3.58, the last half-mile being negotiated iu 1.16. Kentucky Frank occupied 3.52,