TROTTING WORLD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23618, 30 March 1940, Page 9

TROTTING WORLD

EPSOM STAKE-EARNERS HONOURS TO THREE BELLS SUCCESS OF KENNERLEY TEAM GAY MOKO'S. TWO VICTORIES BY ABAYDOS Horses trained at Alexandra Park, Kpsoni, have u CIOOU in stakes at meetings in the province for the current season, ol which total Clß'2o has gone to the stable presided over jointly by .1. J. and 10. N. Jvennerle.y. their successful candidates are: Three Hells, who lias won three races, Lady N'asciyuc, Shrewdy, Aiuywyn, Bronze King and JtCpuse. Amywyn extended her winning list with one success at the Wanganui and Al.anawatumeetings. (lay Jliiku, wilii two wins, Viinora, first and second, nnd Liiniiuato, a minor place, credited L. J. Mahonoy with X'7'ju. while S. M. August, through the agency of JiiQUipoise, .Sweet A'oe.s anil -Stalky, accounted for L'liSO. Other winning trainers are E. K Smith, with Peter Suith, t. K. Morrison, with Cavalryman, and J. (iarnett, with Bingen s Best. Peter Smith also won a race while being trained at Claudelands, and Morrison scored a success with lilliotvale when his iiorsos were being worked at Mangero. The activities of the Kenncrleys' stable since making Auckland their headquarters have created .i good deal of interest at the local track. 10. X. Kenncrley came to Kpsom last April with Three Bells, who won the Henderson Handicap, Amywyn, who rail second to Marcus in the April Handicap, Shrewdy, and Repose, the team being augmented early (his season, when J. J. Kenncrley came north. Several additions in the interval have increased the string to large dimensions.

, A Great Record Kenncrley, senior, has an excellent record as a trainer and reinsinan since he came from Australia about - JO years ago, and he lias been associated with more pacers of outstanding ability than any other trainer, with perhaps the exception of J. Bryco, who had a phenomenal run of successes for a considerable number of years. Kenncrley has won practically all tlio leading races in the Dominion, the only one to elude him being the Auckland Trotting Cup, in which he was second to tiold Jacket with Peter Bingen in 1 !»•_>». ~ With Peter Bingen he won the Xew Zealand Cup two years in succession, and also drove him to victory in the National Cup, Wellington (iold Cup, Dunedin Cup. Canterbury Handicap and Free-for-AU, His long list of successes include the Great Northern Trotting Derby with Acron. tho New Zealand Derby Stakes and Champion Stakes with Acron and Xative Chief, Free-for-All and Dunedin Cup with Logan Chief, Dunedin Cup and other good handcaps with 1 e.tcr Bingen, and several important races with Pedro Pronto. The form of Three Bells has been a high order, and, apart from his three wins this term, he was responsible for a splendid effort for second to Red Flush in the Auckland Cup Trial at Claudelands. He is- one of the best pacers by Truman Direct racing in the Dominion. After his fine success in trie Otahuhu Handicap in February, .Three Bolls developed soreness and was eased. His earnings so far this season total .C 740. Lady Vaselyne, who for a first, second and third collected is an honest mare who has improved a good deal in staying power this season. She ran a solid race at Awaputii for second to Molly Direct in the Luoni Memorial Handicap and occupied a similar place behind her stable mate Amywyn in the Farewell Handicap. Difficult Position

Amvwyn has displayed fine form Jit nnddlc distances, but through tho penalties allotted sprint winners at two miles and the tact that she gave away two seconds to run at Awapuni she has reached a diflicult mark at the longer distance, without proving horselt capable of going two miles. Young 1 arry, who' was placed at Cambridge, was successful at Waaganui. . Shrewdy, a dry track horse, has also made good progress and the best may not ha\e been seen of (he son of \Vrack and Jho Shrew. His half-sister, by Jack Potts, Repose wn:i at Hamilton in a manner that suggested further success, but her subsequent form was not so impressive. Bronze King, after racing several neasons and displaying fairly consistent form, left the novice ranks at the February .meeting, where Bournemouth and Star Guide w ero placed. Tho last-named is a promising halfbrother to First Flight and King's Guide. Gay Moko, who has earned £155. has been a very consistent performer for Mahonoy. and slie showed herself a trotter of no menu order in winning the Rowe Memorial Handicap, a race her near relative Pirates Last won tho previous year. Vanora. who two seasons ago, quickly won his way to the advanced class by a series of fine winning performances, did not return to his best until the February meeting, when he met a good field in tho Papakura Handicap. Now that lie has regained form, Vanora may add to liis winnings.

Unlucky Equipoise The unlucky horse of tho season is the brilliant Equipoise, who, with a first, second and third, won £2lO. Ho developed leg trouble early in the season, which severely hampered his training, but, in spite ot this, he ran second to Josedale Graltan in the President's Handicap at Claudolaiids. At tno Auckland summer meeting Equipoise, after going 3.15 2-5 for third to Shrewdy ami Adversity in the Summer Handicap, recorded an outstanding performance to win tho Bledisloe Handicap in 1.22 time that was only a fraction outside that of Bayard, who won the President's Handicap tho same day With no abatement of (lie ailment, Equipoise was withdrawn from his engagement in February and he has been blistered and turned out for a spell. c , August made good progress with Sweet Aloes whose win and minor placing netted 11 oo". The. grey daughter of Jewel Pointer— Miss Joan Direct, who was a handful for some time, lias settled down and gives promise of further development. Stalky h sue-re-is wis obtained in the Royal Oak Handicap at the Aujrust lirocting, when lie unexpcctedlv defeated the hot favourite, (.ay Moko, being assisted to victory by a heavy tr 'peier Smith, one of the finest horses in the province, collected ,C2OO for his very fino win in the Cambridge Summer Handicap, in which he established a track record of I •'<; :{-5. He failed in his races at Hawera, but should have a chance to make amends at Epsom next month. Both Cavalryman and Bingen s Best lost their novice status at the Cambridge meeting. The latter, who returned a win dividend approaching a century, gave J. Garnett Ins first success as a rcinsman.

TROTTING BREVITIES NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES Taxation paid to tho Government by the Hawera Trotting Club as a result of the Easter meeting amounted to WJ2O 12s, made up as follows: —Totalisator duty, .C2O.H. Ms (Jd; dividend duty, £l7Bl 8s; stakes tax, ,C(is; amusement tax, .C7i lis (kl. Gentleman Joe, one of tho most versatile horses to race in tho Dominion during Uie past decade, is again in active work at New Brighton, and tie is stated to bo carrying more condition than formerly, which may prove a good omen for his futuro prospects.

'Among tho recent registrations are the youngsters purchased by Mr. AVilfred Joh' l * stone on a recent visit to Australia. I lie Robert Derby—Maud Cote colt has boon named Numba and a three-year-old lull-sister will race as Zelma Derby.

Gallant Chief, one of the best three-year-olds of the season, will have his next outing in tho New Zealand Futurity Stakes at Ashburton. He has not raced since he won the Champion Stakes in December, but he is reported to be in splendid order after a short spell.

There were some veteran trotters racing at Addington, with Sphinx and Roi Grande, both in, t lie oldest. Others gelting oil in years were Tan John and Franz Derby l.'l, Aristotle 12, Reward, Chudic, Captain Bolt and Mute 11. The oldest pacer was George Roy, who is 111.

Horsepower, who was purchased as a four-year-old by Mr. G. J. Barton lor £'l.ooo, won his fifth race, this season and the eleventh during his career when lie annexed the Easter Handicap at Addington. Ho has also secured six seconds and four thirds for a total in stakes of X't lSd.

The Now Zfcaland Trotting Association has decided that before renewal of a driver's licence is granted to anyone over 55 years of age the applicant will be required to furnish a certificate of fitness from a medical practitioner who acts for a trotting club in tho district where (lie driver resides.

F. G. Holmes is experiencing n good dea of trouble to get Graham Direct to stain up to another preparation, and reports fron Christchurch state that the, Roy de Oro geld •ing is again showing signs \f lameness in liif training. He has been more* or less uiisouih during the past couple of seasons.

The To Rapa trainer M, Stewart had a team of a dozen racing at Hawera. but the only success credited to him was with Tsana in the chief -event on the second day. However, he gained several placings and the trip may not have been very costly. Stewart went on to Addington, where ho won the Craven Handicap with Adversity.

The splendid form of Molly Direct prior to the Hawera meeting suggested that she would not return empty-handed from the trip, but her display in the Cup left a lot to be desired, and it was not until' the last race of the meeting that she earned any prize-money, finishing second to Palomar in the Kapunl Handicap. She may uot bo loub in making amends.