Trotting

NZ Truth, Issue 873, 19 August 1922, Page 9

Trotting

(By "THE! TOFF.")

Realm was the boss performer at the National meeting. Box Seat, who arrived, at Bryce's stable last week, is said to be better. Happy Voyage just missed qualifying: for the Trqtting Cup on Friday. He was only a nock behind the third horse. He went 4min. 26 3-ssec. from post to post. - Pedro Pronto is going to win a v/hole lot of money. Don Wild will only win when the fields. are small. Lady Svrithin improved her time seven seconds over ■ two miles, ami then failed to win a race at the meet"•Sv .:. . ". :■'..-■;■■ . [ Count Dee is a rattling good young trotter, but needs seasoning-.

The next time Our Goldie steps out she will be worth giving- half-a-crown a ride. Quite a lot would like to own Logan Chief. He's a. beauty. Audalie will keep the wolf from the door at Albert Hendrickson's. Acron is a bonny colt. He is a good bit like Author Dillon. At the Metropolitan* Trotting- Club's meeting last week for the three days' racing there were 459 acceptors arid 433 started, an average of over 18 for each race. : Sherry lost a toe-weight and then made no race of the Midwinter Handicap. ■ . T. G. Fox now owns Ruby Lincoln. She will make good, c^" 1 . ■ Wandelligong seems too big and awkward to make a name for himself. Dillon S failed m harness last week, j but went pretty good m saddle. Stella Ashley will be hard to beat the first time she is saddled up for a trotters' contest over a mile and aquarter. On the Coast, for instance. When D.undenong . is. fit and well, he will win a couple of trotters' races. Bonette is a false alarm. ; Randolph's track work prior to the August 'meting suggested that he would rac©' better than he did. Renown has loads of, speed, but she hi a. difficult mare to ride. Like to see Pringle on her. , t . . Marble. Hall is too big a handful for. young Bryce. He can trot fast, but wants an old hand on top. Elite is like the*majority of his type—very m and out. -It is said that the lower Hickorywood gets his head the faster he goes. Following' that method of reasoning, if ever he touches the ground with | his nose he will go 2.10. Coil is a hard horse to get right. He may come round by Christmas time. . ■ j Rorke's Drift is racing as. if he is j a back number. Glen Mavis was not as-good m the last day as she was on the opening day at Addington. ■ Strategy is up against it to win a race unless he strikes a heavy. track. Ben Lomond is acting badly m saddle. He breaks, for nothing. Nellie Scott has squared the bank at last. Her two victories were much overdue. • , ' • . ' Pitaroa is m great fettle and should be among the early winners m the north. All Bell leaves his . .feet, m- saddle, but sticks to his work resolutely en-oi;g-h m harness. Rangitata Lass fooled on the mark on the first and second days, but began fairly well on the^: third. The standing start has her scratching. Agathos was stepped out m the mile ; saddle on the , last day, at Addington. He was a big tip but met with a lot of trouble. He was then harnessed -up for the next race, the National Cup, in > which lie hopped out. and led all the way. Moneymaker is as honest as the sun but is not seeing out a .distance as wc-11 as he used to. Vice Admiral was not at his best during the meeting. The first, time he reaches top form he will sure win a big race. / Nita Bell improved with every race at Addington, and is worth follownig at the Spring meeting at Auckland. General Link is., not beginning, as quickly from a stand as he used to. Dean Dillon shaped badly last week. Prefers Auckland, way round. Trix Pointer showed a glimpse of her old form m the National Cup. She .will be cherry ripe by November. Reta Peter is a, whole lot better for her racing last week. Look out next time she- is geared up. Whispering. Willie is .all to piecesTatsy Dillon stopped badly m her races last week. ' Looks as if she is getting stale. .■■■*• Great 1 Bingen ran a creditable race last week considering it was the first, time out.

Onyx was m the, -money -again: -.as ' the Metrop. She is nearly found out^ Man o' War still hangs on the turns»\ Addington is his Waterloo. •'.-.< Jack McDermott was behind Tau-« ') hinu when he strolled m on Friday, The boys gave' him a big reception, for the Spreydown trainer is popularf on all sides. • Colchester is solid enough,-"bXlfecloe^-not seem to 'be fast enough. Waitipipi's long- suit ish pnef-milei' . m saddle. , Taraire is cracking 1 , up ■Kbadly at*. th& start of his races. -i Promenade is a swift, miler.-but^ishet wants a new jockey- ; Escort was started each day at^thd Metrop., but he was- never near the leaders. , Not his right form by a long chalk. . i Peter King is racing solidly. H© grot a bad passage m the Federal Hancicap, otherwise he would have trou-« bled Tauhinu. „ ' - : Countryman ploughed the ground and did all sorts of things m the I-leathcote Handicap, and then secured second money. Mountain Chimes is a good sort of a youngster that tpromises to racej on well. A lot are* married to EngagementCan go, and can stay. ,When Kola Boy elects to race generously he will earn distinction as^a trotter. Deiville Wood' is back to his best form. • .Blue Mountain King raced worse and worse as the meeting progressed at Addington. He is a great horse vrhen right, but just now he is far from well. Adair did not run as well as his host of admirers wished at Addington. He will make good. ■ Lincoln Huon kept poking his nose into the money, at the August meeting. And he is not quite right yet. Grand Denver has settled down, and looks like winning m good company.