NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

NZ Truth, Issue 998, 10 January 1925, Page 10

NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

(By "Renown.")

Locanda Mac, the most consistent horse seen m action at the Auckland Trotting Club's summer meeting. The black gelding was m the money m each of his four starts at the meeting. . Acron was the disappointing horse of the gathering, a third being the best he could do out of two starts. ' Goldman was another horse who was accorded heavy support m each of his starts at the meeting, but failed to return a dividend. On the .opening day of the fixture Napland was made a very hot favorite, and. he duly landed. In: his second start the southern-trained animal made the opposition look cheap by scoring an easy win off 84 yards behind, and he returned his supporters nearly five times as much as on the opening day. i ' The maiden trotter Peter McDonald did not go too kindly m his races at the Auckland meeting. "When this fellow breaks he is hard to get going again. Floraline looked like getting second money on the concluding day, but he broke up m the straight and finished fourth. At one stage of the Tamaki Handicap Sunrise had a big break on .■ the field, but the final half-mile found him stopping to a walk. , **v Red Star has gone several 1 good races of late, and' he broke it on the last ; day at Auckland. Those whb followed him received a nice price. The Nelson Tasker supporters re-r J ceived a dividend at : last when that colt finished second to Red Star m the Park Handicap.

Messrs Newdick Bros. purchasedH Ruby Huon on the morning of theßJ opening day of the Auckland meetingH and were not long m getting some oqHJ the purchase money back. On thtS concluding day the grey mare went aßj bad race, failing to strike a gait untiH the field was out of sight. B The *Waikato winner Scandal cam^H m for heavy support m each of hiBB races. On each occasion he went weHH enough for his supporters to hope foflH better things later on. H5 Ahuriri was beaten by Locanda Maflß arid Logan Chief m the Auckland TrotH| ting Cup, and with these two horsdM back a bit. m the handicap the Cathedßß ral Chimes horse just strolled m oiBJ the concluding day. BJ Big things were expected of LadjM Joan at the meeting, but the roan mareM was never going like a winner m an>l of her races. 9H The Gold Bell mare, Jewel was welH supported m each of her races Auckland. She was slow to get goingM m each of her starts, but the way sh<JH finished on m fourth position on th J| concluding day will encourage heiHH punters to have their bit on her agairlß m her next start. . . ' First Carbine looked very bright^B when he went out to contest his racesM at Auckland. The brown geldingHia^B proved a useful stake earner so »fa^B this season, and the way he defeateqjß the field m the Ranfurly Handiearßl suggests . that another stake or twcH will come his way before the seasorßl concludes. BJ ■ On- the opening day Promenad^H stopped badly over the last furlong iJBJ a two mile event. . In her second uj^B at the gathering she struck troubl^H when trying' to sneak a run on th<^B fence and. was -put put of action. ThJM third day found her scoring an eas^H win m the Onslow Handicap over inH mile course. ' ]H Comedy Chief finished second m th<^B Onslow Handicap, but appeared to b|H lucky m the running. fll Had .Cute Lad received a better pasH[ sage m the Onslow Handicap he woul<H^ have troubled the winner. .That good mare Florrie Bingen dis^B appointed at Auckland; and on he^fl running there she is not at her besß| ,\ Punters fell over themselves to be oifl| Kean John on the concluding day, buBB he was never m the hunt. A first and a second to Wild Nut aflj -the meeting points to the old gelding^H being far from a back number. Bfl Aerial Bingen showed a lot of pac^H m his races, but showed an inelina-^H tion to leave his feet too easily. BB Peter Swift should not be long ir^H collecting the thick end of a stake. BH The back-marker m the big events^B for trotters, Peter Dean, will have tdBJ improve considerably before he willßJ win a race off his present mark. The crowd did not receive Peter-^B wah's success m the Epsom HandicapH m a very good spirit. The imported^B horse was made a hot avorite m hisßJ first outing at the meeting, only toBJ fail after breaking badly. In his second race Peterwah moved BJ off correctly and never put a footßJ wrong, to win easily. Peterwah is &4J very promising horse who will live up H to his private reputation later on. BJ Sparkling Pronto was very costly to^B bettors at the meeting. --■ H La Sonette went fair races m each>B of his Starts at the meeting, but was BJ m all the trouble that was going. ■ Logan Chief proved that his second^ m the Cup. was no fluke by beating ■ the Cup winner Locanda Mac com- j fortably when he met the latter onjflj twelve yards better terms on the sec-^B ond day. / ■■ Malmsbury always gives his sup-^B porters a fair run; m fact, they get^B half v a dozen runs during the racefll sometimes. ' . Bfl ' Bundaberg failed to go one solid ■ race at the meeting. x Pyramus trotted solid races m each BJ of her starts at the meeting. BJ Leewood was unlucky m not win-™ ning the Tramway Handicap on the BJ second day. He got pocketed at theJBJ far turn and was beaten by the smal-'^j lest of fractions by Cole Drift. ■ Bell Tower did not go well at a.IIJH at the meeting, and it appears as ■ though his connections will have their ■ work cut out to win a race with him^HJ from his present mark. fl Haricot cost her army of supporters ■ a bundle of money over the meeting. <|H Blue Star is one who will improve H on his Auckland running. B Harold Junior returned a handyJß price for second money, m the Do- BJ minion Handicap on the second day atAV Auckland. BJ King Lear went a couple of fairH races at the gathering, but shovred anflj inclination to leave his feet. H