TROTTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21242, 24 January 1931, Page 19

TROTTING.

■ By Sentinel. Harold Thorpe has a tendency to harden in favour for the Dunedin Cup. If good acceptances count for anything the Forbury Park Club’s Cup fixture next, week should be a successful one. The Cup field contains several of the smartest -pacers in New Zealand, and the contest should be worthy of the event’s :Outsanding place on the local calendar. Daddy Longlegs, who was among the “ also starteds ” at Wellington on Saturday, is trained by his owner at Palmers-ton-North. He is by Nelson Derby, but will have to improve a lot before he can be regarded as a, prospective;winner-.-During the last 12 years Herr Alkemade, of Germany, has imported from America no fewer than 53 trotters, with records "faster than’2.lo. At the “Old Glory ” sale in November, he purchased the brilliant three-year-old Legality, the son of Lawful and Rhein Lass, by Bingen. The price paid was'lß,soo dollars. _ In A. F. M'Gregor’s stable at Cambrian there is a promising sort named Frank Mac, a four-year-old, by King Daphne from Lily Dillon. He will probably be raced at the Central meetings at Easter, and should be worth following there., The Mangere trainer J. T. Paul has a promising young trotter in Bessie Parrish, a nicely-shaped filly, by Guy Parrish from Bessie Bingen, a sister to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen. With this high-class 5 breeding Bessie Parrish can be expected ,to - have a successful track career. Proud-,'Dillon has been working well since he was raced at the Auckland Cup meeting, and he is staying on better. The chestnut is engaged at Forbury Park next week. , „ ~ According to reports from the south. Black Lion was improved by his holiday racing, and the Lee Norris gelding should be at his best by the time the Invrcargill Cup comes up for decision. It is doubtful if ever there was as much dissatisfaction with handicapping in the trotting sport under the old order of things as exists to-day under the “ system. Perhaps it would be more correct to say that it is the way in which the system is administered. that is the cause of liostil criticism, and it is as certain as anything can be that a compulsory scale of penalties will be put into'force next season, and that the discretionary power now vested in handicappers will be withdrawn. If iG. M'Kcndry can keep Ambleside sound he will soon win a race with him, but the horse gives his trainer a lot of trouble, and great care has to be taken to prevent a breakdown. Colonial Boy is a strong favourite for the Waimairi Handicap at New Brighton, and the chances of Cranleigh are favoured for the mile saddle event. Prairie King looks well placed in the two trotting events at the Wairio Jockey Club’s meeting to-day, and will probably be one of the favourites in each of them. The trotter Jock Bingen, by Nelson Bingen—Annie K., has been purchased by the Messrs M'Kendriek Bros., and will be Bent to Epsom to be trained by J. M‘Kendrick. Last season Jock Bingen raced w’ell, being ,10 times in the money in 18 starts, but this season he • has failed in his engagements. There are not many good trotters in Auckland at.present, and Jock Bingen should at least pay his way there.