TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21538, 9 January 1932, Page 15

TROTTING

By Sentinel.

Nominations for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting are due on Tuesday of next week. Worthy Queen’s three successes at Epsom, gained in the manner of a coming champion trotter, formed a tribute to her breeding. Her sire, Worthy Bingen, full brother to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen. is making a name for himself at the stud. Three of his progeny, Arapai, Winshow, and Cracker, won at Carterton on Boxing Day. Sister Rose, who has recently gone into C. S. -Donald’s stable, accounted for the saddle event at Greymouth. She is a smart pacer, by Rey de Oro from Sister Maud, bv Nelson Bingen from Lady Derby, by Rothschild from Norice, so that she is bred on good lines. She had some smart performances to her credit over sprint courses when trained by A. Candy at Addington. , Of the horses unplaced at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting Bessie Parrish may be ticked off as a winner very shortly. The daughter of Guy Parrish—Belle Bingen was only produced on the first day, when she finished fourth, but she was doing so nicely at the end that many ticked her off to win next time out. Perhaps it is just as well she was not in again at the meeting (says an exchange), because Worthy Queen was a hard proposition to meet. It is not likely there will be anything approaching the class of Worthy Queen in the improvers’ trots at the country meetings, and Bessie Parrish may be found winning a couple on end. In connection with Cracker’s win at the Carterton trotting meeting on Boxing Day the driver, A. J. Corrigan, related an interesting incident. King Bruce, who was leading from Cracker, fell, and tjie mare jumped right over the fallen horse, but the sulky struck him and Corrigan was thrown into the ajr. In falling he struck the rail, which shot him towards the empty sulky, and by what he termed a miracle he was able to scramble into the scat as Cracker made away. When the spill occurred the horses behind veered across the course and so little time was lost by Corrigan, who soon had 'Cracker in a handy position again and went on to win comfortably. Two trainers who experienced a lean time at the Auckland meeting were J.-jT. Paul an! R. A. M'Millan. Each had several horses racing, but they failed to wir a race, an unusual experience for them. J. T. Paul’s team was not very big. but it was confidently expected he would win a race with Kewpie’s Guy. The chestnut mare finished second to Peter Pirate on the opening day, but (says “ Orion ”) over-confidence on the part of

Paul may have been the cause of the defeat of Kewpie’s Guy. R. A. M'Millan s horses were outclassed, except in the case of Royal Triumph, who went one good race to flnish third to the smart trotter Worthy Queen. The most noteworthy time improvements for the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting stand to the credit of the solid young Hawera trotter, Worthy Queen, and the Epsom-trained pacer Kewpie’s Triumph, who are both four-year-olds. Worthy Queen improved in a mile and a-half by 9sec, while at two miles, originally assessed at 4min 52sec she finished • up by going 4min 39 3-ssec, clipping 12 2;ssee off her handicap. Worthy Queen’s trainer, T. Roe, declares she is the greatest young trotter he has ever been associated with, and the decisive manner in which she won each day still leaves her admirers wondering how good she really ie. Provided that nothing unforeseen happens (says “Abaydos”) Worthy Queen should this time next year be playing a prominent part in races like the Rowe Trotting Cup. The form of Kewpie’s Triumph was brilliant, and now that be has struck form he should go on to take his place in more select society. Kewpie’s Triumph proved his real value over both a mile and a-quarter and mile and a-half, and in each of his three successes, he finished solidly, giving further proof of his stamina. During the meeting Kewpie’s Triumph improved over a mile and a-quarter from 2min 55sec to 2min 46 3-ssec, and over a ■ mile and a-half from 3min 31sec to 3mm 20 2-ssec, the latter time equalling Red Shadow’s record in the Great Northern Derby a year ago. The three-year-old Tempest was also responsible for a very smart performance in reducing his mile and a-half time from 3min 33sec to Sniin 24sec, after running round a large field. In spite of this fine effort Tempests Derby time was only 3min 30sec, but the muddling pace and numerous mistakes ot the competitors accounted for this. Toe race resolved itself into a sprint home, the pace being all on in the last baUmile, which Tempest ran in a shade better than Imin ssec. After finishing third to Tatsy de Oro and Midnight Sun in the Advance Handicap at Ashburton on Boxing Day, On Parade looked to have a good chance in the Guinness Handicap at Greymoutb. The three-year-old led all the way, and scored his first victory. He was bred by his owner, Mr G. B- King, who has been associated with the sport for a number of years, but of late (says “Argus _) has not done much racing. On Parade is by Travis Axwortby from Gitana, a mare by Wildwood Jun. from a Copra de Oro — Lady Linton mare, who died some time ago. The owner of On Parade raced Lady Linton, the great grand-dam of On Parade. She was a useful pacer in her day, being by Wildwood from Linton, by Bundoora, who was a thoroughbred stallion. On Parade is a very quality-looking three-year-old, who looks like showing much improvement. He is closely related to Chaos, Serenity and Dilemma. Lady Linton was sold to Mr W. J. Carter, who owned the stallion Man o’ War, ana she went to Sydney in 1921. The following table, compiled for the Auckland Herald, shows the handicap times and the times actually recorded at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, the placings secured: — ONE MILE AND A-QUARTER. Handicap. Time. Place.

Many improvements in times were recorded by placed horses at the Auckland Trotting Chib’s meeting, when the track was in good order and conditions genei - ally were favourable. As usual the greatest improvement was shown by competitors in the intermediate section (says the Herald), and so consistent was the form of the best horses in this department that they kept on securing the money each day. Some very fine performances were registered by the lighter-grade competitors, but it was noticeable that in few instances was the handicap time improved upon. In the best class Royal Silk was the star performer, with three successes, while Impromptu and Surprise Journey each won twice. The local “ wonder horse Jewel Pointer was responsible for a remarkable effort in winning the Champion Handicap, in which race he established a grass track record of 2.40 1-5 for a mile and a quarter, reducing the previous record of 2.41 held by him and by Nelson Fame. To the driver, F. J. Smith, is due in large measure the wonderful finish put in by Jewel Pointer, who ran the last half-mile in 1.0 2-5. Among the' lesser lights, the achievements or Worthy Queen and Kewpie’s Triumph, who each won three races, were most meritorious, while Carnui, Tempest, Key de Quest and Lady Yvonne displayed fine form. The fact that so many horses kept on winning or filling the places gave ample evidence of the benefit of the present handicapping system to the horses in form. , _ .. On the form he showed at Waikouaiti, where he finished second to Molly Desborough, Laracor should race prominently at the Vincent meeting. He and Mitchie Chimes are likely to be the favourites for the two events.

Kewpie’s 2.47 3-5 1st Triumph 2.55 2.56 2.48 4-5 2nd Oliver Thorpe .. Kewpie’s 2.50 2.51 1-5 3rd 2.46 3-5 1st Triumph . . . 2.51 Oliver Thorpe .. 2.56 2.51 3-5 2nd Tempest .. .. 2.54 2.49 4-5 3rd ONE MILE AND A-HALF. Worthy Queen . 3.41 3.32 1st Caballero .. .. 3.41 3.33 1-5 2nd •Windchat .. .. 3.40 3.33 3rd Tempest .. . Key de Quest .. Gumdigger .. .. 3.33 3.34 3.33 3.28 3.24 3.25 1-5 3.25 3.23 3-5 let 2nd 3rd 1st Lady Yvonne .. 3.29 3.25 1-5 2nd 3.27 3.23 2-5 3rd Key de Quest .. 3.33 3.27 3-5 1st Flving Cloud .. 3.34 3.28 4-5 2nd Jersey Thorpe 3.34 3.29 3rd Chenaway .. . 3.29 3.25 3-5 Glandore .. 3.20 3.22 4-5 2nd Gaza 3.27 3.25 3-5 3rd Kewpie’s Triumph .. .. 3.29 3.20 2-5 1st Key de Quest .. Oliver Thorpe .. 3.31 3.23 2-5 2nd 3.33 3.26 1-5 3rd TWO MILES. Worthy Queen 4.52 4.42 3-5 1st Windchat .. . 4.52 4.43 2nd Explosion .. .. 4.45 4.40 3-5 3rd Worthy Queen . 4.49 4.39 3-5 1st Explosion .. . 4.45 4.37 2nd Royal Triumph 4.49 4.41 2-5 3rd 4.38 4.32-3-5 1st Glandore .. .. 4.37 4.32 1-5 2nd Purser 4.36 4.32 3rd