TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21688, 5 July 1932, Page 3

TROTTING

By Sentinel. The four-yeai'-olcl gelding Wheat King, by Sonoma Harvester from a Croesus mare, has joined G. S. Smith’s stable. Lindbergh has resumed work under the charge of C. S. Donald. He is carrying more condition now than has been the case for some time. C. R. Had held has a brother to Probationer in work. The brother to Probationer is a big gelding standing about 17 hands. Probationer was got by Wrack from Our Nurse, by Wildwood Junior — Imperial Polly, by Prince Imperial. The good-looking pacer Grand Canyon has terminated a short respite, and is now bowling along with pronounced freedom at C. S. Donald’s establishment at Belfast

Ngingongingo is staying at New Brighton, where he is being jogged about on the beach. When time is opportune he will join R. Humphreys’s team. Glenrossie, who is trained in Wellington, is reported to be coming on well in his work, and no doubt will be racing at the August meeting at Addington, where he has run some good races. Mr J. Deyell has purchased the trotting gelding Peter Fashion from Mr V. Alborn. It is Mr Deyell’e intention to indulge his new purchase in mixed tasks, and later on endeavour to win a race with him.

Mr W. M'Lachlan, the owner of Antrim Boy, has a rising two-year-old filly by First Fashion from Wild Cherry, by Wildwood Junior—Alpha H., by California. The writer has suggested the name of Mannequin for the First Fashion filly. Mrs K. Bare has leased her rising two-year-old colt Rare Rey, by Rey de Oro from Royal Empress, to Mr B. W. M'Donald, of Auckland, and the colt has entered F. J. Smith’s establishment at Epsom. He is engaged in all the two and three-year-old classics. Logan’s Pride, who has been in work for some time past at Hutt Park, Petoue, is to arrive in Canterbury in the course of a few days, and he will join B. Jarden’s stable at Islington. A good performer a couple of seasons ago, Logan’s Pride has not raced since the Auckland T.C.’s summer meeting held in December, 1930.

The advantages of the cinders track at Alexandra Park for winter training were never more clearly demonstrated than at the meeting just concluded (says the Auckland Herald). Of the 14 races contested, nine were won by horses trained at Epsom, where, during the last month, practically all the work was done on the cinders. Before this track was laid down training was usually at a standstill at Epsom in wet weather, as far as fast work was concerned, with the result that local horses were often short of work at the winter meeting. The American trotting enthusiast, Mr Robert A. Smith, is seriously ill in a hospital in Los Angeles. During his several visits to New Zealand, Mr Smith made many, friends among local followers of the sport. He exported a number of trotters and pacers to this country, among them being Jack Potts, Judge Hancock, Brigand, Early Harvester, The Triumph, Morganza R., Direct Tod, Noiseless, Princess Ann, Drusus, Estelle Amos, and Worthy Bond. He also accompanied Mr H. F. Nicoll when the Ashburton sportsman purchased Wrack. From news to hand (says an exchange) it appears that Mr Smith met with an accident in November last, and the injury that he then sustained to one of his hips has developed serious complications, and of such a magnitude that little hope is held of his recovery. Windchat, who raced consistently for a win and two thirds in three starts, ig a well-bred trotter by The Triumph from Papatina, who previously produced a good trotter, Betty Moko, to Peter Moko. The was bred in America, being by The Exponent, from Mardella, a standardbred mare. The Triumph was a fine trotter in his native land, and took a mile record of 2min B|sec, which was later equalled by his full brother, The Design. Papatina was by Papanui, by Wildwood, and D.1.C., by Irvington. Her dam, Agnes 8., was closely related to Agnita, dam of Nita Bell and All Bell. Windchat was bred by Mr T. Brady at Tamaki, and is held on lease by S. M. August. Windchat is improving with age, and promises to do well next season. Worthy Cause and Rolfe Audubon, both winners at the recent Auckland meeting, are sons of Miss Rolfe, a mare who was imported from Australia and raced with some success by Mr R. T. Reid. As a three-year-old Rolfe Audubon displayed rare promise, and his second to Wrackler in the 1928 Great Northern Derby was highly promising. He won a race shortly afterwards at Hamilton, but then fgiled repeatedly until he scored in the Marconi Handicap on Wednesday. Rolfe Audubon has been a good track horse, who has not done so well in public. Worthy Cause, the youngest of Miss Rolfe’s stock racing, is a more solid horse, and he promises to make a fairly good performer. He is a remarkably quick beginner and is not lacking in speed and gameness. Only a four-year-old, Worthy Cause should still be capable of a lot of improvement. A striking feature of the Auckland winter meeting was the success of horses bred in line to the great American sires, Axworthy and Peter the Great, Worthy Bond, son of Axworthy, was represented by four successes, while Peter Moko, son of Peter the Great, was equally successful. Great Audubon, sire of Rolfe Audubon, is also a son of Peter the Great. Peter Moko’s four wins were scored by Peter Pirate (3) and Moko Girl, while Worthy Bond was represented by Worthy Cause (2), Betterwiu and Pegaway. Worthy Bond, by Axworthy from Preferred Bond, was located for a few seasons at the Mardelle stud farm at Otahuhu. Peter Moko, by Peter the Great from Mrs Nash, dam of Peter Nash, 2.1 J, was imported to Auckland by Mr W. G. Bright, and did stud duty at Mangere. In America Axworthy and Peter the Great blood is famous (says an exchange). A combination of these strains, known as the “golden cross,” has produced many notable trotters and pacers. In summing up the season the Auckland representative of the Sun said:— Some smart time performances were recorded- at Epsom during the Christmas racing, the best being—Mile and a-quarter: Jewel Pointer, 2.40 1-5; Wrackler, 2.40 2-5; Peter Bingen, 2.41 3-5; Impromptu, 2.43 2-5. Kewpie’s Triumph, 2.46 2-5. Mile and a-half—Kewpie’s Triumph, 3.20 2-5; Glandore, 3.22 4-5; Rey de Quest, 3.23 2-5; Carnui, 3.23 3-5; Gazg, 3.22 3-5; Tempest, 3.24, Two miles —Royal Silk, 4.28, 2-5; Surprise Journey (trotting), 4.30. At the February meeting Prince Pedro registered 3.23- 4-5 for a mile and a-half. Zanzibar was credited with 'a smart effort at Claudelands in December in trotting a mile and a-half in 3.28 2-5 from a 3.41 mark. The same day Torpedo Huon ran 4.30 and 2.46 for two miles and a mile and a-quarter respectively. One of the finest performances of the season was First Flight’s mile and a-quarter at - Te Aroha in 2.46, on a dead track and round a big field. With the exception of the Te Aroha Club, which showed a slight increase of £9O on the totalisator investments, the trotting clubs in the province met with heavy reversals in this respect. For 11 days the Auckland Club handled £231,709, compared with £340,232 for a similar number of days during 1930-31, a decrease of £108,463. The return for the Waikato spring meeting of 1930 was £18,677 for eight races, while for one-’ race less this season it was £9321. At the Thames annual fixture £7735 was put through the machine against £15,021 the previous year, while the Cambridge investments in May for seven races totalled £BB7O, compared with £11,296 for eight races in 1931.