TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21774, 13 October 1932, Page 5

TROTTING

By Sentinel,

Ayrmont Chimes, Colorado, and Muriel de Oro are. among the favourites for the Oamaru Handicap. Gold Country should be at the peak of his form for the Oamaru meeting, and if he is reserved for the Weston Handicap he will carry the field along at a merry clip. Master Roy will be in favour if sent to the j>ost for .the- Pukeuri Handicap at tlie Oamaru meeting. .He looks nicely placed on the limit. The Oamaru Club's meeting on Labour Day is exceedingly popular with the public, and the fixture invariably: draws liberal patronage.- At- the forthcoming meeting several New Zealand Cup candidates ave ■ engaged, and the running in the Weston Handicap may throw some light on the big Addington event. Acceptances for tlic Oamaru meeting are due on Tuesday. .

Tlie pacers bustled Todd -Lonzia off. his feet in-.the first part, of the Waimairi Handicap at New Brighton. Happy Boy, who went 3.29 when he won at the Kurow meeting, is on 3,45 at •Timaru, so that he - has .apparently something in his favour. • ■ Considering her slow, beginning War Paint registered a fine performance to finish third in the Waimairi Handicap at New Brighton. From 36yds behind she did 4.27 3-5, so 111 a similar race at Oamaru, and (says ‘‘Argus ”) off the same mark, she should be hard to beat. . With the exception of Free Advice, Glcnvossic, Kohnra, and Kingcraft, the entire field of New Zealand - Cup-candi-dates will be racing at Oamaru on Labour Day, if' their present engagements are carried - out. • This fact in itself should create keen-in to rest,’in the meeting. ■ Red Spur, who created-a very favourable impression last season by winning three races as a three-year-old- will open this season.at the South Canterbury meeting. 'At his "last start, which was'at Oamaru in May, he was made,, a vfiry warm favourite,;but he did not race, well, and he has: been absent from the race track since. J. Henderson trains the touF-ycar-old at Oamaru. '■ Starting- troubles and troubles tor. starters Are like the always m evidence. The troubles might be lightened if-somei reiiisirien -could -be persuaded to handle a horse in a rational manner, and teach them not to pull sulky and everything behind the throat lafh'on the bit. It is not an uncommon: sight to see a travelling at half-paOe with his head and heels parallel with the' track. Imagine a horse: being continuously treated m such ,a manner. Such treatment naturally develops a callous mouth, arid hence d*^ 1 ’ crilt to’ control at a start. Another trouble for the starter is tight ewer-c-hecks, which are apt to send a horse in the air instead of moving off at the release of the barriers. The best barrier iff the world cannot make good starts with badly-managed horses. -. At the New Brighton meeting early in September Eureka Boy was handicapped on the end of a 4min 40sec classj. He ran unplaced in that even, but in his two subsequent starts, which were over a mile'and a-quartqr, he won. How quickly a horse can get back in the handicaps is demonstrated (says the Press) in his case as he now occupies a 4min 34sec n ]ark, being on 72yds behind in the 4mm 40sec class Pukeuri Handicap at Oamaru. He is in the’ unfortunate position of having established a fast two mile mark by a number of wins over "shorter' distances, although he has .Vet to win a two mile race.- : • ' 1 - . , - . ■ ■One of the most ; interesting features of the Summer Handicap l at New Brighton was the duel between the Derby fayourites, Taxpayer and Indianapolis, ine latter-lost "round at the start,• and with two furlongs covered Taxpayer, from 48 yards, was less than I sec behind the other. When the field entered the back stretch (says: “ Ribbonwood ’’).. Taxpayer ran up on the outside of Indianapolis, but_the latter held him . for a -furlong,- iax■payer shook him off crossing the top, but Indianapolis followed him round, and when the -straight was reached Taxpayer began to feel the strain of his big effort. He battled on gamely, but Indianapolis had the drop on him at the finish. It appears from this that they are a fairly even -pair, and they and Cloudy Range were the pick of. the Derby candidates raced at New Brighton on Saturday. .. Tanepai is one of the many horses who have improved in barrier manners since Mr A, :J. Hastings has been assisting in educating, horses at i,barrier- practice. After thel trotter had won-his first race at Timaru last-March he was expected to go on improving, but (says an exchange) in the remainder of his starts, with the exception of one placing, lie did not again run- prominently, the gelding having developed vagaries at ’ thebarrier,-; With a course of practice he has improved greatly, and he lias run second -and then won, in his last two starts. His form at-New Brighton last Saturday was very encouraging, and ill the company he : is set, to, meet at Oamaru-on Labour Day he should again be capable of a very good effort. - : The placed horses at New Brighton have been reassessed as follows: —

. i AUCKLAND RACING CLUB ■ (Per United Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, October 12. The Auckland Racing Club-has- decided to rethin the 1 two-dividend system for the spring meeting, two dividends being payable for six starters, exclusive -of brackets. ... AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB (Ptit United I’bess Association.) AUCKLAND, October 12. Arise, Bon Kapide, and Boudoir have been scratched for all engagements at the Avondale Jockey Club’s meeting. Sargon lias been scratched for the Avondale Cup. AMMON RA A BLEEDER • . ... (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, October 12. (Received Oct. 12, at . 11 p.m.) Ammon Ra lias turned into a bleeder. He is .-returning to Sydney and will be sent home to New Zealand, where it is hoped, he will recover. Gold Mag has been sold to Mr A, Blair, the owner of Chatham. RACING IN AUSTRALIA WEBSTER'S TEAM AT 'MENTONE.-_ ' (United-Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE. October 12. Legislator and Bronze Hawk returned to Sydney to-day. A/ D. Webster’s horses —Movie Star, Hunt the Slipper, Western Ship, My Talisman, and Bayacre—arc located at Mentone. Admiral Drake has been nominated for the Moonec Valley Cox Plate. Chatham, Peter Pan, Oro, Kogilla, and Liberal are in the same race. Melbourne Cup scratching!): Magnesia, Regal Son, Gold Mag. COMPRIS SCRATCHED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, October 12. (Received Oct. 12, at 5.5 p.m.) Corapris has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. Dermid (W. Cook) galloped a mile and a-quarter on the grass in 2miu 14scc at

Caulfield to-day, the last three furlongs in 39sec. Gaine Carrington and Peter Jackson went usefully. At Flemington, Mural Crown did four furlongs in 51 sec. Peter Pan and Satmoth did striding work.

Table. Line. Betty Wrack .. . . .. 1 15 .. 1 Cloudy Range . .. 1 9 Cragauour .. .. 17 .. L 30 Eureka Boy .. . 1 32 Gold Country .. .. 2.12 2.45 4.30 Gold Tinge >.. . 29 Great Burton . .. 2 27 Garner .. .. .. , .. 2 19 Harold Logan . .. 2.7 2.40 4.21 . .. 2.9 2.42 4.29 Indianapolis .. . . .. 1 13 Little Victor . .. 1 ’ 14 .. 1 28 Louis Bingen . .. 2 24 1 Page Girl ' . 2 It .. i 11 30 Silver de Oro... . *) 10 War Paint ;. . . .. i 29 Wild Guy .. . . .. i '28 Willie-Derby v ; .. i 24