TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21906, 18 March 1933, Page 19

TROTTING

By Sentinel. Arohanui was trotting fast in sixth place in the mile anda-half event at New Brighton after being carried off her feet at the start. In the small fields at Cheviot to-day there is nothing which has recently shown the same promise as E. G. M'Dermott may repeat his last year’s' performance, with Garner, by winning the double.

The promising filly Sunny Ducrow in W. J. Tomkinson’s stable is due to make her next appearance in the mile harness event at Cheviot to-day. Unless the turning track is not to her liking, she should not have much difficulty in disposing of the bunch of “iffers” opposed to her. Apart from .Little Nelson, the pacer who may prove to deserve most attention in the Cheviot Cup is Chenwood. At his last start he put up a capital performance to finish second to Lena Thorpe over a mile and a-half at New Brighton, since when he has done everything required of him by W. J. Tomkinson. Camera, as the name signifies, is an outsize in pacers. The five-year-old son of Rey de Oro and Imperial Pointer stands 16.2. He is in the Trial Handicap at Cheviot, and, on his work at Addington, most of the others engaged will have to improve on their past form to beat him.

Sir Author, whose death was recently reported, was a half-brother to Acron. The big pacing gelding, Dollar King, is in splendid order after his racing at Wellington, and will take his place in the field for the Cheviot Cup to-day. From 36 yards behind his task looks to be a difficult one. - \ •

Smooger’s success over Edna Worthy at the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting was fully anticipated by his followers. Smooger won two races last season in a manner that pointed to his making further improvement. He is by Native King from a mare by Rothschild, and up to a mile and a-half he is very useful. Belle o’ Mine is an honest mare, and she deserved her win over two miles at the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting. She went to the front soon after the start and never' appeared in danger of defeat, winning handsomely in 4rain 34 l-ssec. Belle o’ Mine is a six-year-old mare by Denis, Child from Wairoa Bellle, and is trained by W. Pope at Blenheim. Sphinx is a promising trotter. He broke his breastplate at the start of the George Handicap at. the Manawatu Trotting Club’s meeting, but trotted faultlessly in the M'Donald Handicap to win very easily from Autumn Lu. He is an aged gelding by Petereta from a mare by Rothschild.

When, properly seasoned, the trotting mare Beatrice, Bingen will win races. She made a break at the start of the Ferry Handicap at the Wyndham Trotting Club’s meeting and then led into the straight, where she tired and was beaten into third place. Matchless Bingen refuses to pace correctly in his work, and even though he hag previously shown race winning speed in public he cannot on hisj present track work be considered as likely to race well at the Cheviot meeting to-day. Golden Direct,- although still big in condition, is fast assuming racing shape and it will not he long before he will be seen in p.ublic again. Winner of several races during the present season, he may he expected to improve in stamina with age, and next season should see him racing successfully over the longest distance, . _ The successful trotting trainer, Jf. J. Smith, has made arrangements to take over the Glenora Park Estate at Takanini, owned and formerly occupied by J. T. Jamieson.. Since the_ departure of Jamieson for Sydney, R. Miller and R. S. Bagby have both trained teams on the property, of which Milller is at. present ’in charge. It is understood that Miller will retain part of the stabling and paddock accommodation, as he has a number of Jamieson’s horses in and out of training to look after. The property is an ideal one for a trotting trainer, as it has, in addition to all the requirements for the stabling and running out of horses, a private track in grass. There is plenty of room for a dirt track also to be maintained and with such fine, natural advantages Smith should be able, to continue the run of success he has enjoyed since coming from England to reside in Auckland.