TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21920, 4 April 1933, Page 5

TROTTING

By Sentinel. Hollo is again in work after being treated to a good spell. Colorado is pleasing the critics when working at Addington. With a light boy in the saddle, Wilma Dillon went a mile on Saturday in 2min Msec. Silver de Oro was responsible for a good work-out at Addington on Saturday last by stepping a mile and a-half in 3min 15sec. Indianapolis continues to train on satisfactorily. On Saturday he jogged a mile in 2min Msec and a mile and a-half in 3min 19sec. The Wairarapa Trotting Club, which held its summer meeting on the Wellington Trotting Club’s property at Hutt Park, Petone, showed a profit of £ll9B Is sd. Mr E. Sullivan has leased Guy Star to the Blenheim trainer, S. A. Eagan, who also has Wah in his stable. Guy Star is by Real Guy, and is regarded as a smart pacer. The imported colt David M'Ehvyn is reported to be showing improvement on the track. He was imported in 1929 when a yearling, and has been allowed plenty of time to mature. R. Dunn has been engaged to supervise the training of Mr C. P. Cameron’s horses, Sir Guy, Avernus, Ron, and the young horses at “ Santa Rosa ” Farm. Dunn was at one time private trainer to Mr J. R. M'Kenzie, and later was attached to C. S. Donald’s stable Instead of the usual two-mile race as the feature event on the Ashburton Trotting Club’s autumn programme, there will be at the approaching fixture a 3mm 20see class mile and a-half event, the Durbar Handicap, of 375sovs. Harold Logan, Tactless, and Ngmgongingo have been under their owner’s care at New Brighton for the past few weeks, but the first-named has been sent back to his former trainer, R, J. Humphreys, who will prepare him for his Easter racing, in which he will probably be driven by his trainer. Now that Harold Logan has rejoined the Templeton stable (says “Argus”), which also shelters Huon Voyage, who is also nominated for the Easter meeting, R. J. Humphreys will have the distinction of being represented by the champion pacer and the fastest trotter of the Dominion. The Welcome Handicap, confined to three and four-year-olds, to be decided on the second day of the Easter meeting, has always proved a popular race, and at the coming meeting this is proved by the entry of 21, the second largest nomination at the fixture. Included in these are several horses which have not previously raced at Addington, and one who has yet to face the starter. 'That is the four-year-old Thackeray (Author Dillon Swift Pointer), trained by A. G. Wilson at New Brighton. With the majority of the field having shown good form at recent meetings (says an exchange), a very good race is anticipated. Pegeant, winner of three races at Thames, had not won a race since May, 1931, when he scored in the Enfield Handicap of a mile and a-quarter from 48yds, in 2min 43 3-ssec, at the Oamaru Trotting Club’s winter meeting. He was then trained by R. J. Humphreys, and driven by M. Holmes. Pageant at one time was a good winner for W. J. Tomkinson, and then raced in the interests of the late Mr R- A. Armstrong, president of the Wellington Trotting Club and member of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association. Trampfast, who has been nominated tor the Champion Trotters’ Handicap at the Easter meeting, has not raced since Movember, 1931, and then he did not show up in his best form. The previous season he was the best trottter in commission in the Dominion (says “ Ribbonwood ”), and his two successes that term were scored over two miles against strong fields of pacers. In October, 1929, he won the Oamaru Handicap from Travis Axworthy, dolly Pet, and Terence Dillon, when meeting Travis Axworthy on equal terras. He was next handicapped to give Travis Axworthy 12yds in the President s Handicap at Forbury Park, and again beat him easily. In between these two wins he contested the Dominion Handicap, but, starting a hot favourite, he collided with another horse at the start and lost his driver. In training before the meeting he worked a mile and a-half in 3mm 15 2-ssec. It is doubtful now, however, whether he will ever reach this form again.