TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21985, 21 June 1933, Page 11

TROTTING

By Sentinel.'

The two-year-old Compass has been returned to . his owner, and. may be; treated to. a spell.' ' ■V, ~.. The Worthy Bond three-year-oid Cimarron will probably be amongst those finding support at tile Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting. i . ■ , The two-year-old Attorney is reported to have shaped rather promisingly at the Greymouth meeting. He was got by Judge Hancock from Bridget Galindo, by Galindo—Mavourneen, by Prince Imperial— Moino, by General Tracey, so that .the colt- is: bred on attractive ■ liries,: ; ; - •Man o’: War; who has.rbeen- achieving; posthuriious fame; as a sire of winners, wajs got ty-. Peri Huon from . Iwjlga, by Ariel—Acorn • by ’ Vancleve from Oakleaf. Peri Huon wasigot -by '-St. Louis,;by California from Myall, by Wildwood—Daybreak, by Vancleve—Moonbeam, by Childe Harold. . The following table shows, the handicaps and the best times, of Adams Memorid pup candidates:—

The light-harness season, now coming to termiimtion, has been marked by a very well-maintained popularity and, in fact, it continues to gain adherents. One of the most remarkable features of 1 the present season's racing ■ has been due to 1 the fact that although many horses, under thq- 'present, system .qf :hmdicappipg,r;; iipperir completely to dominate a field, 'there are owuers who are. .quite prepared, as they say, “to Take them on.” Whether ?uch. a state of affairs can continue remains to be seen. Apparently those behind the systerh arid prepared to support it are quite satisfied. There is, however, something radically wrong when a horse has many seconds of public form better than a systematically-allotted handicap. Such a system, of so-called handicapping savours strongly of some owners sending; horses ~to tHe .post with obvious defeat! riMost a certainty' off paper, ' Still,’ they ’continue, to face a problem withi;.the solu.tiori apparentty depending ' more on .luckthan a knowledge of the actual figures. The writer has opposed the present system right from the outset and that in the face of the fact that it is’ defended and. supported ;by keen supporters of the sport. The opinion is still held that “ handicap ” should be deleted frorh slow class races and then bring. in. hari'dicapping in connection with the tighter classes when the. luck of the run 'becoriiea just •as' importarif- as the dicapping on form a-Very strict ; and competent Supervision 'of the running would be Accessary and if a horse did not show acceptable forrri the fact should; be promptly questioned and, not challenged when , subsequent .running, proved ,it to be wrong.

Handicap. Best time. Place, Direct Morning, 4.30 4.32 1-5 1 Great Partish ... .4.30 4.20 4-5 1 Kewpie’s ’■4.37 .• Triumph 4.30 / '3 Peterwah :■.. .. 4:30 , ' 4.23 4-5 <;■’rl.. - Kewpie’s Guy, .,. Peter Pirate 4.29 : 4.28.. ,4.32 1-5 4.26 4-5' .... 2 3 ■ Auto Machine ■ 4.27.; 4.29 2 Mountain Dell 4.26 4.26 1-5 1 Ehawah ' '.V,;. 426 4.21 1-5 2 Jewel Pointer 4.25 4.22 1-5 2