TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22052, 7 September 1933, Page 5

TROTTING

By Sentinel. Both Giro and Reporter were going well when they spoilt their chance in the Wainoni Handicap by breaking. Hokomai was a. well-backed horse in the race won by Chiming Wrack'at New Brighton. _ He made a slow start, and after making up a lot of ground could not carry on. Margaret Chenault lost several lengths at the start of her race at New Brighton, and then showed a lot of speed to get near the leaders, but the extra handicap settled her chance. ■ M. B. Edwards hag a promising sort of a maiden trotter in Endurance, a four-year-old filly by Wrack from Bertha Bingen, by Nelson Bingen from Bertha Bell, the dam of Great Bingen and co. The five-year-old gelding Wahnooka shaped promisingly when sent out for his first race. He finished third to Chiming Wrack and Isabel Patch in the Improvers’ Handicap after breaking a furlong from home. Wahnooka was got by from Ena Beil,, the dam of Enawah. Ena Bell was got by Gold Bell from Princess Ena, by Prince Imperial from a Camel mare. Camel was got by Berlin from Duchess of York, a thoroughbred mare by Traducer. The Rey de Oro mare Recess is credited with putting up a good race when she ran second to Smoke Screen at New Brighton. Recess is only a four-year-old, and reads well on breeding lines, as her dam. Dollar Princess, was got by Rothschild from The Manageress, by The Manager—Miss Tracey, by Blackwood Abdallah from the imported mare Jeanie Tracey. Dollar Princess is also the dam of Doraldina, Houdini, and Dollar King. As J. Davidson will be the trainer of Taxpayer at his next time of starting —the Addington mentor having accepted the position of private trainer to Mr J. R. M'Kenzie —he will be in a way compensated for the defeat of his representative, War Paint, in the Burwnod Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday last. In. the team which Davidson is about to take over is a yearling brother to Taxpayer. Although the Hawke’s Bay Trotting Club’s meeting is to be held at Wcdlington on the same day as the Ashburton County Racing Club’s spring fixture, Uie trotting events at Ashburton have drawn good fields, among those engaged being Little Nelson,-Warboat, War Buoy, Smoke Screen, Royal Escort, Tangatu, and Vanity Fair. This combination represents the beet material of its class that there is at present available in Canterbury, and will aid in the success of the meeting. It was recently decided by the executive of the New Zealand Trotting Conference that at the commencement of each season the Handicapping Committee should set down the classes for the classic events of the year. For the 1933-34 season the classes of those events are as follows: — New Zealand Derby Stakes 3min 33sec Great Northern Derby .. .. 3min 36sec Champion Stakes 3min 34sec Derby Trial (U miles) .. 2min 59sec New Zealand Sapling Stakes 3min 40sec Dan Direct, a pacer who knows nothing wrong, is in light work and is looking well after his spell. In action he is one of the finest pacers in the land, but, while he has plenty of speed, he is not good at two miles. A couple of youngsters by the imported horse have been handled and have received their first lessons. They handle themselves well and look like worthilv representing their sire later on when the time comes for them to race. In addition to being leading sire in Victoria and Tasmania. Globe Derby has been well represented in West Australia, where his son, Prince Derby, has earned the distinction of leading sire. During bis racing career Prince Derby proved

that he was a generous racehorse and a great pacer. Alter winning his first five races in the Commonwealth, including the West Australian Derby, he was shipped to New Zealand, where he went into B. Jarden’s stable. Under Jarden’s supervision, Prince Derby won several races, concluding his racing in the Dominion by winning a mile race at Addington in 2rain 11 2-ssec. He also had a two-mile record of 4min 32 2-ssec. A short time ago a conference of representatives of the various clubs was held to review the rules under which trotting is conducted. This conference took place in Launceston, and was remarkable for the unanimity shown by the delegates from all over the island regarding the rules, but when the question of handicapping came before the conference no decision was made. The Hobart and district delegates w-ere bound by instructions from their clubs not to agree to any alterations before submitting them to the Tasmanian Trotting Association. Handicapping is always a controversial subject with trotting men (says a Sydney scribe), and many and varied are the systems extant. It is probable, however, that the N.S.W.T.C. has the most satisfactory and practical method, and the proof of this statement lies in the fact that complaints to the club are few and far between. In addition, nominations are so large that racing starts at 11.30 a.m. or noon and continues eiery 25 minutes until 4.30 p.m. But to revert to Tasmania: The continuance of the present penalty handicapping is certain, and the introduction of maximum penalties in the rules, adopted at the conference, is viewed by Tasmanians with satisfaction. The scale of penalties adopted is regarded as equitable and not as lenient as formerly. The aim of the conference in relation to handicapping is to have a uniform system for the whole State, ami when this is effected better trotting will result. Penalty handicaps have been in use for two years in Southern Tasmania with satisfactory results, and this wag a strong inducement to the northern delegates. Maximum penalties will be adjusted so as to apply to each class of performer without undue hardship. WINOOKA IN AMERICA (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) VANCOUVER, September 6. (Received Sept. 6, at 5.5 p.m.) Rufe Naylor, who is here attending the races, states that he plans to call for a race or two for Winooka in Seattle and then go on to Chicago, where he hopes to arrange a match race for 10,000 dollars against Equipose. He also hopes to arrange a match race between Robertson and Tolan. He states that the sprinting game seems to be dead in the United States. Tolan is the last hope, and if negotiations fail he will send Robertson home. He is in no hurry to race Winooka, and says it would be better if the horse was here three or four months to be thoroughly acclimatised. GALLOP WITH PILLOW FIGHT. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SEATTLE, September 5. (Received Sept. 6, at 9 p.m.) Serious work-outs were given the Australian and New Zealand contingent at Longacres track yesterday. Winooka and Pillow Fight worked together over rive furlongs, the most ambitious move •by either since they returned to training. Pillow Fight was on the outside and bore out consistently on the turns. The pair finished in 60 4-ssec. Tea Trader went with Trevallion. The latter was eased up at three furlongs in 37sec, while Tea Trader went half a mile in 50sec. RACING IN AUSTRALIA A WIN FOR AMM6N RA. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, September 6. (Received Sept. 6, at II p.m.) At the Ascot mid-week races to-day the Flying Handicap resulted as follows: — C. G. Sheath’s b g AMMON RA (Limond —Hyades), 4yrs, 10.4 (Webb) ~ 1 LADY WOLAROI, 8.8 (Hayes) ~ 2 HAVASPOT, 8.6 (MUarten) .. ..3 Twelve started. Won by a neck, with a length and a-half between second and third. Time, Imin 22sec for the six and a-half furlongs. Ammon Ka had to be ridden right out against a poor field, and just _ struggled* home. The consensus of opinion is that he is a back number. He is showing signs of his old trouble of bleeding.