TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22101, 3 November 1933, Page 4

TROTTING

By Sentinel. Tlw Auckland trainer, F. J. Smith, ha*! a smart pacer in Worthy Light, whose win at Wellington was his fourth in succession. . . Craganour has won nine races in fourteen starts. That indicates a weakness in system handicapping. . Iloi I’Or should have won the last trotting Cup, but his turn may come next Tuesday (says the Timaru Herald). As a result of his two record-breaking runs over 10 furlongs, he is 12 yards further back than a year ago, but he is in great nick, and well driven will be in the prize list. Following his fine performance at Oamaru on Labour Day, Roi I’Or did a great workout at Waimte, and his admirers claim that he is even better than ever. . , > . Harold Logan was given useful work at New Brighton on Tuesday, and he will have his winding-up trial at Addington on Saturday morning. Nelson’s Victory has been showing unmistakeable 'signs of soreness in his jogging work, to which he has had to be restricted since the Oamaru meeting. It is intended to take no risks with him, and he will probably have only one race at the Cup carnival, on the third day. The North Island trainer, F. J. Smith, will arrive in Christchurch on Sunday morning, and will be present at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting where he has Kewpie’s Guy freely eD £ouls ’Bingen has again been accepted for in two events on the first day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting, and although it is doubtful if there is a faster trotter in New Zealand to-day, he cannot be seriously considered from 84 yards back with a mare like Real Belle on the front (says the Sun). R. W. Townley has incurred the displeasure of the stewards on two occasions for Louis Bingen’s performances in running unplaced and then winning over two miles at his second start on the same day, but the explanation that Louis Bingen “requires a race to settle him-down ” has been deemed satisfactory. John Jinks jarred one of his tendons during the contest for the Weston Handicapp at Oamaru, and his leg swelled considerably# He is not lame, but until

yesterday his activities were curtailed, and much depends on the condition of the affected leg whether he will fulfil his engagement at Addington on Tuesday. John Jinks was responsible for several attractive displays prior to the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting, and he had only to keep right to be a good stake-earner this season. The injury is not regarded as serious provided the tendon is given ample time to regain its normal state before being subjected to any tests such as will occur during a strenuous race. The trotting gelding, Nicoya, has arrived at Addington fit and well for his important engagements at the Cup meeting (says the. Christchurch Times) . He was given a spin over one mile and ahalf at headquarters on Wednesday morning and he* left the distance behind in 3min 37sec. He did it very easily, and while he was not out to register fast time his showing made it plain that he is in tune for approaching contests. Nicoya won seven races last season and gained a second and third. He has made a good start this year already, having two firsts to hia credit out of three starts. That was at Addington in August, when he won a two-mile'Tace in 4min l-ssec, and beat Huon Voyage and others after a rousing finish in the Addington Handicap, run over one mile _ and a-half, in which race Nicoya'did-3min_ 19 2-ssec._ He is by, Wrack from Pearl Pointer, and is the kind that will train on to good advantage. His mission on. Tuesday is the Dominion Handicap.