TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22607, 26 June 1935, Page 11

TROTTING NOTES

Br Sentinel Cruiser's Time It has been stated that Cruiser lost 60 yards at the start of the race he won at Ashburton. He won in 3min 29 l-ssec, and ssec off makes him 3min 24sec. He fiddled about at Timaru and went 3min 26 l-ssec, and if he behaves in future should be 3min 20sec or better. A Matron of Merit ■ At the Mallee Horse Week gymkhana, held at Mildura, Device, Australia (The Design—Venus Mauritius), driven by W. J. Banner, beat Alvena and Dan's Design in a race of 10 furlongs. This six-year-old pacer also secured the prize for best jinker or sulky turn-out in the procession, and was awarded the champion ribbon for the beet trotter or pacer. His half-brother by Globe Derby secured the champion ribbon for the best buggy horse. _ Mr R. A. Smales is the owner of Device, a beautiful mahogany 15.3 bay with a double cross of Bingen blood; he is raced without boots. It is a remarkable fact that the four horses mentioned are all out of Venus Mauritius by different sires.

Ambitious Plans According to the trotting contributor of the Westralian (Perth) Mr J. P. Stratton, president of the West Australian Trotting Association, will visit San Francisco as well as the Eastern States and New Zealand. In San Francisco he will meet some of the leading trotting men of_ the United States, plans with that object in view having been made for him by his New Zealand trotting friends. Mr Stratton, who is most ambitious, has in mind the arrangement of an international trotting carnival, in which he hopes to interest the Americans. He believes that no difficulty will be experienced in getting half a dozen horses to come from across the Pacific. Although have not been completed, Mr Stratton said that in all probability Walla Walla would visit West Australia in September. The appearance of the champion on the Perth course would be a great attraction.

Age Will Tell Llewellyn's Pet's performance when she won the Winchmore Handicap at Ashburton was a pleasing one from many points of view. It was her first success this season, and followed several placings. Near the end of last season she lost all form, and was given a long spell at Mr J. O'Brien's farm at Oam aru, where she was well cared for. On being taken up again, she did not come to hand as quickly as it was hoped she would, and her defeats on the Taranaki circuit at Easter time left a doubt as to her future. The trip evidently did- her good, for at the Ashburton Trotting Club's winter meeting, held on June .8, she ran second to Tricliff in a mile, and a-half race, after making the pace for a mile and three furlongs. On Saturday she began smartly, and M Holmes kept her in a handy position until the straight was reached. Once he called upon her for a final effort, she responded quickly, and won easily. Llewellyn's Pet is a goodlooking five-year-old mare by Llewellyn from Petrova, the dam of Impromptu and Silk Cord. She is the type (says "Argus") that will be benefited by age, and her recent achievement bears out an opinion that has often been expressed, that she will be a useful stake earner when she is aged. '

Indianapolis ■ Harold Logan and; Roi l'Or are still required to give Indianapolis a start in races over any distance, but (says the Press) the Addington-trained stallion is now the public's idol, and in another year or so will probably depose the other pair from the pedestals they now occupy. He has everything in his favour. He is rising six years, has been carefully nursed, and has come at a period when the system of handicapping gives every advantage to a young, improving pacer or. trotter. Although W. J. Tomkinson held the opinion that Indianapolis was the greatest horse that ever looked through a bridle, there were many who doubted the judgment of the Addington trainer, although in his work the colt had shown extreme bursts of speed. His three and four-year-old records may be passed by in view of the brilliant exhibitions he has given this season. On August 1 of last year Indianapolis, handicapped on 4min 27sec, had still to reduce his assessment one second before he could gain a place in the New Zealand Cup field. He was unplaced in the August Handicap, won by Blue Mountain; he was decisively beaten by Silver de Oro in the King George Handicap; but he then came out and made an exhibition of the field in the National Handicap. Next, he easily won the Oamaru Handicap, and was unplaced in the Little River Handi-

cap at the Banks Peninsula meeting. He won the New Zealand Cup in the record time for a win of 4min 15 4-ssec, and gave one of the most remarkable displays witnessed on a trotting course when, with broken hopples, he easily won the Christchurch Handicap in 4min 16 l-ssec. In the Auckland Cup, won by Roi l'Or, Indianapolis failed, but he won the Champion Handicap in 2min 39sec for the mile and a-quarter, only to finish unplaced in the Auckland Trotting Club's President's Handicap. Then came his' sensational race against the mile record, when he won th* Bulloch Lade Cup, and on the same day at Addington he was first in the Windsor Handicap, of a mile and a-quarter, in 2min 38sec. At the Easter meeting at Addington Indianapolis won the Flying Handicap of a mile and a-quarter in 2min 37 2-ssec, but was unexpectedly beaten by Roi l'Or and Glenrossie in the Final Handicap. Although he was not overraced, Indianapolis did a great season's work, and for his Dunedin owner (Mr G. J. Barton) he has earned more than £3300 during the 12 months. The Wrack stallion is the star performer of the season's racing, and is likely to improve during the coming year on his already great record.