TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22723, 8 November 1935, Page 16

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel,

A Tremendous Team Two weeks ago C. S. Donald had 42 horses .in training and 31 looking over a fence waiting to be broken in. Forbury Nominations The Forbury Park Club has every reason tp be pleased with the excellent list of nominations received for its meeting on November 28 and 30, and the fixture carries every promise of success. North Island Representative From Auckland come glowing accounts of Worthy Light’s prospects in the New Zealand Cup, and this horse has many friends in the North Island. He is being prepared by one of the most competent trainers in the Dominion. War Buoy It has been stated that War Buoy was, not given any exacting tasks prior to his defeat at Oamaru, and those in a position to know affirm , that he Will go a much better race on Tuesday. War. Buoy registered 4min 17 4-ssec when hesucceeded in August, and a repetition of that time off a 4mm 27see mark would make Indianapolis go a new record to beat him. War Buoy cannot be lightly , passed over. i . Worth Noting Great Logan beat, bis opponents in the New Zealand Cup Trial Handicap at Hutt Park as easily as Harold Logan beat him. Great Logan has done well under L.A.Maidens, and (says “Argus”) promises to be prominent in sprint events at the Addington carnival. At Hutt Park, Great Logan had to make all the pace, and in view of that he did well to finish where he did.

Third Successive Win When she won the Thames Trotting Cup on Saturday, War Paint registered her third successive victory, and she is to compete at Addington this mouth. War Paint joined F. Jh Smith’s stable last March, and, in seven races last season registered four seconds and a third. The Man o’ War mare has had five starts this season for three wins and a second. She is raced in partnership by Dr M. G. Pezaro and Mr E. G. Bridgens, but it ,is likely that after racing at Addington she will be returned t 6 her former owner. A Good Work-out

At Addington on Wednesday morning Bed Shadow (L. F. Berkett) and Raydus (in saddle) were associated in a pleasing effort, Raydus went one mile and a-half with Red Shadow, who went- on to complete two miles. Both horses began from the stand, and travelled near the inside fence all the way. Raydus made the pace for 12 furlongs, with Red Shadow within two lengths of him. The first two furlongs occupied 33sec, haltmile Imin Bsec, mile 2min llsec, mile and a-quarter 2min 45sec, and the mile and a-half 3min 17sec. Red Shadow then went on to complete two miles in 4min 22 l-ssec. He finished well,. It was a good performance. Backed and Beaten During his career'Red Shadow haa been partial to soft tracks, and the state of the going at Hutt Park caused speculators to send him out a firm favourite for the Zeaknd Cup Trial Handicap. He began quickly, and was driven a patient race by L. F. Berkett. He joined the leader at the entrance to the straight- (says an exchange), but a furlong from home he was Under pressure, and did not finish resolutely, being decisively beaten into third place. It is a fact that Red Shadow never has shown his true form at Hutt Park, and so it would be unwise to discount his Addington ’ chances because of his Wellington performance.

Three-year-old Pacers Three Great Northern Trotting Derby candidates, Ken Worthy, Great 'Jewel and' Terraplane, raced at the Auckland Trotting Club’s recent meeting, and, although they failed to win, Ken Worthy and Great Jewel gained minor placings (writes “ Abaydos’’). Great Jewel, who ■is the first of Jewel Pointer’s progeny to race., attracted considerable attention by his remarkable finishing effort into second place in the Newmarket Handicap. He lost ground at the start and later made a bad break, but from the three furlongs he put in a fine run round the field and was going very strongly at the ! end. As he ran the mile and aquarter at a 2min 17seo rate, in spite, of mistakes, he needs only to develop solidness to improve upon this time. Great Jewel, when extended, very much resembles his eii’e, who was a great racehorse. The colt is certainly entitled to rank as a Derby prospect. When he finished third in the Stewards’ Handicap Ken Worthy took 3min 31 2-ssec for a mile and a-half. which was two seconds glower to the mile than when he won his two-year-old race. He is a level-headed co]t who races very genuinely and should make further progress. What he lacks in speed is compensated for by solidness and courage. Terraplane, who, like Ken Worthy, is by Frank Worthy, is a nice filly possessing a good turn of speed. She is not as well seasoned as the two colts, but with more racing may prove a very useful three-year-old.