TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23648, 4 November 1938, Page 16

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel

Dethroned The once mighty Harold Logan is the rank outsider in the field for the Trotting Cup. The Trotting Cup A bracket formed by Parisienne, King’s Play, and War Buoy ranks as equal favourites for the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Next in another bracket are Lucky Jack, Pot Luck, and Ironside. War Buoy War Buoy has successfully come through a solid preparation for the Trotting Cup. The Australians The Australians, Logan Derby and Lawn Derby, do not seem to be much in favour for the Trotting Cup in the circles where money talks. Starting Times Following are the times of starting of the different races at Addington on Tuesday next; —Noon, spring Handicap; 12.40 p.m., Empire Handicap; 1.25 p.m., New Zealand Cup; 2.10 p.m., Riccarton Stakes; 2.50 p.m., Canterbury Handicap; 3.30 p.m., Dominion Handicap; 4.10 p.m., Victoria Handicap; 4.55 p.m., Hagley Handicap. A Remote Chance According to some opinions, half the field in the Trotting Cup hold a very remote chance of success. Judging by the market, they are only fast enough to make faster horses travel over extra ground to pass them. Dusty Going ■ Last year the Trotting Cup. was run in clouds of dust and was responsible for wrecking the chances of King’s Warrior and Indianapolis. The King’s Warrior people were fairly confident of success last year. Auckland Pacers When the handicaps for the New Zealand Cup first appeared there was a move to support the Auckland pacer Ironside because of his win in the National Handicap on the concluding day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting. This race has in some previous years pointed out the winner of the cup. the number including Trix Pointer, Agathos, Author Dillon, Peter Bingen. Harold Logan, Indianapolis, and Lucky Jack, while other horses that have filled a minor place in the big race at August have improved by November. The latest winner of the National Handicap was Ironside, and, giving away 24 yards, the horses he defeated were Morello 12yds bhd second, Blair A.thol scr third, Isabel Derby scr, Renown’s Best scr, Ginger Jack 12yds bhd, Village Guy 12, Evicus 24, Rey Spec 24, Rocks Ahead 24, King’s Play 36, Glenrossie 36, and Graham Direct 48. By no stretch of imagination could this be called a cup field, but Ironside may be a much better horse than even this form showed. Good judgment, however, leads to the belief that the pick of the F. J. Smith Auckland stable is King’s Warrior, a big, strong racehorse, and apparently a rare stayer. Reports from Auckland are to the effect that wherever Ironside finishes King’s Warrior will be in front of him. It will be interesting to know (says The Press) which horse F. J. Smith will prefer to drive in the big race next week.