TROTTING IN SYDNEY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27450, 25 July 1950, Page 7

TROTTING IN SYDNEY

Number Of New Zealand Horses A recent ■ meeting at Harold Park, Sydney, had a real New Zealand flavour about it. About 10 horses from this side of the Tasman were racing, but they did not have much luck. The Southlandbred Loyal Nelson, a half-brother to Copper Trail and Kid Wolf, ran second in the Harold Park Handicap, the main event on the card, in which he was at long odds. ~ • The veteran Willie Winkie was a 5 to 4 favourite for the Trotters’ Handicap, but he was never sighted from his long handicap of 108 yards. Among the also starteds in the same race were Finale, who paid his way in New Zealand early in the season, and Kildonnin, who was a useful performer here a few seasons ago. Minstrel Hall, Rayon and President failed in the Forbes Handicap. Rayon (Übakim—Myrtle Oro) showed good form as a juvenile and she should ultimately make the grade, while President, a halfbrother to Mosquito, Bomber and Rerewaka, was a winner this season in New Zealand. Dyrham Lea was unplaced in the Harold Park Handicap, after being handily placed throughout, while Sure Rey and Golden Shadow finished well behind the placed horses in the Leeton Handicap. Expensive Failure Once again Alluck was an expensive failure in the Washdyke Trot on Saturday. He had every chance, leading into the straight with Ferry Pilot, but he faded right out over the last bit. It may be a different story the first time he strikes a hard track. |

High Stud Fees Gamble. ' a useful pacer a few years ago, and Springfield Globe, a proved sire both in New Zealand and Australia, are both advertised for stud duty this season across the Tasman at lOOgns. By Jack Potts, Gamble has sired a number of winners in New Zealand with limited opportunities. Rosebeam’s Placing Rosebeam recorded a solid effort to finish a close third to Currency and Colleague in the Washdyke Trot on Saturday, and she may return to the winning list early in the new season. Owned and trained by A. C. Aymes, she is by Gold Bar from Myra Potts, by Jack Potts from a Logan Pointer mare. Back in Work

The Gamble gelding Sprayman, who filled third place in the Inter-Dominion Championships Grand Final early this year, is back in work again on his owner’s property at Papatoetoe. Sprayman, who is in great order for a preparation for the New Zealand Trotting Cup in November, won the Sydney Thousand Handicap after racing at Melbourne. Sprayman has yet to show himself a high-class stayer, but he is well up to the best sprint company. Support Justified State Control justified the solid support which came his way in the First Bombay Handicap at Franklin on Saturday and he won well by half a length frbm Amapola. Since being trained by T. Ferguson at Ohaupuo he has had seven starts for two ins and four placings. A four-year-old gelding he is by Great Parrish from Ivy Axworthy, by Travis Axworthy from Ivy Peters, by Petereta from Ivy Dean, by Wildwood. He is a half-brother to a useful performer in Ivy Goodwin. He has become more solid with racing and should do well a't the minor meetings in the north next season.

Surprising Price The surprising feature about Calando’s success in the Franklin Trotting Club on Saturday was his long win price of £l9 10s. Of his previous five starts he had been placed in three. At the Auckland Trotting Club’s winter meeting he finished third to Uranium and Artless, and on'the opening day of the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting' he had finished fourth in the Members’ Handicap, won by Doris Grattan, while later the same day he went under to Doris Grattan by a neck in the Electric Handicap. On the final day of the meeting he was sixth in the main handicap, and he fell in the accident caused by Piccolo in the last event. He is a seven-year-old gelding by Dillon Hall from Fay Grattan, by Grattan Loyal from Bon Rey, by Rey de Oro from the imported mare Bonilene. Calando lacks nothing on the score of breeding, and now that he has struck winning form he may carry on. Washdyke Winner

Currency is the fourth winner bred by Mr Norman G. Mason (Rangiora), the others being Gay Piper, Burns Night and Mobile Globe. By S. J. Thomas’s Rey de Oro horse. Gold Paper (2min 47 3-ssec), Currency is out of Helen Ann, who left Mobile Globe to Springfield Globe. Helen Ann, who was bred by Thomas, is by Silk Thread from Helen, by Brent Locanda from Tui Russell, by Russell Patch froih Elie de Beaumont, by Prince Imperial from a Mambrino King mare. Besides Helen Ann, Helen is also the dam of Flying Helen, Lydstep, Gold Finder, Slippery Paper, and Gold Winner. A Flying Prince mare, Flying Helen left a fine performer in Congo Song to Gold Bar. Currency has rapidly Improved with experience and should take a much tighter mark next season.