TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 July 1927, Page 7

TROTTING

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SPOILS TO VICTORS SEASON’S STATISTICS* MAKE INTERESTING FOOD FOR STUDY The statistics relative to the leading winning owners and horses during the season which has just about drawn to a close will provide those who follow the sport closely with some interesting food for thought. Generally speaking the ’ stake money has been more evenly distributed in each channel, and several who occupied a minor place last season have come well to the front this year. Talaro Leads Talaro, the Great Audubon—Coin gelding, who headed the list of winning horses for the present season, made a good beginning at the first fixture of the season last August by annexing the August Handicap, which was worth 665 sovs. to his owner. This was followed by the Auckland Cup victory, which benefitted owner Lindsay to the extent of £1,500. The balance of Talaro’s earnings, £1,290, was gained in place money, his third in the New Zealand Cup being worth £SOO. An ex-Coaster Coin, dam of Talaro, was at one time owned and raced on the West Coast of the South Island, and was a very speedy customer over a sprint course. Coin was by the famous sire Rothschild from a mare called Boudrie. In producing Talaro to Great Audubon, Coin proved her value as a dam, and the gelding promises to keep the matron’s name green for some time to come. Inauspicious Start Talaro, who this season heads the list of winning horses with the fine total of £3,455, won two small events as a three-year-old for owner Lindsay, which amounted to 258 sovereigns. The following year was also a lean one for the Great Audubon gelding, who raked in 250 notes for one win. As a five-year-old Mr. Lindsay’s pacer was very much in the limelight, and £2,710 was the amount placed to the gelding’s credit during last season. A Great Record For eight victories and two minor placings this season, the Dominion’s crack pacer, Great Bingen, collected £2,775 in stakes for owner McKenzie. In his first season, as a three-year-old, the son of Nelson Bingen—Bertha Belle, earned 385 sovereigns, but the following season, 1923-24 he placed £2,705 to the credit of his Wellington owner. Next season his total winnings reached 1,910 sovs., and last year the brilliant pacer headed the list with £4,015 —Great Bingen’s earnings to date total £11,790. Auckland Owner’s Success Sea Pearl, the speedy and solid daughter of Nelson Bingen and Pearl Child, who was bred by Mr. H. F. Nieoll, of Ashburton, and is the property of the Auckland light harness enthusiast, Mr. McMillan, has had a successful season, securing in prize money the handsome sum of £3,030, giving Talaro a good run for the pride of place. As a three-year-old the filly won a modest century for her breeder, while last year she annexed stakes to the value of £1,196, partly for Mr. Nieoll and partly for her present owner.

Great Bingen’s Brother Peter Bingen, the sturdy little brother to Great Bingen, secured stake money to the extent of £2,450 this season, thereby placing his owner, Mr. G. S. Simpson well up on the list of winning owners. Peter Bingen saluted his honour on five occasions during the present season, and was also in minor

places a few times. Peter has been a consistent stake earner in the two previous years, his 1924-25 figures reaching £S3O. while last season his share of prize-money was just six pounds short of a thousand. Consistent Cardinal Cardinal Logan, of whoso doughty deeds this season, special mention was made in these columns earlier in the week, credited his owner-trainer, A. Hendricksen. with the appreciable amount of £2.l6l—The Logan Pointer gelding was first raced at the conclusion of the 1925 season, winning in his only start, for which he received I 105 sovereigns. Last season he was well in the picture, amassing a cheque valued at £1.737 for his owner. The | incoming trotting year should see CarJ dinal Logan well up in the winning list Prince Pointer’s Success Prince Pointer, who ranks as one of the greatest pacers in New Zealand, went close to touching the two thousand mark with his earnings this year, crediting his Southern owners with £1,935. Last season the son of Logan Pointer and Princess Sherwood annexed in stakes 1,745 sovs., while his earnings during the previous year totalled only 475 quidlets, which was less than in his four-year-old essavs, when his tally was £7BO. Lost His Position The Southern light harness enthusiast, Mr. G. J. Barton, who races a big team of pacers and trotters, has slip-

ped from his position of second in tin list of winning owners last year with £7,318 to .fifth this year with a total

of £2,713. In the 1924-25 season the Dunedin sportsman was also in second position, horses carrying his colours having collected 4,293 sovereigns. At the conclusion of the 1923-24 campaign, Mr. Barton’s winning cheque amounted to £1.192. Well Done J.T.P.

Followers of the popular pastime in the Auckland Province will congratulate the Mangere owner-trainer, J. T. Paul, on the high position he has attained on the winning list this season. During the last four years the trotting fortunes of J.T. have had a see-saw tendency. In 1923-24 his winnings amounted to 795 sovereigns, but the f fllowing year saw the cheque increased to £1,630. Last season there was a simp in the Paul market, his representatives only securing 885 pounds. They made up the deficit in good style this year, J.T.P.’s total reaching the very pleasing amount of £2,430. Gisborne in the Picture

The Gisborne trotting enthusiast, Mr. R. C. Fisken, is an owner that has made great progress this season arpong winning owners, due chiefly to the splendid efforts of his handsome square-gaited American gentleman, Peterwah, whose successful escapades earlier in the season resulted in £1,850 being netted. Recently Peterwah’s bonny two-year-old daughter caught. two stakes, one being the Sapling classic and these additional amounts credited the Gisborne sportsman with £2,420 for the closing season. Last year Mr. Fisken’s winning cheque was £B6O and the two preceding seasons his horses won just on 650 sovereigns. Ahuriri’s Big Share

The Canterbury breeder and owner, Mr. R. M. Morten, while getting into the two thousand division on the winning list this season, has slipped somewhat from his exalted position at the head of affairs two or three seasons back. At the termination of the 192324 season, the owner of Taurekareka, Kohara and party stood at the top of the ladder with £5.936 to his credit. The following year Mr. Morten again secured the honour with a cheque of £4,804. Last year Ahuriri won the New Zealand Cup in the Canterbury enthusiast’s colours, which assisted in swelling his total winnings to £3,297 — three other owners having exceeded this tally. Mr. Morton is eighth on the list this season with 2,351 sovs. to his credit, Ahuriri. who again won the New Zealand Cup, being the principal contributor.

Nelson’s Tide Right Out Of the owners who held a commanding position on the honours list last season, Mr. T. B. Louisson. the Nelson enthusiast, and owner of that solid, consistent pacer, Imprint, will he well down the scale this season. From a total of 155 goldies in 1924-25, the Nelsonian. chiefly through the agency of Imprint, amassed the very fine sum of £3,464, and occupied third position on the honours list. This has been a very lean season for T.8.L., as Imprint did not strike form till the recejnt Auckland fixture, when his earnings in .place money reached four hundred pounds. M. Moodabe in the Picture Mr. M. Moodabe, the well-known (Auckland owner, received in stake money this season £1,590, of which amount his game pacing son of Logan Pointer, Jewel Pointer. contributed £1,570, Amaris accounting for the other twenty-pound note when he ran third at the Wellington autumn fixture. With this pair and his recent purchase, Western King, to do battle for him next season, the Auckland sportsman promises to be well up among the first flight of winning owners. Might Have Got More The Mangere-trained and owned crack sprinter, Nelson Fame, credited liis owners with £1,210 during the season just terminated. If the son of Nelson Bingen is kept strictly to this department of the business next season, he will earn a great deal more. When wound up for eight or ten furlongs there is nothing in New Zealand that will have it on August’s charge. Bravo, Betty Moko Through the agency of that fine trotter, Betty Moko, owner T. Brady was able to tip the stake beam at just over four figures, the winnings of the Peter Moko representative totalling £l,OlO. Betty’s recent achievements point to her being one of the best in the land at the square-gaited business, and she will, bar accidents, experience many more years of usefulness. Crack Three-Year-Old Mr. J. W. Tims, owner of the crack three-year-old, Great Peter, was well in the winning owners’ list, receiving £1,365 for the season, of which the Great Northern Derby and Champion Stakes victor contributed £1,420, 100 sovs. of which went to the breeder As the colt gives every assurance of adding further to his successes next season, Mr. Tims should again be well up in the list when the 1927-28 figures are ready for compilation.