NOTES AND COMMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 102, 21 July 1927, Page 7

NOTES AND COMMENTS

FROM NEAR AND FAR PROVINCIAL GOSSIP , ,-['' ‘ V . o'yners and trainers in the Auckland district are marking out a Plan °f campaign for the new season which opens next month, and in view C s p r * r ' e , gatherings of the Auckliia <1 t anCl ot ?- bubu Clubs, various canar.° bein S hacked around preSu7buSn™ barkmE °" th ° more Back at Toil has been recommisA a I T lontb ’ s holiday, and the the c P ™ lnner looks robust after the let up. H. Kinnimont is making Jon ta J t c W ?i h the P re Paration of the th? °I < l°, ld _P e 1 - V S, in view of the Auckland and Citahuhu Clhbs’ spring fixtures, and when right the black fellow can go some if in the humour. Standing Up to It Harry Kinnimont has kept the handsome black mare Black Gold going along steadily, and the sister of Gold Jacket has so far stood up to her work splendidly. There has been no recur-

rence of the leg trouble which caused her former retirement from the racetrack, and everything points to the daughter of Gold Bell—Lady S being able to take her place in the October fields. Latterly the mare has shaped pleasingly in saddle tasks.

Lee Kept Busy C. G. Lee, the Epsom mentor, is keeping his team going, and will have his charges ready for the early gatherings. The tried pacers Florent and Wrigley are acting as schooling companions to a useful-looking pair of maidens, one of which is by El Carbine, and is already showing good style and a liking for the game. Should Pay His Way

Florent, who is a son of that good sire Florizel, whose dam Floranz won the Auckland Cup in 1910, is just the sort of pacer that should prove a payable proposition in events where the class is not too select. After running a creditable second at the Otahuhu Summer fixture to Magpie Pronto, when he stepped 12 furlongs in 3.28 3-5, Florizel’s son annexed a twomile heat at the Waikato gathering, tramping 4.35 2-5. Last time out he was on a 4.37 peg.

j Will Be Heard Of Wrigley is another of Florizcl’s progeny that promises to make a name for Mr. McCardle’s sire during the coming season. Last March the gelding showed a fine turn of speed at Alexandra Park, when he finished second to Sahib, who was in receipt of 24 yards, in the smart time of 2.51 4-5. There was no disgrace in being whacked by such a promising pacer as Sahib. Another of the Family Still another of the Florizel tribe which is likely to make good next season is the younger sister to Wrigley, Single Mint. At Cambridge, with Norman Cunningham in the sulky, the daughter of Florizel and Spearmint ! displayed a nice turn of speed over the concluding stages of the ten-furlong flutter, which gained her second place. The mare should be heard from when the country circuit is in full swing. Keeping Quiet . Not much is being heard just now i of the popular veteran trainer And reinsman, Billy Orange, who hangs out his sign at Mangere. After his highclass displays with Betty Moko at : Alexandra Park, the Mangere mentor was entitled to have a quiet time, but he is not idle, having some maidens under his watchful eye. When the season is in the burl again William will be on the top line once more. A Sound Proposition The grey gelding Signor, who made his reappearance on the race track at Cambridge .after a lengthy spell, has enjoyed a quiet time again at his owner’s Otorohanga property. The son of Antonio will be prepared later for coming engagements, and when stepped out where the class is not too select, will soon repay owner-trainer Bunchall for his trouble and outlay. A Great Mare Betty Moko, whose fame as an able exponent of the square-gaited business has spread throughout the length and breadth of the Dominion, is not being unduly hustled, but the daughter of Peter Moko —Papatina will be on deck again when the racing season commences in earnest. What Betty will do in her sixth year, “Abaydos is not going to conjecture, but is of the opinion that she will fracture some trotting times. An Early Winner Peter McKinney is on the easy list, and the spell will prove beneficial for the son of Petereta. Owner-trainer Turner decided not to take the good old trotter South, but he will sport silk again at Alexandra Park, when activities recommence. Peter McKinney can be ticked off as an early win net despite the fact some experts acclaim him to be a failure. Sure to Improve cover? from in the S aiTmen , t S wbich oa pre: Jess moko being 'g^j eraon - t rained trotter spring. The “0 “eaten at Cambridge, was backed and be * te “ annot be taken but too m bbh n c that occasion. &£*NIchSSS? Elding will do better later on. _____ from other parts RV the Moeraki last week the pacers v. By pU?nter Welcome Nugget, Cameo Da a Wild l Chimes, sold out of the rcand Wild cmme McLe llan and S. s?!fi weie shipped from the Bluff for T,°n Urne It is stated that they are J,? he sent to Western Australia to “ce on the three-furlong tracks in that part of the world. A Useful Lot mv Pointer is an aged gelding by Logan Pointer from Dayspring that

has won several good races in Southland during the season just waning. Cameo, a six-year-old gelding by Great Audubon —Miss Florrie C., won a race at Oamaru last year, while his best essay this season was a second to Chimer at Invercargill. Wild Chimes is a four-year-old filly by Cathedral Chimes —Miss Direct that has sported silk on a few' occasions, and Welcome Nugget is a novice. Taken Care Of Concliffe., who was declared ineligible to start in the International Handicap at Christchurch next month, has since been handicapped on 24yds or a 2.12 mark. No liberty has therefore been taken with the son of Childewrood —Barmaid, who won over 10 furlongs in 2.48 at the Waikato fixture held on Alexandra Park. Sydney Reinsmen Equal At the Richmond (Sydney) Trotting Club fixture last week, the principal event of the day—Richmond Handicap, valued at 75sovs —was won by Trust Me, a five-year-old son of Don Pronto —Mascotte, who, driven by S. M. Ball, who has overtaken E. L. McDonald on the list of winning reinsmen, tramped the 12 furlongs in 3.32. A Globe Derby Offshoot The other leg of the Richmond Double —Flying Handicap—was annexed bv Nan’s Derby, four-year-old son of Globe Derby and Nan, who just topped off the grey pony Miss Nepean for the £3O purse. The winner carved out. the eight furlongs in 2.193, was a firm favourite, and was driven by G. R. Morris. Richmond's Big Stake The Richmond (Melbourne) Trotting Cup, run on Monday, July 11, resulted in an easy victory for Glimmer, with Sir Madras and Paddy McKinney in the places. There were 30 other starters, and the winner, who was handicapped 36yds behind, registered 4.54 for the two miles. The stake was valued at 500sovs.