TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 6

TROTTING

(By “ABAYDOS”) CAMBRIDGE SIDELIGHTS SOME THAT FAILED NOTES AND COMMENTS There were several pacers trotters at Cambridge that, wh?ii failing to get into a place wh,r, they could return backers som. thing for the outlay ran c43!L able races. Some of these, if taken to Hawke's Bay, may do better. The old grey mare Sweet Memorv , showed at Cambridge that she haa nr, 7 forgotten the way to trot, and durin* , the race she unwound a turn of sd©a l ; that carried her to the front and : her rivals look a cheap lot. tk p Sweet Patch mare was all in at th* ! finish, however, which caused her 1 » leave her feet, but she managed » 0 secure third money. Mixed it Royal Bob was always racing in a prominent position in the Bardours Handicap, and when the favourite Akenehi. went to a bad break, J. \rii_ len’s big strider took the lead, and his victory was being proclaimed. When the pressure was applied the son of Lord Roberts “mixed it’’ and lost his position, but he made another effort in the straight, where he Repeated the tangling performance, and had to b* satisfied with third berth. I Fair Showing Battery Bell, who of late has been under the care of T. Maxted, was harnessed up in both square-gaited items last week-end, and while he trotted along steadily enough, could not show sufficient speed to earn enough to pay for nominations and acceptances. However, his display, considering th* lengthy period he has been off the scene, would probably encourage his party to have another go later on. Not Too Solid To Ngutu again went unevenly when raced at Cambridge, and her two performances following on those at Ts Aroha have caused her admirers to cool off considerably. The Imperial Child mare gave a lot of promise when she chased Tamahine home at Claudelands, and won at Thames, but she has not lived up to it in her recent essays. The mare, however, may come right again jiext season. Not Good Enough Once again that old plodder Wild Nut finished just behind the placed horses, and this season the Nut Ansel gelding lias gained an unenviable rtcoid for fourth place. He is just good enough to make a decent showing, but not good enough to secure a stake—or even a minor portion of it—and it must be exasperating for his optimistic owner to find the trotter just missing the third money each time. Not Right Yet Another failure lias to be entered in the book against Nelson Girl, and it is quite evident the Nelson Bingen mare is going to take a long time to get solid. At Hamilton and Thames thfe Te Awamutu-trained trotter, gave displays that were encouraging, but at the last two fixtures she would do nothing right, and lost quite a number of friends. As she is still a young mare at the game, there may be hope for her later on. Peter McKinney trotted steadily in the two-mile heat on Saturday, but did not . display His usual dash over the first part of the journey." With half the distance traversed the Petereta gelding was still standing the leaders up a good start, and while he gained a lot of territory over the final circuit he could not get near enough to procure any of the prize-money. Peter’s day may not be far away now. A Little Money Tawa King did just as well as his previous essays suggested when he ran third in the twelve furlong handicap for the improvers class. He was always in a handy position, but never looked like overhauling Moko Fly, though at one stage he flattered his backers with the prospect of a second dividend. T }.^ e run home lie failed to pull out the little extra and Single Mint beat the Asnhurst pacer for the position. Too Much Weight Weight will stop the best of them, and when Bill Oliver elected to nde High Sea himself at Cambridge, the public failed to notice that the owner was up to All Black forward standard. The roan pacer wenl a solid nace under the impost and had Ron Tapp or Billy Willetts been in the saddle. High Sea would have made the finish of the President’s handicap much more exciting. Will Make Good The Mangere-trained Peter Pirate was liberally supported in the Cup, and the four-year-old certainly gave his large army of admirers a good run for their money, although he failed to make any return for their investments The son of Peter Moko was well in the picture from the word go, but when it came to the real business he found his neighbour, Reremai, too speeds', and before he reached the box Derby Lynn had cut him out of the second prize.