EPSOM TRAINER’S FINE RECORD

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 674, 28 May 1929, Page 13

EPSOM TRAINER’S FINE RECORD

JACK SHAW’S TALLY RUNNER-UP IN COMPETITIONS The performance of the Auckland trainer-reinsman, J. Shaw, in being the present runner-up for the trainers and reinsmen's championship of the Dominion an exceedingly good one, especially when it is considered that he does not get anything like the opportunities in the competition that are afforded Southern candidates. AV HEX the last compilation was ?? mad© the Addington trainer-driver W. J. Tomklnson had a good lead in each section with 31 in the trainers’ department and 30 for the driving honours. Last year the ex-Australian expert headed the list, and there seems little doubt that, with the majority of

the meetings to the end of the season, jn his favour. “Tomky” will do so a sain. The Epsom man. however, has Out a fine record, having: trained to date 24 winners, while he has been first Past the post on 25 occasions. follower of the light-harness sport will begrudge the local man his success, and in fact it would be gratifyto patrons of the pastime in this locality if he should succeed in supplanting the leader. But it is a stern chase, as while Shaw will only have the Hawke’s Bay and Auckland fixtures to assist him, Tomkinson will have Canterbury Park, Auckland and Ashburton, while at least three racing clubs in the South will havo a trotting event on their card before the season really terminates. Gets the Condition . The Aucklander, however, is deserves: of congratulation on his performance. and whether he wins or only secures a place, he certainly deserves bis success. Xo trainer in the Dominion—or in fact anywhere else —has any wood on Jack Shaw when it comes

to conditioning horses, while he is an ■Ldcpt at getting novices ready for racing. In this respect he has been singularly successful this season, although m many cases he has been unfortunate enough to find it necessary to cut slices off the handicap allotted his charges. All things taken into consideration the Epsom trainer has put up a splendid record, under conditions that are not always of the best. It is an un-

disputed fact that Southerners are assisted with, far better training facilities than obtains in this part of the Dominion, and no doubt if the local enthusiast, who has worked his way from the bottom rung of the ladder to almost the top step, had the same opportunities, he would be able to head the list. It will be interesting when the season closes to compare the number of drives that the winner and tie Epsom reinsman have had during the

With Young Blake, Western Voyage, Tonic. Dalmeny, Lingfield, Regime and Mawhariti in good forward condition for winter racing, *{• Tomkinson should increase ms lead on the premiership lists i**y« Christchurch “Sun”). The other morning Lingfield, Dal- "? e "y Mawhariti were associated in a pleasing work-out over two miles on she outside track. Lingfield going particularly well. Mawhariti gave further evidence of having become more solid, and was having a quiet dig at Dalmeny toward the end of the work?y. Young Blake is doing everyhmg asked of him in approved sty * e ' . other trotters. Tonic and Western Voyage, are also in good shape, the former being in nice healthy condition just now.