Native Prince Winds Watch at Addingten

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 963, 5 May 1930, Page 12

Native Prince Winds Watch at Addingten

TRIALS PETERWAH PLEASES Special to THE St’.Y CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday On a perfect track. Native Prince an aspirant for the Prince of Wale* Handicap at Forbury Park 0 _ Thursday, reeled off a mile and a half at Addington this mornino ... 3.17, the las-t mile and a-quart®,. being run in the exceptional tim* of 2.41 4-5. The Aucklander, vvho is under the charge of C. Fairburn. is in rare shape for his forthcoming engagements. A. Cox had his Lore no Todd i*rr year-old colt doing useful exercise and it was apparent that the youre ster is in the very best order to tacki his record-breaking mission at For* bury Park. His connections aJ confident that on a good track tW colt will break 2.20. All the thrills of a race were p ro . vided when Sonoma, Omaha. Jolly Bonny Logan, Vendome, The Shrew and Peterwah travelled a mile and a . half together. Peter wah gave thj others starts ranging up to 60 yards. Sonoma made the pace and took 14-

3- for six furlongs, and 2.18 f or a 1 mile, at which stage the field was w«i | bunched, Pcterwah having made up * I lot of his ground. Once the mile and a-quarter was reached in 2.51 2-5, th« ’ speed was clapped, on, but despite strong challenges from Bonny Logan, Jolly Pet, The Shrew and Peterwah, Sonoma held his own and was clear of the others at the end of the mile and a-half, done in 3.23 2-5. Omaha, j Vendome, The Shrew and Peterwah ‘ are all engaged at the Forbury Park j meeting. The Shrew and Peterwah will be bracketed for the Prince of Wales Handicap. Peterwah is in splendid trim, and there is indication that Kennerley will catch a good handicap with the American trotter before he is retired to the stud. Rev Logan and Morrison were companions in a mile and a-half spin. The speed was on from the outset and both pacers finished up well. By his effort this morning, on top of his handsome victory in the Welcomfc Handicap of a mile and a-quarter at Easter (fn which he bettei'ed 2.49), Morrison must be a very tough proposition off the front of 2.57 limit in the Renown Handicap at Forbury Park. Ksbine trotted two miles in all, showing speed in patches. Tho star effort of the morning whi the mile and a-half of Native Prim*. Starting away from the half-mile disc ho kept a good pace for the first 8b: furlongs, but from then on he pullet, cut a lively gait, and wound up the. mile and a-half in 3.17. He wan rated at 2.41 4-5 for the last mile and a-quarter. The sectional times of that distance were: First 1 a If. 1.6; six furlongs, 1.37 2-5; mile, 2.9 3-5. and mile and a-quarter. 2.41 4- Native Prince, who is in charf* of C. Fairman until J. S. Shaw arrives from the North on Tuesday, ha* never been better than he is at present. The Native King stallion weal just outside New Zealand Cup figurtl at Easter, and off 4.28 in the Priuc* of Wales Handicap at Dunedin he must be respected. Lingfield, Wijma Dillon. Nelson Boy and Willie Derby were assembled for a two-mile brush. At the end of a mile and a-quarter, Willie Derby was pulled out. and Wilma Dillon held the measure of Lingfield* Nelson Boy being

tailed off with the full journey accomplished. Considering that the first half was slow, 3,24 for the last mih and a-half was a good effort. Wiltna Billon signalled a return to form by finishing fourth in the main spring handicap at Ashburton last Saturday, and off the end of a 2.47 limit mile ana a-quarter at Forbury Park on Thursday. he appears to hold good prospects. Willie Derby is speedy and may upset calculations in the Domain Handicap. Apex went a mile and a-half. Roya* Comrade bringing him home over tne last half in fair time.