N.Z. Cup Eligibles

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1076, 13 September 1930, Page 13

N.Z. Cup Eligibles

GREAT FIELD for NOVEMBER Prominent Candidates SOME CHAMPIONS WILL BE ABSENT ALTHOUGH the New Zealand Cup has the tight limit of 4.26, such has been the progress made in trotting of recent years, no less than 37 horses are eligible to contest the race for the Dominion’s richest prize. While Wrackler has the slowest time (4.28 4-5) against him of the bio- |j st he is the early favourite, a position occupied for his sterling performances.

rt is not susEesiea mat wnon tlie ,„trles are received on tSeptember 2.7 iv secretary A. I. Rattray, all those .ilirible "-’ill be found listed. Several the bigbest grade performers are , -resent doing stud duty, and It is ».iv reasonable to assume that the K 8 arid *29 winner. Peter Bingen, Bingen, Ahuriri (winner in 1925

j '26), Prince Pointer, Jack Potts, rid the champion trotter Peterwah, «iU be missing from the 1930 field. Then again, there are others, who llded by fast tracks, have qualified for Cup honours, but are still entitled to a "aod deal looser mark than 4.26, and hi these days of the sport, when every second counts so much, it is doubt - id if their owners will feel disposed to throw away time for the sake of competing in the great event of the year. In this category can be mentioned Pluto. Jean McElwyn. Omaha. Xeeoro. anti Grand Light, and any of {he quintet would require to make further improvement to have a chance with the many crackajacks that will go to the post for the heats on November 11* , , . . . There is also some doubt to be expressed at this juncture about the likelihood of Jewel Pointer, Kohara, Machine Gun, and The Abbey making the trip to Addington for the November carnival, and their owners may elect to give these candidates a special preparation for the local big race in December. Auckland's Hopes It was rumoured some time back that Padlock had retired, but when last in Auckland trainer W. Hughes, informed "Abaydos” that he had taken the Hal Zolock pacer in hand again, and, all going well in the interval. th< Longburn crack would make another atevnpt to win the Cup. He failed last year off 4.22, and even at ids best the wonder horse will find his task decidedly difficult again. The dual Auckland Cup winner Gold Jacket will be the hope of the North, and the son of Gold Bell will he given a searching preparation for the race. At his best L. McMahon’s charge is a brilliant customer, and although he cot up badly last year in his heat, he will not lack friends. Aucklanders will have a further interest in this year’s contest through the presence of the locally-owned Native Prince, whose rare form toward the close of the* season, and again at the Christchurch National carnival, entitles him to rank among the best pacers in the land. A win for Mir. Sweetapple’s representative would be well received. Kingcraft was the "boom” horse in last year’s event, and, after winning his heat on the opening day, it was looked upon as “all over bar collecting" with Drum. Withers’s charge. However, he fired It in the sea at the start, and left his punters lamenting. All the same, Kingcraft will be a possibility again. Logan Park, who also won a heat !wtNovember, was runner-up to Peter Hingen in the final, forcing the winner to put up a world’s race record to head him off. W. J. Tomkinson is giving Ms candidate a sound preparation for this year’s contest, and the Logan Poipter pacer will be one of the prime -aacies. A Good Bracket , The Nelson trainer Leo Berkett will •uve a double string to his bow in jmprint and Dilworth, and that the former 1% many removes from being a oaek number lie proved at the recent Addington fixture, where he filled socond role each day in the principal

.VewS*u*1 ast year Imprint reached the 'ecuroa Cu B final, in which he the fo . urth was at feting where Dilworth disWbnj a ‘°t of brilliancy, and after n? dav ° Ver ten * url °ngs on the open--sut nn ’ came out the second day to two t«n an ast °unding go of 4.26 over “arthiv v after looking to have no Al>hmv,u *P ce lialf a mile from home, •ailed u? Tl *avis Ax worthy mare the hrv»!! Auckland Cup. she had *- —_ OUr the last day of defeating a

Xth p o ot <iLv Wraekler in the thie£ ~~ C,n; h a t : i a U 'Tere„ce Vi OUIo f S' ll ;'» d entiUed to .1 gieat deal of respect, as he is a pacer of the highest grade. Last November, Author Dillon's son was advantage in the Christchurch Handicap on the final day of the carnival when he defeated Roi l’Or. Dundas Boy. Kingcraft, Logan Park imprint. and others to register 4.22 3-5 In 1918 Terence Dillon’s sire won the rich prize, tramping 4.26 3-5. which

stood as the race record till Sheik lowered it to 4.25 4-5 in 1924. The Oamaru-owned and trained pacer will this year be piloted by the successful voung reinsman D. Watts, who has been engaged by trainer Henderson to drive and ride for the stable. King Pointer’s tine performance last month in winning the National Handicap at Addington—a good test for the November race—has gained him many friends for the big contract. He will have every chance in the capable hands of Ossy Hooper, both with his preparation and in the race, and, provided

he comes through the searching ordeal necessary to fit him for such a combat, j the Young Star Pointer gelding will I play an interesting part on the day. j Travis Axworthy, while formerly looked upon as more of a sprinter than j a stayer, last June pulled out a fine j two-mile effort at Addington to break I 4.25. He was then given a royal | chance in the National Handicap re- j cently, but when in a possib’° posi- > tion came to grief. This was unfortunate, as his showing in that race would have given a good line on his Cup prospects, but if given a special preparation for the November event he will find a host of admirers. The Early Favourite By virtue of his handicap, Wrackler is entitled to take his place among the elite of tlie New Zealand pacing world and despite the fact that he has the slowest time against him, the sturdy, gamo and brilliant Wrack gelding by his sterling performances is justly entitled to the place of honour in the early market. Wrackler’s achievements have recently been reviewed at length in The Sun and those who witnessed the determined dash of Wrack’s son at Alexandra Park last Christmas, when lie suffered a narrow defeat by Dilworth, will want to be a bit with Don Warren’s pacer when paraded for the important contest. Dundas Boy raced consistently last November and after finishing third to kingcraft and Peter Bingen in the opening heat occupied a similar position behind Peter Bingen and Bogan Park in the final. The speedy pacer was also third on the last day to Terence Dillon and Roi B’Or in the chiel event, and at the Canterbury Park summer heats he was again in the minor place on two occasions. His consistency will make Dundas Boy worthy of respect in his next big go. • Roi i-'Or is such a brilliant customer that despite his failure last year he j

cannot b© overlooked when early calculations are being: adjusted for this season’s prospects. The Key de Oro gelding is inclined to lose ground at the start of his races, but when iv* leaves correctly it takes somethingextra good to head him off. If he mends his ways in this respect Hoi LOr will be troublesome to the best of them. Of those which qualified during the lato season Harold Thorpe has good credentials. A couple of seasons back the Our Thorpe gelding gave promise of reaching the highest plane, but he did not get past the useful stage. After a lengthy spell he began to show improvement and judged on some of his exploits last year he can be expected climb to one of the top rungs of the ladder this season. Times and Performances The appended table gives the best times recorded by those eligible for this year’s cup. The last two-mile performance of each is shown in parentheses. The list should be kept for reference when the handicaps make their appearance. Peter liingen, 4.1 S 4-5 (4.21. 2nd). Great Bingen. 4.Li) 2-5 (4.215, 3rd). Aliuriri, 4.2 U 3-5 (4.23, unp.). Padlock. 4.21 (4.22. unp.). Prince Pointer, 4.22 (4.24, unp.). Waitaki Girl, 4.22 (4.24, unp.). Author Jinks, 4.22 1-5 (4.25, unp.). Logan Park, 4.22 1-5 (4.24, unp.). Jewel Pointer, 4.22 1-5 (4.25, 2nd). Terence Dillon. 4.22 3-5 (4.24, unp.). Dundas Boy, 4.22 3-5 (4.26, up.). Peterwah, 4.23 4-5 (4.26, unp.). Roi L’Or, 4.23 4-5 (4.24, unp.). Jack Potts, 4.23 4-5 (4.24, unp.). Linkman, 4.24 (4.27, unp.). Harold Thorpe, 4.24 1-5 (4.28, Ist). Quality, 4.24 1-5 (4.25, unp.). Omaha, 4.24 2-5 (4.30, unp.). Talaro, 4.24 2-5 (4.25, unp.). Gold Jacket, 4.24 2-5 (4.24, Ist). Jean McElwyn, 4.24 2-5 (4.28, unp). Travis Axworthy. 4.24 4-5 (4.27. unp.). Neeoro, 4.24 4-5 (4.32, 2nd). Native Prince, 4.24 4-5 (4.24, 3rd). Pluto, 4.24 4-5 (4.28, unp.). Kingcraft. 4.25 1-5 (4.24, unp.). King Pointer. 4.25 2-5 (4.27. Ist). Imprint, 4.25 2-5 (4.25. 2nd). Machine Gun. 4.25 2-5 (4.26. Ist). Logan Chief. 4.25 4-5 (4.27. 4tli). Kohara. 4.25 4-5 (4.25, unp.). Daphne de Oro, 4.25 4-5 (4.27, unp.). Dilworth, 4.26 (4.26, unp.). Grandlight, 4.26 (4.31, 2nd). The Abbey, 4.27 (4.26, unp.). Cardinal Logan, 4.27 3-5 (4.27. unp ). Wrackler, 4.28 4-5 (4.25, imp.).