SPORTING NOTES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4053, 27 May 1938, Page 5

SPORTING NOTES

CAMBRIDGE TROTTING CLUB. MEETING AT CLAUDELANDS-TO-MORROW. It is not often that a trotting -club has to seek a change of venue for a meeting, but the Cambridge Trotting Club is to hold its winter meeting tomorrow at the popular Claude'la-nds course, kindly loaned for the purpose. All events have attracted well balanced fields, and the racing should be decidedly interesting. The Introductory Handicap should see John’s Last, Ratepayer and perhaps Kia Kalia most, in demand at the totalisator, with Bonny Pointer and Neon Oro also fancied.

Dick Redmond is something of a boom horse, and will be well backed in the Leamington Handicap. Braemar is entitled to equal support, and Te Awamutu support will be forthcoming for the former locality owhed and trained Frontier Boy, an improver. Moira Bingen should be proment.

The big race of the day, the Cambridge Handicap, will probably see Transwell and Cavan Chief elevated to favouritism, with good support also for Great Chum.

Equipoise and Roma Girl will be much in demand for the Hautapu Handicap, and Ratepayer is anothei sure to be supported if he goes well in the earlier event.

Isabella Pointer is the logical favourite for the Claudelands Handicap, with King Country and Nerihana also fancied, for all three are at least useful sorts. Charlie Chan, if driven by F. J. Smith, will also be much in demand.

Braemar is in an earlier race, but if produced in the Bavdowie Handicap, it will take a lot of money to oust him from favouritism. Others well fancied are likely to be Grand Triumph, Moira Bingen and Native Princess.

The open sprint event is the President’s Handicap, in which Sandusky is sure to be favourite on his running at the Waikato Club’s recent meeting, where keen observers regarded him as a certainty beaten by bad luck. However, there are a few others, entitled to support, even against Sandusky, namely Sir Frank, Hori Bin gen and Baron Grand. If there is a surprise it may come from Royal Jewel or Red Frontier, both more than useful.

The final event of the day is the Bruntwood Handicap, and indications point to most money being invested in Peter Smith. This comparative novice may find it hard to withstand challenges from Wall Street, Equipoise, Frank Rolfe and John’s Last, especially Equipoise.