TROTTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 4

TROTTING

ROTORUA CLUB ARRANGEMENS TOR MEETING It was decided at a meeting of the newly-formed Rotorua Trotting Club ou Tuesday evening to hold its first race meeting on May 20. A programme consisting of six races, with stak° money of £l5O was agreed upon Following were the principal office; elected: Patron, Mr. C. H. Clinkanl M.P.; vice-patron, Mr. T. Jackson; president, Mr. L. Ryan; vice-president Mr. L. Crawford Watson; secretary Mr. E. La Trobe Hill; treasurer, Mr. C. Griffiths; judgo, Mr. A. Tronson; handicapper, Mr. C. Gooseman; starter Mr. H. Shaw; chief timekeeper, Mr. H Howden; clerk of course, Mr. C. Gic son; clerk of scales, Mr. D. Jervis. TARANAKI CLUB LIST OF NOMINATIONS The following nominations have been received for the Taranaki Trotting Club's meeting at New Plymouth on April 22; Novice Handicap, of £55; one milt and a-half (class 3.45): Florrie Real, Worthy Chief, Diltest, Daphne Locan<la, Derby Thorpe, Tui Locanda, Gold Seam, Belinda King. Waitara Handicap (harness), for unhoppled trotters, of £00; one mile and a-half (class 3.50): Scrip, Day Dorset Derby Thorpe, Hue Coronado, Autumn Lu, Red Eagle, Cervine, Malayan. Omata Handicap (harness), of £7O, one mile and a-quarter (class 3.0); Cracker, Betterwin, Min Bells, Fisher, Smooger, May Chenault, Peter Grattan. Golden Harvest. Taranaki Trotting Club Handicap (harness), of £125; two miles (class 4.46). Whippet, Linella, Belle o ’ Mm Mazda, David McElwyn, Lady Coro nado, Great Fame, Daddy Longlegs. Winshow, Special Sun, Ulm. Moturoa Handicap, of £65; one mile and a-quartcr (class 3.5): Florrie Kcal. Worthy Chief, Djiltest, Lady Zoe, Franc Gama, Daphne Locanda, Derby Thorpe. Tui Coronado, Gold Seam. Inglewood Handicap (harness), for unhopplcd trotters, of £75; one mile and a-half (class 3.45): Call Boy. Sphinx, Nell Volo, Hue Coronado, Autumn Lu. Urenui Handicap (harness), of £7O, one mile and a-half (class 3.38): Guid Hairst, Raider, Betterwin, Min Bells. Fisher, Smooger, Lady Amanda, Peter Grattan, Golden Harvest. Farewell Handicap (harness), of £80; one mile and a-quarter (class 2.56): Whippet, Linella, Belle o’ Mine, Mazda, David McElwyn, Lady Coronado, Great Fame, Daddy Longlegs, Loo Nel son, Winshow, Ulm.

NOTES AND COMMENTS Hie le Arolia Trotting Club’s meeting will be held to-day, and as the stakes are on a generous scale and the fields in the majority of instances; really good the meeting should be a good one. Form at last week 's Thames meeting should be a guide. Taranaki nominations may be accepted as some indication of the support likely to be forthcoming for the Wanganui meeting. Nominations for Wangaui will be due next Wednesday. Afountain Sun (C. G. Lee) gave a useful display of trotting over four laps at Epsom on Tuesday and looks in good heart for his Te Aroha engagement. Afountain Sun raced promisingly as a pacer early in the season and will make his first appearance at the trotting gait to-day. With three representatives in each race, the successful trainer F. -J. Smith lias an excellent chance of adding to his list of victories the double at the Te Aroha trotting meeting to-day. In the Te Aroha Trotting Handicap he is represented by Pegaway, Kewpic’s Guy and Pageant and in the Farewell Handicap by Carnui, Kewpie’s Guy and Pageant. While it is probable that Pegaway and Wewpie’s Guy may the main hopes of the stable, the other representatives should also play a useful part. With a handy field of 10 horses, all of high-grade, the Te Aroha Handicap promises to furnish a spectacular contest, and, while it is practically assured that Smith’s trio will bo a warm first choice, the issue is decidedly open. Pageant, the hero of the Thames meeting, has worked himself back to a 4.28 mark, but in his present excellent condition he should be equal to a creditable effort at To Aroha to-day. His three victories last week were gained by rare stamina, and ho seems to have improved generally since Smith treated his long-standing lumpy joint. Auto Alachine is the back-marker on 84yds.. and, good horse that he undoubtedly is, he was a very difficult contract. A tendency to go ’ >wly in the early stages gives him a lot of extra ground to make up when the pace is on, but if he could be kept up t-o his work from the jump-out he might do much better • • * • The trotting horse Indolent, owned and trained at Morrinsville, who showed very fair promise earlier in the season, was unable to fulfil his engagements at Thames last week, owing to a slight leg injury caused through contact with a barbed-wire fence. At Hamilton in October he ran second to Nell A ; olo and at the December meeting he finished first in 3.36 4-5 from a 3.50 mark, but was disqualified for galloping at the start. If he is ready to-day he may keep the high-grade three-year-olds, Kuini and Golden Eagle, busy at Te Aroha to-day. The correct handicaps for the Auroa Hndicap, the first race on the Hawera Trotting Club’s programme, are:—Deman It., Daphne Locanda It., Diltest It., Florrie Real It., Alin Bells It., Sales Tax It., Worthy Chief It., Golden Harvest 48 yards behind, Belinda King 48.

Tryment, a four-year-old maiden by The Triumph from inclement, a mare who paid some good dividends when racing in tho colours of Air. AL H. Tims a few years ago. attracted attention by Jier improved showing on the second day at Thames, Tryment ran very green on Thursday, but benefiting by the experience, was seen in a better light on Saturday. She should do even better as the season advances, writes “Abaydos. ” Worthy Chief was not fortunate in the draw for positions in his mile and a-quarter races at Thames, but in spite of this he ran creditably. If he strikes

a small field at Hawera on Easter Saturday ho should have a fine chance. On the limit mark in the Te Aroha Handicap to-day is Prince Pedin, who may be the most dangerous opponent to the triple bracket. He was not favoured with any luck in tho running at Thames, but displayed, sufficient (lash at intervals to indicate that he is not far from the top of his form. Before going into enforced retirement in the spring he won the August Handicap at Epsom in a manner that stamped him as a real stayer, and his effort, following on the Thames and Cambridge Cup successes last autumn, suggested that he would reach the highest class of Auckland two-miles competitors. He should be considerably benefited by his racing last week. At Epsom on Tuesday Great Fame (A. Patten) worked steadily over a mile and a-half and, going wide out, covered the journey at a 2.30 gait. He pased resolutely and if ha continues to go along in the right way will be taken to Hawera next week in company with Fisher. Donee ran creditable races at Thames. If he had not been made too much use of early in his first start, he might have been closer at the finish, comments “Abaydos.” On t l . 3 second day more patient tactics were adopted and he was responsible for a much stronger finishing effort. Doneo is on tho improve and should soon l-o ready to make a more attractive showing. Thorpe, ran his best races to date at the Thames meeting, where his second to Cimarron on the firs 4 day was his most attractive display. If he had gone away correctly on Saturday he might have turned the tables on Lislea. who recorded his first win. Our Summer has a good turn of speed, but is still unreliable at the barrier. Autumn Lu failed to reproduce her ! useful Manawatu efforts at Thames and her display was disappointing. She had not done well in her work since returning from Ashhurst, and unless she makes reasonable advancement during the next week. G. Stubbs may not take her tn Hawera. « • • • • Wee Machine was up to his old tricks again at Thames and on the first day he broke up badly a 4 the commencement of his race. On the second day he went away more generously, but when the pressure was applied he failed to reproduce tho finish that marked some of his useful displays when trained at Epsom. May Chenault failed to display the go dash she showed at the Auckland February meeting, but cannn* be condemned for her Thames efforts. R. A. McMillan will take her to Tamnaki, and if she docs well in the interval she should havo very good prospects of securing a stake or two on the trip. W. Willetts appears to have effected an improvement in the racing manners of Gold Seam, who shaped pleasingly at Thames, Gold Seam has been taken to Te Aroha and if he continues .0 show the same progress will also compete at the Taranaki and Wanganui meetings. • • • • Although A. T. Newdick had three horses in work for the Thames meeting, he was unable to start any of them. Great Fame ami Fisfcer did not make the progress expected, and Dan Direct, after being paid up for in the cup con, tracted leg trouble. Great Fame and Fisher are still working at Epsom, and if they come along all right will race at Hawera.