TROTTING NOTES

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXIX, Issue 8300, 21 April 1932, Page 3

TROTTING NOTES

FORM AT THAMES CLUB’S MEETING

PROSPECTS FOR TB AROHA

SOME PROMISING NOVICES

(By “Misere”)

Some very promising novices were seen out at Thames on Saturday last and as many are engaged at Te Aroha next Saturday a line on their form may be worth noting. Guid Hairst, who was off the limit (3.7) went 2min 57sec to win the opening event (Hikutaia Handicap, \\ miles), this being his first start and first win. It, however, will not he the last for he finished on genuinely and is in the Waitoa Handicap at Te Aroha, two furlongs further, on a 3.42 mark, when his equivalent time of 3.33 should make his presence felt.

Mazda got a very poor drive in the same race and is likely to do considerably better in one of her starts at Te Aroha. She has better track times to her credit and had a rather rough passage down on the boat on Friday night, barely getting the stiffness out of her legs before having to race. She should improve on her Thames form.

Homebrew shaped very promisingly indeed and should be noted for future meetings. He is not engaged at To Aroha. Francis Lincoln was going extremely well and looked like being in the running in the Hikutaia Handicap until another competitor put a hoof through his sulky, and that cost him the race. He (bracketed with La Triumph) may do better later on the circuit.

My Thorpe disgraced himself on Sunday by throwing his owner (Jack Donahoe) and was promptly sold for a “fiver.” Time will show who got the better of the deal. HORSE WITH A HISTORY Wiriwhata, who paid the big halfcentury “divvie” in the li-mile square-gaiters' race at Thames (Parawai Handicap), has a history. He was originally imported by that shrewd judge, Eliot Davis, but proved a failure on the course though lie could crack the watch when the colours were not up. He was sold at auction in the Waihou saleyards for £5 and was promptly given away. A farmer added him to the list and he has gone generously ever since. Though it looked as if he had had enough at the end of the mile and a half journey he had not been long out of the milk-cart that morning, and is now to be trained seriously. He might yet stay on. Astral won comfortably at Thames (Puriri Handicap, one mile), and is only penalised one second for it. He should show up at Herricsville on Saturday.

Sister Rose ran very disappointingly but she was not herself and will do better from now on.

None of the winners on the western circuit, Mr Penalty, Sister Rose and Princess Thea, did any good at Thames, but the Princess proved no lady and she simply jigged on the mark and left her supporters lamenting. If, however, she does go off right she will smother the opposition for speed over a short journey. Our Peter was the unlucky horse in the Thames Cup for he went 4.36 and did not last two furlongs of it with a twisted shoe, which caused him to skip. With the breeze with him he will make the opposition very uneasy at the end of the Te Aroha Cup. A POPULAR WIN

The win of Mrs Herb. Burch in the Thames Cup with Prince Pedro was very popular for she is a good supporter of all the provincial clubs and never fails to see her horses run. One to watch in the novice classes from now on is Cogent, who, without breaking any records, was in the running in both his races and looked as if they would do him good. Free Logan should run well at Epsom for he had to be driven all over the course to get an opening and was twice disappointed to run second to Pukemiro. Pukemiro was-very solid, as was Nathaniel, and both arc likely to win by virtue of their consistency, if for. nothing else.

The Thames club is holding another meeting on May 14th and has drawn up an interesting programme with a cup worth £IOO to the winner. There will be seven races and stakes amounting to £SOO. Writing before the acceptances, horses that may run well as To Aroha are: — Waitoa Handicap—Francis Lincoln, Pukemiro and Guid Hairst. Elstow Handicap—Mattie Herbilwyn, Win Huon and Nebraska. Te Aroha Handicap—Our Peter, Explosion, Bingen Crest and Sister Rose. Hot Springs Handicap—Astral. Nathaniel, Princess Then. Waihou Handicap—Mattie Hebbilwyn, Tiwha and Zanzibar. Ruakaka Handicap Realty, Worthy Cause, Royal Triumph. aFrewell Handicap Mr Penalty, Oliver Thorpe and Key do Quest.