Coming Events.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 249, 2 May 1895, Page 4

Coming Events.

[by

borderer.]

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING. There will be racing next Saturday at Potter’s Paddock, when the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s Autumn Meeting will take place, and as the acceptances disclose good . fields,backers will have a fair opportunity of playing the see-saw financial game of punting. There will be eight events decided, four for trotters and four for ponies, the principal race of the day being the Easter Handicap Trot of 60 sovs, two miles. Eight have paid up for this, the disaffected ones giving as their reason the 36sec start awarded Duke C. It certainly appears that this trotter has a bit the best of the handicap, for this reason. He is handicapped to do 2min 58sec per mile ; yet he accomplished that gait by easily winning the Onslow two-mile trot in smiu 56sec, and be it remembered he won that race all the way. Under the circumstances it would not have been unfair to have asked him to trot 2.56. Three Cheers, on scratch, is asked to do 2.40. His previous best is 2.44| in harness. Can he improve 41 seconds ? Katie M looks fair enough, and Nellie, on a 2.47 gait, is pretty good. Old Judge has not taken the 2.55 chance offered him. In the summer I remember he was asked to do 3.0 to tie the winner, but he could not better 3.4|. Why then should he be asked to do 2.55 ? He and The Frog were badly treated. The latter only had 2sec off the scratch horses. Now, he was beaten at the Otahuhu Meeting in 2.42|; yet he is asked to do 2.411 But it may be argued that since then he showed good form by winning a double down the Coast. Yes, but those runs were 2.45 for a mile, and 8.20 for three miles, which is equal to 2.44 per mile; therefore his Otahuhu time may be regarded as his best. Why should he be asked to do 2.41 ? Morning Star at 40sec is correctly placed, but on paper The Judge, 44sec, is not too well treated. He has been twice beaten on the limit. Then why should he be brought back before showing winning form ? He may have shown the touts improvement on the track, but he should not he handicapped for that, otherwise there is no encouragement for a man to improve his horses. Ingar and Rocket are down to do 3.6, and if they can’t manage that they are not trotters. The best handicapped pair are Duke C and Ingar. In the Harness Trot of 40 sovs, two miles, the unknown Pleasanton, on his record, has to give La Rue Bsec. Old Judge was on the 42 mark and was promptly scratched. This can be understood for this reason. He once trotted third in 3.31| ; yet he was called on to concede 4sec to Sparrowhawk, who has won four or five races. One of the Bsec. Horses or Sparrowhawk may account for this race.. The Electric Mile has, I think, a rather long limit, looked at through the starts Yum Yum generally has to give. Schoolgirl and Katie M are about on a par, and Yum Yum, who has not, I fancy, ever given more than a 35sec limit, would be asked to give the former 15sec. Now, Katie M has to give a limit of 26sec, which added to the 15sec she would get from Yum Yum makes a virtual limit of 41sec. Coronella, in this race, is well treated, for she did 5 24 for two miles and caught the field in a mile. This competitor might have been on scratch. Ida was on Spreydon Lad’s mark, Bsec, and had to give Duke C lOsec. I think her best go was 2.51, winning by a head, and yet because she bettered Duke C’s “ walking” 2.58 by 7sec she has to give him lOsec! This mare’s handicapping for the meeting is erratic, as she was given 24secs for two miles and only Bsecs in one mile. Le Corbeau’s treatment in this race is different to what was given him at Christmas. Then Spreydon La<l had 28secs, Le Gorbeau 36secs, but he was ill and that run was, therefore, equivalent to no start. Ida in that race had 34secs. Now next Saturday Ida takes 2secs from Le Corbeau in one mile, instead of as at Christmas giving him 2secs in two miles! Coronella and Duke C look well in this race. There are only three acceptors for the Sellling Trot, and

as the race may fall through T shall pass it and get on to the ponies. The Flying five furlongs, has seventeen very fairly handicapped ponies, and I like The Dove, Kaipara, and Veoline. Good weighting is again apparent in the. seven furlongs Autumn Handicap, in which the Coquette 11. people fancy they have a •* hook.” But I think she will be beaten. I like Reel, Direct, or Queen Quail. Robin will one day pay a big dividend, so he is always worth following. Helena has had a mishap, so I think the best in the Hurdle Race are the top weights,

Fauntlerov and Mother Shipton.