A TROTTING "AT HOME "

NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 11

A TROTTING "A T HOME "

Well-filled Minor Events At Headquarters

(By "The Toff"). The officials of the Canterbury Park Trotting- Club should give a real "at home" to their patrons next week, when a good -afternoon's sport will be provided.

"THE Introductory Handicap is for 1 'unhoppVtl trotte>'« that cf>n tr.-i---vpvfp a mile and a-hnlf m 3.40 or better. ' At New Brighton. 'Oval racfl m an enxjourriK'nrr manner nv>r twelve furlongs, and .should go well on Tuesday. Koro Peter will go well over the distance and it is on'y a. question of his staying on his feet to win. Now Metford w\ll also go well. .He prefers a mile' and «-h:il£ journey, which distance will suit Molly Molloy al. >7 0. When the numbers go up, Koro Petqr, New Metford and Molly Molloy Should be m the money. If Nan Bren.t misses the bus at Ashburton she should make amends at Addington... On her recent showings, Pet Locanda should be m the picture — so should Baron Bingen. Dick Logan is a good horse. He jogged m at New Brighton, and if as well at Addington as he was at the seaside he will make the opposition hurry up. Then there are Albena, Sonoma Child and Apex, but at the finish, Pet Locanda, Dick Logan and Nan Brent should fill the bill. Now for the Lyttelton Handicap. It is a mile and a-half- i - ace for horses that can negotiate the distance m saddle m 3.34 or faster. If Donard was on his best behavior it would not be a race — just a procession, a ,

Alf. Wilson has him going good and m his work the gelding is docile and promises to go right on the day. Star Lady is a tough customer and ought to be. m the money, and Mavis Wood is an everyday sort. When it is summed up Star Lady, Donard and Alvira should be m the money. The. fifth event on the card is the Stewards' Handicap for unhoppled trotters that can trump two miles m 4.44 or faster. Bonny Belmont is the latest from Australia and. if m form he will be m the bunch that finishes m a prominent position. Nelson Ata is not done with yet, neither is Len Wood which is long overdue. When right he is a good trotter and a real stayer! At New Brighton, Audominion went a good race so it would not be surprising if he bobbed up on New Year's Day. It looks as though Audominion, Len Wood and Nelson Ata will be prominent. The swift mile and a-quarter race on Tuesday is the Islington Handicap for horses that can scamper over ten furlongs m 2.48. ( On New Brighton efforts, Firelight is due to win, and Orphan and Matchlight only want an ounce of luck to be m the argument. In the finish, Zenith and Pluto may beat Firelight to the post.