PUNTERS LOOK TO ROYAL SERENE

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 13

PUNTERS LOOK TO ROYAL SERENE

But The American Aristocrat, Travis Axworthy, Will Keep Them All Moving

WE SPEED WILL BE ON ALL THE WAY

AT : Addington 'last month, she bobbled going .;away, lost several lengths, and then beat a good horse m Travis Axworthy. ~, ;, In the Timaru Cup she is off the limit of 4.36. On her brilliant showing at headquarters she is nicely . treated. Also engaged m the big contest are two other capable pacers with, ah "if" attached to their ..make-up. They are Jolly Pet and Real Light. It would be safe to. say that if«,they did everything right the. crowd at the South .Canterbury course would witness a flnis,ti unoqualled in ' the Dominion. In most instances, speculators prefer, to. support reliable performers, even, if they are of less calibre j from a speed point of view. Adopting that method, followers of- the game cannot overlook . Travis' Axworthy. <: - l The American pacer beat all but Royal Serene at Aldington, where he conceded tier 24yds. - At Timaru he will meet her oh 12yds. better terms.- , ' Travis Axworthy was successful over a mile and a-quarter at Timaru m January, last, and since then he has shown that two miles is t not beyond him. ■■■■'.'.'.

V N :;■'• (By "The Toff"). . Should Royal Serene leave the mark correctly m the Timaru Trotting Cup, her owner, A. J. Wilson, should have the pleasure of placing the trophy on his sideboard.

j. Scheduled to compete off the same mark is the much boomed Wrackler which, to date, has not lived up to his .reputation over a distance. But he will, and while he njay experience some difficulty m de- \

feating an older performer m Travis Axworthy, H. F. Nicoll's ' three-year-old will more than hold his own with the majority of the field. Farther down the list is Maiwhariti,

whose association with W.'.J. Tomkinson's establishment will encourage many to be. on him. ' He has won over a mile and a-half m saddle, which is proof of his ability to stay. ''■ •■ From Invercargill Desert Star is booked to uphold the prestige of the southern city. , He. is a solid customer, but unless he improves on his Dunedin efforts m January he will not be ' m the money at Timaru. / In spite of his monkey tricks at Forbury and at Addington one is sceptical at passing over Real Light. At Timaru it is likely that the sting will be put of the ground and the big. course will suit his tender hocks. Of the back-markers, Trampfast is the pick on recent form. He beat a field of trotters from a 4.30 -mark at Addington, and is now set to meet a bunch of pacers from the' same mark. . Judging by his good form it is probable that he will measure strides with the hoppled performers when the long straight is entered upon. Summed up, it looks as'though the following will be m the* hunt up the straight: ' Royal Serene, Travis Axworthy. y'-