Pertinent Pars About Pacers

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 15

Pertinent Pars About Pacers

Gossip From Aldington

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AILEEN. WOOD, driven by J. Mc- ™ Lennan, was favorite for the mile and a -half trotters' race at Addington, but she could not handle the track at all. ' ••, * * D B. BERRY opened, the new season v * by winning the first race with Koro "Peter. «*• , * UERBILWYN, as usual, showed a lot of speed, but he is not even capable of going a mile and a-half. was pleased to see R. Townley driving again. The South Canterbury trainer has usually a useful lot of trotters m work, but he has not so far been able to make Herbilwyn stay. • # •;■ • - I AZARUS i 3 a long way below his best form at present and D. M. Robertson looks as though he will have plenty of work ahead of him getting the ex-Soutll Canterbury trotter at his best. ' # ■ •#..':#■■■■■ MELSON McKINNEY may race bet- * ter on the last day ot the meeting. • • . # •'".■• • .. ; ' TONIC was another m. the Intrbductory Handicap which could not go at all m the mud. Tomkinsori's trotter has been going well m train-' ing, but he is all at sea m the wet. • . • * HUKE BINGEN went a fine race m the Introductory Handicap and is J right on the top of his form. He usually prefers a hard track, but handled the mud m good style. ;* ■ ■ * • ■ ; * MOURMAHAL is not going m her best form just now. •■* ■ * WILD HEBE is by Wildwood Junr,, whose progeny can go m the mud. The angular trotter went one of his best races , and finished third m the Introductory' Handicap. • '■'#' * YOUNG CARBINE looked well, but 1 trotted badly m the first race. He has not improved as much as anticipated. •■•'■, • • * nARKNITE, which finished second to his stable companion m the mile saddle, has been racing a long time and looked to be on the down grade, but Nelson Price has brought him back refreshed. Darknite paid a big dividend when he won a mile race on the course some time ago. UARRY AUDUBON, which is kept m 1 * work by C. Donald, paced well m the mile saddle for half the distance. He is unreliable,- however, m races. ,r ' • ■ ■ '*■ ' ''• • QREAT LOGAN was not at all pro-. minent m the mile saddle and he is evidently a better pacer m harness. The ground may . have troubled him, but he did not shape at all like a winner. ■ .• *-.'.• I OGAN CHIEF found the track to his 1-1 liking and paced one of his 'best races. .-..,■

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CARDINAL. LOGAN can go fast m saddle and put Up quite a good race. He is not likely, hoAvever, to be seen much m saddle events. . •,• . * MARSHAL NEIL was well backed for the mile saddle. He had every chance, but he was finished with three furiongs from home. # ■' # • • # I ADY MATCHLIGHT- was prominent all the way m the mile saddle event and she may race better later m the meeting as she had none of the luck of the going m the sprint event. # ■ # . «■ HUNDAS BOY, a Cup possibility, was w seen In his best light m the August Handicap. For once Berry, who is usually seen to best advantage m races, kept his horse too far back over the last three-quarters of a mile and set. his horse a- great task at the end. ■** • # • IOCANDA BOY gave D. Bennett a ~t well deserved Win when he succeeded m the Trial Handicap. The West Coast-owned pacer .is a rare stayer and the heavy going was all to his lfking. . * . * ' * ANOTHER West Coaster m Robert . Quy r was wen backed m the Trial Handicap and with justification. He showed speed, but did not keep steadily to his gait. MORNING SUN, which has recently gone into J. Henderson's stable at Oamaru, was backed on account of the going and he paced Well m t,he mud. «■ •' * .# ;'■•...- PARMEL, which has been much m evidence m his training work, disappointed m his race, as at no stage did he. look like having a 'chance. #■ .•■ *■.. ■. : . * '.\ ". OUNNY 808 and Roddy will both do a lot better before • the meeting concludes, provided the condition's regarding the track and weather improve. '.'•■■'■ * :# # THE pacer, Sir Author, which was 1 going particularly Well m his training work prior to the' commencement of the National meeting, had the misfortune to run a nail m his hoof and will probably be unable to be, started at the meeting. ' ■ #* * ■ PHARLIE • HAMMOND'S mare, Erin's V Lynn, looks as "though she has trained off and is not so good, as she was at the middle of last season. •'.• * ••■'■. .* • • JTIRPO, which usually races well In heavy going, failed to show much speed m the Trial Handicap and the big, brilliant pacer m the meantime looks as though he has lost a lot of his form. • * * MELSON McCORMACK, as was ex- * pected, did not see out the finish of the mile and a- quarter after being well m the front for the best part of the journey. . ■