HAS SHOWN IMPROVEMENT

NZ Truth, Issue 1301, 20 November 1930, Page 15

HAS SHOWN IMPROVEMENT

Writer Now Solid

Proposition

(From "N.Z. Truth's" South Island Trotting Rep.) THE outstanding horses m the twomile trotters' classes at the N.Z. Cup meeting were Writer, Kempton, Raima, Admiral Bingen and Trampfast. By virtue of his win m the Dominion Handicap, and his form on the last day of the meeting, the palm must be given to Writer as the most improved horse m the class, and he has now become solid. Two th:rds to Raima m two starts read wo.il, but this fellow impressed, especially as he was not at home on the clay track and was hitting himself. He should have won the last day even then. He can handle the grass so we can look for big . things from him m the big trot at Auckland at Christmas. Kempton is back to his best according to his Dominion Handicap form, and m that race he would have won had he been able to get through m the straight. His subsequent form was poor, but Kempton seems to specialise on big occasions and no doubt will be a dangerous horse at Auckland this Christmas, too. Admiral Bingen is improving m stamina, and before long will he going two miles with them all. He is one of the most solid trotters m the land and none of them is endowed with more speed. Tonic won like a good horse the second day, and would have again been hard on the last day but for a bad beginning. Ces. Donald certainly holds a strong hand at the moment m Wr'ter, Kempton and Tonic. Engagement is still the same old jumping, scrambling, old lady, likely to beat more brilliant ones at any time. Trampfast, although he was timed to better his handicap, was not as good a horse as he has, been on some other occasions, and Bill Lewis's trotter is understood to have missed some work prior to the meeting. John Mauritius went fair races but did not live up to his track work, probably because the hot opposition did not allow him to show out. Koro Peter was disappointing and was not up to his best form.