A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE TROTTERS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 44, 14 October 1931, Page 4

A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE TROTTERS

FORM PROSPECTS EARLY REVIEW OF SEASON SHOWS NEW HORSES IN LIMELIGHT. (Specially Written by "Silk.") Although- the Auckland Trotting Olub's August meteing opened the 1931-32 light harness season in the tiorth,.the Waikato Trotting Club's fixture at Claudelands on Saturday commenced what is generally knowh as the country circuit. At meetings away from the metropolis the limits to the events are extensiye, and it is at these smaller ■functions. thpt .owners as a-rule race their represpntatives .for the firSt time, for apart from the experience* gaiiled, either pacer or trotter of maiden status is affor ded a chance of winUing ahd still remaining on the liittit mark when they are later call:ed on to race at the principal fixtureS. So-tbe couritry meeting is expectecf to produce some maidens of promise, running first time out, and while in this respect the Waikato fixture was lacking, nevertheless there were several making. their debut who were tick;ed off to do greater things by and by. Pegaway Promisirlg. One of these was Pegaway, a three-year-old pacer by Worthy Bond, sire of Auabond, a winner on Saturday, from a fast mare in her time called Lottie Auduban. Pegaway, while not being prominent in running, showed a bold style of action, and his conf ormation and condition suggested that he would later be seen to advafitage. He .is owned by A. Cook,. the Well lcnown Te Awamutu trainer of gallopers, and is prepared by that pastmaster, J. T. Paul, of Managere. Pegaway is expected to shape well at" Aucldand next week. Taniwha's Dash. Taniwha, by the Triumpli — Cora Ena dam of the useful trotter Koro Peter, was another pacer seen out for the first time, and he showed plenty of dash, clean action and level headedness by leading for a mile before his condition gaYe out. He is one of R. A. McMillan's Tamahere string, and paces in Mrs. H. Burch's colours. Taniwha may be suited at the Waikato meeting in December. Free Logan's Third. Free Logan until reeently trained by T. Shaw, of Christchurch, was seen for the first time in action in the north and succeeded in running third. This effort was a good one, considering that he did not do well on the long journey to Claudelands, and was not by any means himself. He, in future, will be trained by his owner, C. Moran, of Hamilton, and when next produced will take a lot of beating. There were only three trotters making their first public apeparance, Happy Thought, Reply and Kohewah, and by finishing a moderate sixth Kohewah, who is by the champion Peterwah from Edenchild, should be the most susceptible to improvement. It would be talking a long an dwild shpt to suggest that the other pair wil Iturn out to be winner s this season — or next. The Experienced Trotters. Of the experienced trotters Worthy Queen was responsible for a great performance. Only a four-year-old she commenced her career last season by running twice in as many starts, and was then put by for the better part of four months. She signalled her return to the code auspiciously by winning for the third time of asking and doing it har dheld. If taken to Epsome next week Worthy Queen, ■\yho races in Mr. J. R. Corrigan's Hvery, should have no difficulty in making it four in succession. The other winners at the squaregaif Carl Mack, also made over and above a creitable showing, and it will be interesting to see if he can concede Worthy Queen a start and finish in front of her at Epsom. Carl Mack has striking action, in fact is one of the neatest trotters seen out. However, he will fequil'e to be really topnotch to dispose of Worthy Queen. Moko Girl's Reversal. In the 3.50 Introductory Handicap, Moko Girl, after a belated beginning, finished a poor hfth but staged a reversal by running second fo Carl Mack in the 3.45 Hamilton Handicap. It was a costly effort from the handicapipng point of view for Moko Girl will in future he caleld on to step from a 3.45 mark perialising herself 60 yards for the placed performance. Son Nelson Fame. In the lesser class pacing division, Great Faihe and Arabond proved successfui, the firstnamed scrombling home by d neck. Great Fame is a grey gelding by the defunct sire Nelson Fame, a. slashing pacer who attempted a mile record some years ago at Epsom. He crashed after going a suarter of a mile and it was surmised that he the .nsuffered injuries which led to his death. Great Fame may fiever enter the same class as his sire, but as he is yet in the kindergarten stage or at least in the vicinity of it, he is capable of extending his record as he ages. Great Fame was not keenly fancied by his owners and he returried a double figure dividend. J. R. Corigah's Double. Arabond signalled the second victory o nthe day for Mr. J. H. Corrigan, and the second winning drive for his son Alex. The five-year-old led for the greater part of the two miles, ahd . finished full of riittning., Arabond commenced racing at New Plymohth last Aprii and performed very gfefen. He did so later at Cambridge and Te Aroha, hut subsesuently performed well at Ashurst, Hastings 'and Wellington. Half-brother to the speedy Arapai and Qtiickfire, he is the makings of a genttine pacer. Kewpie's Guy Interference. The Mark Memorial Handicap winner, Kewpie's Guy, was subjected to a lot of- interference, but all the same had nb difficulty in making the remainder of the field look like so many second-raters. $he wa? on at least four occa.sions jammed on the rails, and it goes to prove just how game she is to carry on the work and finish as bfilliantly. She should have no difficulty in winning a few more before handxca'pped out of it. An ipquiry could Well have been instituted concerning the interference dealt out to her, ior it was obyious to many and created no end of difficulty. Dealer, second in the big race, ran about more than is usual and something uncommon in. his particular case. He was well beaten hy Kew-

pie's Guy, and could possibly have gone under to Hal Chimes had the lastnamed been driven with better judgment. Hal Chimes covered unnecessary ground, and this partly kept him otit of second money. Improtnptu a Failtlfe. The big failure was Impromptu, who paced very slpvenly and again demonstrated that he cotild not handle a damp grass track to advantage. The fact that J. Shaw handled him encouraged many to support C. Moran's hacer, but it was taking over and above the ordinary chance for those who knew Kewpie's Guy's eapabiiities wefe aware that she could Pxtend him off an even mark, whereas, Impromptu was concedin'g the chestnut 48 yds. j Still, Impromptu was expected to run nearer the place-money than fifth. On firmer soil he should improve on that effort. Kewpie's Triumph Disappoints. In the Claudelands Handicap Kewpie's Triumph, half-brother to Kew- ' pie's G.uy failed mjserably, and his runnipg came as a shoek. With a cir- ' cuit to be covered, Kewpie's Triumph \yas lying second and was theh eased. He covered a lot of extra ground at thp. h end going out of the straight to ultimately finish eighth. His running will not be taken as any indication of his worth, and the chances are that he will be seen more in the limelxght when next taken to the paces. On for'm displayed at the Waikato meeting, Worthy Queen, Kewpie's ' Guy and Pegaway must have considerably good chances when next called upon to race.