TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 2, 24 March 1927, Page 7

TROTTING

The Early Bird. 1 c Kae was early on the scene at Thames, and for the past week has seen putting in useful work on the Parav-ai course with Roamer, Carnul, and Hoh°ra. May p,y The,r y r Robertson will drive Horizon and iSmiral Hood at Thames, and as both ", se pacers appear to do well under his reinsmar.ship they may pay their ““ y f .t the meeting on Saturday. Leavina *- ats r uvan whose only engagement on tur lav is in the Thames Cup. will nst likely be taken down on the steamer leaving Auckland on Saturday morning. N ot • Champion The aged Norminston mare. Heather mri ivi 1 be making her third appearthis season at Thames. On refr nt and last season s form the pacer will have to improve a lot to earn her oats.

In Lijht Work Betty Moko is not being asked to . any hard work for her owner at Manger e, but useful Jogging exercise will keep her in good trim until a more strenuous question is asked of her for the winter meeting.

Forfeited Her Engagements Roma Bingen has developed a slight nDlinl. and she will not be Competing at the Thames meeting. Her trainer, h Kinnimont, has not had the best of luck fo- a time with a number of his charges, but the wheel of fortune may turn in his direction on Saturday. Boat For Thames For the convenience of Aucklanders wishing to be present at the Thames meeting on Saturday, the Northern Shipping Company has decided to make a special trip with the steamer Rangitoto and that vessel will leave Auckland at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and on the return trip will leave Thames at 11 p.m. the same night.

Turned Out For A Spell Since he first contested a race Cave King has failed to show sufficient promis? to be included among those likely to earn a winning bracket, and on recent form he can be termed a moderate. Evidently the trotter s connections are very displeased with his showings, for Cave King has been turned out for a lengthy spell. * To Fie-appear at Thames A Bad Breaker

The grey trotting mare. Sweet Memory, will be competing at Thames on Saturday. Though she has on occasions hold a winning chance a furlong or so from the Judge's box, mistake! on her part have robbed her connections from collecting the thick end of the stake. Bad breakers are never good propositions from a betting point of view, but despite her erratic behaviour, Sweet Memory may be in demand at the Thames meeting.

Working at Whangarei W Donaldson, of Whangarei. is taking in hand a four-year-old gelding by (’.old Bell —Hogan Grey. He is already shaping very well. T’vo Whangarei horses have been ]);«id vp for at the Thames meeting. Lob Reklavv and Sidelight, whose r .mes appear in each of two events. The former is coming to hand fast, and is due at any time.

Making a Re-appe**rance Golden Park is to have her first run this season at Thames, and will be driven by H. Kinnimont. It is just on twelve months since Golden Park earned any money, and that was only for second place, a performance over whUh there was nothing to enthuse. Two years ago Golden Park won the Turua Handicap at Thames, but she mav find it very hard to get her name on the winning list at that meeting on Sat ord&y.

A Derby Candidate The two-year-old filly Bonniewah, by Peterwah —Ami Dillon, since she arrived at Alexandra Park has been showing a great deal of promise. Bonniewah, if her owner’s present intyriions are carried out, will be a competitor at the Cambridge meeting on May 7. It is needless to say that this pacer’s debut will be awaited by many enthusiasts, more particularly as her sire, Peterwah, is one of our fastest trotters, and consequently well known throughout the Dominion. Should Bonniewah be given a run at Cambridge it will give a l ne to her Derby prospects later in the yev. Forsaking the Tracks

According to information to hand, the trotting entire Aerial Bingen has finished his racing career, and will go to the stud. It is two years and five months since Aerial Bingen was returned a winner, though in the interim he has notched second and third place money. During the 1924-25 season Aeriel Bingen was regarded as a trotter likely to have a good career, but unsoundness came against him in this, his eighth year, and though he showed a glimpse of old form at the Otahuhu spring meeting last November, when he ran third to Peter Dean and Bundaberg, going 4.39 4-5, he fa.led to carry on, and in his next three starts was well beaten. Aeriel Bingen is by that good horse Nelson Bingen from Lady Zeppelin. Trotting at Wanganui

The Wanganui Trotting Club must be considered very fortunate in receiving such large nominations for their meeting to be held on April 9 and 11. A total number of 382 trotters and pacers have been accorded entry, the amount cf nomination fees being approximately £382. The officials of tl»e club were no doubt very pleased to see 29 performers entered for the chief event, the Wanganui Cup, when the stake attached to that race is only £l5O, and as owners have in nominations alone for that event subscribed £29, one may suggest that by the time acceptance fees have been paid the greater part of the stake will have been provided by the owners of those booked to compete. In fact, most of the stake money will come from the owners’ pockets, and with a number of horses outside the district booked fo compete, should favourable weather be experienced the meeting will in all probability be a financial success.

Off To The Thames S. Groat (Bingen King, Profiteer, "Iki anti Araroa), J. Gee (Rua Pere, Albert Bell and Anseiine), H. Kinne,n°nt (Colonel Thorpe, Grattan Thorpe, Gold Jacket and Golden Park), T. Roe 1 Sweet Memory and Roez), T. McQuoid JGold Circle and Heather Girl). A. Hill 1 Lady Ena and Ben Zolock), G. RobertJ*°n (Admiral Hood and Horizon), W £aul (Golden Grattan), F. Young (Buz B uz), and J. O’Kane (Billy Whizz), left by steamer last evening to be in •attendance at the Thames meeting on Saturday. Trotting in Samoa

In Apia. Samoa, a little interest is taken in the trotting sport, and generally one saddle event figures on the Programme of the Apia Turf Club s race meetings. From information available the trotting races are somewhat amusing, if not exciting. The handicaps are framed by one of the three

distance handicappers,” as they are called, if not by their combined efforts, and as the fields are always small — practically the same performers being engaged each time—the work in placing, and, as far as handicaps are conshould not be hard. The following, taken from the Apia official race card, and giving the necessary information of the trotting event, may be interesting .and as far as handicaps are concerned, rather puzzling:

TROTTING HANDICAP.— 3.IO p.m. Distance handicap; 15 furlongs; open to all trotters. Ist prize, £10; 2nd prize, £3; 3rd prize, £l. Entrance fee, 10s. Riders to be approved by Stewards, but do not require to be registered. Colours, however, must be registered. 1 Miss A. Latwer’s b m FOREST CHIMES, aged, dark blue jacket, red sash and cap 440yds behind 2 T. Tracey’s br g JACK, aged, green and yellow 60yds ahead 3 L. Felix’s br g MULIVAI. aged, all brown 110yds ahead 4 G. Rasmussen’s br g DICK, 4yrs, green jacket, hel. band, purple sleeves, and cap 220yds ahead 5 Miss N. Roberts’ br g ALL-IN-ONE, aged, heliotrope jacket, black cap

330yds limit 6 F. W. Meredith’s br g NU'U LUA, aged, white Jacket, dark blue braces and cap 330yds limit 7 W. F. Stowers’ br m RED LUPIN., aged, heliotrope and gold stripes and cap 330yds limit