TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 149, 14 September 1927, Page 10

TROTTING

. . By

“Abaydos”

NOTES AND COMMENTS

WELLINGTON FIXTURE PACERS WITH POSSIBILITIES The pacers which are likely to contend the various events at Petone on Saturday are a motley lot, particularly in the slower classes, and followers of the game will find it difficult to pick the actual favourites. In the higher grade events recent form should act as a guide. How Will He Shape Black Palm is taking his place at Wellington among the pacers in the novice class, and it will be interesting to note how the son of Black Child— Myrtle Palm shapes. Last season he won unhoppled heats at Nelson and Wellington, and also secured a fair share of place money. His last start was at Palmerston North, where he finished second to Raima, but was disqualified for galloping.

Worth Watching Abrudbanya, a four-year-old filly bySt. Kevin, is fancied in some quarters for the novice heat on Saturday, and on her performance at Wanganui last April A. E. Adams's charge must be entitled to respect, and in fact is one of those behind the limit brigade that should have a chance of success. At Wanganui on the second dav she was clocked to go 3.36 2-5 off a 3.47 mark, when finishing second to Enaivah and Halgana. Now or Never Hoon Hay promises to start favourite for the Bollard Handicap on Saturday, and off the end of the line must certainly be given a reasonable chance. O. E. Hooper has the Great Audubon gelding well, and his forward running at Christchurch last month would tend to increase the number of his friends. While he was more or less a disappointment last season, there appears to be better prospects in store this season for his connections. Will be Thereabouts Great Earl is another Bollard Handicap horse that cannot fail to be accorded warm support, and he is sure to strip a very fit horse. The Great Audubon gelding opened his winning were mighty in defeat, too, and soon it will be the turn of either. It is almost needless to add that the disappointment of the race was Valicare. Her intense speed enabled her to get I across to the rails in a few strides and set up a lead that increased to four lengths. But it was unavailing She was in the shadow of defeat when half the journey was run. and ultimately finished last. Commendation being forced quickly across her when Amounis joined him at the top of the straight contributed to her quickly falling back. Her head went up with a sudden jerk. But even this excuse offers no hope for the future. Apparently her stamina completely gone, and she might not even succeed in a six-furlong race now. The pitcher has gone to the well too often.

account last year at Petone by annexing the novice event from a 3.50 mark in 3.36 2-5. Later on he won over 12 furlongs at Addington on a heavy track in 3.34 3-c, beating a useful field, and followed this up by a comfortable win at Alexandra Park in June. Aucklanders will be prepared to see Great Earl put up a great race on Saturday. Remember Menember in September Menember is one always to remember in any company and over any distance. He commenced the season auspiciously last year by winning the big handicap at Timaru by a head from St. Maura, who was conceding the aged Logan Pointer gelding 24 yards. Dalnahine, Trenand and Aharepiana were some that tasted defeat on this occasion. At the recent August fixture at Addington, Menember ran second to Fight Ever, putting up a creditable performance. He is in the big heat on Saturday. George Fourth—or First George the Fourth ran two creditable races at Wanganui on the opening day of the autumn fixture, but trained off afterwards. In the finish for the cup, the Prince Imperial gelding separated the winner, Dillon’s Pride, from the favourite. Great Actress, and in the Morton Memorial, ten furlongs, he took out the second portion of the purse, being beaten by Tui Zolock, who was then trained by D. Nyhau of the Hutt. George the Fourth is off the front of a mile-and-a-half heat, with some novices, on Saturday. A Hope from the Hope Stable Nellie Parson, a mare bred and raced by Leo Berkett of Imprint fame, figures on the end of two events on Saturday, and if she has made anything approaching reasonable improvement, must have a say in the settlement of at least one of them. Nellie is a daughter of Nell Denis from Turbine, a mare that won a few minor heats for Berkett in the Nelson district. Nellie was knocking hard at the door on half-a-dozen occasions last season and succeeded once in getting a first certificate —at Wanganui in two miles —but the opposition was not great. The Grey Mare Blue Glen, a grey mare by Logan Pointer from Sylvia, dam of some useful pacers, did not show the improvement last year her friends anticipated. She attended a good number of meetings, but it was only at the Hawke’s Bay summer fixture that the grey mare returned any dividends. She ran second to Mary Audubon in the mile-and-a-quarter, and came out again in the following heat —nine furlongs—to win nicely ana pay a good price. Blue Glen is well placed in a mile-and-a-half on Saturday. How Much Improvement? Hori Dillon, who until a few months ago was at his owner’s place at Mangere, is now being prepared by Mr. B. Edwards, at Belfast, and it is expected that the son of Harold Dillon—Myrtle Palm will show a good deal of improvement when next seen under silk. At the Wellington February fixture Sid August after getting second to Auditress on the opening day, pulled off a 12-furlong handicap with Hori on the last day, when he beat a warm favourite in Mab. Edwards will j>robably try him out at the Hutt this week-end. Likes the Weight Up The Wildmoor mare Caprice, who figures on the end of the mile saddle at ; Petone on Saturday, is not one of the classy sort, but she can muster up enough speed at times to get the money. After failing at New Plymouth in harness, trainer R. Tapp geared her up in 1 the mile saddle at Wanganui, and she I won comfortably, to follow it up with another comfortable victory at Hawera. Caprice may find the company more . select in the Empire City, but if ready, i she will have the heads thinking be- ! fore the issue is finished.

THAMES CLUB

ELECTION OF OFFICERS CONFIDENCE IN COMMITTEE That :he rank and file? of the Than* Trotting Club are well satisfied }& the manner in which the attain of that spDrting organisation is adnisistered is shown by the; fact that cily the requisite number to f.li the sau on the executive were nominated. lift the result there was no t’ection, s.ad the non inees were declaim! appointed. VARIOUS OFFICERS The following are the officers for ±e ensuing year:—Patron, Mr. T. W. Rhodes. M.P.; president. Mr. J. T?o----hill; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. Lffn, B. Fait! ful. E. Watson and J. HcCrniick; stewards, Messrs. .1. Casey. B, Faithful, T. G. Tizard, J. Bailey, P.E. Henry, G. Smith. W. G. Haywtirt k Wylie, H E. Hardy, J. E. Hudson C. Ansforr: and J. Doherty: cxecat? -Messrs .1. Hidd , E. Elliott, It *• Rhodes. W. Macksy, E. 11. Kelly. V. Teasdale, J. Taylor, H. R. I>eni», £ B. Tizard, S R. Heslop. H. G. Muiru and G. Buchan.

TROTTING FIXTURES

Sept -.ruber 7 —Welli T.C. October !s—lnangahua October 15-19 —Auckland r. 0.. . October 1 s—Grevmou b Trn ' r l? r Octobe- 22-24 —Oreymouth 1 ‘November 8-10-11 —N 7. Me roc""TC .r. sr,vi mher 19-2?. Otahuhu IL. NOMINATIONS September 30— Auckland TC. October 7—Grevmoutll Trot in* acceptances October 7 —Auckland T.C. cj.