TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 326, 11 April 1928, Page 11

TROTTING

. By

“Abaydos”

notes and comments

HAWERA SIDELIGHTS PACERS IN FORM In going 3.38 for twelve furlongs at Hawera, the two-year-old Worthy Bond—Connie filly Trustworthy, put up a performance that was of a very high order. The manner in which she accomplished her task was extremely pleasing and particularly the game, determined fashion she battled out the finish with the more experienced Ce Advanceur. The filly received her education at the hands of the veteran W. Orange, who although unable to drive her was present to see the youngster win. Trustworthy was splendidly handled by Sam Roe. Showing Form 4 Ce Advanceur went another solid race and beat everything except the two-year-old Trustworthy. Alex Corrigan did not hustle him over the early stages but brouerht the Advance gelding along a t the finish with h well-timed run •which carried him into second place. Although he made a big effort to beat the Penrose-owned filly the youngster kept him half a length behind her to the post. Hard Luck Garth Robertson is having exasperating luck with Great Ballin Who continues to get into the money without earning a winning bracket. Tn the Auroa Handicap on Saturday he was one of the unfortunates that drew the second row of the front rankers, and some of those on the end breaking up the Ballin gelding was early in trouble. When it came to the other end he was finishing in great style and finished up a good third. A Good Filly As mentioned in this column, after Feeing the racing at Wanganui, the Palmerston North filly Derby Lynn went one bettor next time up. and she won the Stratford Handicap like a real good one. One of the Nelson Derby breed she is endowed with remarkable gameness in addition to speed and stamina, and now that Hughes’ charge has found her racing legs she will go a long wav up the ladder of success. On Saturday she never looked like getting beaten when she caught the leaders at the four-furlong post. Worth Watching Heroic put up a gallant fight for the stake in the Stratford Handicap Jn which the Brent Locanda gelding was not favoured with the best of luck. Hooper’s pacer was well placed in the early stages but got in a corner going down the back and did not get clear till entering the straight. Here he came with a fine rally but could make no impression on Derby Lynn and suffered defeat by a length Geld Jacket put up a brill i ant r performance in the Hawera Cup J covering Himself with glory and r putting his friends and few supT porters on excellent ts*'ms with T the world. The Epsom-trained T gelding was splendidly driven by r Andy Bryce and the Gold Bel! pacer f dodged all the trouble which ocT curred during the race. When it r came to the real business the black ’ fellow simply smothered the opposition for pace. Coming Right

Shadowland was always in the picture in the Hawera Cup and the Realm gelding paced attractively throughout. Jack Shaw steered clear of the sea of trouble that hampered some of the runners and at the distance the Canterbury pacer was being proclaimed the winner. Then the hack-marker hove in sight and Shadowland' had to be content with second place. His trainer. W. J. Tomkinson(was not present at the meeting, being unfortunately laid aside with a severe attack of pneumonia.

Lost Ground Gold Dial was not on her best behaviour on Saturday and when the signal was given in the Cup the Wellsford mare can-canned losing fully 60 yards. At the end of a mile she was well up in the buncli but received a setback and lost her position. When the field straightened up for home the Gold Bell mare was a good way from the leader but she put in one of her sensational dashes and was in third berth at the post, snatching the purse from the game Lord Nepean by a length. Bad Break Vesuvius was given a royal chanoc the Hawera Cup by his party, and he received solid support op the machine. With half the journey covered the Reeftanite was well in the limelight ancl soon joined Shadowland in the van but almost immediately left his feet and Albom never got him to settle down properly afterwards. He was produced later in the day again and although the Match light gelding carried the confidence of his party he left them high and dry.

Great Peter was the most unlucky Horse that took part in the Hawera Cup and he was in all the rough stuff that marred the race. The failure of the barrier to work at his peg caused the brother to Great Bingen to be one of the last to start, but once under way he treated the public to a nice exhibition of pacing. Passing the mile post he was in a good position but turning out of the straight got a bump that sent him back. At the half-mile disc he made another attack and moved up to a point of vantage, but crossing the top he struck trouble again and back he went and was in an impossible position when the Home turn was reached. Better In Saddle With the weight on top Joy Bird gave a very different display at Hawera to what she did at Hamilton and Thames. The Tamahere-trained mare, like the rest of the limit brigade, was checked at the getaway by the faulty barrier, but at the end of two furlongs she streaked like a meteor. Alan McMillan took no risk with the daughter °f Our Thorpe and kept her at it all the way to the post, where she gained the verdict by half a length comfortably.

Strong Finisher Abrudbanya ran another solid race in the saddle event at Hawera on the first day and her finishing effort was a good one. She was not too well placed over the early stages of the journey but when the straight was reached she was moving into the picture. Ridden vigorously by L. Green the St. Kevin mare collared Silver Link and went after Bee tty, whom she cut out of second place near the post, but she did not have sufficient pep to dispose of Joy Bird. Luck At Last Lottie Advance proved in the President’s Handicap that her Wanganui form was correct as she duly landed the stake and returned a sound price. The Advance mare was not bustled over the initial mile, but after leaving the straight the last time, Scrimagour took her into a handy position and was well placed as the home turn appeared in sight. Inside the distance Lottie Advance tackled the favourite, Tamatakura and after a short, sharp tussle the Ashhurst-trained mare had the colt’s measure and won very nicely. When Sister Beatrice ranged alongside the leading division at the entrance to the straight in the Eltham Handicap it was apparent to onlookers that the trotter had it well on the pacers. High Sea threw out a strong challenge at the distance but Alex. Corrigan shook the reins and the trotting mare bounded onwards to win by a length and a-half. She returned a surprisingly good price, while the second horse, High Sea, in view of his Wanganui Cup display, was also at a false figure.