TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 339, 26 April 1928, Page 7

TROTTING

By

“Abaydos”

NOTES AND COMMENTS

POINTERS FOR PUNTERS HORSES IN FORM Several pacers and trotters who will be sporting silk at Hutt Park to-morrow, have been racing more or less conspicuously during the last few weeks, and their form will at least serve as a guide to their prospects at the Wellington fixture. In some of the heats there will be good tests between Southern and Northern light-harness performers. Great Triumph’s Great Chance Great Triumph, the first of The Triumph’s progeny to race in this land, and a winner at the first time of asking, should have a great chance of adding another victory to his name at Wellington to-morrow. He was recently purchased by the Auckland sportsman, Mr. George McMillan, at a good figure, and he should get a portion of the purchase back at the Hutt. A Well-bred One Native Hero, one of the few offshoots of that great horse Native King, Claims an engagement at the Wellington fixture to-morrow and he will have quite a lot to say when it comes to the settlement of the argument in the Trial Handicap. He won previously on the Hutt Park track and the public will not have forgotten the performance. His Own Class • Although Tamerlane has not won a race since annexing the double at Claudelands in March, he has been well supported by the public on many occasions, but each time the trotter let them down. He has been contesting events among the pacers, but at Wellington to-morrow Bussell’s squaregaiter will tackle members of bis own fraternity and he should find it a lighter task than his recent ones. Bright Light has had the dimmer on since he led home a field at Alexandra Park at the Auckland Christmas carnival, and returned his followers a doublefigure dividend. That was over a mile and a-half journey, but since then his owner has sent him along the two-mile track, and while the trotter has gone solidly the last bit found him lacking. Bright Light is in a 12-furlong heat at the Hutt. Turn Not Far Off Dillon Huon has been racing more solidly of late and his turn for a win should not be far off. One of his best performances this season was his second to Padlock at Epsom, when he made the Longburn crack stretch him-

self to get the first certificate. At Hawera the Corrigan representative was prominent in his races, and later at New Plymouth two seconds were his Portion. He is on a handy mark in the Waiwetu Handicap to-morrow. A Consistent Mare Lottie Advance has been giving very consistent displays since the Alanawatu -fixture, and her second in the Wanganui Cup and win in the President’s Handicap at Hawera on the opening day were full of merit. On t&o strength of this Bair Jvearns’s mare

was made favourite for the Taranaki Cup, but she failed to gain a situation. Lottie will have another chance at Wellington to show her ability over two miles. Billy May Upset the Pot Billy Sea has shown an inclination to do his best since being disposed of by owner J. A. Mitchell for 38 guineas, and since A. Hendicksen has been handling the ribbons behind the Aus-tralian-bred pacer he has pulled out three thirds and then landed a good win. If Billy Sea produces his best form at Wellington he will keep the opposition busy and it will be stiff luck for his former owner if Billy turns up and defeats Loch Moigh. Such things have been known to happen. A Solid Pacer The roan gelding Epigram has a splendid turn of speed when wound up and earlier in the year put up several convincing essays. Then he faded for a brief period, but reappeared at Ashburton last week-end, where he made

a creditable, showing. The Southern pacer claims an engagement in the speed merchants’ 10 furlongs at the Hutt, and his prospects are of a rosy hue. Great Trotting Mare Sister Beatrice is one of the most improved square-gaiters in New Zealand at the present time and the best of her lias not been seen yet. When the daughter of Nelson Bingen cleaned up some solid pacers in the 10-furlong flutter at Hawera she did the work in most creditable fashion, and was going away from the opposition at the end. That she can stay two miles Sister Beatrice has already demonstrated in no small degree, and she will give spectators at Hutt a sample of her prowess in the big race.

Loch Moigh’s Chance Loch Moigh will tackle the biggest contract of his career to-morrow, when he steps out among a number of classy two-milers in the Armstrong Handicap. But the Longburn pacer is a real horse and the harder the task the better he seems to like it. Loch Moigh has every appearance of being a cup horse and he will probably cut the first niche to-morrow in the steps that will lead him in the direction that his stable-mate Padlock has already climbed. Useful Three-Year-Old Derby Lynn is a bonny filly by Nelson Derby from Edna and although only in her first racing season has placed some useful preformances to her credit. Earlier in the season the three-year-old was inclined to get on her toes at the barrier and lost a couple of heats through this fault. However, she appears to have come right and won two races at Hawera like a real good one. She finished up her two-mile effort in great style and should soon be heard from again.

LICENCE SUSPENDED

F. G. HOLMES’S APPEAL UPHELD BY JUDGES Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The appeal of F. G. Holmes against the decision of the New Zealand Trotting Association in suspending his rider’s and driver’s licence for two months was heard this evening by judges appointed by the Trotting Conference. The judges decided to uphold the appeal, and a written judgment will eiven later.