Not6es and Comments

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 342, 1 May 1928, Page 10

Not6es and Comments

SPORT IN BOTH ISLANDS FORBURY PARK COMES FIRST Althought the shadows are beginning to fall on the Dominion trotting arena, fans will find plenty to keep them keenly interested during this week. Forbury Park fixture commences on Thursday and will conclude on Saturday, and on the latter day, the Cambridge Club will stage its annual function. When the tracks Soften The trotting mare Petroleuse. who formerly raced successfully in the well-known Corrigan livery, has not reproduced her running form since signing on with R. B. Berry, although ozi one or two occasions she threatened to make good. With the possibility of the tracks becoming softer Petroleuse should not now be long in making a return to owner G. McMillan for his outlay. Toheroa In the Soup Tolieroa was well in the soup at Ashburton, but it was not the squaregaiters correct form. At liis previous outing he put up two good perform - ances. being first and second respectively, and those who supported the Southerner were prepared for further returns. Toheroa appears on the Forbury Park menu and should claim attention. Promise Not Fulfilled Last season Nelson McElwyn. elder brother to Jean of that ilk. gave promise of developing into a high-grade paser, but so far this term he has not realised the hopes of his admirers. In his more recent essays the son of Nelson Bingen and Miss Spiers gave an indication of returning form, and he may make, amends at the Dunedin fixture. That Rose Marie is improving with the racing she has experienced, was proved at Hutt Park on Saturday, when she ran a splendid race behind Loiterer in the opening event, finishing in front of Great Triumph, who later in the afternoon annexed a mile event. Rose Marie figures on the front of the Domain Handicap at Dunedin on Thursday, so the boys will be singing “Sweet Marie.” Queenie Is Due There should be a saddle race left in the grey mare Queen’s General, who is an inmate of the Oamaru stable presided over by Jock Henderson, who has met with splendid success this season with Terence Dillon and Dalnahine. Prior to leaving the Buller district the mare won several good saddle heats on the Coast, but later she developed “stopitis” at the barrier, which left her backers lamenting. Queenie is on the improve again so she may pick up another stake. Peter On the Job Peter Boy, the erratic trotter which paid a visit to Auckland last June, has not been over-raced during the present season, but he has succeeded in returning his people some reward with second place prize-money and divies. Peter is just the boy to pay big prices, his galloping tendencies making him anything but a favourite with the public. If he starts at Forbury Peter will be seeking admission and if he succeeds there will be a good roll for his friends. Back To Form

Elzear showed a return to her best form when she followed that great trotter Native Star home at Addington on the final day of the Addington Easter fixture. There is no doubt about the speed of Tomkinson’s squaregaiter, but she seems to have a bee in her bonnet, and it has proved an expensive one for her followers. Elzear may now feel inclined to do her best under silk and Dunedin might find her in good humour. CAMBRIDGE ON SATURDAY Local enthusiasts will turn their attention on Saturday toward Cambridge, where once again the popular fixture of the progressive country club will be held. This is the last of the rural circuit for the season, and it is one of the most important meetings in the Auckland Province. Largo fields and keen racing, with winners well concealed, will be prominent features of Saturday’s sport at Cambridge. Promising Novice One of the nicest novices seen at Alexandra Park for some time is a black filly by Blue Mountain King from Whispering Dell, owned and trained by H Mitchell. Mountain Dell as the young lady has been called, is a sweet pacer, and with a bit of racing experience should make good at the game. The maiden pacer will in all probability face the starter at Cambridge on Saturday. Which Will It Be? Lord Haldane, who put up two impressive performances at Te Aroha, will have punters twisted at Cambridge, as his owner has left him in three events. Ten, 12 and 13 furlong heats are claiming the ex-trotter s attention, and judging by his displays at Te Aroha R. Saunder’s gelding will play a prominent part in whichever race may appeal to him most. Not In Tune Concertina was in rare tune at the Thames fixture and she received an encore. At Te Aroha her music was flat and she disorganised the choir of backers. The mare was going in good style for a mile when she was almost off the course, and lost her position, which she could not regain. It would not be wise to discard Concertina for her recent failure, but remember Thames when she next appears. “Horses for courses” and “courses for horses” are popular phrases with the racing and trotting fraternity, and in some instances there is a measure of truth in the assertion. Under this argument it may be “Kolmar for Cambridge,” as the black trotter won the two-mile event last May in good style, defeating among others Native Star, who finished second. At Hawera Kolmar showed fair form and gave the impression he was returning to his best behaviour. A Likely Sort Moko Fly ran a fair race at Thames and was susceptible to improvement, and if C. Schorr has got the Peter Moko gelding dressed in his best shoes at Cambridge he will be worth keeping an eye on. Whangarei light-harness enthusiasts consider Moko Fly a “flyer,” and if there is anything in the contention that he is as good as Lola Reklaw over a short course, then they have good reason for high opinions of the younger pacer. May Be More Solid In his races to date Gold Circle has not acted on the square, and the many admirers of the gelding have found it a losing game following him. But it is quite on the cards that he will strip a. different horse at Cambridge on Sat-

urday. and besides taking part in the race lor improving pacers, he figures among the saddle merchants in the President’s Handicap. He will find some stiff opposition in this department. Deserves To Succeed In the Hawera Cup. which was a solidlv-run race. Lord Nepean, who was on a 4.37 mark, put up a big fight and finished close up to the placed horses, in fact, it was only at the last pinch that Gold Dial, travelling at a great rate, cut the little fellow out of the minor portion of the stake. If Lord Xtpean has gone on the right

way since Easter, he will take more than a passing interest in the Cambridge Cup. and should he succeed in landing the goods, it would be a popular victory, as all enthusiasts would enjoy seeing owner Young lifting a That Joy Bird is in rare trim no follower of the sport will deny and the manner in which the Our Thorpe mare won at Hawera and New Plymouth, would convince all those who lost their wad when she stopped on the mark at Hamilton and Thames that had she hopped out they would have been on a winner. The mare showed at Taranaki that she can stay, too, as she ran a good race into third place in the Cup. Although 48yds behind in the saddle heat on Saturday, it will not be surprising to see A. McMillan’s pacer favourite. One Of Those Days Childe Audubon was once again a quiet paddock tip at Te Aroha, but for the umpteenth time the Great Audubon gelding left his followers high and dry. A. McMillan raced him without hopples, and while at one stage of the journey the Tamahere-trained pacer was showing a good burst of speed he failed to sustain his effort and was well beaten at the end. Some day. with his disappointing stablemate. Bingen Starr, he will decided to take it on seriously, and those who have remained staunch to the green and black jacket will take out a good wad.