TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 365, 28 May 1928, Page 10

TROTTING

. . By

“Abaydos”

ADDINGTON IS TO BE FINAL LAP CANTERBURY PARK’S CARNIVAL WILL END SPLENDID SEASON On Saturday and Monday next the Canterbury Park Club will Hold its winter meeting, the conclusion of a successful series of trotting fixtures on the Metropolitan course for the 1927-28 season. The season which is swiftly drawing 1 to a close in New Zealand has been ; a singularly successful and important one, and Addington has had its full share of the good things served up in the trotting arena since it opened the new year in August last with the National Carnival. During the year 192728 many interesting and exciting struggles for supremacy between light ; harness contestants of varied degree have been witnessed on the Cathedral City’s fine track, and the function which is set down to eventuate on the popular dirt circuit on Saturday and Monday next promises to live ; up to the fine standard achieved throughout the present season.. Taking a line through the long list of en- ! tries in which high class is well reI presened. there is every reason to assume that large fields will be the order ! of the day and patrons of the popular j pastime are assured of several stirI ting contests in both the pacers’ and J trotters’ sections. King George Handicap The chief event on the card is the King George Handicap, so called irom j its association with his Majesty’s i natal day. Each year this well-en-|do wed item attracts a good field of | speed kings and produces a keen, exi citing contest, and that which will be staged on Saturday should prove no I exception to the rule. Riocole and ! Trampfast are the limit pair and there is no gainsaying the fact that the square-gaited Logan Pointer gelding must be given a splendid chance. He greatly impressed lovers of the game at Alexandra Park last October when he won a two-mile trot in 4.30, while at the Canterbury Park New Year fixture he finished second in the big event to Logan Park, tramping 4.28 1-5. Talent and Quality come next, and the latter has recently risen to the high ranks through her wonderful performance at Easter when she went a shade over 4.28 from a 4.38 peg. In the next row are three possibilities —Tom Thumb, Logan Park and , Logan Chief. The former showed j great promise early in the season, but I was off colour at the Auckland Cliristi mas carnival arid not much has been heard from him since. But he is a splendid pacer when right and capable of winning in any company. Logan Park is fast striking form and will be a solid proposition, while Logan Chief has of late showed an appreciable return to his better days. In fact, his recent displays, over this journey, suggest the one-time crack will be a hard horse to beau Peter

Bingen and Cardinal Logan have beer off the scene for some time past, but wren dressed in their full regalia the: are a great pair of pacers. Whether they will require a race or two te sharpen them up is problems tical.ane they may suffer in comparison in this respect from some of their opponentQueen’s Own is due for a win over this distance. She has put up a coupl* of real good efforts this season for place money in 16-furlong events. Talaro was affecting a come-back at Easter and should be all the better for the racing he experienced at that period. He will not have Padlock to chase on this occasion. Elack Admiral has not run up to over this course this season, but he has several seconds to his credit in ten-furlong flutters, good tests for the longer event. He only requires to be right to make things interesting Native Chief and Dalnahine are ranged together and if the track is not toe firm the latter will keep the opposition busy. The same applies to Waitaki Girl, who shows a partiality f? r this particular handicap and as sh»is again hitting out in her style there will be many friends f° the Harold Dillon mare. Then there is the dashing Prince Ponter who when properly wound up can unravel a fin r turn of speed. There is some excellent material for a great race, and « Logan Chief. Talaro. Logan Park Trampfast Tom Thumb and QueenOwn go to the post they will :nve?t the race with plenty of interest. Stewards’ Handicap Another item that will be brimful of i interest is the Stewards’ Handicaprun over ten furlongs, and which proj mises to include many speedy sprin - ! ers and top-ho> mile and a-quarte ’ horses. Of the fimit lot Direct Morring and Dillon Gold should be capab^ •; of making those at the back hurry some tune. The former has signs of soreness recently, but Wu in the humour can reel off a fast ter Dillon Gold has come well into picture this season and is racing nao solid. There is a big contingent ont*24yd mark, including recent winners i> Jolly Pet, Harry Audubon La nette, Vesuvius, Jackie Audubon a ' Jean McElwyn, while two speedy tomers in Glem*lg and YVh -trepiana a , billed to make a reappearance. If * not occasion surprise to see the w_ ner come from this peg*, and Jolly ' is one that must command a heap respect. Jackie Audubon favours • distance and now that Auau has elected to do his best he wfil xh ‘ it interesting. Quality may find DaP ~ de Oro too hot a proposition, w - j on the same mark is Epigram. w " “. fiemarkable display at Wellington month set the heads talking an “ ing. The roan has some rare ! bottled up and when uncorked it ! something out of the ordinary his march. St Maura has not recording her best of late but s ! -she is in the right key can stria* high note. Tom Thumb ** at / S over this course and Sea Pea ; always to be reckoned with, - h: Acron only requires to do 1 th , from the word "go” to show trpiway to go home. If Jolly P e gram. Daphn Oro. St. " Jackie Audubon and Dillon *l. J swords there will be a bet pa i the way in this so.