New Brighton Appeals Next

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 418, 1 September 1928, Page 7

New Brighton Appeals Next

POINTERS FOR PUNTERS

THE next light-harness programme for the season so successfully opened at Addington last month will be staged at New Brighton on Saturday, September S. The fixture is confined to Southern horses, the prize money not being sufficient to tempt the Aucklanders who visited Addington to remain for the coming fixture, while in any case the loose limits were no encouragement for the Northerners, who would have been required to give away long starts.

Two events, the Improvers’ and Autumn Handicaps, are confined to the square-gaited fraternity on the card arranged by the seaside club, the former being run over 12 furlongs, and as the name implies is for the novice and improving class. The other item will be contested over a two-mile journey, and will give the moderate section, with pretensions to higher class, a chance to display their ability. Promising Improvers Bluo and Gold is a straight-out trotter by The Triumph from Kola Bell that is expected to show up this season and bring gold to her owner’s mill. The square-gaited mare Carclo was only harnessed up once last season and then registered a third place at Ashburton. She is said to be a stablemate of Colene Pointer and Kingscraft!

Golden Spray won three races on end at the Christmas carnival on the Golden Coast and proved a useful trotter. A couple of later failures should not cause her friends to forget her —although she is a Great Audubon mare. New Metford is now’ a five-year-old and the Rey de Oro gelding should not be long in getting on the winners’ list for the new season. Eva Reta was a winner last year at Kaikoura, and after several subsequent failures ran second to Peter Lin at Ashburton. By Petereta from Rema Rosa she will probably do better this season. Merrijigs was a losing hazard for the Reef ton owner-trainer Vic Alborn last season through his failure to race up to track suggestion. The son of Nelson Bingen did some wonderful things on the quartzopolis course but executed some merry jigs when the colours were unfurled. Myrtle Dillon, the four-year-old daughter of Author Dillon and Myrtlewood, dam of Loganwood and Logan King, is evidently a double gaiter. She is being tried at New Brighton in the trotting class and the following week may be among the novice pacers at Wellington. . Of Higher Rank Little Johnnie was early on the scene as a winner last season and later on went a good race into second place behind Great Amazon over two miles. Little Johnnie will soon come home to tea again. Count Dee was backed and beaten three times last season. The Petereta gelding is a great track worker but that doesn’t count a dee when it comes to racing. Rose Audo (her nomenclature will suggest her male parentage) was only asked to face the race crowd three

times during 1927-28, but she secured a win and a third. Rose was in full bloom at the Canterbury Park June fixture, where E. C. McDermott got her home in good style. Nelson Boy is engaged in a two-mile heat, but he has not up to tlio present shown any inclination to get such a journey. The Nelson Bingen gelding finds 12 furlongs quite far enough at present, but, of course, he may stay on with time. Some promising youngsters will be seen out in the novice events for pacers, some of whom succeeded in getting on the winning list last season. Others of maturer age also showed up prominently and gave good indications for future success. Their displays at New Brighton will throw some light on their prospects of attaining to a higher degree during the season. The Reef ton- owned Linkman is thought by many expert judges to be a crack-a-jack in the making. He is by Matc.hlight from a Harold Dillon mare and forms one of Vic Alborn’s team. Enough said. Lindburgh is a promising three-year-old by Author Dillon from a mare by Antonia. He had a run at Ashburton last year and a lot are waiting to see how he shapes next time out. Sunfish, who claims an engagement at New Brighton, is now owned by our esteemed Auckland sportsman, Mr. Geo. McMillan and consequently trained by Roy Berry. As a three-year-old last season the son of Sungod and Decoy was placed on three occasions. Taraire’s son, Ariki Toa, is looked upon in some circles as being a cut above the ordinary, and it is confidently expected he will not be long this season in getting on the winning list. Baron Bingen, the brother to Great Bingen, Worthy Bingen, Peter Bingen and Great Peter, and who is wellknown throughout New Zealand on account of the rumpus caused when he fought out a finish with Free Advice at the last New Brighton fixture, will again be in the picture at the seaside function. He will not have the Auckland filly to trouble him this time. Sonoma Child, the younger brother to Harvest Child, a winner of the Sapling Stakes last season, will probably have a run at New Brighton and Wellington before coming to Auckland for the Derby. His form will be watched with interest, as he is the early favourite down South for the classic. Pet Locanda is a four-year-old filly that showed form last season that caused her to be considered more than useful and for two starts she secured a third and then a victory. As the name suggests, the young lady is by Brent Locanda, her dam being Petrova, and she is an inmate ot' the Kennerley establishment. Although Lough Neagh only earned 15 sovereigns in his half-dozen essays last season he went 3.34 3-5 for the small stake. Next time out he was placed on 3.39 but failed to get a situation, finding it impossible to concede 72 yards to some of the

smart novices near the front. The Logan Pointer gelding is on u 3.36 peg at New Brighton, so the task presented him appears a difficult one. Mercury is on the end of a 2.55 tenfurlong flutter at New Brighton. This is a 2.20 mile gait, so if the Adonis gelding is capable of that 2.12, it will not give the others much chance. There should be Quick silver for Mei - cury’s followers. Dick Logan is one to keep in mind when ready for the races again. A liat trick came his way last year, his successes being in 13 and 16-furlong heats respectively. The son of Logan Pointer —0.1. C. is owned by the Southern sportsman, J. R. Frizzell, and was driven in his successful missions by * . Cl. Holmes. Although there is only one saddle ovent on the card on Saturday, there is good representation in the class for pacers who appear to do better with the weight on top, and this particular item promises to prove interesting and should be productive of a ding-doing contest. At the New Brighton march meeting Sonoma Star, then a three-year-old, attracted attention by romping home in a 12 -furlong saddle heat and slicing eight seconds off the handicap time. The son of Sonoma Harvester started twice afterwards, but on each occasion was asked to give away failstarts, and did not show up. But within one of the end of the saddle race next Saturday, Sonoma Star should have a good chance of shining. High Jinks is now owned by the West Coast sportsman, Arty Beban, who la-st week was a visitor to Auckland, where he was elected to the presidency of the fsew Zealand Boxing Association. The Coaster has had many high jinks in the sporting world, but in the son of Logan Pointer he should have a payable one, especially in saddle events. Great Triumph, another Aucklandowned but Canterbury-trained representative, is likely to reach a good standard this season. Last year, which was his first at the business, he succeeded in collecting two winning certificates, and three third prizes also came his way. The Triumph offspring is useful in either saddle or harness.