TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 465, 21 September 1928, Page 7

TROTTING

(By “ABAYDOS.-J Consistent Form at Wellington HOW GOOD IS PADLOCK GRAND LIGHT’S SOUND DISPLAY The Wellington Club’s one-day fixture, held last week-end, was productive of good sport and the form of several competitors was distinctly good, while others showed promise of being ready for a “take” in the not distant future. The heavy track was against fast times and winners will not suffer much inconvenience for their successes. The “tote” figures showed a decrease from last year, but the smallness of the fields in the trotters* races would probably account for this. Drift Wav© (Petereta - Imperial Fan), half-sister to the promising Vestas, gav© her few ardent supporters a good return for their outlay when she battled along into second place in the Novice Handicap at Wellington. Ability to begin quickly early gained her a good position, and this stood her in good stead when it came to the final issue, as she was able to keep all except Rollo at bay. Handy for West Coast Insurance (Matchlight—Wuodvere) showed further proof of his consistency by getting the third portion of the purse in the Novice Handicap. The Nelson owned and trained gelding did not evidently hop out too smartly, but when it came to the business end Berkett’s pacer was putting in good work and gave backers of Drift Wave a bit of a fright till the post was passed.

He should earn some cash on the next West Coast circuit.

One of the Jolly Kind Jolly Chimes (Four Chimes —Jolly Girl) is a half-brother to the useful performer Jolly Pet, who last season showed convincing- form and gave promise of reaching higher company* this year. Jolly Chimes, on the other hand, failed to get any money at all last season, but opened his winning account recently at New Brighton, where he won over ten furlongs. By putting up such a pleasing effort last Saturday behind Pageant, the Southerner is displaying form that should secure him some money this year. Consistency Deserves Reward

Mate o’ Mine (Four Chimes—Rothschild mare) is racing consistently, but evidently with an element of ill-luck, as another placed performance has gone down to his credit as a result of his essay in the Bollard Memorial Handicap. His second and third at National time was not forgotten by his friends when M. B. Edwards geared him up at the Hutt Park, although a few remembered the failure over ten furlongs at New Brighton the previous Saturday. However, one of these days Mate o’ Mine should reward his supporters with a decent return. One Worth Watching The displays given by the Americanbred horse Travis Axworthy (Dillon Axworthy—Lady Peters) last weekend have caused his shares to rise in the racing market, and when it is taken into consideration that he was only in work a few weeks the performances were all the more meritorious. After defeating some smart ones in the 12-furlong flutter, Travis made a bold bid to “double up” in the twomile final heat and beat all bar Athalone, who had followed him home earlier in the day. As generally expected, Talent

(Calm —Betty Martin) ran a sound race in the Trial at Hutt Park, being eventually beaten into third place. Most followers of the pastime know what a useful performer Talent is over 10 furlongs. He begins smartly and has a good dash that carries him a long way, usually in the lead, toward the post. Knowing his capabilities in this direction, it is not difficult to realise what a crack-a-jack Padlock must be to overhaul the South

Island pacer inside a quarter of a mile and hold him cheap for the ; remainder of the journey. Just how good Padlock is remains to be seen. Coming Back Great Bingen (Nelson Bingen— Bertha Bell) is showing an appreciable return to his better days, as was evidenced by his great effort to overtake the speedy Padlock at the conclusion of the Cup Trial Handicap last week-end. He displayed dash and determination, but the Manawatu crack pacer had it on him right to the post. The forward running of D. Withers’s charge has brought him into favour in many quarters for the big November heat, but there are many more who look to Padlock to again finish in front of the New Zealand two-mile recordholder.