pandas Boy will Have Chance to Make Cup Mark

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 737, 9 August 1929, Page 13

pandas Boy will Have Chance to Make Cup Mark

Several Others Seek Proficiency Diplomas trotting test tomorrow gy virtue of it being the first . race of the trotting season, ° n d because of the opportunity it affords of contestants qualifying for the New Zealand Cup in November, the August Handicap, w h ch takes pride of place on the Metropolitan Club's first-day card each year is regarded generally as being of paramount importance. einre the period when the yards sys- , m of handicapping replaced the old -Her of seconds, the August Handitan has been gradually reduced in limit while it has also furnished some sterling contests. It was in this race hst AifgusL that tlie (itsborne chamBion trotter. Fetcrwah, not only defLited a Hel'l of high-class pacers, but ritublished his wonderful race record l-a for two niles. Tlie 19-2 carnival suv the introduction uf the yards system, and with the limit at 4.34, the Australian pacer. Jlealm. placed on 4.31, save \\ . J. Tonikinaon a good start in New Zoa- ], rul by winning in 4.32 4-,». Stockade won the event the following year 0 H the front 4.33. registering exactly *ho handicap, and the great mare Onyx v.as the 19-4 winner, tramping 4.31 3-5 from a 4.26 mark on a slow track, jjupm Lou •non the succeeding year c(T 4 .'9. her time being 4.32 3-5. conditions being labelled lair. Then Talaro, with the limit. 4.32. captured the *take. but the heavy state of the track made the time slow —4.51. Two years ago Ossie Hooper surprised the natives with Audacious, who paid a great price when he won in 4.29 2-5 from a 4.30 peg. and then Fetcrwah set the world talking when last August he v ound up the watch to 4.23 4-5. Chance for Trotter Again It is just as well in recalling how Fifken’s handsome horse defeated a ;,ne lot of pacers, to remember that There i* a high-class trotter in the rontest on Saturday, and one that must be ranked in the first flight of the Dominion square-gaiters. This is Tnmig Blake, who apart from his undoubted ability, lias been handsomely treated in getting on the limit —4.3 u. He may not bo equal to putting up the time recorded by Peter wall, but the Canterbury trotter will give the pacers a headache if he gets on the journey without delay. As W. J. Tomkinson has (Hideaway also engaged, the combination will not be neglected. Native Prince is a possibility off the front line, and Vesuvius, if the track is firm, should go well off 4.29. The 4.28 brigade comprises a rare lot, including Glideatray (4.28 2-5), Koi IT Or (4.28). Dundas Boy (4.29 4-5 > and Silk Thread (4.3! 2-5), and as the four are all looking for a chance to join the New Zealand Cup eligibles, they will add a whole heap of interest to the go, and the winner will in all probability come from this lot.

Just behind them is King Pointer, another Cup aspirant, who has tramped the 4.27 to victory that he is again asked to do. Hooper’s brilliant pacer will be troublesome to those in front of him, but in Dundus Boy and Glideavay he will find a couple to keep him going all the way. Koi L’Or may spoil his chance at the start, but if ho goes out smartly will be in at the business end, while Bilk Thread will he right in at the danger zone. On 426 is the sturdy Kingcraft, and, good pae*r that he is, he is set a herculean task to concede the handicap to those mentioned. But there is no saying just how good he is, as nothing has been a trouble to him since entering the big societj-. Quality is on the same peg, and the little mare can be •impended upon to make a bold showing The once mighty Imprint is also on 4.26, but he looks to be. held safe hr Terence Dillon (4.25), who when tuned up is a real classy customer. Talaro never admits defeat till the post i* passed, and Waitaki Girl, the backmarker on 4.24, will have to bo reckoned with. It should be a tine race both from a spectacular and speculative point of view*, and when the public gets busy on the problem, its solution may favour Dundas Boy. Tomkinson’s bracket. King Pointer, and Kingcraft sharing the prize money. AUCKLAND CLUB rent charges reduced ® meeting of tbe committee of ne Auckland Trotting Club yesterday , Edwin Mitehelson was unanimously Elected a life member of .the club. In recognition of his long and honoured connection with trotting and with the Auckland Trotting Club in particular, * lr * H. Chatteris was similarly honoured. It was agreed to remit the nominau°n lees for several horses nominated or events for which they were LneligT*, at "inter meeting, rne stipendiary stewards’ report in with the winter meeting rea d and received. The programme for the 1929-30 seaarranged by the programme was approved and adopted. «;}■., was agreed that a reduction of >. ~ .. a day should be made uncondif , y to the Otahuhu Trotting Club ~r *‘ le rental of the racecourse at Alexandra Park for the 1929-30 seaThe resignations of Messrs. H. Chat.Ds and R. t. Marks, as stewards of p-° c lub, were received with regret, r ® new members were elected. rif.!5 rs °* thanks for donations to Parity wore received. Accounts amounting to .C43S 10s 3d *«• passed for payment.