TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 819, 13 November 1929, Page 12

TROTTING

By ABAYEO3 GREAT PARRISH Ngingo Ngingo and Royal Silk in Form THE DERBY CONTEST The New Zealand Trotting Derby, which will be run at Christchurch tomorrow, will attract a lot of interest for Auckland lighti harness cnt h usiasts through the presence in the field of Great Par- | rish. j Sine© the classic was cornprehenI “Abaydos,” two Southern c uididat- s I have come well into the picture l*v j their remarkable track work at Ad ding- . ton. These arc the Bryce candidate, . Ngingo Ngingo, and Thomas’s repre- ! sentative, 1 loyal Bilk. In tramping th< Derby distance in 3.22 the former put up a great go. and one that should very nearly send the Matchlight cult out favourite for the heat. Royal silk, a son of Bilk Thread, lias also been responsible for brilliant track essays over a mile and a quarter, and finishing on in a manner that leaves no doubt about his ability to go the extra two furlongs. Nothing has been r corded of the doings of Purser, the speedy son of Man-o’-War, who, until quite recently, was looked upon as the ‘hope of the South.” Without any sensational track work to recommend him, he may be allowed to take a back seat, but it must not be forgotten that in his only start this season Purser finished second to Wrackler (in receipt of 48yds). To be beaten by such a erack-a - jack at the handicap was no disgrace and it can be taken fur granted that S. Chambers will have his gelding ready for the opposition. It is also true that Great Parrish, Auckland’s idol for the. blue riband, lias no track record of 3.22 to his credit at present, although on the Addington electrical speedway it would not come as a surprise to find J. T. Paul’s handsome colt knocking that time to pieces. What stands to the son of Guy Parish is his solidity and gameness. Further, his recent win at Epsom in 3.2 S on a track that was not fast should give his admirers confidence in his ability to deliver the goods at Addington. On that occasion ho beat a field of useful performers, and the effort was a good Derby test. Admitting that Ngingo Xgingo, Royal Bilk and Purser are good youngsters, “Abaydos” still pins his faith to Great Parrish.