Southern Trotting

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 831, 27 November 1929, Page 12

Southern Trotting

FORBURY PARK FIXTURE

Good Fields Engaged

THE annual spring meeting of the Forbury Park Trott Club will claim the attention of followers of the no pastime this week, the function opening tomorrow and t minating on Saturday. Good fields should ensure keen W " tests and a successful fixture seems assured. A review ofTk first day’s card by “Abaydos” is appended.

The November carnival at Dunedin is a popular one with Southern owners and trainers and fills the bill admirably as a good try-out before the many Christmas light-harness functions. While the classes are too loose to encourage the highest grade pacers and trotters, they are of sufficient calibre to attract a large quota of those with pretensions to a more exalted degree. Consequently many will be seen out at Forbury Park, who should later be racing among the real classy performers. The good form shown by several competitors at Addington earlier in the month has entitled them to promotion, and some of these will take their place tomorrow in higher grade contests. The principal event of thfj day—President’s Handicap—has drawn a classy field, and bears a very open appearance. Several improved pacers -will be having their first run in such society, and they will add a lot of interest to the contest. Proceedings will commence with the Roslyn Handicap, a saddle heat for square-gaiters, for which a "ound lot will face the starter. Of the end lot Nancy McKinney, Avonness and Bonette are possibilities, with perhaps the first mentioned holding the best card. Wah, Kitty Patch and Nelson Prince are well placed on 24yds, and Great Way at a point further back will be at home on the dirt track. Further back Ambition, Victor Bingen and Jock Bingen are useful, but the favourites may be Nancy McKinney and Great Way. ROSLYN HANDICAP (Saddle) Of £200; 15 miles

Improving pacers are given their chance in the Progressive Handicap, and a big field of promising candidates will make it a difficult job for selectors to get on the right mark. Grand Canyon, Rey Child, Sea Mist and Napoleon are likely ones to plav a prominent part. Grand Canyon, if

Jolly Pet and Murivl de Urt. a solid bracket, and both h a v‘T" toi in to recommend them whn on the end is the sueedv • Steel All. Dalmenv must b ready, and should the fooUnU '”T 1 omkinson’s pacer will be . V He will be bracketed with anothJ*' one in Mawhariti, who Sc track Real Light won well church recently, and so did h i mate. Lindbergh, and win, Donald has a strong hand > consistent Jean McElwvn win lot of friends, but again just be a bit bevonc vl 1 “ bilities. Travis Axworth? lot of cheek and if he can , u last 100yds. he will be Jh?|^ ! ;

to get rid of. Talent. Vesuvim Hogan Chief will probably fir,- . trotter Trampfast s tough nu crack, and on his track lorn, nr to the Xew Zealand Cup tixturv looks the pick of the basket. jA. Spider is a solid trotter and iJ Jinks will be improved by his nr racing. If Trampfast goes to the ~ he should be favourite over if. i Pet-Muriel de Oro combination Jean McElwyn.

Axworthy . . 24 Two-mLle square-gaiters will d* demand when the Dominion Hanu comes up for decision. The rieid eludes several with recent font' recommend them. Of the front lusNew Metford will appeal most, t All Peters. Commander Bingen I Repute are possibilities. Two 0,., back Dolores and Nelson Ata c: attention, and the former, it 1 1 . perhaps not recognised as a stavein fine form, and what lieats fe, should win. Lenwood has a lu* speed, and if Swiftbine was in for it would be look out. Peter Lin i Lazarus raced well at Christcharr and must be considered, while on i dirt track Bingen Starr will h ave royal chance. When the public Bui, speculation the order mav ho Dores and New Metford.

Improvers who are qualifying ic for higher honours will contest ,h Caversham Handicap, and a big fir will be seen out. The majority on the front line, and with Cushlad’O: Eugene de Oro, Ethopian, 13 Dir-

Avon ess .... Lt 24 N. McKinney . Bt Kelson Prince 24 Peter Patch Bt 36 Standby . . . Bt Ambition . . . 48 Patty Todd . B+ Victor Bingen 4X Bonette .... Lt' Jock Bingen 48 Bob W ilkes . Wah 12 24 Boneta .... 120

PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP Of £.600; 2 milts. Jolly Pet ... I„t Talent Steel All Lt 1 *ogan Ch e' Muriel de Oro Lt Maiwhareti Dalmeny . . 12 Trampfast Real Light . . 12 Vesuvius Jean McElwyn 24 Money- Spider . Lindbergh ... 24 Author J nts - Travis

DOMINION HANDICAP Of £275 2 miles All Peters . Lt A udobell . . . •; Com. Bingen . Lt Lenwood . . . New Metford Lt« Swift bine . Repute . . Lt Peter Lin . . * Dolores 24 Lazarus . . . f Nelson Ata . 24 Bingen Starr