EPSOM TROTTING CARNIVAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 858, 30 December 1929, Page 6

EPSOM TROTTING CARNIVAL

HORSES IN FORM , Trotting At Epsom SATURDAY’S SIDELIGHTS By ARAYDOS Writer was in better mood on -Saturday and trotting in his best style, gave nothing: a, chance at the finish. The Southerner was again well supported. but the win was not popular with a small section of the public. Tamahine again went an honest rae«? and W. Hughes’s mare was unlucky to strike Writer on the improve. The Palmerston North trotter should have a good show of winning before she goes home. Kolmar relished the footing on Saturday and plugged along in solid style, but was lacking in pace when it came to the business end. W. Willetts’s trotter should get some money later on. * * * After making a very slow beginning Linnett the Great trotted soundly in the Oak Handicap, and was doing good work in the run home. She was only a head away from the third horse, and will soon be in the picture again. * * * Enawah never left the issue of the Tramway Handicap in doubt. Slow to go away, she soon struck a good position, and running to the lead half a mile from home, won in the easiest manner. She is right at the top of her form. Warspite displayed his usual gameness when, after losing his useful position at an important stage of the Tramway Handicap, he came at the right end to cut Hal Chimes out of second money. Any day now' for this chap. * * * Alex Corrigan took fine care he would not strike any trouble in the Champion Handicap by taking Kc-hara early to the lead. He endeavoured to win from end to end, but the big ■ black pacer was stopping at the end, | and Padlock got up to break evens. j * * * The honours of the Champion Stakes were with Padlock, who was well back half a mile from home. Travelling fast on the out- I side of the field, W. Hughes was fifth into the straight, and with a gallant effort the wonder horse esiught the leader on the post. Peter Bingen made a great effort to win the Champion Stakes, and when lie moved forward three furlongs from home his backers looked happy. The favourite put in it final dash in the run the post, but failed to overhaul Kohara, and could not foot it with Padlock, third being his portion. Lady Fan lost ground at the start of the Christmas Handicap with a break, but Driver Thomas soon got her righted, and she never gave her supporters any cause for uneasiness. The mare was hard pressed at the finish, but l,!L he hun » on well to get the first certificate. Sebisca soon bad a good lead in th© Christmas Handicap by beginning in line style, and with the major portion of. the journey covered lv> was in front with Lady Kan. Gcortre Mitchell then lost his position. but once straightened up for homo the old trotter put in ;t great effort, failing by a neck to overhaul Lady Kan. Tradesman was giving a lot of cheek three furlongs from homo in the C hristmas Trot, but a bad break lost w?« a ground. The old trotter lias putting in great work over the last furlong, threatening to head oft" the pair in front of him, but another upward dive lost him a place. With splendid generalship J. T. Paul got Great Peter to win his first two miles. He allowed Sir Author to go out in front, but when the last lane was reached the brother to Great Bingen and Peter tsingen finished gamely to score hy a neck. J. T. has Great Peier in great nick. * * ♦ Sir . Author went a good race in the Dominion Handicap, and he had every C . ia i n . Ce ' as C ' Donald went to the front early and made his own pace. Sir Author looked a winner half wav up the straight, but failed to stall off the strong final effort of Great Peter. . Evelyn Locanda ran a genuine rarp in the Dominion Handicap and when heads were turned for home her prospects were rosy. The mare tired over the last 300 yards, but finished a good toc> r< well Slie did not relish the footing * Machine Guns form in the Auckland t up, when he finished third to Gold Jacket and Peter Bingen, was proved correct on Saturday, when lie cleared out two furlongs from home in the Summer Handicap to pass the post a food length clear of tile field. A. McMillan lias the big pacer back to liis best form. * * Concliffe was not going happily in the early stages of the Summer Handicap, but with half the journey covered the handsome chestnut settled to his work. over the last half mile he showed fine dash and finishing Miongly cut Torpedo Jluon out of second money. Whenever W. Torrmkinson solves the puzzle vith the chestnut, owner Barton will get a lot

Torpedo Huon was wel nlaeed throughout the Summer Handicap, and three furlongs from the winning post looked to have a good chance. In the run to the box the Epsom-trained pacer f ° u I nc l 1,1 e beyond him and he added another third to his rapidly increasing list of minor placings. Surely ho will break the ice soon. Young plake was looked upon as unbeatable m the Epsom Handicap and ho duly landed, although his supporters were very uneasy as the field turned for home, where he was in fourth place. 1 utting in great work. Tompkinson got the sturdy trotter homo in the last few- strides and his backers gave a sigh of relief. Rose Bingen again trotted a splendid race and she pjt up a game fight with Young Blake, who was meeting her on 24 yards better terms than in the Rowe Cup. For her second to Raima A. Julian's mare was penalised 24 yards, but Young Blake, who get third p-ize on Friday, received the erder “as you were.” * * * In each s;tart at the meeting, Peter McKinney went for the “doctor” bright and early, but when it came to the final bustle he found the opposition too solid. On Saturday A. McMillan’s trotter, despite several bad breaks was far enough in front to have a good winning chance a quarter of a mile from the box, but up he went again, and his backers were lcA lamenting. Wrackler went away like an old general in the Ranfurly Handicap and when the stand was reached • Morny” Holmes had him well* placed just bebind tile leading division. Crossing tlie top ho unwound the speed spool and in a couple of flashes it was all over, the

j crack four-ycar-old .sailing home art 5o a ud applause! 0 acCMu l»nin»c«u o? I ‘-^-5 course, they had ‘'Buckley's,”’ but nevertheless gave it a go. Ths hint old son of Gold Bell began brill ! hantly and once he hit the front gave nothing a chance of keeping him ejr | »f second money. t :irinel made a good showing in the • Kanfurly Handicap and with iix fui! i longs gone was running along in i handy position. He appenred to be hampered by the footing and could not infuse his usual dash into the i finish, third berth being his portion it j the box. ! Stanmoor lost a good lot of ground | at the start of the final heat of th 0 I day, and for the major portion of the journey he was well back, in the running. Once into the last, drive August’s charge put in telling work and | was finishing strongly in fourth place at the wire. With the exception of a mistake made at a critical moment when finishing swiftly in the Summer Handicap, Peterwah gave a fine exhibition of trotting. Crossing the top he put in a run which he sustained almost to the box, but just as the champion square-gaiter looked like returning his backers a second dividend he became unbalanced and finished fourth. Mountain Dell would probably have added a lot of interest to the finish oi the Tramway Handicap, as she was making a forward move as the field left the straight the last t:me. when she collided with Van Rich and a. Bryce was unseated. Going on her own] the black mare overtook Van Rich and capsized G. Robertson from the sulky. * * m The connections of Reremai were evidently not prepared to "take on” Great Peter in the two-mile heat on Saturday, as the mare was not accepted with. After her good showing on Friday. when she finished a close second to Evelyn Locanda, J. Simpkin’s pacer should soon be on the honours list again.