WELLINGTON TROTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 899, 17 February 1930, Page 6

WELLINGTON TROTS

ARIKITOA WINS DOUBLE NATIVE HERO SURPRISES Special to THE SUN WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Wellington Trotting Club held its one-day second summer meeting at Petone today under miserable weather conditions. Regular showers at the opening of the sport developed into steady rain by the time the third race was run and the track became very slippery, militating against fast times. The totaiisator handled £22,740 for the day, compared with £26.496 for the corresponding day last year, a decrease" of £3-,755. Tramping Fast Glenrossie, a three-year-old gelding by Matchlight from a Harold Dillon mare, made no race of the Hutt Park Trial Handicap. He followed Drift wav* • for a mile, and once he took charge drew rights away, winning easily from Bessie Huon and Brent Zolock at a gait over 13s better than he was handicapped to do. As a spectacle the race was very poor, the field being well strung out toward the close. Somerby. Direct Tied and Marion De Oro lost their chances at the start. The winner is trained on the course by L. O. Thomas. Easy For Boneta The defection of Writer from the Nai Nai Handicap left a one-dividend field.' Boneta trotted faultlessly throughout to wind up an easy winner from Jock Bingen. Tamahine went away well, but broke with six furlongs to go and finished last. Lady Kan and Dolores both faulted in the last halfmile. Boneta is improving steadily with and experience. and N. L. Price deserves credit for the patience he has shown with the mare, who has proved a handful. The Chief Event In a good betting race Great Logan £1,070 and Wrackeen £7S2 were the public selections for the February Handicap. From start to finish Arikitoa was in the van, but the race never lacked . interest. Arikitoa began like a tradesman (something new for him) and when he reached two furlongs in 37 2-5. he was in command from Sonoma, Wrackeen. Jolly Pet. Great Logan and Real Light. Zella and Acre stopped on the mark and were at the tail of the field throughout- At the half-mile, left behind in 1.13 2-5, Arikitoa was showing the way to Sonoma, and except that Wrackeen had been displaced by Jolly Pet, there was no change in the order. When Arikitoa reached the mile and a-quarter in 2.54 4-5 he had as his nearest attendants Real Light, Jolly Pet, Great Logan, Wrackeen and Sonoma. Into the back Arikitoa was still going well, but after he gathered the mile and a-liulf in 3.30, Great Logan ran up to him, only to be disposed of inside the next furlong. It was at this stage that Sonoma, who was racing in front of Wrackeen, broke and stopped her, this costing the Wrack mare fully 12yds and her position, which probably cost her the race. Arikitoa clipped on the pace over the last half, reaching a "2.8 clip, to beat fast finishing Real Light by a short length. Great Logan was only a head away, third, a similar distance in front of Wrackeen. who made a big effort in the lane. Jolly Pet was just in front of Sonoma. The winner returned with laurels, as ho made all his own pace, and then outstayed the others. Wrackeen was unlucky. A Great Price

Native Hero made no race of the Railway Handicap, until 1 DO yards off the post, where he was strongly challenged by Sandy Pointer. He liung on gamely however to gain a narrow verdict. Baron Bingen finished on much better than Nelsonian to take third place. Soon after the start Salient broke and Glenlake followed suit. The former recovered, but although he got up to third place for the run home, he faded out. Glenlake was last throughout after his mistake, and Halmore left his feet to drop out of the proceedings in the first five furlongs. The track got to the bottom of several horses, but Native Hero found conditions to his liking, as he is locally trained by V. D. Clutterbuck. Petronious Gets Even On the strength of his performance at the last Wellington meeting. Petronius \yas elected a warm favourite for the Sharpe Handicap. The going was all against many of the runners, but the favourite was one that handled it to perfection, and after disposing of Hardiness, Brent Light and Bessie Huon throe furlongs from home, he lasted out long enough to beat the fastfinishing Lady Author by a short length. Bessie Huon did better than Alexis and Hardiness in the home stretch, and ended up a close third. Glenlake, who started in the previous race, when forging to the front passing the stand the first time, broke and did not gather any speed after losing his position. Petronius, who is trained by Drum Withers, was accorded a round of applause on returning to the enclosure. He is a half brother to Onyx. No Trouble to Writer Jock Bingen, who was made a hot 1 favourite for the Wilford Handicap, failed to stay on in the mud, and was beaten out of sight in the run to the judge. Miss Leda made most of the pace, and after retiring apparently n tJiree furlongs from home, she came again and outstayed Jock Bin- ! gen for third. Writer trotted splendidly in the heavy going, quite confounding the opinion that he would not handle heavy going, and once in line for home nothing could touch him lor speed. Quickfire put in a couple of breaks, and then finished fast in second place. Tanmhine did not see out the journey, and Boneta lost her chance at the start. Another Outsider The track was a sea o£ slush when the starting time came tor the MidtU-> Class Handicap. Salient, the outsider of the field, revelled in the going and ri?H uway from Nelsonian, Lydia, Sandy Pointer an 1 LI Direct at the two furlongs, to score a four lengths’ victory. Lydia, who broke twice in the last half mile, came liom last to second in the concludin ' quarter, and on the dry track would in all probability have won casilv Denver City broke badly with six furlongs to go. Arikitoa Again ,1 VVlll S;'’ fJiUon and Arikitoa had selve< E CC Th P „ Han , dicap lo tliem- \. Thee changed positions in S ’ - Ut Ariki toa stayed best in the quagmire and beat tVilina- Di>lon easily by four lengths. There was ourifc^AV 0 !'° San Plincess - the favouiite. Wrackeen, a pre-post favourite for this event, was scratched. Results are as follow: p a, rk Trial Handicap, of *173- 1 o.d’s.-ii^C-o 3 SSESiSV- 4 M ife Dr?ft4a« at l2y|s Red, limit: 1 Timers 43'2-i V ° n by six lengths. T. fuHon|L.-? n |jsn?tJ rot f’ Of p £ - 0 ? ; Ufiihe 2’Tri'dv F r in C, ho : , l If-oVioreJ^r^1 f -o VioreJ^r^ three lengths. Time. 3.45. FEBRUARY HANDICAP Of £325; 2 miles 3 T^i?.'l r OA B . Thompson), Andersonß Also started: 1 Sonoma, 7 ZcUa, limit;

- Wrackeen, 12yds: 6 j 0 p,, 4 Aer.-. Hyde. Won by a lenEre'' » separating second and third. Tiir* ht '? l Railway Handicap, of £2OO- lmn 4 Sl ’ longs.—:• Native Hero <Mra ’ £ "tf*? f llr. -fids. V I>. Clutterbuck 1 ' , Pointer. '24yds. 2; 2 Baron' Sand;, Also started: 10 Salient ilrf"’, hifiit. Pleasant Wave. 4 Mac Loca'nda " v a ? f :an. limit. . Halmore, s 1 31yds. Won by h iwek separating second and third Tim p.^s H^ p \vU>;r Ress h h. ,S Hu l in s llnlft 5 ’ =: ®' Brentliglit. S Alexis. 7 ,” a rted: « Solitude, lu M.itenga. 1 1 Urdin2? U ?, s » 8 Glenlake. 36yds. Won btSaiL’,' ,rni; . Time, a 2.5 Ce “ Seco '” d thkl’ w'hfop. l ? HANDICAP Of £— ,i>; 2 miles 2 WRITER cE. Morgan). Slyds, p 0 QUICKFIRE 4J. McKendry) 12\.a'' * E. J. Smith J as. lhnitf Also Started: 6 Tamahine. i» v d,. Boneta. 36yds: 1 Jock Bingen it.-aV i by four lengths, with a neck betwlf' Wor ‘ end and third. Time, 4.53. T w *2l' Middle-class Handicap, of Has- o _ , ■ Salient it. Alborn), lintif f ’ 2 Lydia. 12yds. 2: 6 Nelsonian r nP , r ’ 1: Also started: I Denver I'Uv - Wakefield. 1 Sand: Pointer,'s E] PiV, 3 JyttL Aon i.;, four lengths ELECTRIC HANDICAP Of £260; IX miles 3_ w? 1 , 1 s Kl m°b. Edti-ards Thonj^'. %Zb?% n (a - j: ' l 3 LOGAN PRINCESS' (\Y H k," - lings), 12yds, D. Withers CoU . _ Also started: 1 Eugene Dp Oro iir„ .> Sonoma, a Zella. 12vds * Wmi v : and I \li t iid Wit T,me l . C yri-> gtWfga^ TROTTING FIXTURES February 22, 24—Otahuhu Trottma ri,.v March S-Timaru Trotting Club * C ‘ Ul ' April ■> —Waikato Trotting Club APfi 30-12 —Wanganui Trotting Club "a Pr n m — Ha "'' r a Troltiig Club April _e—Taranaki Jockey Club May 3—Cambridge Trotting Club June 11, 23—Auckland Trotting Club.