TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 990, 5 June 1930, Page 14

TROTTING

SAPLING HEAT Prospects of Fine Race LIKELY YOUNGSTERS With the approach of the A*hburton fixture on June 14, interest in the two-year-old classic contest is being aroused and everything now points to an interesting race being witnessed. After final forfeits, 10 well-bred t*<»-year-olds hold their ground in the bab" blue riband. In addition to the tried contingent, which comprises Checkers, Flying Cloud, Arethusa, Wheat Kin?, Crimson Rey, Royal Chenault. Oros Pride, Rc*d Shadow and Gcldworthy, there are a number of others who may prove dark horses on the day. One o i these is Travis Maxwell, a good stamp of gelding by Travis Axworthy—Nano Maxwell, bred and ow ned by Mr. Peter Watson. He will certainly lack racing experience but he Is credited with being a level-headed youngster, with a useful burst of speed. Gold Chips is another bred the rig"*, way, being by Rey de Oro from Prospect and may be a surprise packeu Crimson Rey and Oro's Pride have no: shown up in their races as well z* some of their rivals, but they are susceptible of improvement. Bracket Fancied Arethusa's fine performance at Ashburton recently—where, strange to say. she was allowed to start at very lor.? odds, despite the fact she was bred there and claimed sistership t:> Wraekler —has brought the Wrack filly b* to

prominence for the contest. She hokfc the distinction of being the only can-didg-te for the honour that has won * race. Arethusa will be bracketsd another Wrack representative iii Fly* ll * Cloud, who also shows great prwJ* so it is quite on the cards the Durba-" Lodge bracket will be the popu»* selection, although Red Shadow is sure to have a big following. . Red Shadow, trained by J. ce, JP-. Royal Chenault, from M. B. Edwards* stable, each have placed per for manto their credit, and both may be pected to improve on anything in • have so far shown in public. „ m Checkers has not yet shown his c° * rect form in his races, but hc»' smart pacer that should develop ‘ King, owned in North Canterbury, trained by F. Holmes, but he is an u* known quantity. Although Goltlworuu has so far failed to win a race. a smart filly and likely to impove w the race comes up for decision. Generally speaking, it is a gc*® - and Arethusa, Red Shadow, and Royal Chenault look like most to say in the settlement v argument for two-year-old supr?m P