NOTES AND COMMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1081, 19 September 1930, Page 13

NOTES AND COMMENTS

TROTTING IN THE SOUTH WHITE SATIN’S PROSPECTS It is not generally known by owners and trainers that before a horse can be nominated for a race registration of that horse must have been applied for at least four weeks beforehand. Previous to the last annual meeting of delegates in Wellington it was only necessary to register a horse any time before nomination. The rule does not apply, however, to any horse entered for races run exclusively for two or three-year-olds, where entries are taken while such horses are only one or two years old. In this case registration must be made on or before the date of final payments. # * * Ayrmont Chimes is up again under J. Bryce at I-lornby. This is a young Four Chimes stallion best suited by a long journey, and he is sure to improve with age. At Hororata last April he easily accounted for Howdah and Great do Oro over two miles. * * * Ono who should be heard of on the country circuit this season is the six-year-old trotter Ability, a brother to that popular old mare, Bonny Logan. He went quite a good race into fourth place at his first public appearance at Brighton. R. W. Franks is attending to his preparation. Goldworthy gets the stitch too easily to make any appeal when the journey is a mil© and a-half, as yet. but an event of two furlongs shorter may find her leading a field home in the not-far-distant future. Dolores may not be persevered with as a racing proposition and will probably visit Great Bingen this season. Tho American mare, who was got in tho land of the Stars and Stripes by Peter Clienault. took a two-mile record of 4.33 3-5, and she is the type that should make an ideal matron. * * it Western King has finished with the race track, and will stand the stud season at “Irvington Lodge.” He is rather a handsome stallion by Rock liuon from Hopeful Maid, and was imported to New Zealand by Mr. M. J. Moodabe. * # * Belinda continues to get through useful tasks at headquarters. Although she would have a big advantage so far as time goes in a race like the Methven Cup, she would be giving away seconds to enter, Gokl Country is coming hand very smartly, and should soon b© ready to show his quality on tho race track again. This is a youngster which promises to have a particularlv bright future. Todd Lonzia is now being sent along fits ter in his work by A. Cox wit,h a view to racing at the Greymouth spring meeting. A great two-year-old, he has furnished into a powerful, good-looking three-year-old, and Cox is justly proud of his charge. AT. B. Edwards has Royal' Chenault going in approved style again, and if this handsome colt sees Derby Day in top gear, he will have a share of the stake. Ho will probably be seen out in public before the classic. * * * Those who follow White Satin faithfully from now on should soon be showing a profit. Her last halfmile from a long way back in the two-mile trot at the seaside was an eye-opener to those who were doubtful about her staying capacity in the company she now meets. Roy Berry has the four-year-old right again and in his hands she will soon make amends for recent failures.

POSSIBLES AT ASHBURTON Silver Sea, a marc by Sonoma Harvester—Louie Drift, was placed on five occasions last season, and recorded three seconds in succession, being defeated in turn at Greymouth by Kawana, Brook Pointer and Warrenore. Silver Sea had her first run for tho season at the recent New Brighton meeting and again she succeeded in filling a minor place, being bertten home by Millie De Oro and Llewellyn. At Ashburton tomorrow the mare meets Millie Do Oro on 12 yards better terms in the Rakaia Handicap, in which Arethusa is also engaged, and Silver Sea will find this pair hard to head off.

Real Girl, a five-year-old .daughter of Real Guy, in O. E. Hooper’s stable, has yet to break the ice for a dividend. She was started four times last year, her best performance being a third to Glenville and Derry Pointer. Off a 3.42 mark the mare went a tick under 3.34, but while well supported in subsequent essays, failed to materialise. Real Girl, if she is a real one, will have her chance in the Silver Handicap tomorrow at Ashburton. Real Huon, another blooper production, who since his fine effort in tho 1929 Sapling Stakes behind John Jinks, has been a sad disappointment. is a competitor in the Rakaia Handicap at the same fixture. H appy Lass, a daughter of Happy Voyage, gave promise early last season of turning out a useful pacer, but after scoring at th£ Banks Peninsula fixture for R. Humphries, of Harold Logan fame, she bailed badly in several later essays. The Happy Voyage mare may have made sufficient progress during the recess to give her a reasonable chance in her Ashburton engagement. v Otaio Rose had a good deal of racing last season, and while she put up some promising performances, could not get her number hoisted in pride of place over the judge’s box. The daughter of Cello Sydney Wilkes paid a second dividend on two occasions, while in four other starts she secured third money. Toward the close of the season she was unlucky to strike Kautoma at his best, and the mare went under by a head. She is nicely placed in the 10-furlong heat at Ashburton. Norwester, a. roan gelding by Logan Pointer from Wild Myrtle, opened his account at Kurow last October, when ho strolled home in a mile and a-half event' to clip seven seconds off his handicap. Later on at Waimatc he was beaten by a useful sort in Lady Antrim, and tho roan tramped 2.52 4-5 off a 3.25 s mark. He was next in the boom at Oamaru, where Pro Rata and Happy Land headed him to the tqpe. but there was a useful lot finished behind him. Norwester figures in both trotting events at Ashburton _t°m°rrow. * * * A win for Llewellyn should not be !ong delayed. ’ He was on the jolly side at New Brighton, and this told against him when Millie de Oro came at him toward the close of the Belfast Handicap. He has settled down to race solidly, something that could; not be said in his favour last season. The American-bred pacer will hove a good chance of breaking his duck in the Selma Handicap tomorrow, or at least adding another second to his list.