TROTTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1926, Page 4

TROTTING.

FORBURY PARK MEETING BTG P ACE TO PETER BINGEN. THE DASH TO IVY AUDUBON. Ut Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The first day of the Forbury Park Spring meeting was held in bad weather. The track was. heavy after overnight rain, followed by showers during the afternoon, and the times were consequently slow. The totalizator handled £18,666, as against £24,372 on the first day last year. The result* are:— ROSLYN HANDICAP. Of 200 sovs. One mile and five furlongs. 6 MASTER PETER (McDermott) 1 10—FREEMAN 2 B—AVALANCHE 3 Also started —4 Robert Todd, 3 Hawkesbury’s Pride. Elgear, 5 Peter Felix, 1 Bon Wood, 9 Swiftest, 7 Nelson McKinney. Master Peter took charge in the last lap from Avalanche and Bon Wood. In the run home Master Peter won by two lengths from Freeman, who finished strongly and beat Avalanche by half a length for second place. Hawkesbury’s Pride was fourth. Time, 4min. 2 2-5 sec. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP. Of 225 sovg. One mile and five furlongs. 3—DAY POINTER (McLellan) .... 1 1— COLENE POINTER 2 2 ROBERT BELL 3 Also started—ll Logan Park, 10 Celestial, 6 First Imperial, 12 Spring Flower, 8 Pert Pointer, 7 Scottish Maid, 9 Amaris, 4 Peter Elect, 5 Mirella. Colene Pointer went to the front entering the last round, but when it came to business was unable to stall off Day Pointer, who won by a head, with Robert Bell ten lengths away, followed by Amaris. Time, 4min. 2 2-ssee. ST. KILDA HANDICAP. Of 275 sovs. One mile. I—GENERAL BINGEN (Edwards) . 1 3 ROLLICKING BELLS 2 7 NIPPER 3 Also started—6 Glen Farg, 2 Mountain Chimes, 2 Four Bells (bracketed), 4 Logan Lad. 5 Maeanda. General Bingen won easily after leading by a good margin practically throughout. Nipper was two lengths away and Maeanda was fourth. Time, 2min. 21 l-ssec. SPRING HANDICAP. Of 225 sovs. Two miles. 8— YOUNG TOM (Todd) .- 1 6— nelson McKinney .. 2 5 FREEMAN 3 Also started —1 Nelson- Ata, 9 Avalanche, 4 Tim Wood, 3 Underviewer, 2 Real Great, 7 Duke Bingen. Won all the way by about twelve lengths, with Freeman four lengths away, followed by Underviewer. Time, smin. 8 2-ssec. PRESIDENT S HANDICAP. Of 700 sovs. Two miles. 1— PETER BINGEN (Kennerley) ... 1 6 DOWNCAST 2 4 TRENAND 3 Also started—lo Harold Burwood, 9 Menember, 7 Bing Boy, 3 Dalnahine, 6 Napland, 8 Event, 11 Dolly Dillon, 2 Logan Lou. Peter Bingen and Trenand took up the running and were in front over the first mile, when Downeast ran into second place. Peter Bingen, who was never headed, stayed on well and won by three lengths from Downcast, who beat Trenand by six lengths, with Menember next. Time, 4min. 55 2-ssec. CAVERSHAM HANDICAP. Of 225 sovs. Two miles. 2 MAC ARANDA (Walsh) 1 4—COLEHILL 2 I—HOMER 3 Also started —5 Some Wilkes, 3 Hoon Hay.

Homer and Colehill made most of the running until two furlongs from home, when Macaranda went to the front and won by a short length, with Homer eight lengths aw’ay. Time, smin. 0 4-5 sec. DOMINION HANDICAP. Of 350 sovs. Two miles. 1— ENGAGEMENT (Townlev) 1 S—INGLE BINGEN 2 3 PROUD ATA 3 Also started—4 Audobell, 2 Pete Peter. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Pete Peter failed to handle the going. Time, 4min. 59 2-ssec. After the race the stewards met to consider the galloping over a big stretch of ground by the winner, but on hearing the evidence the stipendiary and patrol stewards decided not to alter the judge’s placings. DASH HANDICAP. Of 300 sovs. One mile. —IVY AUDUBON (Butterfield) .... 1 2 LADY EMBRACE 2 4 FOUR BELLS ♦ 3 Also started —1 Bismurate (coupled with the winner), 3 Sing Boy. Won easily by four lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 26 4-ssee. SECOND DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Dunedin, Last Night. The Fc.rlmry Park Trotting Club's acceptances for the second day are:—SUBURBAN HANDICAP. One mile and five furlongs.—Hawkesbury’s Pride, Elzear, Dillon Harold scr, Peter Felix 24yds bhd, Fairlight 60. Young Tom 72, Master Peter 84, Freeman 96, Nelson McKinney 108. ADVANCE HANDICAP. One mile and five furlongs.—Logan Park, Royal Authoress. Robert Bell, Hereweka, Kinney Dillon, First Imperial, Pert Pointer, Springflower scr. Scottish Maid 12yds bhd, Erin’s Child 3(1, Day Pointer 48. Colene Pointer, Sahib, Peter Elect. Amaris, Lingheid 48, Mirella 60. EMPIRE HANDICAP. One mile.— Nifsper. Glen Farg, Mountain Chimes, Rollicking Bells. Logan Lad scr, Macanda 12yds bhd, General Bingen 24, Maiwhariti 48. BRIGHTON HANDICAP. Two miles. —Elcza scr. Young Tom 24jds bhd, Tim Wood. Underviewer 36. Freeman 3(1, Real the Great 48, Duke Bingen 48, Nelsou McKinney* 72. FORBURY HANDICAP. Two miles.— Harold Burwood ser. Trenand. Menember, 1> pland. Bing Boy 12yds bhd, Dal-

nahine, Peter Bingen 36. Downeast, Event 48, Dolly Dillon, Logan Lou 96. TAINUI HANDICAP. Two miles.— Homer scr, General Bingen 12yds bhd, Hoon Hay. Some Wilkes, Colehill 24, Terence Dillon, Desborough 36. Four Bells 48. VICTORIA HANDICAP. Two miles. —lngle Bingen scr, Audobell 36, Engagement 48, Proud Ata, Charles Dixie 60, Pete Peter —. RECOVERY HANDICAP. One mile.—■ Four Bells scr, Harold Burwood 12yds bhd, Bismurate, Maiwhariti 24, Macaranda 24, Lady Embrace, Ivy Audubon, Main Voyage, Downcast 48.

TROTTING NOTES. (By “Equitable.’’) Nominations close on Friday next, December 3, for the South Wairarapa Trotting Club’s annual meeting. Acceptances close on the same day for the Wellington Trotting Club’s summer meeting. # • * # Taranaki horses competing at the Otahuhu meeting could not land a stake. A third to Sister Beatrice was the closest. « * * * Priscilla Dean is another Chestnut Dillon which is not much good on race day. The matron’s paddock is her place. * * * * At the “smalls” and -well handled. Sister Beatrice will collect some stake money. Van Cap is likely to take on farm labour, which will be a blessing to punters. «i » * * Marble Hall has his native owner thinking. This trotter is likely to change ownership in the near future. « * * * Native Chief was first and champion in the trotting stallions’ class at the Hawera Show. « # # * Tui Bells is the only one nominated for the Wellington meeting from P. H. Green’s stable. * * # # The well-known owner, W. Young, died suddenly at Christchurch last week. The late Mr. Young was a half-owner of that good trotter Young Blake. * * * Lord Nepean was unlucky last week at Auckland. In his four starts he was placed second once and third three times. * ♦ » » A change of trainers did the triek with Peter Dean. Harry Kinnimont has got his old favourite back to his best form. e * * * Prince Pointer put up a track record for the Auckland district when he finished second to Jewel. His time for the two miles was 4.22, and it will be a long time before it is lowered. * * * *

The Wellington Trotting Club have received large nominations for the club’s summer meeting, which takes place on the old Hutt racecourse on December 8 and 11. A large number of South Island horses are engaged, and as in the past, the greater share of the stakes is likely to go to South Island owners

Reg. Vautier, the Palmerston North owner, as expected, landed the Nelson Cup with Van Rich and also won the mile harness on the second day. Reg. made no secret about this horse’s chance amongst hie friends, who had a good win. * * # #

George Caddy was i(ot long in getting on the winning list. As soon as he got over his fall he was behind Van Rich, when he won both races. He also drove Grand Kevin into second place at the Nelson meeting.

P. H. Green, the Hawera trainer, is having a run of “outs.” The latest is that the promising young pacer, Lue Pronto, got into a wire fence when Green was attending the Auckland meeting. Although not seriously hurt, it will be some time before she is ready to race.

When the country meetings come around Great Kevin should land a stake or two for Owner Sid Jones. This young pacer is filling out and showing great improvement since going into George Richards’ stable. * * * *

Bob Hall, who has a mixed team of gallopers and trotters in his stable, nearly brought off a surprise with the unruly Reliance. He was only beaten by a length in the Onehunga Handicap by a good one in Auto Machine. Reliance hopped off like a good one. If Hall can get this moody pacer to begin aright there is a future before him. « * * *

Nominations closed yesterday for the Auckland Cup Christmas meeting. This is one of the meetings of the year, and the stake for the Auckland Cup is the biggest in the Dominion.