TROTTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17980, 27 March 1930, Page 11

TROTTING.

THE SEASON’S DOINGS. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By "Padlock.") Dates of Meetings. March 29—Thames. March 29—Cheviot. April—s Marlborough. April s—Waikato. April 10, 12—Wanganui. April 19, 21—Hawera. April 19, 23—Metropolitan. April 26 —Taranaki. April 26—Ashburton. May 3—Cambridge. May 8, 10—Porbury. May 17—Oam-aru. May 31—Canterbury Park. ■Tune 3—Canterbury Park. June 7—Ashburton. June 21, 23—Auckland. NOTES AND COMMENTS. THE THAMES MEETING. FORM OF THE CANDIDATES. ' By "Padlock.’’ For its annual meeting, which will be held at the Parawai Racecourse on Saturday, the Thames Club has been favoured with a strong list of acceptors. Fine weather is now all that remains to be experienced for the club to have a very successful gathering. A special train will run on Saturday morning, leaving Frankton at 7.50 and Hamilton at 7.58. A Promising Sort. Parrish Belie, an acceptor for the President's Handicap at Thames, showed winning form over a mile and a-half at the Manawatu meeting this month, and followed this up with a victory at the Hawke’s Bay fixture a few days later. On this form Parrish Belle is a promising sort and it should not be long before further evidence is furnished of the fact. In the First Item. Rosie Thorpe, who is among the 19 on the limit in the Hikutaia Handicap, has been doing quite favourably under the supervision of her trainer, W. Cockbill, on the Epsom tracks. It is against the Our Thorpe chestnut that she has not had a race for some time, but even so she has only to move off promptly to be prominently in the issue of the. opening event of the programme just ahead. Will Be in Favour. Peter Pirate, off 12 yards and a 4.39 mark for the Thames Cup, is in a position to give a good account of himself in the two-mile mission just ahead. When the Peter Moko —Wild Pirate gelding contested the leading event at Tc Aroha he was affilicled with sbreness. If produced in the condition to do himself full justice on Saturday he will keep tlic opposition moving at their best clip to head him off, as he is a speedy beginner and will be there also when Lho pressing stages are being dealt with. The Right Brand of Work, Hacrcnga Pal has been doing tho right brand of work at Alexandra'Park of recent weeks to. fit her for the racing she will undertake at Thames, jr, some of her recent efforts she lias not made tlie maximum use of her handicap, with the consequent prejudicial effect on her prospects. The black mare by Happy Voyage—Wee Enid lias a double engagement on Saturday. She is on 36yds in the Kercpeehi Handicap (two miles), and will go from t.hc limit in tho Kopu Handicap,, one mile and a-quarter, Is Still Awaited. Concertina has been expected on more than one occasion, hut she has failed to materialise. On time iigures the Hal Zoloclc mare is given some prospect on being placed on 4.39 in the Thames Cup, but it is a dubious point whether she will be found doing it right throughout the two miles. If Concertina does strike it correct there will he trouble ahead for the opposition. Her past form, however, is no warranty for Concertina being looked upon with extra special favour. ■ A Favourable Impression. Kopu Boy, who is on the front of the handicap in the two events for trotters, the Parawai Handicap (one mile and a-half) and the President’s Handicap (two miles), moved attractively for the greater part of the journey "of the Elstow Handicap at Te Aroha in January. As the Florizel gelding is country trained it is difficult to say what his condition will lie like, but if he is correct in this respect he will be making his presence felt on Saturday. Kopu Boy did not make a mistake untit the pressure was right on in the race under notice, and his default theil was due to lack' of staying power through insufficient condition for the job. in this latter respect Kopu Boy has had the time to remedy matters. Black Magic’s Next Start. When Black Magic flashed up into third place at the finish of the Elstow Handicap at Tc Aroha there was a lot of merit in the effort, as he lost a big stretch of ground in the early stages of that event and had to cover extra territory to get where he was when the mile and a-half was run out, Although he will require to improve his time figures to some extent to be equal to the occasion from 48 yards behind in the Parawai Handicap at Tha'mes, the Hova —Duchess gelding has only to make the most of it from the start to prove equal to a prominent display. Black Magic is on the limit in tho President’s Handicap, and may make this his chief mission. Lord Haldane Square Qaited. Lord Haldane, who was on the winning list at Te Aroha, is to give attention to the two events for trotters on Saturday, the Kcrepeehi Handicap (one mile and a-half) and the President’s Handicap (two miles). The Good Gift —Lady Haldane gelding has got through a full measure of work at Alexandra Park of recent weeks, and report has it that the ex-pacer has moved off at the square gait without any tendency to return to original habits. If Lord Haldane acts right in this connection when the signal is given on Saturday he will give some real bother to the opposition. Must be Considered. When the Gordonton-traincd and Tirau-owned mare Limosa'ran fourth in the. Papakura Handicap at the Otahuhu Club’s meeting last month she recorded 4.36 1-5 for the two-milc journey. For the Thames Cup, Li-

mosa is set to do 4.38, so she will require to be favourably considered if she is produced in the best order. The five-year-old mare by Denver Muon —Princess Dolly is a good mover 'when keyed up for the job, and as she has shown some stamina over a distance in her racing there is every reason to view her prospects favourably when staying requirements are being assessed. Has Plenty of Speed. When last seen on the country circuit this ,way, which was at Tc Aroha, Some Dillon helped himself to a victory at his first start, but the next time out he w’as not seen on the trip. The Peter Moko chestnut is a very speedy performer when fully under way and he lias been working so well at Otahuhu that, if he repeats his host on Saturday, the field in the Kcrepeehi Handicap will know they have been moving. T. P. Grimmond s charge is off the limit in the two-mile event ahead. The fact that Some Dillon is “iffy” on the mark will cause investors to be in a state of expectancy until he is fairly into his stride. With the Weight Up. Realty, who is on a 2.22 mark in the saddle race, the Puriri Handicap, on Saturday, has some fair form to his credit with the weight on top. The son of Real Guy has been executing his work nicely at Otahuhu headquarters and promises to be sufficiently forward to be having some say when the business end of the mile journey ahead comes to be undertaken. Form Has been Attractive. Nella Dillon claims a double engagament on Saturday. From, 96yds she is set to go 4.41 in the Kcrepeehi Handicap, while she is handicapped from 36yds hack in the Kopu Handicap to do 2.51. The Author Dillon— Nell Pointer mare has been a useful performer this season, having been in the money on several occasions, it would only he a question of Nella Dillon acting up to her best display to find her prominent in her engagements ahead. Goes Right Throughout. Paradigm showed marked improvement in his time when he led the field home in the Suburban Handicap on the concluding day of the Otahuhu Club’s Summer meeting last month. The Childe Audubon gelding, who is trained at local headquarters, is placed on 4.47 at Thames, where he •figures in the Kcrepeehi and President’s Handicap. It is in his favour, however, that he invariably keeps his gait and when he does leave his feet no material - ground is lost. This cannot he said for many of tire opposition Paradigm will be pitted against in the two-mile trotters’ event even if he is a long way back (144 yards). Leaves Her Feet Often. Although she made fewer mistakes in her racing at the Otahuhu meeting than she lias done for a long time. Te Ngutu has by no means got rid of the habit of breaking. For that reason the Imperial Child mare is not a good proposition to follow. If she can be induced to do her work anything like evenly there is still hope for Te Ngutu. She was on ill? winning list at Thames 12 months ago. To Ngutu is in the two events for trotters on Saturday, and if she should get home it is safe to forecast her return as being of extensive proportions. Has Brightened a Lot. There is a disposition in quarters warranting more than passing notice to hold out the hope that Stoncy will be seriously in the issue when the Cup honours are being determined at Thames. In his most recent workouts at Auckland headquarters the grey gelding by Rock Iluon lias put the” furlongs behind with appreciable dash, while lie lias been running on at. the end of the serious trials he has' undertaken. At the latest meeting at Alexandra Park, Stoncy went 4.31 1-5 into third place, so he would only require to be somewhat bandy to that speed pitch to give serious trouble off the 4.36 mark lie figures on in tho leading event on Saturday’s programme. Gaza's Next Appearance. Gaza is among the acceptors for the Hikutaia Handicap, the opening event of Saturday’s card. The Our Thorpe gelding is to go off 12 yards and is likely to claim a very favourable measure of support. As he lias the ability to begin quickly lie should not be long in getting on terms with the best of the limit brigade. As no fewer than 19 are on the most advanced mark it is no't going to be the easiest to get through, but with any luck in this respect Gaza should have a good position before the field gels far. He is not a good slayer,, however, and may find more favour in the saddle race, lie is on the limit* in the latter, which is a mile. His Turn Is Coming. Nathaniel, who was formerly trained at Claudelands, lias been under W. Willetts’ charge at Alexandra Park of recent months. The aged gelding, by Our Thorpe—Olivette, made his latest appearance in the Tamaki Handicap at the Otahuhu Club’s meeting last month, in which he was capable of a useful performance in reaching fourth place. Nathaniel wilt be at Thames where he is on the limit in the saddle race, the Puriri Handicap, and also on the front in the field to contest the mile and a-half Turua Handicap, a harness event. If Nathaniel has made an improvement in the interval since last being raced he should be capable of taking a hand in the settlement of the events just ahead. Will Claim Good Support. A candidate in the opening event on Saturday who is likely to be well in demand is Inverness. Inverness is a black gelding by Van Coronado and lias shown good form in recent weeks. He scored a victory at the Manawatu meeting while he had a couple of placed performances at the Hawke's Bay fixture. The half-brother to Tony Victor is nicely placed off 12yds. in the Hikutaia Handicap in which he is likely to be well fancied. GRASS MILE RECORD. PETER BINGEN’S ATTEMPT. CANNOT BE FULFILED. The owner of Peter Bingen has advised the secretary of the Waikato Trotting Club that, owing to unforseen circumstances, the Nelson Bingen horse will be unable to carry out his contemplated attempt on the world’s rnile record for a grass track. This was to have been made at the coming meeting at Claudelands. The effort, on the part of the double winner of the New Zealand Trotting Cup was being looked forward to with a j great deal of interest. An opportunity may come later on for the at- ! tempt to be made.

COMING MEETINGS. THE WAIKATO CLUB. AUTUMN FIXTURE APRIL 5. ACCEPTANCES CLOSE 5 p.m. FRIDAY The Autumn meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club will be held* at the club’s course at Claudelands on Saturday, April 5, and everything points to a very successful fixture being recorded. Owners and trainers arc reminded that acceptances for all events will close at 5 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) with the 'Secretary (Mr T. G. Reynolds) at Hamilton, or with Messrs Blornfield and Co., Auckland. THE HAWERA CLUB. MEETING ON APRIL 19 AND 21. NOMINATIONS CLOSE TO-MORROW The Hawera Trotting Club will hold its twenty-fifth Anniversary meeting at the Hawera Racecourse on Saturday, April 19, and Monday, April 21. On the first day the Hawera Trotting Cup of £550 and a gold cup valued at £SO will be decided over a twomile journey. The limit is 4.40. The Waimate Plains Handicap, the leading event of the second day, is worth £450. It is also a two-mile trip with a 4.40 limit. Strong supporting events find a place on the programme, the nominations for which will close to-morrow (Friday) at 8.30 p.m. with the secretary, Mr E. P. Cox, P.O. box 51, Hawera. The telegraph office at Hawera closes at 8 p.m.