TROTTING TOPICS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 10

TROTTING TOPICS

By “PADLOCK."

Th-‘ ruling: fancies for the Thames Trolling Cup on -aturday comprise Princes Linnett. Flub Kina- and Katene, and th'Kf* for the K * ►{•ii Handicap, Crucible Itfvist-n and Princess Linnett. Taranaki Meeting vniiin Hi lor all events or the TaraApril r, rinsn on March 2 5 at 9 p.m. wi° th- «p«*r*-t;;fv Mr D. Lc C. Murffan , Dux t il, \i*\v Plyinoutli. Crucible in the Sprint Crucible is to contest the sprint event, the h .pu Handicap, at Thame- On Saturday, and the Jack Potts mare should pro\e one or the hardest to dispose or. she \\:>u her*, over two miles in .November and and a-quarter. Has Won on the Course lynn Hey won his first race at two mile*- on the Parawal course and is the t\pe capable f*r making a bold showing- in the Tiiames Trotting Cup this week. Ills las: suer* --, was at Camtoridfre when he aerounted for the Fencourt Handicap in Petite Jewel A good Stayer, retlte Jewel j 5 not without prospect.- in the hit- racp at Tarawa: on siiturday. He was runner-up to KiMy'- Choice in the Hobson Handicap at Kp c om in May and accounted Tor the Akarana naudicap on the same course in Dec ember. First for a Spell brand Marne will he having her nrst race for a spell when she contests the Thames Trotting- Cup till- week but ir -he can reproduce her line rorni or April, in winning' the franklin Handi-ap at hp .-om, she will keep the opposition fully alive to her presence. Vain Lad Mu hi? the Interesting: acceptors for the Thames Trotting- Cup on Saturday is the trotter. Vain l.nd. who won so stylishly iri the Forbes Handicap at the last Auckland meeting- in last time. He will need to g-ive or his very best, or course, but he M the type or trotter capable or making- his presence felt among- the pacers. Making Good Progress Katene i- making- g-ood progress under tlie direction or R. Dunn at Claudelands and he will have to be conceded prospects in the Thames Trotting- Cup this week. A userul performer over two miles in Southland, lie won the New Year Handicap at Epsom in December and at the last Auckland meeting went 3.18 1-5 for third to Betty Boop and Princess Linnett. Will Be Hard Club King appeals as being one of the hardest to beat in the big race at Thames tliis vroefc. lie raced pfominenlly in the south last season and over the holiday period at Epsom was only narrowly beaten by Katene in the New Year Handicap. Providing he has gone on the right way i> the interim he should be dangerous oil the front In the Thames Trotting Cup. Singing Bird singing Bird, who appears among the acceptors for both straight-out trotting events at Thames this week, has been trotting stylishly on the tracks at Epsom and promises to strip in good fettle lor

engagements at the meeting. The other morning, she tangled near the nnish of her trial but she gave the impression that

if she keeps her rcet on the Parawal trar-K on Saturday she will have prospects or paying ex*prices on the trip. On the Upgrade Revision shape cl encouragingly when she ran fourth in. the Richmond Handicap at th<> last Auckland meeting and now that she appear.-, to be coming right again she will bear keeping in mind for engagements ahead. Muring the middle part of last season she proved lier-eir a consistent pei-rormcr and If she can recapture that form she should take a prominent part in the deciding or the Thames rrotting Cup. in which she will be making her nrst appearance Tor G. T. .Mitchell’s stable Princess Linnett Princess Linnett, a model or consistfancies for the Thames Trotting Cup on *at unlay and she would need only to reproduce her best to take a power‘of beating. In her last live starts she has not missed a place. in the Rledisloe Handicap in December she ran third to Noble Prince and Worthy Need, and was run-ner-up to Betty Boop in the Richmond Handicap last mouth. On that latter occasion she was checked at a vital stage and Saturday’s big race will give her an opportunity to make amend*. Silver Countess silver Countess has been working along solidly in preparation Tor Thames engage"mins ami though oIT siyds in both trotting events sue appeals a* possessing e\ce.lrnt. prospects. She won the Trial Handicap on the nrst day of the Auckland February meeting and beat all lml Golden Journey. Twice Worthy and Buncrana on the la tier day or tho mening. iSince fh<*n she appears to have gone on the right way and should lack little on the score of condition Tor racing this week, Claudelands Starting System •Many improvements have been effected at Claudelands during the past several seasons, but it is Toll by a big section of owners and trainers that the installation of a more up-to-date starting system calls for the urgent consideration or the club. The existing slanting system, noisy and rusted as a result of being exposed to the elements over a period of years, is not conducive to good starting, as was illustrated at the last matinee meeting on the course when the tapes refused to operate at one starting point. An electric slanting system, in use at several courses In the North Island, obviates noise and its consequent effect on higiily-strung horses, and It is felt by many owners that the installation of such a system would be the answer to a somewhat vexed question that is exercising the minds of a section of trotting Interests in the district. TIMARU CLUB FIELDS FOR SATURDAY (By Telegraph.— Press Association' TBMARU, Wednesday Following are the acceptances for the Ti-maru Trotting Cluib's autumn meeting, to be held on Saturday:— 1 2.3O—FALRiLLE I CAN'D DC .VP, of £150; limit 3.3'8; 14 miles. —<Ben Travis, Crackajack, Falaise, Shady Glen. Wainoni Jack, limit;. Black Label, Manuwai, Scapa Flow, Surprise Potts, Walter Moore, Wexford, 12yds bhd; Sunny Corner, Tiny Axworthy, Wraquill, 24; Tukalon, 30. 1.1 O—KING'S0 —KING'S DO WN HA NDICAP, or £250; trotters; limit 3.3'6; 14 miles.— Martian, limit; Bon Chance, Hamel Bey, Listowed, Reward, 12y<l* bhd; A'llie Audu'bon, Milestone, Within, 24; Certlssinius, Elite Rey, 36; Hatrack, 48. I.SO—TIMARU TROTTING CUP, or £4-85 and trophy valued at £ls; limit 4.3 0; 2 miles.—(Harold Guy, Regal, Zincali, limit; War Buoy, 12yds bhd; Lightning Lady, 24; Great Divide, Navy Blue, 36; Nell Grattan, 48. .2.3 O—SEA DOWN HANDICAP, of £200; limit 3.3:2; 14 miles.—'Full Hand, Oien Travis, Gold Streak, Grattanita, Marque, Star Ace, limit; Dancing Pirate, Durability, Gallant Ghier, Latest Edition, MacGregor, Marf-ax, Rerekoliua, 12yds bhd; Guywin, 24; Bronze Eagle, Warfield, 36. 3.10 TJIMAiRU NURISEiRY STAKES, Of £500; tiwo-year-01-ds; l mile.—Bluestock, Communiiqu'e, Courtcard, Free Voyage, Great Newts, Hargood’s Pride, Monitress, Nigex, Of Course, Pacing Power, Papillion, San di way, Scottish x \ir, Shadow Rose, SulTragette, Teddy Grigg, War Form. 3.-5 O—T EM UK A IIAN'IDJiCIAP, of £300; trotters; limit 4.38; 2 riuiles.—Blue Logan. Native Iluon, limit; Parrish Guide, 12yds bhd; Reception, Tan John, Timworthy, 24; Gerfalcon. Jenny Guy, 3'6; Lament, 60; Dark Hazard, 72. 4.3O—WA.rH'DYKi; HANDICAP, of £300; limit 2.47; li miles.—Fremont, Harold Guy. Rowii, Subsidy, Worthy Need, limit; Donald Dim, Great Divide, Mankind, peter Smith, Southern Smile, Zincali, 12yds bhd; Colonel Grattan, Navy Blue, 24. 5.10 — WAPITI HANDICAP, of £200; limit 2.56; if nyles.—Brigadier, Equerry, Full Hand. Glen Travis, Gold Streak. Grattanita. Labour Day, Marque, Perula, Shadow- Son, Star Are. limit; Ren W.vvts, Dancing Pirate, Durability, Gallant Chief. Latosit Edition. Macgregor, Mar-Tax, Rerekohua. 12yds bhd; Golden Mist, 24; Warfield, 30; Pleasant Guy, 4>S; Gold Pot, 84. (