TROTTING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 31 July 1937, Page 14

TROTTING NOTES.

MANAWATU CUP WINNER. GLORIETTA FOR ADDINGTON. (By “Sauare-Gaiter.”) Glorictta, winner of the Manawatu Trotting Cup, in April last, is an entrant for tho Trial Handicap, of £3OO, over two miles (class 4.40) at the Addington meeting, while another Palmerston North candidate is Franz Derby, who has been nominated for the Introductory Handicap (class 3.34, 1-i miles) for unhoppled trotters.

Clash of Dates. Thoro is one sporting fixture at least that will have to be changed in the new season (says an exchange). Tho Racing Conference gave March 12 to the Carterton Racing Club, and the Trotting Conference awarded that day to the Wairarapa Trotting Club. Both bodies raco on tho Clarovillo course, so one will havo to give way. April 30 has been given to tho Dannevirko Racing Club to race at Woodville, and to th 6 Manawatu Trotting Club, which holds its meeting a few miles away at Awapuni. Impostor Changes Stables. Impostor, who disappointed in his races at Epsom last month, is now in C. 11. Goodall’s stable, and according to reports from Takanini the bay gelding is looking exceptionally well. Impostor is at home at either the pacing or trotting gait, and there should be' plenty of opportunities for him in tho new season. The son of Sonoma Harvester is now on a 4.40 mark as a pacer and on 4.46 as a trotter.

Not Nominated. Neither Roi l’Or nor Indianapolis has been nominated for the August meeting at Addington; With tho tightest classes 4.28 and 4.29, there was not much hope for horses assessed on 4.20. Handicapper’s Condition.

Handicapper, who roturned to work recently at Epsom was not strapped up and solid jogging work only was allotted him. He is carrying a little surplus condition and is in splendid order to undergo a serious preparation. Returning to Canterbury.

Mountain Sun, who was converted to a trotter in Auckland, is returning to Canterbury. Ho’ is tho fifth unhopplod performer to be transferred from the north this season, the others being Waikato Prince, Great' Admiral, Golden Eagle and Captain Bolt. Kewpie’s Crest.

After racing at the Auckland fixture last month Kewpio’s Crest lightened up a little, and he has not been required to do any fast work. He is building up nicely and is now looking something like his old self. Kewpie’s Crest has shown very consistent form during the past couple of months, and in his last four starts has gained three wins and a second place. Age appears to have worked a great deal of improvement in the Blue Mountain King horse, and next season should see him again paying his way. His trainer, J. Gee, is also educating a two-year-old fullbrother to Kewpie’s Bingen in Kewpie’s Queen, by Peter Bingen from that noted mare Kewpie, and the youngester is making steady progress. Season’s Best Youngster. Although Harold Logan won the Free* for-All at Addington this season, and brought his racing career to a fitting conclusion, the southern trainers. M. B. Edwards and R. B. Berry, have almost had a monopoly of the remaining classics this season. With Parisiennc, Berry won thu New Zealand and Great Northern Derbies. Ho also took the North Island Challenge Stakes with Horsepower. Edwards was successful in the Nursery Stakes atTimaru and the Now Zealand Sapling Stakes with Two’s Loose, and also annexed the AllAged Stakes with ’Frisco Boy. The only other trotting classic, the New Zealand Trotting Stakes, was won by R. W. Franks with Frances Worthy, in which event M. B. Edwards gained second place with Thor. Tho coming season will afford the young horses more opportunities, and with increasing competition the stakes are likely to be more divided. The throe-year-old contests are likely to create the greatest interest, for this season has produced three exceptionally promising youngsters in Two’s Loose, Sandusky, and

Horsepower. The trio are all entered in

both the New Zealand and Great North

ern Derbies, and their clashes may prove the highlights of the ensuing season. Wintered Well. R. Motz is busy with Aristotle, Rackatecr, Sandy N., Fluke and Moana Tama at Addington. They havo wintered satisfactorily. The New Zealand Sapling Stakes winner of 1934, Moana Tama, has benefited by age, and should live up to his early promiso next season. Fluke’s recent form points to his playing a prominent part in a novice trotters’ event, butßackateor may take time to reach bis best. Win at Melbourne.

The Trotters’ Cup, "the principal race of tho recent Ascot meeting in Melbourne, was won by Grand Blue, a grey gelding by Grand Voyage, a well-performed horse who won races in New Zealand, including the Otahuhu Cup at Epsom in 1922.

Peterwah Parades. Driven by E. Steiner, tho Hungarian reinsman, Peterwah was recently paraded at Ascot, Victoria. The famous stallion was much admired for his beautiful action, though, of course, he is by no means in racing condition. Another admirer of the imported Peterwah was Mr G. Barton, l who had seen tho trotter put up some I good performances in the Dominion. Mr f Barton remarked on tho manner in which tho stallion pulled up, and said that at one time he made an offer of £2OOO for tho American importation. Australian Champion. The nows that tho Australian champion, Lawn Derby, is practically certain to come to the Dominion for spring racing should invest tho new season with additional interest, as there is no doubting tho class of the unhopplod six-ycar-old. He has been constantly in tho limelight during the past season across the Tasman and somo of his performances on tho smaller tracks have been exceptionally good. At present W. J. O’Shea, tho trainer of Lawn Derby, is undecided as to whether ho will make Addington or Auckland bis headquarters and a lot will depend oil the classes on the programmes of tho clubs in both places. Should thoro bo a raco to suit Lawn Derby on the Auckland programme in October there is every possibility that O’Shea will mako Epsom his objcctivo. Lawn Derby’s best winning times in Australia aro 2.47 for a mile and a quarter, 3.2 for a mile and throe furlongs, and 3.24 for a mile and a half. Should tho Autsralian champion race at Epsom in October it will be most interesting.