TROTTING NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 7 August 1937, Page 6

TROTTING NOTES.

HORSES FROM AUSTRALIA. TO MEET INDIANAPOLIS. (By "Square-Gaiter,”) It is the opinion of Mr G. J. Barton, the Dunedin owner, that several good Australian pacers and trotters will race in New Zealand this season. Lawn Derby, whom Mr Barton considers a fine unhoppled pacer, was definitely coming to the Dominion, he said. Mr Barton made several attempts to purchase him, but his owner, Mr J. F. Mackenny, would not sell, remarking that he preferred to take his horse to New Zealand to try conclusions with the champions thore.

Although Lawn Derby’s programme was not yet determined, the horse would probably bo in New Zealand for the Australian and New Zealand championships at Addington at Easter. Lawn Derby, who is by Robert Derby, a fine son of Globe Derby, from Jtoselawn, has achieved in Australia records of 2.3 1-5 and 3.17, and ho is racing into form again. However, Air Barton said ho did not fear any of the probable visitors as far as Indianapolis was concerned, and offered the opinion that his champion would again win the New Zealand Trotting Cup. lie had Grand Mogul as well, and, apart from Indianapolis, on dry tracks lie was as good as any other pacer in New Zealand or Australia.

Kewpie’s King. Kcwpic’s King has been given a short let-up since racing at the Auckland winter meeting, and if anything is carrying a little extra condition. However, this should not entail much working off, and when the son of Blue Alountain King _is produced at the forthcoming Auckland fixture lie should bo in excellent order. Last season Kcwpic’s King was responsible for somo very pleasing performances, a feature of his efforts being the manner in which he ran on at the end of liis races, and there is every indication of the chestnut developing into a fine two-miler. lie can handle any kind of going, but, owing to a tendency on liis part to go sore, lie is not often raced on hard tracks. Tangaroa More Solid.

The Epsom trainer C. G. Lee is confining his attention to Tngaroa and two novices. The first-named is getting through a quiet preparation and is looking a picture of health. He lias not yet lived up to the promise lie showed in the early stages of his career, hut is coming more solid with ago, and next season should see him well to tho fore in improvers luces. The three-year-old hv Surprise Journey from a Gold Bell mare favours the pacing gait, and in Ills few essays lo date has shaped very well. He has plenty oi size. The other member of the stable is z nino-ycar-old by .Marble Star from Alics Marvin Downs, hut she has not yet raced, having been turned out in tho paddock for a long time. Gay Sister's Speed.

Gay Sister, who suffered an injury to one of her legs just pl'ior to the Auckland Trotting Club’s autumn meeting, and had to bo thrown out of work, is now a member of a Takanini stable, and in the few essays she has been set to date has acquitted herself well. This marc has shown fine speed on the tracks at Epsom, hut is a trifle unreliable at the barrier. How ever, she would only have lo improve a little in this respect to have reasonable piospects, as she is at present on a handy mark. She will probably he started in the 3.30 class at the forthcoming Auckland meeting, as she is assessed on the front of this class.

Kewpie’s Bingen Fit. Kcwpic's Bingen lias returned from a spell in first-class order to undergo a serious preparation for the Auckland meeting at tho end of the month, and it is doubtful if the chestnut has ever looked better. The racing Kewpie’s Bingen had last season should work some improvement in the gelding, and lie should not be long in opening his winning account.

A promising Novice. The Epsom trainer S. AI. August is putting in a lot of time on the education of a four-year-old novice pacer by Jack l’otts from Alone, and ho is shaping up really well. A well-grown colt, he paces with plenty of freedom and when asked to show speed recently made a fine burst, and ran a mile and a quarter in exceptionally good time for a novice. August has not had the best of luck for some time, but many good judges will be far astray if this colt docs not prove a good winner. Alone, tho dam of August’s charge, is a well-bred maro, who has already thrown winners in Prince Rcdro and Blondic. A Great Producer.

According to reports, the famous brood maro Kewpio lias another promising representative in a two-year-old filly by Peter Bingen, winner of two New Zealand Trotting Cups. The filly is well developed, and is a good pacer. She ulroady is giving evidence of sufficient speed which in time will cnablo her to omulato the doods of her relations —namely, Kewpie’s Guy, Kewpie’s Triumph, Kewpie’s King, Kowpio's Crest, Kewpic'a Bond, and Ivcwpio’e Bingon. Kcwpic has an interesting pedigree. She was got by Petcreta from Alatariki, by Bellman—Georgina, by Lincoln Yet from Loolinc, by Rhodes Peer — Young Georgina, by Young Sir Charles— Georgina. Young Sir Charles was bred in 1846 in New South M'alcs and got by Sir Charles (son of imported Gratis) from Georgina, by imported Cap-a-pic. Kewpie lias thus a thoroughbred base to her pedigree. Ucorgina, the dam of Alatariki, was got by Lincoln Yet, a son of Irvington, from Pride of Lincoln, a thoroughbred mare, and so provides Kewpie with an infusion of thoroughred blood. Pride of Lincoln is also the dam of Thelma, perhaps holding claims to bo the best producing taproot in the Trotting Stud Book.