TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 224, 21 September 1928, Page 12

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORION)

October 13, 17—Auckland Trotting Club. October 22—Oumuru T.O. October 22—Northland T.C. November 6. 6. W—Metropolitan T.C. November 17, 21—Otahuuu T.C. November 24—Wellington T.C. November 2D. December I—iforbury Park T.C. December B—Waikat.o T.C.

Whispering Dell was given a couple ot' rounds with th« hopples on at Epsom yesterday. This mare is very forward, and should be tuned right up for the Northland meeting next month.

Today week nominations for all 'handicap events to be decided at the spring meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club on October 13 and 17 close with the secretary, Mr. A. G. Mabee.

•J. Gee, one of the veterans of the trotting sport in this province, has a ainull team in work, among tliein being Anscline, Maid of the Mountains, and <jold Kein. They are regular attendants at J. Herring's track at Morningside. The track, though small, is a cinder one, and provides good going at any time.

Concertinu. who •won a double at the 'I'linme.s meeting last season, is being kept going by H. Long. The Hal Zolock mare was inclined to be erratic at ono time, but she is now behaving well at the barrier, and she would not want to improve much on her form at Thames to win again. She is working »>n J. Herring's track at Morningside.

.More than one who saw Padlock win the New Zealand Cup Trial on Saturday will have nothing but the Hal Zolock gelding in the New Zealand Cup. They say it was a treat to see him come away from horses like Great Bingen once the straight was entered. There is nothing of the aristocrat about Padlock, but what he lacks in looks he makes up for iu pace.

C. G. Lee at present has a team of live, but it is more than likely the ' maiden trotter Carberly will be turned 'out for a spell, which will leave Lee with Tiger Slave, Nelson Dillon, Colonel Thorpe, and Katala. The latter he has 'only just received, and he will want a .••lot of work before being ready to show !his best. So far, since coming from (Sydney a couple of seasons back, Katala thag failed to make good. Lee has been 'Muccessful with squure-gaited horses, and lie may get a race out of Katala, who . has pace, but in the past has not stayed •on well.

Gold Jacket, who in the autumn and winter of last season worked his way into first class company, has not been : noticed doing anything sensational on 'the training track since he returned 'from the Metropolitan meeting, where 'he won the principal handicap on the (middle day. The son of Gold Bell came J solid under the methods of his trainer, .L. Mahon, who does not stir him up • often on the track but believes in | plenty of easy jogging. Gold Jacket 'both stays well and can go fast, and 'though he is now in the best company )he should get a stake in his turn.

The Tartar has wintered well, and is 'among the regular workers of G. Robertson's team. The Wild wood Junior geldiing has heaps of speed, and once he ' leaves the mark trots very solid, but in ifthe past it has been the custom to line «him up facing the wrong way. At the t June meeting, the first start he had for . Robertson, he stood head on to the 'tapes, and went away in good style. • Although he has Wpn races at two miles 'The Tartar • has not been a genuine mtayer, and the final quarter has always : found him a very tired horse. If Robertmon can get him to stay a bit better he (should win racfs.

TE AROHA TSOTTING CLUB. PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT. The president (Mr. R. L. Somers) of Hthe Te Aroha Trotting Club, in his I report to be read at the annual meeting «of members of the club, says that the 3 race meeting on April 21, 1928, was a : most successful gathering, and showed a of £778. The totalisator turnover of £15,700 10/ represents the highest figure yet reached by the club at its : meetings, and the gate takings also 1 showed an increase. The thanks of the 'club were due to Mr. Willcox for his services as hon. treasurer till the beginning •'of the year, and also for his able assis''tnnee to the committee in drawing up the •/programme of races. Though not a comi mitteeman this year, his time and assistance were on all occasions available to 'the secretary and committee. It was with ( •treat regret the committee had to record ■ ' lie deaths of Messrs. A. W. Edwards and • • as. Agnew. The late Mr. Edwards was ♦•Hpcietary of the club from its inception, 'and was in every way a sportsman. Mr. • Agilew was an old and highly respected • U'swlent and supporter of the club. The balance-sheet showed that the club is in < a very sound Imancial position. The net |>i oht for the year is. £733 7/ whioh added to accumulated funds, leaves a surpus ot assets over liabilities of Jtl.iU.l 11/., of which the sum of £700 is on .loan to the Te Aroha Jockey Club at •call, at 5 per cent interest. The committee had decided that the totalisator lebute on hand, amounting to £301 1/4 would be spent 011 course improvements Jit conjunction with the Te Aroha Jockev 'Club, on the racecourse. This course had been ad...,ted owing to the fact that rebates rnuM lie 11 t -d in the year they are i granted fo! M.c purpose of extinguishiii" • oveulruft In.- improving courses. ~ The retiring officers, viz., president, treasurer, and three members of the committee, have again been nominated, together with Mr. W. Cunningham, who has been nominated for a vacancy on the committee, and as no further nominations have been received these gentlemen .will be declared elected at the forthcoming annual meeting. In the case of the three retiring vice-presidents, these gentlemen have been nominated, together with Mr H. E. D. Willcox. The secretary, Mr. G. A. Bush, in liis annua! statement, showed revenue to the total of £3462 1/7, which included members' subscriptions £109 4/, nominations ! *nd acceptances £456 9/6, race cards I*® 3 - gates £247 5/9, totalisator (gross) Mi' l >r ' vi ' e S cs £5210/. The expenses Gove "iment taxes, totalisator 1*394, dividend £709 8/, stakes £50 10/, ffi.ui mu^! ,ent £10: w »l?es course ' Btakes P aid £943 19 A ?« te * 1 # e * B i.. an ? 9U P e rvising £49 9/. 1 i'lacto y. clul) are also very satis-

JEWEL POINTER OUT,

CUP ACCEPTANCE 'MISSED

The unfortunate oversight which caused Jewel Pointer to forfeit his engagement in the New Zealand Trotting Cup, when the first acceptance closed yesterday, will be generally regretted, particularly in Auckland, where followers of the light-harness sport were keenly awaiting to see how the little Logan Pointer horse would fare in the richest event of the Dominion. Two years ago, it will foe remembered, Imprint missed a payment through delay in delivery of a letter, and last year the owner of Jack Potts hurried to the office a couple of minutes late and hie horse dropped out. Now we have Jewel Pointer missing, and in each instance the owners were keen to keep their horses in.

The great majority of owners leave the nominating and accepting to their trainers to do and such wa3 the case with Mr. Moodabe, who left this part of the business to J. Shaw. The latter, it might be thought, overlooked the fact that an acceptance fell due for the Cup yesterday at noon., but as a matter of fact he had 110 idea there was an acceptance yesterday. Candidly the publicity given to the Metropolitan Trotting Club was shocking. Shaw says that he had no programme posted liim and so far as the writer can siee there was not a single line, advertisement or otherwise, in any North Island daily paper, willing attention to the acceptance falling due yesterday. Admitted, the "New Zealand Referee," the official organ of trotting clubs, by the way, had an inch and a-half advertisement about the acceptance, but as that journal did not reach Auckland till yesterday and would not be delivered till the afternoon, it is not much use> when the acceptance closed at noon. An inch and a-half advertisement (once only) in a weekly paper, to do for the whole of the North Island, is totally inadequate. Strangely enough, prior to the paper, which arrived yesterday too late to be of any use, there was no mention whatever in the "official organ" of an acceptance falling due. Maybe the Metropolitan Trotting Club considers it is the owner's or trainer's business to see that engagements are continued or otherwise, but it is also the duty of the club 'to see that at least reasonable publicity is given to its programmes, and in this instance the club was sadly lacking. Sporting writers are only too ready to remind owners of dates of nominations and acceptances, but this time the Auckland writers had no chance, as they are not in possession of the programmes and the acceptance had closed when the "official organ" was received. In passing, it might be pointed out to the Metropolitan Trotting Club that the Canterbury Jockey Club do the right thing in connection with the New Zealand Cup and Grand National meetings and freely advertise in various newspapers throughout the Dominion the dates of nominations and acceptances for those particular meetings. It is only fair to owners and trainers to do this.

TERENCE DItLON IN. When the list of acceptances for the New Zealand Trotting Cup was published yesterday surprise was expressed at the absence of Jewel Pointer And Terence. Dillon. The omission of Jewel Pointer is explained elsewhere. In the case of Terence Dillon it transpires that his trainer ( J. Henderson, telegraphed on Wednesday night accepting for both his horses, Dalnahine and Terence Dillon, but the telegram was delivered into the letter box in the door of the club.'s office and was overlooked. As the telegram was in the office before the time of closing acceptances, Terence Dillon's acceptance is in order, and that horse is to be includad in the list. The reason Dalnahine figured in the published list of acceptances is because his owner, Mr. J. M". Samson, also wired his acceptance for his horse. The following is the complete list:— NEW ZEALAND CfTP of SOOOsovs. Two miles. (Limit 4.26.) Black Admiral Lt. Terence Dillon 12 Cardinal Logan Lt. Kohar-i .... 12 Daphne J3e Oro Lt. ijueen's .Own . 12 Machine Gun Lt. Padlock .... 12 Loganwood . Lt. Waltard Girl . 24 yds. bhd. Imprint 24 Talaro .... 12 Prince Pointer 24 Peter Bingen . 12 Jaek Potts .. 30 Peterwah ... 12 Ahuriri 36 Dalnahine ... 12 Great Bingen 48

TROTTING AT PERTH. LEADING TRAINER DISQUALIFIED. A. Sheahpn, the leading trainer and driver at Perth, recently courted the displeasure of the stewards and as a result has been disqualified for twelve months. Others have also been disqualified and all have appealed. Touching the activities of the stewards, an exchange says:— Terms of twelve months' disqualification have been placed upon four prominent men in West Australian trotting. They , are A. Sheahan, leading trainer and reinsman; J. Hand, prominent owner, and one of Sheahan's chief patron®; C. E. J. Wilkinson, one of the oldest and m<»t enthusiastic supporters of trotting; and T. Wilkinson, a prominent reinfinan. (J. E. J. Wilkinson recently purchased Honour Bright, a son of Brent Locanda, from New Zealand and also owns Aldonterre, .Ohere Wilkes, Eschol, Lady Clay, and Monarch. •1. Hand has been a prolific purchaser of New South Wales horses for the Western State, and at present owns Anna Bells, Betty Joan, Happy Alto, Joker. Keep Kool, Sunnette, Whirl and Yeringa. ' A. Sheahan owns Derby Rock, Eulinya j' 3 .: Katie Wood. Lady Brick, Larinda, and Owyhee Lass. The latter also trains Antarctica, Admiral Child, Northwood ai y. K°l a Girl, and a colt by Globepool r7 m ; am ma, for J. p. Stratton, and _ °J a J'ers. Thus twenty horses the "fa^st** tfained Shealla n. season and W'" n V° g in Perth la ®t season, and her meeting with the exbou^ h Wa les champion, Sheik i s an event looked forward to in th\ West Ihe stewards of the West 4.,-* iTrotting Association disqualified SheL" Iran and his patron James Hand for 1-2 months in connection with the running i of leringa. Larher in the eveninor han suffered defeat with- the hot favourite Derby Rock. Prior to the \ eringa inquiry the stewards examined ! the betting sheets of a bookmaker named Maloney, and subsequently cancelled Maloney e betting license. The stewards also disqualified the well-known owner C. E. J. Wilkinson and his son for 12 months in connection with tho running of the pacer Aldonterre.