TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 15

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORION).

o>-'fibi-r 1 I>—Auckland Trotting Club. Ociol-r IT-—Oi'.ainru T.C. October Ll'J—Northland T.C. November G. b. y— Metropolitan T.C. November 17. 21 —Otahuna T.C. Novcn.tier 21 — Wellington T.C. November 2'J. December I—Forbury Part T.C. December S—-W.'llk.ltO T.C. J}>:<•*tuber fc—Cheviot T.C. December 15. 17 — .New Brlg!iran T.C. December 20 —Gore T.C December 27. 20. :jl—Auckland Trotting Club !i> eember 2t>—Aslinurton T.C. IVcornbT -i), 27—Smith Wairarac* T.C. December "JO. 27— Wesiuort T.C. December 2!»—W'.nton T.C. December Hi —Inangahua T.C. 192u. January 1, 2—Canterbury T.C. .lanuary — West) land T.C. January •}. s—Creymouth T.C. .1 .iiiuti r.v I!>—Wellington T.C. .)aunary 24, lit".--f'orbury Park T.C. February I, 2 — Nel.-ou T.C. February —N Metropolitan T.C. February in—Wellington T.C. February 2:;—Kaikoura T.C. February 'J '~ "J7—Otaliuhu T.C. February 27. 2.s —I uvercargill T.C. March iMil rllmrouffh T.C. March 2—Waikato T.C. March f>—Mauawatn T.C. Man h Timaru T.C. March 1 —Wynclhani T.C. Miiii b Hi —New Brighton T.C. Miirch 23—Thames T.C. March 30—Takaka T.C. March 30, April I—llawera T.C. March 30, April 3—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. April 6—Taranaki T.C. April 11, 13—Wanganui T.C. April 20 —Asliburtou T.C. April 20 —Te Aroha T.C. May 2, 4—Forbury Park T.C. May -I—Cambridge T.C. May 18 —Oamaru T.C. June 1. 3—llawke's Bay T.C.

Logan Chief injured a leg recently, and is a>t present on the easy list.

Tho Derby candidate Trustworthy was not asked to do much yesterday. The tJ-aek was in first-class order, but the straps were not put on the Worthy I loud filly and she merely did steady work without the hopples.

<•. Phipp- allowed Dick Dillon and 'Jlr-y de to run along separately jit a good pure. Key de Quest 'was stirred up find bustled right out. Haerenga Pai, also in -the stable, was given eas v exercise with the hopples on.

The, Abbey and Warplane are roundin" up nicely, and the pair were hoppled up and worked in company yesterday. They went about a mile, and kept together without having full pressure uif at any stage.

Katala. who last week joined C. G. Lee's stable, was trotting over several circuits yesterday. He hit out boldly but is a short striding gelding and really looks to be going faster than he does gp. Ho may never be a good st nver.

A three-year-old filly by Key de Oro from the 'American mare by A 1 McKinney, in !•'. <}. Holmes' stable, is said to lie an attractive pacer. She has come (,11 a good deal dunng the last few months, and she is now pacing along in good style.

(jold .Jacket is not being* unduly bu.-tled by his trainer, L. MpMahon. The Gold Bell gelding is looking big and well and yesterday in company with Muhvareo worked out at a little more than three-quarter pace without the straps. Mulwareo goes particularly well unlioppled.

Nelson McCormack, driven by .A. Julian, had Luvan for a mate 111 a sprint yesterday. Luvun was ridden by J. Cockle, and without straps, filled th£ role of galloping pacemaker. Nelson McCormack was not asked to go far, but he did what was asked of him well. Tie will always be best over short journeys.

Koro Peter continues to move along in line >tyle in his work, and there is 110 <1 ur-tion lie is the, best young trotter owned in Auckland. morning lie worked out a mile and a-half with a maiden pacer in G. Stubb's team, and the Derby candidate Bloss Audubon. Koro Peter never put a foot wrong and was in front all the way. Bloss Audubon was eased up near the finish.

Mr. T. B. Louisson's mare Louisiana, vim showed better form at the recent Wellington meeting than she had previously displayed in public, has been retired from the race-track, and is at present on a visit to Guy Parrish at Oaiuaru. Louisiana has mixed her matronly and racing duties with distinct credit, for she has already had three foals, the first when she was three vears old.

A. Jtilian has worked a big improvement. in tlie appearance of Rockburn. The bay gelding at one time promised ti> win good races, but he <|uite came up to what was expected of him, although lie put up one or' two fair perfonuanees. Julian does not hurry his horses to get them ready, but is conlent. to take his time, and it will not I'D lung now before Rockburn will be 1 cadv to do his best.

Work on the new grandstand for outside patrons at Addington is going •in at a rapid rate. It now seems likely that the stand will be finished in plenty of time for use at the November fixture (says an exchange). It will be a line building when it is completed, and in addition to being in a good position for the racing round the turn out of the straight, those in some portions of it will get a clear view rbht down lliu straight. Although Etta Cole is inclined to favour the leg she recently injured the chestnut tillv is going along nicely in tlie little work F. Vlilchri-t is asking her to do. She is a tine trotter and ninny v ill be surprised if -he i- not racing ii, the very best sqiiare-gaited company by the end of the. season. She has built up eoti-ide aiih -iticc (.ilchri-t took her in hand and she is now a solid -ort. <;ilchri»t. who ha- all along been associated with galloper-, will drive her -in ]i«'f <.* 11 .l:itgonu'nLs. A niee workout over a mile was 1 ••corded at Epsom yesterday when Jewel Pointer. Native Prince, and Western King were strapped up. At the jump otf Jewel Pointer had over a length the best, of Native Prince, with Western King a couple of lengths away. Jewel Pointer bowled along in front, but at the end of Ihree furlo.igs he left his feet. However, he was soon down it gain and took up the running. Over the la-t furlong Native Prince and Western King dosed on him and there was little between the trio at llie cud. rll going comfortably.

Handicaps for the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club's spring meetin>; will be declared by Mr. (I. Paul on Tue>da v.

Recently u. would-be purchaser a [>ricr; to l>e placed on Satinbird, but tbe Him ar-ked was very substantial ami left no chance to do business.

Unless "Nihilist .Junior shows remarkable improvement upon his track efforts since lie was brought to Auckland H. Kiunamont is going to have difficulty in getting even cigarette money with the chestnut. Whenever he has been asked to go any pace in harness he has given a poor display, and yesterday he was tried in saddle. In the south he went some good races Avith the "weight on top, but it was an inglorious effort he was responsible for yesterday. The trotter Roma Bingen and the maiden pacer C'hrystal were worked out a mile and a-half with Nihilist Junior, who was supposed to go with theui. He did not hit his straps at the start and lost about 30yds, but even so he should have at least, got to his companions, who are moderates. However, Nihilist Junior, despite the fact tPht lie was ridden hard, actually lost ground over the final halfmile, and it was far from an impressive effort.

The. two Cup horses, Peter Bingen and Queen's Own, who are trained at Addington, are still having an easy time (says the Christchurch writer

•Argus"). On Thursday morning l'eter Bingen had tlie hopples on for the first time for about a fortnight, but he was merely jogged a few rounds. Queen's Own was also worked with the hopples. Leading St. Maura, the Cup mare did about a mile and a-half, but the speed was so slow that there were very few horses in training who could not have beaten the time for the journey. Pete;: Bingen has never looked better, being big and well, and his trainer is well pleased with him. Queen's Own, too, looks as though her brilliant effort at Addington la-t month has done her good. She is profiting by her easy tasks, and is on the big side. F. G. Holmes, like J. -1. Kennerley, is more than satisfied with the appearance of his Cup candidate. No rloubt early next 711011 th both Peter Bingen and Queen's Own will have to do much more work to fit them for such a trying race as the New Zealand Cup.

''Sentinel" in the Otago "Daily Times" is one of the few writers not afraid to give expression to his opinions 111 print touching upon the publicity the Metropolitan Trotting Club gives to its programmes. He says: "When an owner or a trainer misses an important date of nomination or acceptance they blame everybody except themselves. The clubs are "also to blame. The Metropolitan Trotting Club, as far as the writer knows, does not advertise outside its own town. Hence it is blind to its own interests and not entitled to a paragraph stating that this or that is the case jji connection with nominations or acceptances. Some clubs or their secretaries seem to think that a belated inch advertisement i> sufficient, hut such is not the case. The fact remains that any club lias it in its power with a live secretary to command all the necessary publicity required to see that; owners and trainers and other interested are not at all likely to overlook the fact that its particular fixture is on the calendar, and something is about to happen in connection with it. Racing clubs should be run on business lines. Jewel Pointer's presence in the Trotting Cup and other races at the meeting would have meant anything up to £10,000 on his chance in three days' racing. Any wise club should take every possible precaution to see that the possibility of such revenue, as well as the sporting interest, is not missed, and, of course, in a minor degree, the same applies to every other club." "Sentinel" might have added that with the possibility, now that Jewel Pointer is out of the Cup, of Western King and Native Prince not making the trip to the November meeting, not only would a considerable sum be lost in the volume of betting, but nominations and acceptances would also amount to a tidy sum i for horses competing in the best class j during the t'nrfee days. However, Jewel Pointer has missed the acceptance and there is nothing more to be said.

FIRST OF COUNTRY CIRCUIT.

Five days after the spring meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club concludes the first of the country meetings in Auckland will claim attention. This is the annual gathering of the Northland Trotting Club, and in holding the meeting this season on Labour Day instead of in January, it will probably be found that the Whangarei body has made a wise move. At least it can be said the interests of owners are being considered as tlie meeting provides owners with one of very few opportunities to qualify their horses for more important events to be decided later in the season at Alexandra Park. The Northland Club is only in its infancy, but the indications are that ere long the meetings will be regarded as among the .most important outside the metropolitan area. Nominal ions closed yesterday and a perusal of the lists reveals both quality and quantity, and many well-performcd horses are booked to compete. The handicaps are due to appear on Wednesday, October 10. THE EPPING THOUSAND.

Although winners of t Tie Sydney Thousand (run at Victoria Park) have from time to time been brought across to New Zealand to race, and among them liiay be mentioned Man-o'-\Var, Don 'Wild. Machine Brick. Black Lila. and Ribbonwood'-s l.a-t. it, i- unusual to find a New Zealand pacer leung sent to Sydney to contest a big race. But •for the race which comes up fur decision on Tuesday ne\t J. Rryce has sent over Bankhead. a full brother to Cardinal 1.02 a 11. Bankhead has gone a mile and a-half in a tick wor-e than 3.30 and a mile in 2.10 1-5. and otf the limit next Tuesday reads well. However, from all accounts this year the Epping Thousand acceptors include some particularly smart pacers and in Walla Walla it is said they have a horse who will do big things. Again there i= Robert Derby, another brilliant pacer, and in this pair Bankhead will find a couple who will test him right out all the way. Latest reports are that the race will be run in three divisions with a run off between the division winners. The record for the Victoria Park Thousand is held by Machine Brick, who in 1923. from 80yds behind, won in 3.19}, a performance not likely to be beaten while the present limit obtains. Man-o'-War won in 1920 from 70yds behind and he ran the twelve furlongs in 3.22. Tuesday's* race will be the first time a Thousand has been put on at Epping.