TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 15

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORION.) October 13, 17—Auckland Trotting Clab. October 22—Oatnara T.C. ' October 22—Northland T.C. November fl. 8. »—Metropolitan T.C. November 17, 21— Otahubu T.C. Novemb** 24—Wellington T,C. November - 29. December I—Forbury Part December B—Walkato T.C. Deeembet B—Cheviot T.C. December 15, 17—New Brighton T.C, December U6—Gore T.C December 27. 20, 31—Auckland Trotting Club. December 20—Ashourton T.C. December 26. 27—South WalrargDA T.C. December 2<5. 27—Westuort T C. December 29 —W'.iitoD T.C. December 31—Inangahua T.C. 1821). January 1, 2—Canterbury T.C. January 3—YVestland T.C. January 4. s—Greymouth T.C. January 19—Wellington T.C. Mr. G. S. Simpson has been appointed handicapper for the Greymouth Trottinc Club. b

Several horses from the South are due to arrive by the Main Trunk express late this afternoon. Mr. H. A. Jarden has been appointed to do the handicapping for the trotting events on the Oamaru Jockey Club's programme for the present season. The owner of Lnvan was at Epsom yesterday to see the bay mare .'work, but she was not strapped up and her task was merely jogging work. J. Bryce, who had his license suspended for a term over the Tree Advice?— Baron Bingen incident, will be driving on the second day of the Auckland meeting, as the term of suspension expires on the 14th. « Rockburn is improving with the work he is getting from A. Julian and it will not be long before he is right at his best. The bay is not a bad class, horse and as he can go two miles he should get a little money during the season.

Smoko Peter is moving along in a style which promises well for a race later on. He is only a novice, but has a bold style of going and with a bit more time should be able to play a part ip one ;of the slow trots at a coUntrtr meeting. '^1^3% Without breaking any watches Sebisca ilas beea doing a lot of useful war];, and G. Mitchell has the gelding very well. Though 72yds behind. jSeljisca is rather a good trotter to be. in the Introductory field, but even ep he will find it hard to reach Etta Cole on the front end. * C. G. Eee has had Nei§PU Dillon in constant work, but he has not been noticed recording any brilliant trials. The bay pacer has a big reputation, hut he will want to be all claimed for him to win the Improvers' Handicap, as there are some fairly smart horses on the limit with h|m. A cjjtse \of napre. than vusual interestis being heard in Brisbaiie. A trotting man pamed Donaldson was some time ago disqualified by -the Kedron stewards for 'alleged" foul riding.. sentence was ' reduced appeal, ; hut : Donaldson hasisßueda writ for defamation and claims damages. A four-yeftr-pld gelding by Blue Moun'r tai# Kingmrglsa Hpon js to be placed with J. Bryce. The gelding is owned By the Messrs. SJcKendrick brothers, and as a three-year-old was worked at Epsom In company with Eree Advice. He showed a lot pf pace, but it was deeded to give Win more time, and he was turned put. Nelson Taeker arrived at Epsom tb'day iff fulfil engagements at the meeting He is in the mile and a-quarter on Saturday •lid the two miles middle-class evept on the concluding day, Last season l)e was staying on - fairly 7 'well in hist raceg, and maybe he will be able to tramp dpwn a useful two miles this year. * - ? ... The wprkput fpr whicji Etta Cole was responsible yesterday in company with * Trustworthy will cause the former tp be splidly supported ip the Trot op {Saturday. For pne competing in the slpw class and handicapped op the limit it was a particularly good effort. Hitherto has not been a good beginner, but should he able to afford to. Ipse a little at the start. ' Auckland-owned horses have ,ngver had such ail opportunity of getting money a? presents 1 itself at the spring meeting which opens bn Saturday- Not oply has the weather been gppd |pr a couple o| weeks, but the South Island contingent, this time is net nearly so bjg as at other titnep. Eyen so the chances are t}iat hackers wi]l pay most attention tq the visitors, knowing that a trailer wopld pot bring a horse from tlje other side of Gpqk Strait unless he felt confident of getting expenses and a bit over. .