ADDINGTON JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 229, 27 September 1929, Page 12

ADDINGTON JOTTINGS.

ALERON REMAINING SOUND. NELSON PRINCE'S BAD MANNERS. NELSON McCOBMACK FOE SYDNEY. (By Telegraph.-—Special to " Star.") CHEISTCHUECH, this day. The trotter Nelson Ata has been commencing better in his later races, hut lie still finds a two-mile journey a. trifle too far for him. Nelson Ata. is doing good work in training, and making no mistakes. Aleron has not done much fast work siilcc he raced at Addington,- where lie put up fast time over a mile and a-half. Now that he is remaining sound lie should race well over two miles, as he is bred on good staying lines. Todd Bingen has been trotting very solidly in his training work of late. Unfortunately he docs not always do his best in a race, and is a difficult trotter to get back to his gait once he makes a mistake.

Linkman showed particularly good form at the August meeting, qualifying for the New Zealand Cup. He seems to thrive on plenty of work, and is a regular attendant at Addington. He may not win tho big November race, but if he keeps steadily improving as he has done in the past he should get some of the stake. Ho is well-mannered, a quick beginner and easily managed in a race. He is equally at home over sprint or two-mile courscs.

G. McKendry is now sending the pacer Grace Huon along at a faster clip, and the mare will soon be in her best form again. She is useful up to a mile and a-half.

New Metford looks none the worse for his recent racing. He was worked in the saddle recently, being ridden by his owner, N. L. Price, who is seldom seen in the saddle nowadays. The Eey de Oro trotter went a capital race in the Westport Handicap (at the Earthquake meeting), which was spoilt at the finish owing to the accident.

Nelson Prince continues to go on the right way in his training work, but he is not yet reliable at the barrier. It looks as though he will require a lot more racing experience before the best is seen of him.

El Direct went a capital race in the Karamea Handicap at Addington, and will he a starter in the Methven Cup next week. He should race well over a two-mile journey.

Author Franz now seems to he on the improve. He paced well in his last effort at Addington, only stopping in the concluding stages. He is showing plenty of determination in his training work.

When the trotter Audo Bell decides to go through a race without a mistake he will make it very hard for the opposition. He works well in training, hut once he makes a mistake is very difficult to get to settle down to work again.

Tomkinson, after giving Nelson McCormack every cliance, lias decided to part with the fast miler, and he -will go to Sydney shortly. He was a trifle unlucky in liis races here after coming from the North Island.

St. Maura showed a return to form in her last effort, when she finished second to Vesuvius in the mile and a-quarter. The Ivurow-owned mare, who is trained at Addington by F. G. Holmes, is best over short courses.