THE TROTTING SPORT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21412, 2 March 1935, Page 16

THE TROTTING SPORT

OWNERS AND BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION TRIALS FOR YOUNG HORSES At a meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Owners' and Breeders' Association held in the club rooms, when the president, Mr Allan Matson, took the chair, a vole of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mr Holmes, clerk of the course for many years at the New Zealand Metropolitan trotting course. Several complaints were received regarding the starting at trotting meetings in various districts, and the secreiary was instructed to write to some clubs drawing their attention to the bad starting. Already it was stated the association was endeavouring to bring a remit forward at the next conference that the conference should appoint official starters throughout New Zealand, just as they appoint handicappers and stipendiary stewards. A suggestion was brought forward to run, under the auspices of the association, a series of "educational heats" during afternoons to be approved of on leading tracks. The assistance of Mr A. J. Hastings is to be requested, and all drivers are to wear colours. Owners of young horses will, for a very small fee, have the opportunity of giving their horses education with the colours up. Distances will be arranged and agreed upon. At present many owners take their horses to the races with no possibility of winning—merely for education purposes. This costs them several pounds, and the young horses obstruct other horses that really have a chance. It was decided to approach the Canterbury Park and Metropolitan Trotting Clubs regarding the fencing in of a roadway so that the horses going into the birdcage do not mix up with the visiting public. It was decided also to approach them again regarding the obsolete totalisator and its appointments, and to endeavour if possible to have erected two or three definite posts at the correct distances, so that visitors and followers could time horses over the mile, mile and a quarter, mile and a half, and two miles. At present these posts were very indistinct and only known to n few. The meeting decided to take action to ask Parliamentary sanction, in the interests of safety, to pay two dividends when large fields had to be run in divisions. This would merely bring legislation up to date with the present condition of the light harness handicanping system. Several new members were elected.

NEWMARKET PROSPECTS YILDERIM SCRATCH JSD FOR STAKES (UNITED'PRESS ASSOCIATION —BY ISLECTRIO TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.) (Received March 1, 7 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March I. The Newmarket forecast is for line and warmer weather. The New Zealand horse Yilderim has been scratched for the Sires' Produce Stakes. Arachne is reported to be very fit for to-morrow's engagement. Hot Shot is unlikely to run in the Australian Cup. The New Zealander, Lou Robertson, has Sithon, Feldspar, and Nalda engaged in the Sires' Produce Stakes. J. Holt has Heros, Press Gang, and Gordon's Leap in the Newmarket Handicap. The Newmarket Handicap will start at 3.40 and the St. Leger Stakes at 4.20.