TROTTING ACTIVITIES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1932, Page 4

TROTTING ACTIVITIES

NOTES FROM HUTT PARK

HORSES FOR ADDINGTON

The Wellington Trotting Club's caretakers have been busy at Hutt Park since the, recent meeting carting and spreading soil' to , build. : up . and improve the clay training tracki* The cinder track is kept in perfect order, and was commented on by'visiting trainers as being equal to any cinder track in the Dominion. Chenaw-ay, who is to compete at'the Metropolitan Trotting Club's- Meeting at Addington on Saturdayv.has been kept in strong work sinc;e the Wellington Trotting Club's Meeting, and' has been -pacing,in his usual free mariner.l : '.:; , : The trotter, Peter Eyre, has'been'given away by. Mr.' Leadbetter,. aiidUvill in future earn his keep as :-a utility horse. ■ r Huia.Maid has beeii brought from Hastings, by Mr. W. H. Atkins, and is now located.afc the Hutt. She has been working, usefully since her arrival, being driven in her past work by Fred Waddell.^ It will be remembered thafat the-last March Meeting of-the .WellinKton-Clubthis/mare won' the ; Wakefield.'Handicap,-,- paying a sensational - .dividend;'?' i; ■ ■ '■' ■•' ■ - :- *? ■■. ■ 'i;?H#^^*:Sitt%Cup''iwiiiiner,.-!JRoVii' auk; has again '£M- a/ change -of' trainers andisnow-in^the^hailas bf'G. McKendry.. This makes the fifth different trainer to have charge of the son of Silk Thread during his career. If he wakes the same improvement under his latest mentor as he did while trained by J. Shaw no race will be safe from him. The Wellington-owned but Christohurchtrained Morrison (Great Audubon—Norah iMcitmney) scored a somewhat overdue win in the Electric Handicap at the JForbury Park Meeting, one mile, registering £"! n/-, ?"sseo from a2m in 17sec mark ■ lins is his second victory during his-car-' fKV> wr Si PrevioiV s success bfeirtg gained-in' the Welcome Handicap at Addington in *W\ - 1930- Possessed of great .speed, and being a well-mannered pacer,: he -is unfortunately, like many of Xhis B ire's; stock, taking a long time to become solid • Were ac only possessed of stamina he: wo^r. oe a very .useful.horse. • At Timaru the previous Saturday? he %as unfortunate1 m IcTl hls, driver^n-;.aV.'mix-up that occurred shortly after^the'start-^': * : That slow class pacers' racesirare very, ,t™i?l\ Wm fiWas + - again- Po^dlMdemoii-! strated by the time registered-by RaVe Forbury,..Park. :iJVom.,a a^i-mark'^he i/ d-sfiee.v,rThis r.horse vwas;:vew:iin-' Dacavrowv of .the; linutr.divisioh^h^'Kart' furlongs^^heniie was /interfered Tfith'tv C .femp|Mt^^and-went^a^bad •^fS 'm^ lCh^rdid?t,ot eettlefdowi^ ij* V' Wrack-^Harold -^MHon I htl Sfiicap^o b Per cu rn fiafi f^&Q 1 Clul?'s,Meeting on latur-vthe-aace^tbrs Silk *ff tv ?m^ Oni °a; Sat«^ay. is R6y°l 1 Jrt °^^ — 'fi^tttii^m ' New: 2eaig^ffc*6^ Australian ;Ctraineiv: E^l: MeJarlane,.- there ;^wa's'. .-some" controversy as,totoe./ 4l rtessM^h^haridica^^^^^^^ to; his-team ,;by,:thevNew,:Zealand ■ Trottinff Asso«ation,i:but- in%the 'light^ & th^l£ CtulvaUis^iNimble •JMfecfeand; Cq^Hhere w?^ d ' 9,???*^'' ■^ij^onSthe^.Gore^d' |^»»rGw during! the.hoiw ?-' th« Cup--registering; 4min 32 2-ssec,tfromAar4mb .4lsec mari.appto among-the. .acceptors V for-the Liverpool Handicap at the -Metropolitanl Meeting on Saturday,,and;from- 36yds behind appears to have an excellent chance to add to his stake-wmmng total. n»Ke-f ? CUti! ye of the Wanganui Trotting Club is to be congratulated on its decision to hold a meeting this year: This w^W hln^a^ £ lw?e "PWll fight and t would indeed be pleasing if their plucky action rfiould be rewarled with succeS m these difficult times.