JOTTINGS FROM ADDINGTON

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 14

JOTTINGS FROM ADDINGTON

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PAPRICE was a good mare -when trained m- the North Island, but she has done no good since coming to Christchurch. *. • . * Some people are never satisfied. A few years ago ' the Auckland Owners and Breeders' Association persuaded the Auckland Trotting Club to transfer its autumn meeting to June. Now,- because it was wet for the recent meeting- a majority of northern trainers want it shifted back to the autumn. From information to, hand, it won't be shifted. . ' ■ St. Fillan must be fooling—his people. ( Florrie Pointer seems all right In saddle, but all wrong m harness. ■■•■..•= • Awa-itl is a real horse. He wants a few months more on his age. , ■ . #. # * ' Young Bingen is a five-year-old m G. S. Smith's stable, but he didn't run very well. in his recent outing. ...;. #" -■#...■• Has Mercury joined the Waiters' Union? '■■'■■• * * Forward Maid will soon be out of a job as a racehorse, unless she improves when the colors are up. * " ■ # . ' * Bingen Patch is fast,, but he thinks too deeply for the average punter. . * • •■ . * * . Glenaray has left Cecil Donald's premises, and -is /again .under his owner's care at Winslow. The punters say that Heroic is a cow. Surely they wouldn't race an animal like that? ' ■ ■•■ •#'•*■#• . # ■ Oh! Helen, what a beauty you will be next season. , #■■'■ * ■-' •-.- Great Form simply has no form. He is just about as useful as a rockinghorse. . * # * Lou Harold, is one of the quiet things at Addington that Is expected to trim the flash-ones m a two-mile race m the country. ■ v .-■#...-#■■■■#.••■.■.■ It is not a question of lone, it T. 0.1. .■■..• ■. '#'■■• •,*-.' '. ■'■* ' ' "'■'•' ISol Boy will keep Trainer Greenhorn with his coat off all his life. : :■■ ■ -' * : ■ • v •-•'■' ■■'.'•■ * .: ■■ ■' Lady Bell. Well, ask yourself. ■ >.: ■■. '. - #•■'....#. ■#'■... Little Author carried £26 at Ashburton, and ran about as well as he was backed.

Provided Wrackeen learns to leave the barrier she will win good races next season. She can fly. # •* • # Logan Park is having a holiday over the wet weather period. He is a sum-mer-time pacer, and, will be got into racing trim for November contests. #,• ■ . # W. J. Tomklnson is pushing the work into Vestas, which, so far, is doing his toil as if he never did a thing wrong m his life. .••'■' • • ■ \ Shadowland is carrying a good pollsw,-and will be ready for August. You ought to see Conclift?. He is like a peacock pluming Its feathers at Christmas time. Gee! he is big and rosy. , # ■■■•.•■. #, . Young Blake. is quite all right after his trip to Auckland, and he should be at his best, for August :racing. -#■■"'•; #■:■■■'•'.' ' Nelson . McElwyn Is .doing all right for J. J. Kennerley.\ - '■' • :" ■■-:. • • ■ • * ' Epigram is carrying his racing condition, and a few rousing workouts will put him righl for August. . # . #.-.■.#■ ■ Silk Thread is 1 still troubled with splints. .He is doing, light work, but until he gets rid of his infirmity he always is apt to go sore. # .* * The "Tassies" must have been fond of Brazils. ■„ They have, two horses bearing : that name. But they always were bits of "nuts;" "