NOTES AND COMMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 205, 18 November 1927, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS

FROM NEAR AND FAR SOUTHERN TATTLE The popularity of the , sport in Canterbui-y was sn> » cibly demonstrated by the nSr 11 success which attended the carnival at Addington. SoutwL bi * present in Auckland speak hiVv *’ the sport provided each Uav ? * sider that the Auckland ture will prove a similar attaL-u' during the Christmas holidays ** A Painful Injury -tvhile riding Final McKinney _ mile saddle event on the first d» the meeting just concluded at iff i ton. J. McLennan suffered a

accident. A large lump of mud thrown up by one of the other and hit him a severe blow in The injury was very painful andtook McLennan all his time to contLi f in the race, in which he finished foirn? • Later in the day he drove Eliear “ , victory in the Dominion Handicap"),.• his head and eye became much vtJl ’ and he had to take medical adp« f Although very painful, the eye grad- f r ally improved, and McLennan wa* | most all right again for the seeoni day’s racing, and O.K. for th« u* E day, when his splendid riding got Fim ! McKinney the verdict in the saddle heat. Honours Well Distributed The honours so far as the trains of winners was concerned was distributed at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's spring meethg. for N. C. Price, with Auguste DUta, and Taurekareka, and J. J. Kennerley who won a double with Native Chlet were the only trainers to lead in the ■ winner of more than once race T. G. Holmes, who was associated Witt the successes of Native Chief and Daphne de Oro, drove the winners o! three races, and D. Withers (Gust Actress and Colene Pointerl, J, McLennan (Elzear and Final McKinney), and V. Alborn (Cannonball and Golden Devon) were the only drivers to gain more than one success. Successful Coaster The West Coaster, V. Alborn, wen two races at Addington on the last dav with Golden Devon and Cannon- f bail. Golden Devon has been trained Iby A. Cox in Christchurch for sums « ' time, and evidently the change ins § ! been of benefit to him. for he tas | never looked better. Cannonball is certainly a most promising trotter. A Great Constitution Author Jinks is not much to look at but he is a wiry customer, with cowage of the highest order. Few fear-year-old pacers have been asked tt race as he has done, and ho cvn« up again for more. On Friday last front 60yds behind, he beat a seed field over two miles in 4.32 3-5, aai completed his job like a tradesman A Solid Reduction M. B. Edwards's team has been considerably reduced, and Firpo, Locanda. Child, Hori Dillon. Ouimet, and Firs Water have been thrown out of wort The last-named is to be mated wttt Author Dillon. Direct Wave has joined A. Lowe’s stable, and Black Admlssi —who lightened up after the Cup meeting—will be given a few weeks hojday. A “Lame” Excuse Great Hope probably would have wot the Christc lettrch Handicap last Fnday had he been a thoroughly sound i horse (says an exchange). Histm races earlier in the meeting improved him, certainly, but he just weaken* at the finish, being beaten by a Mb | row margin by Jewel Pointer. Gw Hope is still a very solid pacer, m if he stands up to his work shown win a good race some time very sous. Transfers Granted O. E. Hooper did not take C'ue«| Own and Trenand back to Hinds «*■ the Addington carnival. Queen stw has been placed in the care of *• ■ Holmes, and will be mated "L Drusus, while Trenand, who is dot trained by F. Holmes, is to be par® in the private sale list. Southerner’s Opinion The Auckland trainer, serves a good deal of Praise for wav he produced Jewel Pointer Amaris at Addington (comments a ter in the Wellington “Post ). looked particularly well, J( L Pointer’s record of three r ’f ro “jr wil one win speaks for itself. not so lucky, and being an accident on the second day improve him. Jewel Pointer 3t a six-year-old, so that lmpro«n>« yet can be expected °£ „ for might easily qualify this seaso the New Zealand Trotting Cup. A Useful Sort Quite a fair number of trotters to be seen daily working , Hawke’s Bay tracks. i( Ha ' H S,i fine cut of a horse in Mr. ti. team, is going particularly weu present, and on Saturday m

a couple of rounds. Shre* to head him off. He * -?ZU *W' of confidence from Bay epo started in public. Still Doing It Wrong ,* Raima, in his work, wt*' affected with kidney trouble, ever it is that ails him- .„ c srand *® in his home town, as *• - ? psß»* his two races, he only tro - iiS His trainer has hopes of f»t right before the season advanced.