TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 261, 25 January 1928, Page 10

TROTTING

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"ABAYDOS")

NOTES ANDJOM*£^ PROVINCIAL Tones TE AWAMUTU~ACnvrrSS In the Waikato, whiek l been famed f op lt , £;£** long Horseflesh, and mori for the fine percentage o gallop.ng representing light-harness sport the splendid progress, end is as popular in many pan province as the sister pasting th * Good Representation Throughout the district them be found several strong e>t > members of which, apart ?»■» active participants at tures, are quite capable of takinJ.,? 1 ' place in the better companv countered at the Metropcin.?, 66 *»- ings. This is a affairs, and proves that while ti, . ® ; can be of great use to the aftajrs pertaining to such a deliSL? recreation, those engaged in th,!? in the suburban localities can h P ' great assistance to the larger clubl “ Te Awamutu Facilities sood number of horses are work at Te Awamutu. and candid from this centre usually make th* presence felt when visiting throughout the province. Te xjj? mutu affords fine facilities for traiiS' operations, and the game wouldS a greater fillip in the country area i* the enthusiasts of Te Awamutu won’ definitely decide on forming a trotting club and carry on the good woS pending th e time when a permit woe* be available Darkie Broughton at Home The advent of ‘ Darkie” Broughton, to Te Awamutu, where he took up the position of private trainer to that good sportsman Wilfred Johnston, was th« occasion for additional interest beinr taken in light-harness affairs generally. A Consistent Performsr One of the most consistent performers in Broughton’s team is the aged mare Lady Dunmore, who has a remarkable record during the time she has been associated with the racing track. While the daughter of Specialist—Miss Dunmore favours the shorter journeys, she has some good wine to her credit over two miles, and as recently as in the Waikato fixture, she made a big bid to pull off the chief event, although she had no chance of defeating Loch Moigh. Lady Dimmore is still going strong, and she will collect a stake before the season is much further advanced.