LIGHT HARNESS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 85, 11 April 1925, Page 13

LIGHT HARNESS SPORT.

FIXTURES, SEASON 1924-25. April 15—N.z. Metropolitan T.^. April 13—Hawera T.C. April 18.—Taranakl T.C. April 18. —Metbven T.C. April 23.—Ellesmere C.T.C. April 28, T.C. May 2, 6. —Auckland T.C May 7, 9.—Forbury Park T.C. May 9.—Cambridge T.C. May 16. Te Aroha T.C. May 23. —Oamaru T.C. May 23.—Northland T.C. June 3, 6.—Canterbury Park T.C. June 3, 6.—South Walrarapa T.C. June 13.—Ashburton T.C. Auckland-owned and trained horses are well represented at the Hawera meeting, which opens to-day, and, with ordinary luck, a good share of the prize money should come to them. The veteran Prince Poole is being kept going at Ep.som, but it is going to be very hard tot him to win a race. Another instance of the necessity for lightening up the limits was provided at the Thames meeting-, where live of the winners were on the limit, and one each on 12yds, x'-iyds and 48yds. Heather Girl was getting through a lot Of solid work before goinfr to Hawera. She has a fine turn of speed, but generally sliows it in her races when least expected. The Texan, which has yet to win a race, is one of the most promising of the improving pacers at Epsom. A. Julian should have a useful sort In the chestnut next season. J. Shaw has some useful horses in his team, but has been unable to do anything right during the season and very little prize money has come his way. Shaw Is very painstaking with his team, but the best or his horses are on marks where they nnd it hard to win. When Mars raced at the summer meetIng or the Otahuhu Club there were all sorts or rumours about how fast ho could go, but as he was beaten each day, the rumours appeared to have no foundation. Mars met a very we-ak Held at the Thames last Saturday, but even so could only get third, over 20 lengtns away rrom the winner. Tannhauser, the grood-looklnjr maiden pacer owned by Mr. McMillan end trained at Epsom by J. Shaw, let his admirers down badly at the Wellington meeting. Hβ appeared to be very sore then, and perhaps will show up better at Hawera or Taranakj. That good trotter Pyramus Is doing a lot of Jogging and will only want a couple of solid work-outs to be ready Tor the Auckland T.C. autumn meeting. The Messrs. Newdlck Bros., who have been very successful with their horses, have First Carbine, Ruby Huon, Grey Peter and Lord Mlnto moving along nicely. So far they have not been able to win a race with Lord Minto, but the veteran shows In his track efforts that he still has pace and is liable to bring off a surprise at any time. TheT Messrs. Newdick would not keep him going so long were they not confident the gelding will win a race for them. But for winning a race earlier In the season. at Epsotn, Promenade, would have been a costly proposition to her owner. She has done a rair amount of travelling, having raced at Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch and Wellington, but has failed In all her efforts away from home this season. It costs money to travel with horses nowadays, and the expenses down against Promenade must run Into a tidy sum. - Padlock, which many good Judges ticked off as worth remembering -when he raced In the spring at Alexandra Park, Is engaged at the Hawera meeting. A half-sister to Aerial Bingen, named Airline, is being worked by her owner, Mr. J. Fettle. The stylish Aerial Bingen is moving along attractively In the steady work allotted him, and should bo at his best for the Auckland T.C. autumn meeting. Southern writers credit the Auckland pair Hypo and Nelson Tasker with some line work-outs at Addington, and the pair are ticked off to run prominently In their engagements at the Metropolitan fixture. The Messrs. McKendrick Bros, have yet to ..get a win this season. Since they entered Into the trotting sport they have been very successful, but this season nothing has gone right with them. They went close to catching: a stake at the Thames when Satlnbird beat all but Hal Chimes In the Purirl Handicap. A horse of which the best has not .been seen is Stan Moor, and when he gets settled down at the start and moves away right there Is a stake waiting for him. Lady Stepney has on occasions shown pace, but as she consistently gets well beaten in her races she can be written down as a poor proposition. The committee of the Tnames TrottingClub would do well to considerably reduce the limits when passing the programme Tor next season. The Holds would be quite as large as last week, and a better class of performer would be competing-. The autumn meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club, to be held on May 2 and 6, will nave to receive attention from owners berore 5 p.m. on Friday next, at which hour nominations for all events -lose with the secretary, Mr. C. F. Mark. Nominations for the Auckland TrottingClub's Great Northern Derby, to be run at the 1926-27 summer meeting- of the club, close on Friday next at 5 p.m. ' Local trainers and owners on Thursday took the opportunity to make a presentation to Mr. James Conway, who is leaving for America, his native land, next week. Mr. Conway came to the Dominion twelve years ago, and since then has always, been actively engaged In the light harness sport. The Te Aroha Trotting- Club will hold Its totalisator meeting on Saturday, May a6. A line programme or events has been drawn up, the principal Hem beiftg the Te Aroha Cup or £250, and a trophy valued at £25.