TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 285, 2 December 1925, Page 14

TROTTING.

AND SADDLE NOTES. (BY ORION.) FIXTURES- FOR THE SEASON. December s—Waikato Trotting 1 Club. December 12, iC —IS'evV Brighton Trotting ciub. December 26—Gore Trotting Club. December 26—Asbburton Trotting Club. December 26, 28—Westport Trotting Club. December 26, 28—South Walrarapa Trot-' ting Club. December 28, 30, 31—Auckland Trotttnr ciub. December 30—Inangahua Trotting- Club. December 30—Wlnton Trotting Club. January 1, 2—Canterbury Park Trotting ciub. January 2—Westland Trotting" Club. January 5, 6—Greymouth Trotting Club. January 16—Wellington Trotting Club. January 22, 23—Invercargill Trotting Club. January 28, 30—Forbury Park Trotting Club. January 30—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. February 12—Poverty Bay Trotting Club. February 13— N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. February 19—Kalkoura Trotting Club. February 19, 22—Wanganul Trotting Club. February 20, 24—Otahuhu Trotting Club. February 2 6—Marlborough Trotting Club. February 27—Taranaki Trotting Club. March 6—Waikato Trotting Club. March 10—Manawatu Trotting Club. March 13—Northland Trotting Club. March 13—Timaru Trotting Club. March 17—Wyndham Trotting Club. March 18, 20—New Brighton Trotting Club. March 20—Thames Trotting Club. March 27—Wellington Trotting Club. April 3, 7—N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. April 3, s—Hawera Trotting Club. April 17—Ellesmere Trotting Club. April 17—Cambridge Trotting Club. April 22—Waimate Trotting Club. April 24—Ashburton Trotting Club.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

WHANGAREI.—NeIson Fame waa withdrawn from the Massey Handicap at 2.30 p.m. on the day of the race. All Bell and Ursaline will represent G. Paton at Hamilton this week-end. Both are well, and All Bell's form has been good, this season. Although Prince Pointer did not win a race at the Metropolitan meeting, he went some good races, and will most likely be sent to Auckland at Christmas. T. Roe will take a useful team to the "Waikato meeting. So far this season the Avondale trainer has done remarkably well, and he should secure expenses again this week. Hohora may do the trick for him this time. W. Wilson allowed Loch Lomond to run along at top yesterday morning when he chased Rockburn over a mile and a-half. He had no chance with the Australian-bred gelding, but the latter is a good sort, and a free mover. G. Clifton will race Uncle Bert at Hamilton on Saturday. This pacer goes fairly well in his training, and though he was beaten on the second day at Otahuhu after having every chance, he may go well on Saturday. He is a pacer which will improve. It was the Ferguseon Handicap that Glandore won at Hamilton last season, and not the Waikato Cup. On Saturday he will be again driven by A. Brown, and if condition counts he will be handy when the end of the race is reached. His chance depends upon how he leaves the mark. With the fine weather experienced lately and the track being harrowed and levelled consistently, trainers at Epsom have nothing to complain about. As a matter of fact more than one express the opinion that there ia -no necessity for a sand track, but perhaps they will alter their view if next winter happens to be like the one just ended. A. Fleming has only two horses In work at Addington. They are Double Event and Don Wild. The latter has not raced' for some time because he went wrong, but he now appears to be sound again. Double Event .promised to do big things last year, but he proved erratic at the starting post, and could not be induced to leave right. The Forbury Park Trotting Club's meeting opens to-morrow, and, with many of the competitors entered 'for the Auckland summer flreeting later on, the results of the Forbury gathering will he interesting. The big race to-morrow is the President's Handicap/.and a strong lield is engaged. The Australian-bred Main Voyage is being ticked off as likely to be prominent at the finish. Bluewood continues to show a fair turn of speed at Epsom in his workout, and he is bound to be right in the.picture in the early part of the Hamilton Handicap on Saturday. The trouble with Bluewood is that he cannot"" stay two miles with the pace right on, which is a good thing for the others engaged, as they would have little chance of heating him otherwise. Florrie Bingen and Peter McDonald will be taken to Hamilton by J. Shaw. Florrie Bingen is a picture, and showed her best form when she raced at the Otahuhu meeting. However, over two miles All Bell on the same mark snould be as good as her, even though he may not be a genuine stayer. Peter McDonald is not a good trotter, and on 108 yds behind in the Introductory he does not appear to have much chance. E. G. Sandall will make his reappearance in the sulky with the colours up !at the Waikato meeting, where he has Florrie Roe engaged in the Introduci tory Handicap. She does not look like | a winner. Her owner is the veteran ; driver of .the trotting sport in Auckland, and 31 years ago won the Auck- ! land Trotting Cup with a gelding called j Tom Hicks. If he can win a race with i his present little team he will get a great reception. With 23 entries for the Auckland Cup, the handicaps for which will be issued by Mr. F. W. Edwards on Friday, there is all the material for a contest worthy of the big prize of 2200 soys. Practically every performer of note in the Dominion is engaged, and though all cannot win the Cup, there are plenty of other good stakes to be picked up at the three days' fixture. Although the handicaps have not yet been declared, there is an inclination to support Nelson Derby. There are still over three weeks to go before the Auckland Trotting Club's Cup meeting opens, and, with only five three-year-olds remaining in the Great Northern Derby, there is no great promise of an; exciting contest.! Two! of the num-, her, Nantwich and Ayr, belong to-the Canterbury sportsman, Mr.H. F. Nicholl, and Nantwich looks almost certain' to win the event. William the Great k said to be a promising colt, but Una Dillon, which hails from Gisborne, and Charming Pronto, trained by G.. Pbippa at Epsom, have done nothing to suggest they can beat'Nantwich.