TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 290, 8 December 1925, Page 12

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND SADDLE NOTES. (BY ORION.) FIXTURES FOR THE SEASON. December 12, 16—New Brighton Trotting 1 Club. Deceinuer 20—Gore Trotting Club. December 26 —Asbburton 'lrottlug Club, becember 26, 28—Westport Trotting; Club. December 26, 28—Soutn Wairarapa irotDeceSfier 28, 30, 31—Auckland Trotting December 30 —Inangahua Trotting Club. December 30—Wlnton Trotting CIUD. January 1, 2 —Canterbury PaiK Trotting Clut). „, „ January 2—Westland Trotting Club. January 5, 6—Greymouth Trotting Club. January 16 —Wellington Trotting Club. January 22, 23—invercarglll Trotting Club. January 28, 30—Forbury Park Trotting Club. , „, I January 30 —HawKe's Bay Trotting Club. February 12 —Poverty Bay Trotting Club. February 13 —N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. February 19—Kaikoura Trotting Club. Direct Action, a trotter brought over from Sydney to Auckland last week by Mr. R. C. Simpson is under offer to a patron of A. Julian's stable. Bob Logan, which cost Aucklanders a substantial sum by Ma failures to leave the mark at Otahuhu meeting, has been giving similar exhibitions in the South. F. Monk strapped up his pair, Ricardo and the gelding by Great Audubon, and worked them a mile and a half. They moved along well, Ricardo pleasing best. Mint Boy went a good race in tha Stewards' Handioap at Hamilton, and A. Julian will only require to have ordinary luck to catch a stake with the bay pacer. The trotter, Huia Girl, is now being worked regularly by W. Orange. The latter should know the mare well, as he ■trained her some years ago, and won money with her. G. Paton has that good mare Nita Bell regularly at Epsom. The daughter of Gold Bell has not been asked to accomplish anything severe yeft, and steady jogging is her daily task. W. Clifton is beginning to send Coal Light along in earnest, and the bay pacer should not be long in getting into form. The same trainer has Uncle Bert and a maiden called Antelope in his team. Nelson Derby promises to be the early favourite for the Auckland Cup. Mr. Barton's horse has been showing excellent form in the 'South, and off the limit must undoubtedly have a chance. Master Councillor, which is not a sound horse, is rounding up into condition nicely as a result of plenty of jogging on the . track. It will be remembered he went wrong at the opening of the -season, when W. Evans had him at the top of his form. A. Brown drove Harold Junior c couple of* miles this, morning with the straps oh. The old horse has not raced for some time, but he has done a lot oi work, and there may bo a race or tw< for him yet. Brown also has Red Star which has been something of a die appointment of late. A couple of seasons ago Respect wen more than one good race, and gave promise of being a useful pacer. However he became erratic on the mark, ant settled any. chance ho had of winning races. He is being given alow work bj •his owner, J:\Joihnson, at Epsom; aftei enjoying a spell from hard. toil. ...A very' interesting workout wai witnessed this morning, at Epsom when 'Moneymaker, Hypo, and Firs f Carbine were sent two miles. Hype had the fence, and held.a half length'i advantage of First Carbine throughout Moneymaker trained the pair all the way and finished a couple of lengths behind A good instance of what a different class makes was provided at the t'orbur meeting. In the Free-For-All the firs' day, Willie Logan was out in front an< had everything in his. favour, but wa beaten out of a place at the end. On th second day in -the Recovery Handicap from 60yds behind, he beat a field o good sprinters pointless, and paced th mile, in 2,10 2-5. rtfative Chief, the crack three-year-oh pacer in the 'Dominion, won the Tainu Handicap on Saturday at Forbury in i : jog, and went 4,35 1-5..' In the Grand stahd 'Handicap at Christmas, Mr. F i W. Edwards has put him on a 4.34 mark i which appears to he right, Native Chic t is not in the Great Northern Derby, am I if J. JVKennerley brings him to Aucklan< [the colt will have no easy races to picl AUCKLAND TROTTING CUP. The handicaps for the Auckland Trot w g S p ' declal, ed yesterday by Mr F W. Edwards, appear to have givei general satisfaction and no complaint, are heard about horses being harshh treated or of others being <W g Mr. Edwards has placed nine horses oi the -limit, and as the majority of then are giving away time to get in they cer tamly could not have been placed else where. Moneymaker is getting on ii years, and is not likely to see out a fas run of two miles, and Glandore is to. unreliable to be selected for a race lik the Cup, even if he were good enough which is doubtful. Oakhampton woi two races at the Auckland Spring meet ing,. and each time did the job well, s. that it is quite possible he may be abl to go 4.32. Oruarangi will not be greatlin favour, as he was beaten out of 1 place in a weaker field at the Otahuhi meeting, but Nelson Derby is showinj winning form, and early in the seasoi was ticked off as a Cup horse. He cer tainly is a possibility, and will be th early favourite. Linden and Talaro ar useful sorts, but that is all, and are no likely.to better their handicap, and th same remark applies to Billy Sea. Gold man, 12yds, is a proved stayer, and if h [happens to get the track to his likin] he. .Will bei very, hard to beat. Lady Joai has not graced well for a long time, bu Audacious won in good style at th Otahuhu meeting and should go a gooi race. Blue Mountain King and Doi Wild on 24yds do. not appeal, but Firs Cirbine, if he happens to hit his bes form, wpuld have a chance. However liis performances this season do'not givi him much chance. /Jack Potts is handi capped 24yds: better than he is-handi capped in the South, and this shouh encourage his owner to make the tri] with the American horse, but it mus itot he • oveiriooked that, all the t othe southern horses entfei*4 treate* better at Auckland thin" in IShe. Soutl Island. As a matter of fact It is inter esting to note just how the horses whicl

have been racing this season in the South are now treated by Mr. Edwards, compared with their last handicap under Mr. Brinkman. The following table shows the position: Horse. Mr. Brinkman. Mr. Edwards.

In addition to those above there are 2 also Great Bingen and Audacious, but . as both won at their last start they have ] not since been handicapped by Mr. Brink- 1 man. However, the latter placed Great -' Bingen on a 4.22 mark at Forbury on * Saturday last in the Exhibition Cup, and ' as the horse won it is safe to assume ' Mr. Brinkman would now put him on at ' least 4.21, so that in placing Great Bin- j gen on 4.22 in the Auckland Cup Mr. ' Edwards has not penalised him for his . Forbury win, and the horse is therefore well treated. ! ACTION BY THE STEWARDS. ■ I REPLY TO CRITICISM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At a meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Council this morning ■Bijt stipendiary stewards wrote stating that they could not recollect a single instance of club stewards having failed to take action when requested to do so, but on occasions there had been difference of opinion as to the punishment that various offences warranted.

Talaro Billy Sea Don Wild Jack Potts .... Prince Pointer Acron Ahuriri Logan Chief .. Mlnton Derby.. Onyx t. 4.31 4.31 4.29 4.27 4.27 4.25 4.20 4.25 4.23 4.224 4.32 4.32 4.30 4.21) 4.28 4.27 4.27 4.20 4.2fi 4.24 i