TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 12

TROTTING.

I ■• • ... __-; WHEEL AND SADDLE NOTES. ■ - ■ i ■ (BY ORION.) FIXTURES FOR THE SEASON. December la, 16—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 26 —Gore Trotting Club. December 26 —Asnburton Trotting Club. J.ecember Sβ. 28—-Westport Trotting Club. December 36, 28—Soutb Wairarapa Trotting Club. December 2&..30, 31—Auckland Trotting Club. December 30 —Inangahua Trotting Club. December 30—Winton Trotting Club. January 1, 2—Canterbury fark Trotting Club. January 2—Westland Trotting Club. January 5, 6—Greymouth Trotting Club. January 16—Wellington Trotting Club. "~~~~. ! i f~'— Yesterday W. Kelsey stepped Dean Dillon out and sent him along two miles at top. The little.pacer sweated freely, but he is pacing in hie. usual bold style, and though, on recent form he does not look to hire more " than an outside chance in the Cup, he may go well if the going happens to be soft. • S. August is now located at Onehunga with hie team of about a dozen-horses. He will be strongly represented at the I Cup meeting, arid with ordinary luck I should secure a stake or two. Since I he came to Auckland prior to the Otahuhu meeting, he has not yet won with any of his own horses. C. Rokkjer is expected to come across from Sydney with a team of three for J the Auckland Cup meeting. His horses will be the pacers Ribbonwood's Last and Native Prince, both of which have previously raced in Auckland, and also The Bishop, which is on a 4.46 mark in the Parnell Handicap. Rokkjer lias been doing well lately across the Tasman, Ribbonwood's Last and Native Prince both showing winning form. T. Roe has The. Tartar and Bingen engaged in the- Rowe.Cup. On' recent form The Tartar cannot be given much chance, but Aerial Bingen, though J he has not fulfilled the promise given as I a three-year-old, has always given the impression that he would be a pretty good one if he would settle down. For some time past he . has been in T. Roe's team At Avondale, and anything that Roe takes trouble with is generally worth watching. . ...: ... . When Nikora won the Dominion Handicap at Addirigton in November of last .year it was her only start that geaecin. She won by f|ur' lengths going 4.34.-1-5, and in being let. up'to 4.35! in the Kowe Handicap F. Monk has nothing to complain about in Mr. Edwards' treatment of her. It will be Been that the Ghoai mare has not been penalised for winning, but on the other hand has been let out nearly a second. ' Blue wood has never bean regarded/as a true stayer, no fault could,.; be found with, the_way. :Jdb "battled out the. two. miles at Hamilton- on Saturday whe'nJie beat aiybut Some Jaz? in ir the Hamilton Handicap. He'had no chance of beating the winner and in the straight it looked as though he would be third at best, but when G. Webb hit him with the the last furlong he came again arid|The Squire, leaving his feet, Bluew.Qod j[gt second. Aucklanders' will be looking forward to seeing Great Bingen again at Christmas. He won the Free-for-AlI here at the Fleet meeting, but good as he was then he is evidently a much better horse now. To give away 120 yards is setting him a big task and one only a champion could accomplish, but we have seen Mariro'-War. do it, ai»d "Great Bingen is as good a paoer as the son of Peri Huon was. Still Great Bingen is set a harder task as the limit has been tightened up to 4.32. T. Brady should be well satisfied with the way his trotter Betty Moko is going along in her work. So far the 'bay mare' has never once been out of the money in her starts, and if she continues to do well till Christmas she will get some,more in the Rowe Cup no matter what 1 the opposition may be like. To go 4.44 with the conditions favourable should be. no trouble to her. A brown filly twb-yeanold sister to; Betty Moko is being educated by the same owner, and Jor a youngster she- shapes particularly well. Despite the fact that Heather Girl has displayed lameness more..than once this season, G. T. Mitchell has kept the daughter of Norminteon on her legs. She has been stepped out at each meeting held in Auckland this season, and the Waikato fixture was the only one she failed to get any money at. She nevertheless went a fair race in the Cup, J but on her present mark will find it .hard- to win. . It. is in her favour that she always does her work right, and while others are making mistakes she is going on. ■ . If' Peterwah is. brought up from Gis- • borne and his condition is right the ; chestnut son of. Etawah and Janova will ; be.much in demand for the Rowe Handi- ,- cap. Mr.' Fisken'e imported' trotter last , season showed what a fine trotter he ; .was -pn .more, than .one occasion, arid in J. five etairte , he .won twice, was third once, l and twice out of a place. His last win I was- in- the- Dominion Handicap at the 1 Poverty Bay meeting in May when, from f 228 yards behind, he won'by a length i arid a-half from Sweet Memory, 60 yards. p He went 4:50 -on a heavy track. : CANTERBURY NOTES. I . (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") I :. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. I Dillon Wilkes has. been purchased by. c the Auckland sportsman. Mr. "G. McMillan, and hae joined R. B. Berry's string } at New Brighton. / p Should the conditions prove suit- . able on the opening day of the f New Brighton Trotting Club's B umr mer meeting, Onyx will make an at- . tempt to lower the mile and a-half 1 grass track Tecord of 3m 17s. established ,' by Logan Chief at Wellington last April. f She will be assisted bythe galloper Red I Wink, which should prove an ideal paee- [ maker. ... 5 At the conclusion of the New Brighton 1 Trotting; Club'e , summer meeting, H 1 Frost will leave for Auckland'with the • three-year-old colt William the Great :. which is engaged" in the Great Northern £ Derby, and the pacer Talent. ' 1 R. E. Mills -will also go north with j 'Prince Pointer and Hold .On.-- ' i Megala, a "five-year-old mare i by • Harold'Dillon from a Peteteta mare, at 1 one time owned and trained at Addinga ton by A. Fleming, successful in 1 winning the Association Handicap of one • mile-and-;« in'3m 4QJs, ti>Lon, Ki* t».tha Tnilc.at «.»,,. Molh^,^

Trotting Club's meeting on Monday, ■November- 21, The Addington trainer, W. J. Tomkinson, was indisposed, and unable to assist-on the concluding:day of the For? bury Park Trotting Club's spring meeting. J. Bryce drove Realm and Pearlie. Chimes, J. McLennan Bell Harold, while Happy Rose was allowed to forfeit her engagement. The ex-Sydney trainer, P. Riddle, has decided not to return to Australia, and will continue training a team of pacers and trotters at Addington. Amongst the horses that arrived on Sunday by the special train from Dunedin was th«_ Diinedin-owned mare Morganza R., wtiich will in future be trained by P. Biddle. Mr. James Barnes, president of the New South Wales_ Trotting Club, was an interested spectator at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's spring meeting. A. Hendricksen has returned Brutus to hie owner, and the son of Hal Zolock is having a 6hort spell. The grass track at Addington was open this morning for horses engaged at the coming meeting. A large number worked, but few were sent along at racing speed. ' ♦ Waitaki Girl gave a pleasing display over a mile and a-half, finishing strongly over the last four furlongs. J. J. Kennerley was a visitor from Belfast with Peter Bingen and Dixie'sPride, which were given a serviceable work out over two miles. Great Epsom, Jingal and Rarebell Direct were companions over a mile and a-half, and gave a satisfactory display. 1 Prince Pointer and Loganwood worked ! two miles. The latter made the pace for ten furlongs, when Prince. Pointer improved his position, and easily held his companion' safe at the finish. J. Spillanejs pair, Zelicia and Hourmahal, separately trotted a couple of miles. Both did their work well, and showed a fair turn of speed. Two miles were allotted to Pieter Timmerinan and Lottie Direct, and they covered the journey without a mistake. Whispering Willie, which looks all the better for the racing he did at Forbury Park, led Try Soon over a couple of miles, but neither was extended. Great Form (saddle) and Talent (harness) paced two miles in company, and showed a useful turn of speed. Bruce (E. J. Smith) and John Mauritius (A. D. Chapman) went about a mile and r a-half at three-quarter pace. They finished on terms. Prince Lyons, which looks in firstclass fettle, paced two mUes at threequarter pace. He was assisted, by Royal Step over the last mile, and there was little between them at the finish. " Patner was responsible for a nice work out over two miles. At the end of six furlongs Lincoln Huon joined in, 1 and; pacing in his best style, appeared to have something left in reserve at the finish. Thixendale (saddle) paced a couple of miles at a solid pace. He looks in good fettle, and appears to have done plenty of; work. 'Harley Dillon (saddle) and Oimet (harness) worked .a mile. The latter broke in the back straight, but Harley Dillon easily held his companion cafe at the, finish. Mangoutu (J. C. Wilson) trotted in. her best style over a mile. The daughter of Galindo and Expanita was anxious to go fast, and is very well at present. His Majesty (A. G. .Wilson) was not asked to do his 'best jwhile covering a mile. Others that did useful exercise were King Dillon, Kilbiringi, Stadium, Tiny Moon, Molly Pointer, Prince Swithin, Princess Reta, Albert Logan, Hillgrove, and Ramaroa.