TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 138, 12 June 1926, Page 14

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOtES. (By ORION.) FIXTURES. June 1- —Asbburton T.C. June 10. T.C. Winter. Toll Chimes is ready to race and the little bay pacer is one that may win at any time. P. Riddle is giving Sheik and Delavan'is Quest useful exercise, in view oi racing both horses in the spring. The recently imported' Australian pacer Parkwo..>d has not done much fast work since his arrival in the Dominion. Since he raced in Tasmania, the New Zealand-bred gelding. Tiger .Mac has won four races, and has not had to dc better than 2.22 fur a mile. G. Phipps rarely sends his horses along fast on the track, but they manage to shift on race days. Black Lila. Dick Dillon, and Direct Action have all been doing plenty of that steady work which gets hordes ready. Tiie American pacing mare. Morganza -.., is still in the paddock, and P. Riddle ha? serious doubts about her standing a preparation. Morga.iza R. wa; unsound when she went into the ex-Australian trainer's stable. Dixie Fox. a recent arrival from Sydney, is a >cry light-fleshed mare, and doet= not look like one suited for a two mile journey, says the Christchurch writer "Argus." P. Riddle has no; done much work with her to date. All G. l'aton's team are being kept going. All Bell is hitting out as usual, but he is a much better horse in a race than on the training track. Nita Bell has not been going quite so freely of late, but Gold Jacket is an improving pacer and should be a real good horse later. He appears to stay on well. The Otahuhu Trotting Club wrote to the board of the Trotting Association in connection with a fine imposed on J. J Kenncrlev at the cvnb's Summer Meeting, which fine had been remitted by the association and a caution substiied. The club state.l that the feeling of the committee was that. "Although you have removed the fine and will issue a severe caution, the -ame cannot be too drastic. My committee is quite satisfied with your ruling, but realise; that this sort of conduct is net in the interests of '.lie sport." At a re-en: meeting of the hoard of the New Zealand Trotting Association, some inquiry was made regarding the identity of the horse Metal, imported to Auckland from Australia, and the secretary of the New South Wales Trotting Club was written to asking for further information concerning its identity. The Auckland Trotting Club : also wrote in connection with-the matter, and at the meeting the board this week it was decided to thank the Auckland club and Mr. C. F. Mark for the trouble taken in the matter. The appearance of Imprint in tiie acceptances for the Campbell Handicap we may take to mean that this fine pacer will be present at the meeting. There is no question about his quality. and though he has not raced for some months. L. F. Berkett always has his horses ready. Imprint promises to be the early favourite for the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Another candidate from Berkctt's stable well in the limelight for Saturday is Marshal Neil, and if he is as good as Southern writers believe he will be prominent before tbe Auckland winter meeting is concluded. Tiie Marconi Handicap, a mile and aquarter event, set down for Saturday at Epsom, has attracted an acceptance of 34. Such big fields are not conducive to good racing, and it goes without saying that not one half of the runners will have a fair charoe. Unless the fields are reduced by seriously cutting down the limits, the A.T.C. will have to consider running some of the events in divisions. With 34 starters it is not only absurd to suggest every horse has an equal chance, but it is also courting disaster, especially in mile and a-quarter races, which in the past have often produced accidents. At the rieeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association this week, the Canterbury Park Trotting Club wrote stating that prior to the running of the Mpturity Stakes for three-year-olds at its meeting on Saturday last, the committee met at the .-nzgestion of the chief stipendiary steward, who was of the opinion that Great Early was more than three years old. One of the part owners (Mr. (.'. M. oilivicr* stated that be had written to the association and asked them to inquire and satisfy themselves as to the horse's ape The secretary of the association was called, and stated that the association was satisfied that the hor*e was a three-year-old. The veterinary surgeon. Mr. Kyle- stated that in this case every evidence of the horse being 4* years of age was presented by the teeth, and it went to show that the horse had been pushed forward in maturity fully twelve months. The club had allowed the horse to start. The acceptances received for the opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club's winter fixture.! which opens at Epsom on Saturday next, are of such a character that the success of the meeting is assured. Not ct-iv are all th? !,e-t. of the North Island pacers a-.i lrotters engaged, but many of the best in the South are booked to compete. The principal event, the Campbell Handicap, has drawn an acceptance of l.i. only five of the number are Auckland-trained, so that it would appear the stake has eiery chance of going South. After the recent Canterbury Park meeting Talaro was ticked off as a likely sort to win soon and as he figures on the front end of the big race on Saturday. he is bound to be greatly fancied. Black Lila looks like being the best of'the Aucklanders. but the little marc i« only receiving 12 yards from Dillon Wilkes, and '24 yards from Native Chief. If tho latter could be relied upon to leave the mark right there would be no doubt about which candidate would start IP vourite.