TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 162, 10 July 1926, Page 14

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

(By ORIOX.)

FIXTURES. August 7.—Poverty Bay Hunt. July 22.—Waimate Hunt. July 24 —SoutU Canterbury Hunt. Yugust 7, 11, 13.—N«"W Zealaml Mctrapo.Utan Trotting Club. K. A. Shepherd visits the Epsom track with a maiden by Our Thorpe—Princess : Ena. The latter is also in foal to the i American trotter, Petcrwah. j — I C. Davey's brood marc Welcome Reta ■ must have something approaching ii record, says "Mascot."' She has been producins for about 14 years, is now 26 years old, and is in "foal to Brent Locanda. I The filly by Man o'- War—Joan Spear is a nice" sort, and is receiving every attention from J. Shaw. Joan Spear was sold some time »go to the Sydney sportsman, Mr. Simpson, owner of Don Douglas and others. J J. Shaw is only working one of his : tetni at present, this being the pacer VVallroon. If the bay horso does satisfactorily in his training it Is po.-.sibie he will go south to race at the August meeting ofethe Metropolitan Cluis. i Dr. Rayner's recent purchase. Luvan. ' is pottering about with A Julian"s team. The chestnut is reported to be a very speedy pacer, but quite a number of maidens brought across from Australia have failed to live up to their reputations. i The American-bred stallion Mauritius died in Australia last month. Mauritius was by Bingen 2.0}, from Roxana, and was imported to this country by the late Mr. R. McMillan, who sold him to Mr. J. B. Zander, of Melbourne. Mauritins is the sire of Muricata, dam ot Ahuriri and Katute. . I G. Paton does not, as a rule, bother much with straight-out trotters, but he has secured The Tartar, and this somewhat erratic gelding ia now in his team at Epsom. Paton has also purchased the pacer Ansel Bell. The latter won a race early in the season at To Arohu. j but has not been successful since. i A very smart looking juvenile pacer by Adonis is being educated by G. Phipps. Auckland has never played any part in juvenile events in the light liarness sport, but with several youngsters pottering abor and being educated, there arc indications that the province will be taking an active part in the future. ; The Australian-bred pacer Dixies Pride is to return to Australia. The pacer although a good performer in the land of his birth, has not raced well in the Dominion, and J. J. Kennerlev is of opinion that the climate has been unsuitable. Kcnnerley is taking in place of Dixie's Pride a four-year-old pacer from the dam of Chid. j I H Kinnamont is busy with a team of three. One is Roma Bingen, and the others are young ones. A two-year-old filly by Blue Mountain King—Princes Ena is as nice a filly as one could wish to sec and if kept going should make good early. A three-year-old half brother to Grattan Thorpe is Kinnamont's remaining charge. Gratt.m Thorpe is . at present enjoying a spell. j The Asbburton owner. Mr. H. J ,, . ! Nicoll, has a select *tud. from which lie produces most of the pacers and trotters raced by him. During the season just drawing to a close Mr. Nicoll has sokl several of his pacers, which have been very successful for their new owners. The Ashhurton owner's trainer. D. Warren, stated recently that more than £2000 worth of stock had left the stud farm, and that Mr. Nicoll was very pleased with the success they had achieved for their new owners." It is more than probable that Mr. Nicoll will in future devote more attention to the breeding ndiistrv and that his co'ours will not be so frequently seen on courses. TWO MONTHS' HOLIDAY. Another to take a trip to West Australia shortly is Mr. C. F. Mark, the' energetic secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, than whom no one has done more for trottinjr in New Zealand. ' The business of a body like the Auck-! land Trotting Club is no small one and j with a couple of months to jjo before! next season"? affairs have to be undertaken, Mr. Mark has seized the opportunity to take a holiday. His views of trotting in the West should be interesting when he returns. |

OFF TO PERTH. -V fortnight hence \V. Kclsey, the J-psoru trainer, will leave Auckland on route for Perth and will take with him the pacers, Dcau Dillon and Hat ana. 1. is net l\clsey"s intention to make his residence in West Australia pennaneu. unless he tinds the opportunities for making the business oi a tra.ner a better proposition there than it is in New Zealand. Dean Dillon and Ratana are merely a useful pair of horses, but with the small fields which usually contest the more important races at Perth Dean Dillon will have a bettor opportunity to pick up a stake than he would here whore the fields are big and tin , opposition the best. Kolm\v is one of tile most popular trainers at Epsom nil his absence from the track will soon be noted. Always merry and bright. !:< was the life and soul of the party. \1! will wish him every success at Perth, but would give him an even heartier we 1 come should he return. GIVEN LITTLE SUPPORT. The remit from the Gore Club which sought to have a new rule brought m stipulating that no horse be penalised unless it had won a race, did not pet much support from delegates to the trotting conference this week. Mr. Green, the mover, said the new rule would be all for cleaner racing, and would encourage drivers to go ail out for place money. It had lx>e>n tried in Now South Wales and had proved a success. Mr. R. J. Munro (Winton) seconded the motion. He considered it would be a great encouragement to those wiio paid pig prices for maiden horses. Under the rule suggested there would lie keener competition for place money. Mr. H. R. Mackenzie (Otahuhu) strongly opposed the motion, stating that it would l>e all against the smaller clubs. It meant that owners would not compete. Mr. Green had suggested Xew South Wales as an example, but Xew South Wales was about 500 years beliind Xew Zealand in the matter ot I trotting.

-Mr. J. B. Thomson said the clubs had to consider the public, and if horses putting up fast times for second place wore not re-handicapped, then the public wouid not bet. The public, who supplied the finews of war, were entitled to consideration. Mr. Cohen (VVanganui) said lie thought there was no need for such a rule as that suggested. i'he motion was lost by a very big majority. A GOOD MOVE. Although the coming season's programmes have not been drawn up there is good reason to believe that owners uf what are termed second-rate horses will be U'lter catered cor In the way of big stakes than in the past. For instance tiie Auckland Trotting Cup will probably have a 4.:i0 limit, but instead uf the bis: ra-.-e on the second day beiiu of a like class, the chances are thu limit will be lixoil at -1.34. This will give horses like Oakhumpton, Hughie Wallace, and Uick Dillou, just to mention three at random, a chance of picking up a £1000 stake, because the extending of the limit to 4.34 will, or should have. the effect of keeping trie champions out, because the starts Great Binsen, Onyx, and horses of that class would be called upon to give, wou'd not leave them much chance of winning. On tile other hand a 4.42 class means that Hughie Wallace. Dick Dillon, and such horses are asked to concede starts which settled their prospects, and in the past they have been a sort of unhappy medium. However, although the champions will be absent from the twn miles' race on thp middle day. a 2.12 mile will be a good •ipVp for them to win as the stake is bound to be substantial. f '