TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 258, 30 October 1926, Page 15

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES. (By ORION.) Oct- Trotting Club. Nov. 9, 11, 12 —N._. Metropolitan T.C. Nov. 19, 20 —Nelson Trotting Club. Nov. 20, 2*--rOtahuhu Trotting Club. Nov. 26, 27 -Forbury Hark T.C. Dec. 4—Waikato Trotting Club. Dec 8, 11—Wellington Trotting Club. Dec. 16, 18—New Brighton T.C. Dec. 27—Ashburton Trotting Club. Dec. 27 —Gore Trotting Club. Dec. _T, 2S—South Wairar-pa T.C. Dec. 27, 28—Westport Trotting Club. Dec 2S, 30 31—Auckland T.C i Dec 30—Win ton Trotting Club. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. TROTS, Grey Lynn.—You have 9/ on Nelson Fame. You did not stipulate any particular race, and therefore must be on first start. Mr. G. Paul, handieapper to the Auckland Trotting Club, intends to attend the Metropolitan meeting at Christchurch. Word from the south states that J. McLennan has been engaged to drive Dolly Dillon in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Pavlqva, winner of the Cobden Handicap at Greymouth, is a four-year-old mare by Man-o'-War—Our Aggie. She was driven by J. Bryce. O. E. Hooper is given credit for working a big improvement in Hoon Hay. He won a race at Geraldine and again at Oamaru last week. Aerial Bingen is looking very much improved to a few weeks back. The stylish trotter is doing his work kindly when driven by H. Kinnamont. Mr. R, Vautier added to his team last week, when at the conclusion of the Greymouth Trotting Club's meeting he purchased the mare Marion Junior. When Native Chief raced at Greymouth he was driven by A. Hendrieksen, and it is understood he will be behind the four-year-old in the New Zealand Trotting Cup. A. Newdick has decided not to take a very active part in the sport this season. First Carbine and Grey Peter have been thrown out of work, an Satinbird has gone into A. Brown's stable. The nominations received for the pacers'" handicap, to be decided at the Royal Show, are particularly good, but the same cannot be said of the event for trotters, and seven entries must be considered a very poor response. The death occurred a week ago in Sydney of Mr. Edmund Playfair. He at one time was part-owner of Ribbonwood (2.9), he and his brother Alfred buying the champion pacer from Dave Price who took the horse to Australia from New Zealand. Mr. J. R. McKenzie has received advice that a two-year-old filly by Peter Chenault from Espanzara (2.3 i), and a yearling sister will arrive from America next month. Mr. McKenzie owns the two-year-old, but the yearling filly was purchased by Mr. R. Hudson, a Dunedin sportsman. A move which will be appreciated by trainers is the decision of the Otahuhu Club to proceed with the erection of a number of loose boxes on the propem at Otahuhu. Another step which will be welcomed is the allowing of horses a run on the course proper on payment of a small fee. - Despite the big starts he was conceding, and that he lost a little extra ground by bobbing at the start, Great Bingen won the Jubilee Handicap at Greymouth nicely fr,om his stable mate Acron. The latter was driven by J. Bryce and went much better than in the Free-For-All on the first day of the meeting. Shadowland, who won the Introductory Handicap at Greymouth, is a three-year-old gelding by Realm from Grey Owl. He was driven by W. J. Tomkinson and is the first of Realm's stock to win in the Dominion. So far as I know he is the first descendant of Realm to race. J. Shaw has a team of eight in work at Epsom. They comprise Wallroon, Peter McDonald, Jewel Pointer, Bittern, Landlord, Rockburn, Ben Lomond and Audo Child. The latter is the latest addition to the team, and is by Great Audubon —White Child, and won a race at Nelson last season. Shaw also expects to have sent pp to him in a few days a four-year-old gelding by Logan Pointer —Franzetta (2.12). In connection with the Royal Agricultural Show to be held in Auckland next month items which will interest owners of pacers and trotters have been included. For a handicap confined to trotters which can go two miles in 4.50 or better there is a stake of £100, and a similar amount is offered for a handicap for pacers which can do 4.42 or better. Entries closed last evening and handicaps will appear on Wednesday next. The ex-Aucklander Goldfinch, trained last season at Mangere by P. Rogers.! but now owned by Mr. W. Johnstone and ■ trained by R. E. Mills, won the Mawhera \ Handicap at Greymouth nicely. Goldfinch is by Gold Bell —Miss Dunmore, I and showed promise last season of being j useful. Rogers won a race with him on the coast. Planet, who was runner-up to Goldfinch at Greymouth, is an Aus-tralian-bred pacer by Globe Derby. The Wellington Trotting Club has issued the programme for its summer meeting, to be held at Hutt Park on Wednesday and Saturday. December 8 and 11. " The Kew Zealand Trotting Gold Cup worth 600>ovs (including a gold cup value lOOsovs). and the big race the second day, the December Handicap, is worth oOOsovs. In keeping with the progressive policy of the club, there is a big race for straight-out trotters each day, one of .loOsovs and the other 300sovs". The Free-for-All at the Greymouta trotting meeting was a disappointing contest. ■ Aided by excellent manners at the start, Great Bingen soon established a substantial lead, and he was never extended throughout the journey, and won with ridiculous ease, says "Mascot."" He is in great order, and is certain to earn a good share of stake money during the Cup Carnical at Addington. Acroc was in a sour mood, and took practically no part in the contest. His habits will cause many of his admirers to slacken in confidence regarding his prospects ia the New Zealand Cup.

After enjoying a few days' rest, Logan Rothschild is again working under G. Robertson's charge. Peter Dean, now in H. Kinnamont's stable, was very sour this morning, and it was not without some trouble that Kinnamont got him to go on to the track. Wallroon (Fairman) and Landlord (Shaw) were worked in company this morning, both moving along attractively. Wallroon, who was unhoppled, gave a fine display of free-legged pacing. Jewel Pointer and Ben Lomond are going along nicely in their work for J. Shaw, and the pair stepped a mile and a-half in company this morning. Jewel Pointer, who gives evidence of improving all the time, pleased most. MELBOURNE'S £iooo TROT. One of the features of Melbourne Cup week will be the £1000 trot, says the "Sydney Referee." This race will be decided over a mile and a half. New South Wales is at present represented by Native Prince (54yds), Auto Machine (48yds), Flying Machine (24 yds), Machine Silk (18yds), Lord Lulu (12yds), and Whirlwood'e Choice (12 yds). Lord Lulu is owned in the Junee district, and Whirlwood's Choice in the Wagga district. Native Prince is raced by C. K. Rokkjer, and ia certain to be dangerous in thii valuable race if Rokkjer deems it advisable to accept. A previous Melbourne £1000 Trot winner in Yin Direct is on the 54yds mark Yin Direct is a good performer in Western Australia, where he is held in high esteem by all followers of the light-harness sport. Xo liberties, it will thus be seen, have been taken with Native Prince, as he ia on the same mark as Yin Direct. But Native Prince has shown a lot of promise, and, despite his handicap, is almost certain to figure prominently in the wagering on the race. La Ribbonette, one of V. Norrgard's team, is on the 12yds mark. Only horses with a record of 2.25 are eligible. PETER CHENATJLT'S STOCK. How a trotting sire such as Peter Chenault should have been comparatively given away at an American sale of trotting stock is a mystery. It could. not have been on account of his age, as he is only thirteen years old, but at the annual "Old Glory" sale of trotting stock in New York last December, Peter Ohenault was sold under the hammer to Roy Miller, of Lexington, Kentucky, for the sum of 800 dollars, say £160, says the Sydney "Sportsman.' Maybe, if Peter Chenault, now in New Zealand, were sold in America to-day, the phenomenal success of his two-year-old stock would run his price up skyhigh, and he would not come across the water. His two-year-old daughter, Ruth Chenault, holds the world's record for the age with 2.7 Aon a mile track and 2.9g on a half-mile track, while the £4460 won by her is the largest sum ever won by a colt or filly of the age, and she has months yet to go to add to it. Other two-year-olds by Peter Chenault to make records are: Abbie Chenault, 2.10; Richmond Girl, 2.14f; Joy Chenault. 2.16 i; Quickstep, 2.17} j Lina Chenault, 2.19J; Maggie Chenault, 2.23 i; Wille-a Chenault, 2.24 i; and Prince Chenault, 2.264,. Two three-year-olds by him, Lightning Flash and Jewellery, have made records of 2.84, and 2:9f respectively. If the youngsters were pacers strapped to their gait with the hopples they would be a wonderful showing, but how much greater is their worth as trotters, without any artificial aid to keep them to their gait.