TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 16

TROTTING.

THE NEW SEASON.

LIST OF PROPOSED DATES

.August 11. 1."5. 17— N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. S- Sew Rrighton T.C. < (I'tuhci' I.">, J 7—Auckland T.C. Of I c her "n—''l'in'iirti T.C. OcttilxT "J'J—Oaiiinrti T.(.:. October "JO. i."j—Givjniouth T.C. JN'iivoinhor »». ,s. I)—Metnipoiit in T.C. 17, -I — Otalunni T.C. >"oveml>er 24 (or December 1) —Wellington

J. T. Paul recently disposed oi' a yearling by The Triumph.

.T. T. Paul is not at present working any of liis horses, and the Mangere owner-trainer is having a quiet time.

Orion, who won the Otahuhu Cup in 1025, when brought across from Sydney by Peter Riddle, is still maintaining his form and he is the champion of Tasmania. Recently from 84 yds behind in the Flying Mile he went*2.l(s into fourth place and his time is the fastest over registered in Tasmania.

The only horse* nt, Epsom ■who are "being given work with a view to engage»:>fnts ill the near future are:—Western King, Jewel I'oint.er. (treat Change, and Native Prince. All four will probably be taken to Christchnrch to compete at +he August- meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club.

Warplane, who has been spelling for soino time, lins been brought in again by J. Shaw and will lie prepared for events during the. approaching season. The son of Man-o'-War■ won a small stake at the Thames meeting last season, but failed to win again. However, he has speed a.nd should be a useful sort at four vears.

A GREAT SEASON

In heading the list of trainers for the season with 20 winners, W.J, Torykinson lias only got where such a painstaking and capable trainer and driver may be exported to get —the top of the tree. This is the second occasion he has figured as the lending trainer, ns in the 1924-25 Reason he was on top with 24 winners, or two less than he has to his credit this season. He was also, leading reinsman in 1924-25, when he drove 24 straightout winners and a dead-heat.

NELSON DILLON SOLD.

The promising four-year-old pacer. Nelson Dillon, by Nelson Bingen—Tui Dillon, has been purchased by C. G. iwc. and will be prepared along with other ui Lee's horses at Epsom in future. Nelson Dillon has not done much racing, and it was only this season that he Inade his appearance in public. After a couple of unplaced performances he ran second at the Thames meeting, and later was taken to Hawera, where he won a mile and r.half race, going a shade better- than 3.30. This makes him eligible for events at the Auckland Trotting Club's meetings, and as he has many years of racing still in front of him and can be expected to improve, lie slioukl turn out a useful horse-.

TOTE FOR EPSOM.

NO AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT.

The wish of the Auckland Trotting Club to have the electric t.otalisator installed at Alexandra Park with the least possible delay is not likely to come true, and unless the syndicate holding the totalisator rights agree to lower their pricp considerably the Auckland T.C. committee tvill not be able to have the machine operating for some time. A conference between the representative of the i syndicate and representatives of the club took place in Wellington tliis week,, but the price asked by the syndicate was considered unreasonable, rtnd the trotting club representatives would not agree to the terms. From What can be gathered the syndicate asks for £2500 for the rights alone to use the electric machine, and the Auckland Club would possibly consider £1500. Again, for the "machine the club is asked to pay more f.o.b. Sydney than the Wellington Racing Club was asked to pay landed at Wellington. Under these circumstances tlie Auckland Trotting Club feels the syndicate is now asking a price unreasonable, and though anxious to have the machine installed without delay cannot see its way to find tlia amount which would bo required. Should the syndicate reduce the price to an amount which the club considers fair then no time will be lost in installing the electric tote at Alexandra Park.

NELSON BINGEN AT MANGERE.

i. I The two important recommendations J required l»y any sire to appeal to i breeders are, iirst, Jie must be a sure 1 foal-getter, and second, he must get ' winners. And in these respect;; the American-bred horse Nelson Lingen has * filled the part better than any living eire in New Zealand to-day. Foaled in 1912, Nelson Bingen is 10 years old. and therefore has many years of usefulness yet, before liiin, and no doubt he will got many more great horses in the lightharness sport. Recently Nelson Bingen was purchased from Mr. E. X. Lelievre, and 13 jiow located an Mangere, where he will stand the season, and the opportunity offered breeders to mate their mares with such a proved sire of champions, and one who was a great horse himself.. is\not likely to be missed. lie is the hire of the record holders in both pacing and trotting in New Zealand, his eon Great Bingen having a pacing record of 4. It) 2-5, and Escapade a trotting record of 4.27 1-5. Others who claim Nelson Bingen as their sire are brilliant Nelson Derby, Peter Bingen, and Sea Pearl, while that speed mer-1 chant. Nelson Fame, was also by Nelson Bingen. What Is probabLr a Dominion record was established at the recent Auckland Trotting Club's winter meeting, when progeny of Nelson Bingen won three of the four trotters' events on the programme, and.in the Winter Trot the first four liorses to finish were all by Nelson Bingen. During the present season he lias had 01) winners, ' who gathered m £17,519 in stake money, which places him at the head of the list of living sires in the Dominion for trotting. Nehoi! Bingen is located at J. r. Paul's premises at Mangere, and his fee is to be 20 guineas for single mares, two or more rtares from one owner as per arrangement, the fee for single mares to be reducible to 18 guineas if paid before the end of January.