TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 37, 13 February 1929, Page 14

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES. SEASON'S FIXTURES. (By ORION.) Koliruury Iβ—Wellington T.C. February '-'■', —Kuikoiira T.C. Annual, l-'cliruiiry _::, J7— Utahuhu T.C. Kchnmry I'T, u>—lnvefcin-gill T.C. March I—Marlbnrur.KU1 —Marlbnrur.KU T.C. Annual. The thrce-yciir-old pacer Hinklcr lias be , ii slii i >|ic(l t" Melbourne with the cili[net of fulfilling liis Derby engagement.

Ktta Colo was probably never better than at llic present time. The chestnut mare is not engaged on the opening day ai Otahnhu, but will In , seen nut in the two miles five minutes trot on the K'cond day.

Sparkling Pronto has not been idle during the last few weeks and (J. Webb liiis been slipping the work into the buy pauiT. She has speed and is well treated, being on the front end of the Tamaki Handicap, a '2..-i'i mile and a quarter.

Quality, the winner of the big race at AiMiii'jtnti Dii Saturday, ' s « half-sister, liv Denver Hiion. to Cardinal Logan, and sliii i-* a groat stayer. For sonic time flu- whs very bad ;it the p<>>t. l>nt racing lia> improved hot - , and although now a slow starter she invariably goes away right. Xrlsnn McCYirmack t-howeJl a lot of piire in out , of his races at the Auckland summer meeting, and since then he lias boon doing steady work. He is not h good stayer, l»ut he can go fairly fast over <i short journey. He should be flhle to go a good race in the mile saddle at> Otahuhu, in which he is on the front. Two or three seasons ago Dick Dillon Was one of the liest saddle horses in Auckland, but it is a long time since lie raced with the weight on top. He is in the mile saddle at the Otahuhu meeting, handicapped on 2.15, which would be all right if he was the Dick Dillon of old. He seems to have lost that dash at the start which means so much in a short sprint. Glenelg accounted for tlie Craven Handicap at Addington, in which he met come speedy opponents, after leading the field from the start. He was bred by Jlr. W. J. Moir, and is by Great Audubon from his good brood mare Xeeratte. He was driven by W. Warren, who thins ended up with a win for his employer, as D. Withers took charge of the team after the meeting. Lindbergh, who won the Juvenile Handicap on Saturday at Addington, for which he was favourite, is by Author Dillon from a mare by Antonio. He is a much in-bred pacer, as his eire and the sire of his dam are both by Harold Dillon. He was in F. J. Owen's charge for some time, but was recently purchased by a patron of C. S. Donald's •table. Royal Serene, who is by the Australian pacer Realm, won tlie Liverpool Handicap on Saturday, pacing solidly the last part of the-journey. She is so unreliable at the start, however, that her chances in races have been greatly discounted. There is no doubt about her stamina, and although she lost ground at the etart of the race she was pacing in great etyle at the end. Trampfaet's performance in winning the Cashmere Handicap on Saturday at Addington was a most impressive one. Hβ started 108 yards behind, and took three seconds longer than the estimate to reach the starting post when the race began. That practically meant twelve •econds handicap the Logan Pointer trotter was giving away. He went a fast mile, but his run along the back for the last half-mile was so brilliant that he made the opposition look cheap. He won easing up in 4.31 3-5. Trampfast is one of the few Logan Pointer trottere, as the defunct sire's progeny are nearly all pacers. The winner is from a mare by Galindo, a neglected ■ire, who produced gome good trotters.

THAMES ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Thames Trotting Club, which taken place on Saturday, March 23, is bound to attract considerable attention from owners. This ip one of the most popular fixtures in the Auckland province, and as the club is offering a very attractive billoff axe, the response from owners is bound; to be of the solid order. The rtake money for the eight events amounts to £1245, and, though there ia yet plenty of time for owners to study the programme, it is always well to remember that nominations close on Wednesday, March 6. CONCERTINA'S HANDICAPPING. Sir, —Just another little complaint op handicapping. This time in referent* to Concertina. At this mare's last start Mr. Goosman placed her on a 2.20 mark. For the forthcoming meeting he has placed her on a 2.18 mark. Her best performance has been a third placing and 1 don't think Mr. Goosman should penalise horses that don't pay a dividend. Horizon, at the last Otahuhu meeting, ran second in 2.52 and has been let up two seconds. At the eame meeting Concertina got £30 for third and has been pulled back two seconds. It is hard to follow such handicapping. — PUZZLED. OTAHUHU SUMMER MEETING. The Otahuhu Trotting Club's summer meeting will be drawn a step nearer on Friday next. The handicaps appeared yesterday, and owners now know exactly where their horses are, and can sum up their prospects. It is important to remember that acceptances close on Friday at 5 p.m. with the secretary, Mr. K. L. Absolum, O'Connell Street, WAIKATO MEETING. Owners are given another reminder Wait ♦ »PP roac »ing meeting of the attend Tro " in * Club must receive ■2S£MrVr T nt9 Clo9e With the •f Mr. An \. G -Reynolds, Hamilton, ?»*«• •dmbSM/^L o, */ ««» «.e classes horsei trained £ thTi» * ■»Jwity of w3 **^&epi2&t