TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 96, 24 April 1931, Page 17

TROTTING.

WHEEL AND TRACK NOTES.

FROM AUSTRALIA,

Due to race at either Cambridge or Te Aroha are two recent arrivals from Australia in Derby Vale and Culloden. The former is a pacer by Globe Derby, while Culloden is a trotter who has been a useful. performer •in Australia, according to exchanges. Both are now in S. August's team at Otahuhu. GOOD CUP FIELD. . The Te Aroha Club should be well satisfied with the nominations received for their meeting, which follows a week after the Cambridge iixture. All events have filled well and the entry for the Cup is about the best seen in a country handicap in Auckland for some time. Gold Treasure, Great Parrish, Happy Land and Grand Canyon are welcome entries, and, with the best of the eligibles in Auckland in the list, there is every promise of a fine field lining up. ANOTHER CHANGE. Another change of stables has been made for the disappointing Great /Vanity, and on Wedneseday he joined up with F. Smith's team at Epsom. Up to the present the son of Great Audubon and Vanity V has proved a failure, but there have been occasions when he has displayed a good dash of pace, but always he has failed over the latter stages of his races. If Smith can get him to stay just a little better he may win a novice race at any time. LOOKS LIGHT. Explosion has not been idle long and his respite following the trip to Hawera has the chestnut is again working with a view to racing at Te Aroha. The son of Nelson Bingen has a bad habit of knocking his knees in a race, and times out of number he has settled his prospects through this fault. Next season may see him specially set for trotting races, as he has shown ability to go square-gaited once he gets out of a pace. HIS FIRST VISIT. The Belfast trainer C. Donald does most of the meetings in New Zealand, but he has yet to assist at a meeting at Te Aroha. However, for the approaching fixture he has entered Grand Canyon and Glenlake, and if he goes to the expense of bringing them all the way from Christchurch it can be taken for granted that he expects them to get the money. With the Waikato meeting the following Saturday a useful horse has plenty of opportunities. ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENT. As Carnui is entered for the 2.54 mile and a quarter at Cambridge his trainer, F. Smith, evidently expects the son of El Carbine to go close to winning at Cambridge on Saturday week. At Cambridge 1 Carnui is on 3.34 in a mile and a half, which is approximately 2.59 for a mile ( and a quarter.