TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 142, 17 June 1936, Page 20

TROTTING.

AUCKLAND MEETING. DRAW FOR POSITIONS. THE MANGERE HANDICAP. Mr. A. E. C'ommars, stipendiary steward, and two members of the Auckland Trottirtg Club committee, have drawn the barrier positions for the limit horses in the Mangere Handicap. There are 20 acceptors on the limit, and two rows, ten in each, were drawn as follow:—-1 (treat Jewel. 2 King Country, 3 Sir Frank, 4 Hori Bingen, 5 Tcrraplane, 6 Xawton Parrish, 7 Batchelor King. 8 Bronze King, !) Claudelands, 10 Gloster; 11 Bedford, 12 Pink Lady. 13 Superfine; 14 Peggy True, 15 Little Acron, lti Native Fashion, 17 [Aerial Bell, 18 Worthy Boy, in Starguin, 20 Worthy Song. PETERWAH SOLD. Peterwah, one of the fastest trotters ever raced in New Zealand, was purchased by Mr. R. Munro, of New South Wales, and was recently sold to Mr. IF. Occolowitz, a very keen trotting enthusiast in Victoria. Another transfer from New South Wales to Victoria is Roy Redmond, who was imported from 1 America as a foal. He has not been iraced. Mr. R. C. Simpson, of Armidale, New South Wales, the owner, has leased him to Mr. Eric Cochran, of Ballarat. IMPROMPTU RECOM MISSIONED. Last year Mr. C. Moran sent Impromptu into retirement .and Mr. W. Hoskins leased the gelding as a hack. The reason was the lack of suitable classes in Auckland for horses on fast marks, and Impromptu's dislike for Addington, where ample opportunities are provided for horses of his calibre. The big son of Pedro Pronto and Petrova benefited so much by the change and being quite sound his owner has decided to give him another chance to distinguish himself at headquarters. Impromptu has re-entered J. S. Shaw's establishment to be trained for important events next season. N.Z. TRAINER DOING WELL. "Since E. N. Kennerley came from New Zealand a little more than 12 months ago, he has done much travelling," says a Sydney writer. "Kennerley, after a short stay in Sydney, returned to New Zealand with Evicus. He then came back to Australia and for several months raced his team of trotting horses in Victoria. Recently he brought to Sydney three horses, owned by Mr. G. Hill, and recently drove Kernel Lu to victory in the Flying Handicap at Harold' Park. With ordinary luck, Kennerley would have won the chief double of the day, as another of his charges Joy's John finished second in the Harold Park Handicap, although he had nothing but misfortune throughout the running of the race." A VETERAN. Many have tried, but nobody has yet satisfactorily solved the reason why horse;improve and gain new lease of life when brought to West Australia, says a Perth writer. But improve they do, and this applies to gallopers as well as trotters. Nelson McCormack, winner of the Bridgetown Handicap (scratch mark 2.21) at Gloucester Park on Saturday, May 16, is a case in point. He came to Perth as a nine-year-old in 1929. at an age when most horses are past their prime, and although not immediately successful, he captured two races in the next season at ten years of age. Then followed a lean period of three years without a win. In fact, it was not until the end of the next year that lie was able to collect a winning stake. During that period he started in 90 unsuccessful races, and none but a super-optimist would have persevered with the ancient son of Nelson Bingen. That man was his present owner-reins-man Mr. J. Jeffrey, and it is pleasing to relate that during the current year the old horse has registered four firsts, three seconds and one third out of 19 starts. He has won seven times in 114 starts. Nelson McCormack was bred by Mrs. M. Duncan, of Feudal ton. New Zealand, and in the land of his birth Was a useful horse, for he came to Perth with a record of 2.12%. Despite the good figures to his credit, the son of Nelson Bingen was not harshly treated by the W.A.T.A. handicapper, who placed him on the 2.16 mark. Even with this advantage, Nelson McCormack was not able to turn it to good account, as his tabulated record discloses. Despite his belated rush into the winning list, Nelson McCormack has earned distinction during his West Australian sojourn. He has figured in the only tripre dead-heat record in Perth trotting. This occurred on November 15. 1930, when the judge was unable to separate Ella Derby, Red Derby and Nelson McCormack. On that occasion he recorded a 2.15% rate.