TROTTING TALK.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9301, 31 December 1895, Page 2

TROTTING TALK.

" Weekly Pres3 and Referee."

By Hoxestt. The Palmevslon North Metropolitan T.C.s privileges for tho meeting on the 30th inst. realised £89 19«. TJedale's darn, owned I>y Mr M. FriedlatHler, has foaled a colt to Blaekwood Abdullah. Useless is the name of an tip country Otan-o trotting mare. She is going to be handled, so it iH said, by a noted footballer, "M'Tavish," when she next appears. A!, the Australian Trotting Association's .Meeting on December 4th, Dingo, late Parnell—no doubt the wonderful midget formerly the property of 11. Ray—ran third in the 14! ids and under Pony Handicap. Dingo, who ran in tho nomination of, and "was ridden by I). Priou, was at scratch and finished third, thirty , yards behind the winner, Haroldcan, 20i.ee behind, whose time for the mile was 3min 11 l-sth sec. To be beaten in that time Dingo is not the Parnell of old. He was at 6tol in the betting. That it is a very difficult business to gat away trotters on equitable terms from their handicap marks is known to those who have essayed the; task of starting and acknowledged by all who have paid any attention to the matter ; and the diiiicuity is increased when the allowance made between the competitors is slight. Riders and drivers in their anxiety to get away count the seconds doubly quick and more frequently than not move up to the starting line before tims, and it is then a case of either commencing right away or checking their horse so sharply that the chance is that time is lost on the mark. And how frequently is it found, when there is but one official on duty, that the restraint over the iicld is broken down, and the start partakes very much of the character of a go-as-you-please. It was such in the saddle race at New Brighton the other day. It is admitted that tho winner got away before her time, but she was by no means singular in doing so; indeed, soveval got a greater initial advantage than Peggy. For this the starter ccukl not be held responsible, inasmuch as lie had no assistant to keep back the over anxious, and, as a matter of fact, he was knocked over by one of the early starters. Mr Piper, who has given the starting of trotters a lot of consideration, purposes when next he has a iiold in hand to adopt a new system. Ho proposes to line up, where it will permit, the field in a single column across the course and before giving the signal to go must pasa in front of the liorao ; any competitor starting on tho outside of him to be deemed to have started before his time. [By Spectator.] Lord Lincoln would be a good name for the Imperious—Pride of Lincoln colt, clam of Lincoln Yet. Kinglike has been selected as a name for the colt by Imperious—Queenie, by Nobleman. Specification returned to Bangor this week, vhore he will iinish tho season. He was risited by some nice mares while at Middle Park and his foals are of much promise. The Boston filly Puss, winner of tho first Juvenile Race in Canterbury, has visited Wildwood, who won the second event of that kind. She had the misfortune to lose her foal by Brooklyn last week. Mr W. Crossan has three two-year-olds in work at Berwick, but he has turned out his older horseu on account of being dissatisfied with the present systom of handicapping. Wanderoo has a lovely filly foal by Del Paso. Camisea has been served by Wildwood. Peggy, who won at New Brighton last week, is to visit the same horse. The owner of Belle Mahone has had a good offer for her colt foal by Imperious. Mr Howard lately refused £20 for his yearling colt by Kentucky from Shamrock. Regina, when weaned from her foal, may be trotted at the back end meetings. Stockholm is nearly over the mishap which caused her to bo thrown out of work. Her injured hock healed fast. It is probable chat she may yet visit Specification. The filly foal from Lady Jane is a natural pacer. Her dam is a trotter and sire, Specification, goes the correct gait. These freake do occur. Albaugh trained Specification for his early engagements, but before competing he was Bold on behalf of his breeder, who, however, beat him with another young one he had in Albaugh's hands. This was in the Trotting Sires Produce Stakes of 1890 in Victoria. The Winton Trotting Club held its inaugural Meeting on December 18th. The attendance only number about 100 and there was no totalisator. Results:—Maiden Handicap Trot, of lOsovs; two miles.— Looney's b m Emily, aged (ssec), 1; J. Kenyon's blk g Pasha, aged, 9sec, 2; A. Wills' b m Biddy, aged, scr, 3. Winton Handicap, of 20sovs ; two miles and a-half. —JT. Kirkwood'fl eh m Ladybird, 47sec, 1; J. Keith'e eh m Dolly, aged, 38sec, 2; J. White's b g Billy Gutchlag, aged, 34sec, 3. Little Wonder, Emily and Nelly No Eye also contested this raco. Hack Race, of lOsovs; cix furlongs.—M'Dougall's Cardigan, 10st, 1. Forsaken, Bet 121b, 2; London, 3. Bex, The Broker and Merino, also started. Oreti Handicap (harness), of 15sovs, two miles.— W. Perry's b g Mick, aged (30sec), 1; H. Powell's b g Oreti (ssec), 2 ; Mr Semples , b m Little Wonder, 3. Forest Hill Handicap {harness), of lOsovs ; one mile and a-half.— W. Perry's b g Mick (22seo), 1; J. Semple'e Little Wonder, 2; W. Kennedy's w m White Wave (llsec), 3. Final Dash Handicap, of lOsovs; one mile.— J. Agnew's b m Nelly No Eye (15sec), 1; R. Jamieson's g g Taiaroa (13sec), 2 ; A. Jones' b m Elizabeth, 5. Three others started. The Consolation was taken hy Little Wonder.