TROTTING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19643, 12 June 1929, Page 14

TROTTING NOTES.

Acceptances for the Auckland T.C.'s Winter Meeting close on Friday ai 5 ' p.m. Mr W. L. Pattison has disposed of a promising three-year-old pacer by Guy Parrish—Toddy Wilks to the southern owner-trainer, P. Gallagher. At different times during recent years considerable inconvenience has been caused to investors and clubs through protests being lodged and the totalisator money impounded, when an appeal against a club's decision las been lodged. The present rules pro vide for the money being impounded in the case of an appeal until the case has been dealt with by the New Zealand Trotting Association, but a remit to be presented at the annual Trotting Conference in July aims at rectifying this matter, and if the remit is made law then all dividends ivill be paid on the decision of the stewards of the club and no person shall have any right to the dividend or any share in it by virtue of the result of an appeal. W. J. Toinkinscii is educating a rising two-year-old colt by Travis Axworthy from Sadie Dillon, the dam of Great' Hope. The youngster is a natural pacer and full of promise. He has been nominated for the 1930 Great Northern Derby.

The New Zealand Sapling Stakes, decided on Saturday last, served to introduce as tine a field of two-year-olds as has ever contested the race, and now to those interested in classic racing the next big event is the Great Northern Derby, to be decided at the Auckland Club's Spring Meeting in October. There are still two forfeits to be declared for this race, but with a big number engaged the contest for the Great Northern Derby gives Sromise of being the best on record, ne notable absentee from the list of nominations is John Jinks, winner of the Sapling Stakes, but even in his absence the field is likely to be just as strong as that which contested Saturday's race. Real Huon, Ngingo Ngingo, Flying Prince, Roliena, Grand Canyon, and Purser are all engaged, and in addition there are Reylet and Aquilin, who through minor ailments were prevented from taking their place in Saturday's field. The Aucfc-land-owned colt, Great Parrish, by Guy Parrish—Bertha Bell, is another that is expected to add interest to the race, and there may be one or two others that have not sported silk. Great Parrish is an exceptionally good colt, and it will be interesting to find him measuring strides with the best of the southern three-year-olds.

The next payment for the New Zealand Derby tails due on September Ist, and in this raoe also there is the material for a fine contest. Practically all the-* best-known two-year-olds, including John Jinks, are engaged, one exception being Flying Prinoe. who looks likely to develop into a crack three-year-old. No notification has as yet been leceived regarding the publication of the ninth volume of the New Zealand Stud Book, although it is just on three years since the last one appeared. This invaluable publication cannot be put on the market at a moment's notice, for it takes many months of hard work on the part of the compiler to secure the data necessary to make the work one of. any value. It would be a thousand pities if the Stud Book were allowed to go out of publication, for to the breeder and the student of blood-lines it forms the one guide available. It is to be hoped that immediate steps will be taken to ensure the publication of this invaluable book. Exclusive was third in order of favouritism for the Farewell Handicap at Ashhurton on Saturday, not fourth- favourite, as published.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. " NEVER SO DIRTY." JOCKEYS CRITICISED. (TOITTO PaESS ASSOCIATION —BT ELECTRIC TKLEOBAPH —COPTRIGHT.) (.Received June 11th, 9.30 p.m.) PERTH, June 11. At a meeting of the Western Australian Turf Club some plain speaking was indulged in. Mr P. A. Connolly, the well-known owner, caused a stir when he remarked: "The racing was never so dirty as it is now." The jockeys had a sort of freemasonry and would always keep each other out of trouble. Dr. Holland declared that the stewards did not conduct nearly enough enquiries into inconsistent running.— Australian Press Association.

SUGGESTION OF A " RING." (Received June 11th, 9.30 p.m.) BRISBANE, June 11. At the enquiry into the death of the jockey Rylatt, who was killed at Kedron Park races on May 27th, Reginald Harvey, a personal friend of deceased, said that during a conversation with Rylatt in the hospital Rylatt said: "It is no use complaining. There is a ring of jockeys and you have no chance if you are not in it." Witness added that jockeys were over-anxious when Bomebody laid them a few pounds to nothing, and they would go through Hell for it.—Australian Press Association.

" N.Z. REFEREE." FANCIES FOR NAPIER PARK. In this week's issue of the "N.Z. Referee" will bo found the wind-up of the Auckland and Dunedin Winter Meetings, mainly made up of notes on form. These should be of interest in view of the approaching featherings on the East Coast, with Wellington to follow. Photographs of horses races, and trainers, etc., at Ellerslie and Wingatui, specially taken for the "Referee," find room in the current number. The Napier Park Meeting, to be held this week, is discussed, concluding with an indication of runners who are likely to be well fancied. Two instalments of English correspondence also appear, along with the weekly statistics. which are exclusive t-o the Official Calendar.

Oil the trotting side the fare provided is equally varied and attractive. At Ashbnrton last Saturday, the two-vear-old classic, the N.Z. Sapling Stakes, was contested. It was a great race, each of the placed horses bettering the previous record. A detailed description of the contest, along with the other events on the card, and pictures complete a feature which should be remembered. Nominations for the Winter Meeting of the Auckland T.C. are published, and there is a big budget of notes from tho various centres of light harness activity. The all sports feature- is its usually interesting this week. It includes special references t« recent big Rugby, and. after that, covers a wide field of ath'etio endeavour. The oublio may be reminded that apart from its general merit as the official orsran of "the Racing and the Trotting Conferences, the "Ifeferee" makes racing more profitable for the punter.