N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 14

N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

! MEETING OF BOARD. i i ' [THE PBIBS Spec I*l Serrie».j j WELLINGTON, July S. j A noting oi the Board o£ the New Zealand Trotting Association was held to-day. I Present: Messrs J. K Williams (chairman 1 , | R. A. ArniStrcng, S. V/. Xvcily, J. B. Thom- | son, H. C. Hariey, and J. K. McKensie. ! Apologies icr a N s;nco were received from I Messrs H. w. aitcbißghan:, W. Hayward, ' ur.d G. AicMiilan. S Tfco West Australian Trotting Association ;r. connexion with correspondence re- ! ceived srora a sub-committee oi the Atsoci*I tion containing a report concerning the hani d'vcapping oi Australian horses in New Zeaj land. Tile Association stated that the matr | ter would be considered in due course.

] The letter was received, as were waj rm.incations from the Australian Trotting Club and Ta-flmanian Trotting Association ! dc-.iiinjr with the same subject. A cepy of ! the handicapping system adopted in Tas- ; mania was uUo received, and it was decided j to thank the Association for ite verv complete report. ! A letter was received from the West Ausi tralian Trotting Association advising the i disauaiiucation of J. Jeffrey and the bay i geld'ing Good Oil for inconsistent running at | Perth on April 27th. The disqualification i v:as endorsed. .

The New South Wales Trotting Club reported that it had received a letter from Geo. Grant, who had been disqualified for life in connexion with the horse Prince Hvion. Grant asked that the New South Wales Club should forward the letter to the New Zealand Trotting Association with_ a recommendation that the disqualification should be lifted. No recommendation w*s forwarded bv the New South Wales body wit!) the letter. The facts of the case showed that lit 1922 a gelding subsequently found to be Pr» n< i* Huon was shipped from Wellington to Sydney, and after enquiries had been made no one wished to claim the horse untvl some two months later, when it wae shipped back to Wellington. Grant had steadfastly refused to divulge any information, and _in conseruence of this and the surrounding circumstances he had been disqualified for life. Grant, it was stated, had been disqualified by the New Zealand Trotting Association, had not returned to New Zealand since, and had now applied through the New South Wales Trotting Club for the removal of the disaualiflcation.

It cti decided to refuse the application. The acting-secretary of the Marlborough Trotting Club wrote referring to the serio-js ilineaa of Mr Harvey, secretary of the club. It was decided to accord a vote of sympathy with Mr Harvey in his illness. The Waikato Trotting Club forwarded further correspondence concerning the fact that the horse Anselm started of! the 72yds instead of 84yd ' behind. The horso ran second. T. / '.lan, the driver, had been charged with starting ofi the wrong markAllan had been fined £5 and his horse had been placed behind the hors 3 placed by the judge. The club stated that it was awaiting confirmation from the Association before paying out the second and third moneys in the race in question. The Board had previously decided to endorse the action of the club in the placing of the horses, and it was decided that the club be informed that by endorsing the action the Board gave the club permission to pay out the stakes. In view of the fact that T. Allan was not solely responsible for starting off the wrong mark, it was decided to ask the club whether it had any recommendation to make in connexion with Allan's application for the remission of the fine of £5 imposed. The Forbury Park Trotting Club, in answer to a letter from the Board, reported that it had no recommendation to make for the remission or reduction of the fin® of £25 imposed on B. Townley in the Otago Handicap at its recent Meeting, and that the club objected to the statements made in Townley's letter. It was decided to inform Townley that the Forbury Park Club had no recommendation to make in the matter. The Marlborough Racing Club forwarded evidence concerning a complaint made by E. E. Edmonds, driver of Bingen Wilkes, against B. J Hackle, driver of Future, in the Wither Handicap. The question arose as to whether a deposit was reouired in the case of a complaint. It was decided to accept the explanation and to inform the club that the Beard did rot consider it necessary to collect the protest fee. It was decided to refer the matter back to the club for a recommendation, as the evidence did rot justify the charge of undue t<se of the whip. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club also reported that at its recent Me-tin? it had enquired into the galloping of Quickfire (E. J. Smith) and Peter Lin (T. Wallis). The horses had finished second and third and it did not appear that the drivers made a proper attempt to pull their horses back to the proper gait. Both drivers had been cautioned. It was decided to endorse the action of the club.

The Hawke'a Bay Trottine Club reported that it had enouired into the apparent inconsistent running of R. C. Fislren's "Wah at its recent Meeting. It was decided to accept the explanation Riven, and the action of the club was endorsed. Messrs Garrick and Co., solicitors, on behalf of J. C. Nordatiist, wrote asking for a refund of the £lO deposited by Nordquiat in the Laplander-Free Advice case. It waa decided to inform Messrs Garrick and Co. that when Nordquist made application to the Association, the matter would be considered. The deaths of the fo'lowin? horses were mnorted : —Ben Lomond, Bon Elect. Medusa, Mollywood. Nonsuit, Proud Joyce, Rosalie, Severity, S.M., and Directive. Referred Back to Stewards. At tho last meeting of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club, held at Addington, D. Bennett, driver of Trimmer in tho Paparua Handicap, was fined £3 3a by the stewards for undue use of the whip. In the course of the enquiry it was revealed that Bennett did not carry a whip for the simple reason when he had carried one Trimmer had refused to leave the starting post. Several stewards (one in particular) were emphatic that Bennett flourished his whip, and one was cf the opinion that but for the flourishing of the whip, Dundas Boy (the winner) would have passed Trimmer sooner than he did. The whip that Bennett was supposed to have carried turned out to be the slack ends of the reins, and with these he laboured his horse. Members of the Board, however, were not at all satisfied that' the evidence taken at the enquiry justified the club in charging Bennett with undue use of the whip, and the matter was referred back for further consideration. A Question of KominaUon. What has become known as tho Ukulele | Lady case was before the Association. At the ! March meeting of the Marlborough Trotting Club, Ukulele Lady (late Pandora) won a two mile race from a 5.8 mark. Previously a mare named Pandora had raced in Auckland but had done nothing very good. Pandora, subsequently name Ukulele Lady, waa in truth, an Australian mare with a two mile record of 4.43 4-5. The handicapper for the Marlborough Meeting, believing her to be the Auckland Pandora, handicapped her on the limit of 5.8 in a two mile class and she won easily. The question before the Association concerned the nomination of the mare, and after several hours' consideration of the case, it was decided to adjourn the matter until a future meeting. TRENTHAM NOTES. [THE PBESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, July 8. Steady rain again made matters very unpleasant during training work this mormng, and the tracki are wet and sloppy. No. 3 grass (inside trial) was available for galloping, but there was not a great deal of fast work. There were one cr two interesting runs over the steeplechase course. Justify and Maori Boy sprinted together, both going nicely. Black Uuke had Mark Mint aa a mate over half a rai'e, and ntuurallv was going a good deal the better at the finish in 53§. Black Duke went well, a*.d it certainly appears as if E. Pope has effected a great improvement in Mark Mint. Taneriii and Ohmeinuri galloped sis furlongs in 1.26, Taneriri doing it better at the finish. Radiate did strong pace work. He looks fit enough to play his part well in the Wellington Steeplechase. Gold Cure put his usual dash into a strong working gallop. Bonrose executed a rseful task, with a sprint down the straight. Paddon did a working gallop on the sand! He h*s a doubtful joint behind, and this is the first time he has worked since arrival. Taranto galloped four furlongs on the sand in 50.

Glendowie (E. Stanway), Brieadier Bill (F. Corlott), and Fabriano (D. O'Connor) est off over the steeplechase fences on the course proper, beginning at the «cd wall and thence over the logs, boards, top brush, and the board fence at the three furlongs. Fabris.no jun:P?d slowly at the sod wall and dropped cut of the running. whil# he lost his rider

'at the second fence. Glendowie and Brigadier Bill carried on together. Glecdowio gave a beautiful exhibition and outclassed Brigadier Bill at every obstacle, but T,H C letter's pace aeon took liim up again. At the top brush Brigadier Bill got in 100 cloee and pecked badly on landing, but he finished with his companion at the last fence. Brigadier Bui would probably hare done better with more psce on, but it would be impossible to wish ior anything better than Glendowie's display- Faonano was remounted and completed the course alone., jumping in hunting s'.y-e- , . , 'A schooiect aione over three hurdles.' He sipped and got too close to" the first fence, but extricated himself by - very clever jump and did not touch the timber. He cleared the remaining tiro obstacles well. Bright Land <£.. Gray; was out again doing = treating and pace work en the sand. Be is improving all tns tiffie.^ B-llikins executed a usefu: taa»£ very "iceiy. « d Comical jut plenty of dash into i strong workout on the sand. Boomerday {V. syme:, Sir Moment E. and Koauau (A. Jenkins) schooled over the usual five fences on the steeplechase course proper. Sir Moment jumped bis? and slowlv and soon dropped well behind Boomerday outclassed Koauau at every fence, the latter being inclined to run and jump to the outer but he made up !,is lost ground on the Act. Koauau s effort was not had. 33 he has done no schooling, but Boomerday's showing was quite good. \ir Tf Hannon v/a3 out supervising the exercises of Tinokoa, King's Guard, and Taku Tama. , , . Waltzer and Just Jonn over three hurdles, "Waltzer giving a good display. He ia engaged in hurdie races on the second and third days of the Meeting. , The Auckland contingent for the Wellington Winter Meeting this year is unusually large, and on form and appearances the northern representatives bid fair to have a good innings. They had runners in every event on Wednesday, but as Giena Bay is reported amiss the Vittoria Hurdles will be the only race in which Auckland will /totbe represented. Reports from the Wairarapa are to the effect that Pantagruel will not fulfil his engagement in the Vittoria Hurdles on the opening day of the Wellington Meeting. So far there is no definite announcement as to who will ride Nukumai in the Wellington Steeplechase. If W. Bowden has not" sufficiently recovered from his Hastings injury to take" his usual place in the saddle, there will be no lack of applicants for the mount. .... . ,- _■- Judging by Glendowie's two schooling displays at Trent-ham, it would seem a matter of his racing condition being solid enough for him to make a very brave showins in whatever event he starts. Paddon's oS hind fetlock ioint shows unmistakable evidence of having caused A. Tinker a lot of trouble. It kept him off the racecourse for two years, and while he has been able to show good form this nutumn and winter, his solid favouritism for the Whvte Handicap would be on a firmer basis if he weTe a sound horse. Considering that he has run in only two open races Paddon has been fairly well looked after by the handicapper at IMb above tae minimum. it-. j . Arikiwaj was scratched for the btewards Handicap at 10.15 a.m. to-day, and Marsham was withdrawn from the Te Aro Handicap. Boomerday made friends for his We'hngton engagements by the style in which he scliooled at Trentham to-day. A. Tinker will ride Para in the Woburn Handicap on Wednesday. The form of Billikins is worth consideration in view of her Wellington engagements. She is thoroughly at home in heavy going and at the Auckland Meeting last month she was responsible for a surprisingly good showing in the Members' Handicap on the opening day. She ran second to Gold Money, being sixteenth favourite on the machine, and behind her were Black Duke and Awa- : rere, who dead-heated for third. In twoother starts at the same Meeting Black Duke ran second and unplaced, while Billikins twice ran unplaced, but she is not badly treated in the Stewards' Handicap on Wednesday in meeting Black Duke 6lb better than when she finished second to his third.

Maori Boy has run four thirds in hia last five starts. One of these placinga was at a mile in open company at the Avondile Autumn Meeting when, with 8-1 over a mile, King Emerald 8-0 and Thursby 8-7 beat him by three-quarters of a length and half a length. This is a good performance for a> hack. Comical is looking and working in good heart at present. Twelve months ago he came to Trent ham a discredited aspirant for eteeplechase honours, and at that period he presented a lifeless appearance and did his work accordingly. This time he is working more like hi« old self, and although he is row verging on his 13th year he looks like running good races at Trentham, where he will have an additional advantage ofe-a heavy track. If Kawini should happen to win the Wellington Steeplechase it will be a triumph for perseverance. In 1927 ho ran second to Beau Cavalier and last year was again runner-up to Pouri. CHRISTCHURCH HUNT. HUNTERS* TRIALS. The following entries have been received for the hunters' trials at Kirwee on Saturday : Light-wejghts, up to 11-7; about 1m— Monowai, Firegirl, Buttonhook, Saxon, Abaul, Mustapha, Aviatrix, Te Aiaia, Rock Ahoy, The Tatler, Con. Heavy-weights, up to 13-0; about Ira — Perfection, Gulielraus, Kussett. Starlight, Brownie, Melefande, Aheka, and Mrs J. Montgomery's entry.