TROTTING NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24797, 11 February 1946, Page 3

TROTTING NOTES

New Brighton T.C. Withdrawals for all events at the New Brighton Trotting Club's meeting, to be held at Addington on Saturday next, must be received by 5 p.m. To-morrow (Tuesday) Advt. Jottings

Castigate began much better than usual to be one of the leaders in the Yaldhurst Handicap, but he did not stay on when the pressure was applied. Backed down to first favourite, Dandy Grattan gave a good display when he won the £7OO Rangitoto Handicap by a short head from Rita Grattan. His stablemate. Freckles, was unplaced on the trip. Bonny Axworth was being hard ridden Dy F. R. May at the entrance to the straight in the Advance Handicap, but she could make no impression on the leaders. Prince Lyttop. which wen a double at the Kumara Racing Club’s meeting, is an aged gelding by Wrack from a Travis Axworth y mare. Dominator lost his chance when he broke at the start of the Strowan Handicap. Pirouette, w-hich finished second to Snowflake in the Great Northern Trotting Stakes, is trained by E. A. Berry at Addington. By Grattan Lcyal she is from a winner in Lady Slipper. After making the pace for a long way Galvena stopped quickly when the straight was reached in the Harewood Handicap Frank Explanation

When the chairman of the Judicial Committee and the stipendiary stewards investigated the accident in the Wigram Handicap in which Caledonian Girl. Jill and Water Ranger were involved, they found that the accident was caused by Technique boring, in spite of the efforts uf the driver, and interfering with Caledonian Girl It was decided to accept the frank explanation given by F. Newfield. the driver of Technique, but in future a close watch will be kept on the boring habits of Technique.

Disappointed Lady Dawn, which was sent out second lavourite for the President’s Handicap, disappointed when she faded out of the contest. with about four furlongs to go after being one of the leaders “She is very well at present.” said her trainer, J Davidson, “but she refuses to do her best when shs is left in the lead.” Last season Lady Dawn was consistently in the money to be placed tn 10 of her 14 races for £2747 10s in stakes, but this season she has recorded only three minor platings in 11 starts. Inquiry Held At an inquiry into the running of Happy Man in the President’s and Final Handicaps 'at Addington on Saturday, it was decided to accept the explanation of the driver. C. King. Unlucky On the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting Scottish Lady registered 4min 23 4-ssec when she finished second to Heliopolis in the Otahuhu Handicap and she improved on this time on Saturday to record 4min 21 l-ssec in the Alexandra Park Handicap, but once again had tc accept second prize. The winner. Worthy Gold, is trained by A. Holmes, a brother of M. Holmes, who trains Scottish Lady Bandaged Volterra was heavily bandaged when he paraded in the Strowan Handicap. He began well to be one of the leaders fo»a mile, but he weakened when the pressure was applied and was not in the first seven to finish. By Lusty Volo ne is from the Author Dillon mare, Auditress. the dam of a New Zealand Trotting Cup pinner in Marlene, and other good pacers in Accountant and Audition. Both by Wrack

. Ben 800, the winner of the Awa•®re Trot, Stammell. which won the Wai“?Pai Tr °t at the Marlborough Racing Club s meeting, is by Wrack. The latter '*, as imported from America in 1924, ana “ter d°ing several years’ stud duty in ■ ev fJ£ ealand was sold to go to Tasmania “ i** stammell began racing in the i- season a s a five-year-old, and in his 25 starts since then gained only four *mnor Placings before his win on Saturday. Scarlet Bud, his dam, left a useful performer in Buddy to Real Guy. Late Run

1116 favourite for the Strowan ±ianaicap, was not in a good position when the field settled down, and he was called upon to give the leaders a long start with ® IX furlongs to go. Driven by his owner, k. Young, he showed speed over the last half-mile to get up and take fourth money irom Real Nugget, which gave his best display for some time. Like Her Dam Mr E. Evans, Renwicktown, would derive much satisfaction from the success of his Dillon Hall filly Snowflake in the Northern Trotting Stakes, as he ~^® d . bei . and her dam. Silk Stockings, which is by Calm from Terou. Like her dam. the filly is a piebald. Unfortunate H J. Smith was unlucky on his trip '*o Auckland with Mrs N. Cambridge’s two-year-old filly Silver Shadow, as the youngster was unable to start in the Great Northern Trotting Stakes, having suffered injuries to a shoulder in a fall. Galloped With his owner, H. Stafford, unable to Gnve because of an injury to his shoulder, Mamanuas was driven by G. B. Noble «n me Yaldhurst Handicap, but the Quite Sure gelding disgraced himself when, after going away correctly, he went to a break w® a furlong covered and refused «o lost down again until all chance was Protest Dismissed A , protest was lodged by the owner of cons Pride against Ben Doo on the grounds of interference in the run home in the Awatere Trot at Blenheim, but it was dismissed