TROTTING Loyal Light Back In Work At Templeton

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31440, 5 August 1967, Page 8

TROTTING Loyal Light Back In Work At Templeton

Loyal Light is back in work at Templeton with R. L. Tatterson and all going well she will resume racing at one of the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway next month. Loyal Light last started in March when she received a leg injury in a race incident.

For a time it was feared that Loyal Light would not race again, but the injury responded well to treatment. Now it is thought quite probable that she will stand up to a full season of racing.

Medico is a newcomer to the team prepared by Tatterson for Mr C. L. Rhodes, of Christchurch. Medico, a speedy but unsound son of Light Brigade and the New Zealand Cup winner, Loyal Nurse, was a winner last season.

He has shown no signs of soreness in training and all going well he will resume racing on the second day of the national meeting at Addington.

Peterson, too, will probably race on the second day of the meeting in the Canterbury Stakes, a race for three-year-olds. Peterson made an auspicious race debut when he won at Methven in the autumn, but he disgraced himself at the start of two subsequent races. He has been hacked around during the winter and has settled down well.

Tatterson’s horses will be driven by D. D. Nyhan, who until late last season was associated with the team prepared at Templeton by his father, D. G. Nyhan. D. D. Nyhan has proved himself one of the most skilful young reinsmen in New Zealand. Lordship has kept his name to the fore in recent years, but he has enjoyed considerable success with other horses from the stable and also with outside drives. As well as a reasonable team of horses being prepared for spring racing, Tatterson is busy with one of the biggest teams of two-year-olds in New Zealand. Horses in this age group number 18, while he is also handling 13 yearlings. With so many young horses on the property the question of identification has presented problems at times. However, this has now been overcome by the use of fire-branding on the shoulder of each youngster. Day Meeting An attendance of 277 members of the Auckland Trotting Club approved enthusiastically at the annual meeting that the club hold a day meeting on December 30. The club is due to hold the third night of the Auckland Cup meeting on that night. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club is due to race at night on December 30 at Addington Raceway and will be delighted at the decision of the Auckland members. From Foxton L L. Schwamm has shifted from Foxton to Christchurch where he is preparing the speedy Rocky Star for early spring racing. Rocky Star won three races at the last New Zealand Cup meeting. In the autumn he

’competed unsuccessfully at the Inter-Dominion Championship meeting in Perth and also on other Australian tracks.

Rocky Star failed to settle down on the trip, but he is reported to have recovered well. Like many of the horses engaged at the national meeting later this month he will compete at trials to be run next Thursday at Addington Raceway.

Up $3OO Stakes for the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club’s annual meeting at Motukarara on October 7 have been increased by $3OO over last year. Increases of $5O have been applied to the stakes for six races. The races not affected are the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup, for 2min 13sec class trotters, the Halswell Handicap, for 2min 19sec class trotters, and the Mount Herbert Handicap, for 2min 18sec class pacers. The president of the club (Mr I. C. Gray) has donated a trophy valued at $lOO to the winner of the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup, a race which has attracted tremendous interest since its inception two years ago. Led All Way When Orbiter won in 2min 4-ssec at Roosevelt Raceway last Thursday be led from end to end, pacing his first quarter in 29 l-ssec, and opening half-mile in Imin Isec.

Sir Hugh was another New Zealand-bred winner on the same programme, while Swan Bay finished second. Two nights earlier Peerswick was beaten by a nose in a race of $lO,OOO won in 2min 2 2-5 sec by Overcall. Bellajily won in 2min 6 4-5 sec that night on a track described as sloppy, while Lady Charles was successful in 2min ssec. Waiuku and Gemm's Pride recorded placings. Earlier in July New Zea-land-bred winners included: Waiuku, Yakety Yak, Mars and Highland Don (Yonkers); Either Way and Arrow Chief (Brandywine); Le George, No Reply, Worthy Hanover and Smoke Up (Sportsmen’s Park); and Speedlight twice (The Meadows).