Young Victorian driver for Addington, Methven

Press, 15 September 1976, Page 26

Young Victorian driver for Addington, Methven

; Trevor Dove, a 22-year-old (Victorian trainer-driver, will (be seen in action at the New ’Brighton Trotting Club’s (meeting on Saturday and Ithe Methven Trotting Club’s 'meeting a week later. I Dove is due in ChristIchurch tomorrow and he will (stay for more than a fortnight as his prize for winning the equivalent of Addington Raceway’s Maurice Holmes Trophy, for probationary drivers. Dove, a member of one of Victoria’s best-known trotting families, is a son of Don Dove, who raced a champion in Monara, a son of the New Zealand-bred horse, Dignus. Trevor Dove trains a team of about 12 at Kilmore, just outside Melbourne, and he is one of few reinsmen of his age to hold a metropolitan horseman’s licence. Dove will have a very busy time in New Zealand. He will stay with Peter Jones, the winner of the Maurice Holmes Trophy last season. Jones had a' fortnight in Victoria, during which time he met Dove. His stay in New Zealand is being sponsored by the Victorian Trotting Control Board and the three Christchurch trotting clubs. It is intended -that he will ’spend two days at each of The stables of Derek Jones, ’George Noble and Jack Smoiienski. The New Zealand Horsemen’s Association is to

ijheip arrange drives for him. llat both the New Brighton’ Hand Methven meetings, and. .lalso at the Addington trials I 1 next Wednesday. ; Dove. accompanied bv Peter Jones, will travel to In- • vercargill by way of Mount 1 Cook on September 26. He ■ will spend three days ini ; Southland and visits to 1 major studs in the province 5 are being arranged by Mr z Jim Dynes, of Ryal ’ .Park Stud. f The Maurice Holmes ■ Trophy, with its fortnight in ’ Victoria for the winner, was ; introduced in 1974 75 and ’

ijwon by Fraser Kirk The 1 (Victorian authorities helped the New Zealanders’ 'stays in Australia and I were enthusiastic about the: introduction of a similar! competition in their own State. Dove was selected as the (winner by the stewards because of his all-round ability, but there was extremely keen competition for the prize, said a spokesman for the Trotting Control Board yesterday when speaking to the secretary-manager of the three Christchurch trot- ' ting clubs (Mr D. C. Parker).