TROTTING

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 16, 20 January 1916, Page 2

TROTTING

MEETING AT HUTT PARK

TO-MORROW

With representatives of all the leading Canterbury stables engaged at the Wellington Trotting Club's Meeting, to be held at Hutt Park to-morrow, the sport should be of better class than has'hitherto been witnessed at Petone meetings. In the Wellington Cup, Jewel Chimes,' who will be driven by H. lYi/ixaej; is. handicapped at 4.38.' He is giving away 22sec, the nearest to him being Hymen, his stable-mate; who won at Auckland recently in 3rriin 41sec. . He will be driven-by his trainer, D.'. Nyhan.''. Agathos, on the same mark, is a promising three-year-old, who will be driven by' J. Wright, formerly a .successful rider and driver at local meetings held'at Miramar and ' Johnsonville. Agathos won ' the Templetpn Handicap, two miles, at the Canterbury Park Meeting on New Year's Day in 4min 58sec. He won easing up, and should improve on the time named. Sinoda, also 0h... 18sec mark, will be driven by Fred^Holmes. She is a full sister to Kea Dillon! At New Brighton last month Sinoda won the Innovation Handicap, one mile and a-half, in 3min 40sec. Nordica will be driven by N. L. Price. She is a daughter of King Cole, with a three-year-old record of smin 6sec, • and is one -of the most fancied candidates. - Darkness, on 19sec, will be driven by S. August. At New Brighton last month she won the Trial Handicap, one mile and ; a-half, in 3miD 41sec. Lucille, on 21sec, is one of the successful Harold Dillon tribe, akd :will" be driven' by A. Fleming. Last season,' as a three-year-old, she put up a record, of ,4min 57sec. Good Child, on 2lsec,. one of the great Rothschild breed, won tho Drayton. Handicap, one mile and a-half, at Methuen lasfr month in 3min 43sec. Rorke's Drift, on 21sec, was among,the winners at Ashburton on Boxing Day. He scored in the Trial Handicaps one mile and a-half, in 3min 45sec. I'Tinother competitor on the 21sec mark is Reggi Huon, ian unbeaten son of J'.'the great/Denver Huon, who will be drive' by Manny Edwards, well known at lbcff .meetings held at Miramar. Four horse, are on the limit marie, 22sec_, includinr the Blenheim-owned Little Bones, .'who does not stay well, and is better suited at a mile course, also two imported American horses* One of these^is Great Audubon-.('Peter the Great—Eliza Audibon), who raced twice last season. On his first appearance he, won easily' in smiri 7sec. The other, Van, Coronado (Del, Coronado—Queen Directo), raced three times last season. On his second appearance, at Ashburton, he' won tin Trial Handicap,"■ one mile and a-half, in 3min 45sec. Harold Devon (a threes-year-old Harold Dillon), is the fourth limitmarker. This season he won the Blackwater Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, at Inangahua, in 3min 9sec. He.also ran second in the Greymouth Cup this month. J. Bryce's nomination, The Sovereign, did not pay up, but will take part in the Electric Handicap later in the afternoon: Bry'ce is in great form at present, and whatever he drives in thi Cup may, be found worth following. The gold cup presented by Mr. H. J. Palmer has'made the decision of the_ event more interesting than usual. '.Neigh, one of the Christehurch contingent, may be sen' out favourite for the Trial- Handicap and Huon Child and Paddy Lynd inth Petone Handicap. The: connections c Allwobd Fashion (the.full sister; to Fash iomvbod) expect, her to'^ir prominent! in the Borough Handicap.' .In' the Ladies Bracelet the successful sire Hal Zoloc! has a representative, ...in. ,;Kate Zoloc' Another. .well-bred /one, engaged is Bf) garia, by 'GinganaV-^BeHs' of? Gold,'-;b Abbey Bells.' Makairo Bells, one of X Nyhan's team, is 'on the limit iri'.th-> Stewards' Handicap.- Albert, Walk • was /ay place-getter ,at -New. Brighter Proud Hazel is a fresh horse in the El/trie Handicap. At New Brighton c: won the Ladies' Bracelet, nine furlcotK . from end to end in t 2min 50sec (2nii.> 31sec for the mile). : , - •..■•• : '_■ ■„