TROTTING NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1924, Page 12

TROTTING NOTES

(By "Vedette.")

As the result- of an accident while being worked on the Ashburton course, Mr. H. F. Nicull's young pacing mars Verey, Light has had -'to be destroyed.' J. Messervey: had Onyx on,the "New Brighton track on Saturday morning, ■states, the .Christchurch "Star," but as usual he did not givo her much work. The racing last month seems to have improved, the .champion mare, as- ehe never looked: better, being full of life. Her careful 'trainer experienced great difficulty in getting Onyx to leecl well, especially after a race, but she is now a good doer, andr to this fact Messervey attributes her improvement. If the New Zealand Cup was contested this week she would''be\ ah almost certain stake earner. -. - .-. '

Mr. J.. 8,. M'Kenzie, owner of Acron, Great Bingen, Peter Swift, and others, arrived back in>.Wellington last week after an absence of nine months in Europe and America.

Twenty-four well-bred three-year-olds have ■ made. the first payments for tiie Metropolitan T.O.s 11325 Champion stakes, including Kohara, Gibraltar, and; Nelson Tasker, which finished first, second, and third respectively in .the New Zealand. Sapling. Stakes. \ -. The trotting .'mare Marvolo, by'■" Marvin Willces, from Marietta Huon has been purchased, by the Auckland owner', Mr. J. Pcttie, and. she will, go north with B. Edwarda's horses.

Gold Bell has been leased to l\lr. David Lillburn, of Milton. Gold Bell is the sire of a number of Rood winners in-Nita Bel], Sleet Bell, AH 801 l Gold Boy, Gold Girl, anil."others.- ..... , . Event, w.hoj.s a weJl-guiM pacer, !i«s .suss oa fcks, mS&-^si&^iiim.Jm-.%ivi

•last raced. He is expected to run prominently this season. The Brent Locanda—Belette ffeldin^ in JVY. J. Morland's stable has furnished a good deal during the winter. He is much more solidly built than his relative Lady Joan. The young pacer promises well, although he has not been long in work since his last respite ■ The Australian pacer Ketreat ' looks a useful sort. He may be best suited to short courses, however. He looks as though he has done a good deal of work, being well forward

Snowshoe is very well, and the raoing last month seems to have done him good. He is not doing much fast work at present, but always seems anxious to go faster. . .

.Auguste Dillon, who broke down badly_ at the August Meeting at Addingtoii, is still lame, and it is certain he will require a long spell. P. Riddle is iiot allowing his team to be idle at Aldington. •'.His Cup candidate, Sheik, is coming to hand nicely, ns -also are Delavan Quest, Retreat, Stroller, Kissing Cup, and Argus, while M;Kinney Lass has rejoined the' active brigade alter several weeks' spell. The Christchurch trainer G.-'S Smith has. in work Loganwood Leo Norris Peter King, Bellfashion, La. Fayette, Dusky-Pointer, Pinevale, and Jim Logan. The last-named , recently resumed work after a, short spell, and at present is carrying.a lot of condition. '

A. Hendrikseri has a small but useful team in work at Christchurch, comprising Man o' War, Swift Pointer, Hustler, Pete Peter, and Spring Bells, and they look well forward for" spring racing.

_ West Australian trotting circles are in the throes, of : a controversy as to what horses are' eligible to start' in races, states the . Sydney "Referee." George Hiscox, who has lor some years been an extensive buyer : from New : South Wales and other States of mares and stallions for his stud farm near Perth, won the State Handicap with the four-year-old pacing mare, Lily j. Whips, out of Rose Whips, a ma-re purchased by him in Victoria some years ago in foal to Harry Alto. A local paper, under the heading, "Is It Fair?" argues that only horses sired by West Australian stallions should be eligible for these races". As Lily Whips -won.the race in question with ease' at a 2.40£ gait, it _ might be thought the trotting authorities would only be too glad for owners., to send their mares to be stinted to high-class stallions in other States and New Zealand,,to improve the status of trotting and pacing. The question is asked: "Would it bs right for Kola Girl to be taken to New Zealand, mated with' Author Dillon, brought back to Perth to foal, and the progeny qualified to race in State handicaps?" Certainly if foaled in' West Australia. So far from discouraging owners- from breeding to the best, a premium might /be paid to an owner going to such risk and expense to improve the breed of horses in a State, which would appear to be only too necessary when a. State handicap can be won- by a hoppled pacer af. a 2.40^ gait.