TROTTING NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 109, 4 November 1925, Page 12

TROTTING NOTES

TROTTING FIXTURES.

November 10, 12, and 13— N.Z. Metropolitan

T.C. Spring. November 20 an.d 21—Nelson T.C. Annual.

November 21 and 25—Otahuhu T.C. Spring. Decembers and s—Forbury Park T.C. Spring. December 12 and 10—New Brighton T.C. Summer Bccember 26 and 28—Westport T.C. Midsummer

(By "Vedette")

Of the three Australian pacers recently arrived at . Addington, Marhinc Brick and Auto Machine have impressed, the critics, more favourably than .Flying Machine. Awß.y vent sent two mi lan »fc about

Monday, pulling up fairly sound. Away may yet face the starter for the New Zealand Trotting Cnp.

Audominion is how trotting very solidly in his work. He covered about a mile and 'a half at Addington on Monday, and trotted in rare style. Provided he keeps to his feet in a race he will be hard to beat in the trotters' events next week.

At Addington recently Don Wild, who is now apparently quite sound, went a mile well out from the rails at a good clip. The free-legged pacer may race well later in the season over a couple of miles. In the meantime he -will confine his attentions to short distances.

Orion worked about a mile and a half at a good speed on Monday at Addington. The Australian-bred pacer is not engaged at the coming meeting, but he has done a lot of solid work, and is doing it much more reliably than for some time.past. After a solid jog for two rounds, Audo Bell went a mile and a half in good style at Addington on Monday. He was evenly rated, throughout and made no mistakes. The trotter was driven by E. C. M'Dennott and created a favourable impression by the manner in which.he did his work.-

W. J. Tomkinson is again suffering from trouble with his eyes, . and -he was unable to be present at the Timaru Trotting Club's Meeting on Saturday. All his horses were scratched except Royul Chance,.wh6 was driven "in his two engagements by J. Bryee.

Mr. C. E. Hassall filled the position of jndge for the Timaru Trotting Clnb for the first time on Saturday, and got through a busy day to the satisfaction of those present.

The Wa3hdyke course was in exceptional order oil Saturday, with the result that some wonderfully fast times were registered. In race after race, the; placed horses lowered their records, sometimes by big margins, and some of the owners who had the misfortune to finish second or third must be considered very unfortunate.

Black Admiral lost his qualification for' the Victoria Handicap at the Metropolitan Trotting Club's Meeting, through his performance at Timaru on Saturday, while for the same reason Trenand and Blue Star are now ineligible for the Kiccarton Handicap. . ;

The disposal of the disqualified gelding Eulo, who has been in the hands of the police for the past six months/ is causing the New South Wales Trotting Club some sleepless nights (says the Sydney "Sportsman"). When Eulo was seized at Victoria Park on 6th April last as an alleged ring-in on Victorian courses, the identification of ihe gelding could have been fixed up in a week or two. As time went on and the horse remained at the Sydney Police Depot it was pointed out in the Press that the New South"'Wales Trotting . Club was piling up a lot of future trouble for it: self in running up month after, month a livery bill for the keep of the', horse.' Whatever time it might havo taken to decide action as regards the perpetrators of the ringing-in, so soon. as the horse was identified it could have been at once, returned to the trainer. It seems an extraordinary thing that six months should be allowed to elapse before the club could come to a decision as to the disposal of the horse.; The club has now decided that Eulo may be returned to J. Devereau, his last trainer, if he pays for the horse's keep at the depot', which amounts to a sum approaching £30., Eulo as a.horse .disqualified for life is scarcely worth £30 to Devereau, who has also been disqualified, and it has come as no surprise to hear that he has not yet sent'along the cheque and taken the horse. The club is now in a quandary as to whether it will be within ihe law, in selling the horse by auction .to pay for its keep. It is a' quaint situation. , The three-year-old pacer Ayr gave an impressive showing when she fought out a. hard contest with Whabuku at Timaru. The dam of Ayr is by the pacing sire St; Swithin, from the thoroughbred mare Kildasa, '• the dam of the Hunter Swindasa.

At Timaru Native Chief registered the fastest time this-season for three-year-olds -,vhen he finished third in the Improvers' Handicap. The watch read 3min 27sec, and he was eased up over the last hundred yards. After putting in;a break at the start and losing twenty yards, Royal Chance ran second^ in the President's Handicap at Timaru, in 4min 32 2-5 sec.

All is cot well with,the four-year-O;d pacor Glenelg, and ho will not be raced at Aldington. A couple of weeks ago Nantwich was under a cloud, yet sho came out ;it Tiraarn •on Saturday and silenced a .field of handicap horses like a champion. Sho threaded her way through the fleid, and then reached the judge in ,3min 50 2-osec. It was a high-class performance for a three-' year-old.- ' -.-'•■