TROTTING FIXTURES.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 125, 31 May 1927, Page 7

TROTTING FIXTURES.

June. 3, 4—Canterbury Park T.C. June 11—Ashburton T.C. June 18, 23—Auckland T.C.

The Dunedin Jockey Club's course at Wjngatui appears to have had the general visitation of rain, and the going tomorrow for the opening of the Winter Meeting will be very heavy. Many people consider that the Wingatui country is the most difficult in Sew Zealand, for the naturally fairly severe obstacles are added to by the horses having to jump out of several inches of mud. Most interest to-morrow will be centred in'the Ota_go r Steeplechase, in which that go<>d but unlucky horse Pamplona i» topweight with 12 stone. He has not had a race for a long time. Adjutor takes the eye as a coming 'chaser,, but he appears to-have his full load at 11 stone. Master Peter and Birkenella are well known to North Islanders. Birkenella has a good deal in his favour in that he has had the racing and schooling in public, and the'field will not get away from him on this heavy course. Last year's • Wellington Steeplechase winner is not badly in at "10.11. Cartoon, 10.8, last year finished second with 9.11 to Night Kaid, 9.0. Night Raid is in again at the minimum to-morrow. Vice-Grand won the Steepler chase at the Otautau Meeting last Wednesday. Eanui may be a possibility, for he has had plenty of racing lately. Summing up this race is a fairly hopeless affair, but a big, "strong horse like Birkenella, with his recent public schooling and racing, should not disgrace the North Island.

Set Sail (C. Emerson) promises to start favourite for the Birthday Handicap, which is run over a mile and a half course. "Vaward has been galloping well on the Southern tracks, and Full Swing ran a decent race last Wednesday. Full Swing ai 7:5 appears to have a good handy weight, for a lons course on a muddy track; A turn-up is quite on the cards in the open sprint event, for the ex-North Islander Ecuador won this.race last year with 7A, returning a big dividend. He haa lib less to-morrow. Celerity. 11. and Clontarf are a likely pair at the weights in'a difficult race.

The following comment was made by the Chrigtchureh "Star" concerning. ■Ilic-carton-traiaed ibprses to race at .the Dunedin Meeting, -which opens to-mprrow:-r-R.:Emerson will have Master Clarence and Hoylake racing at the Dunedin fleeting; . They are in capital order, Hoylake having made great improvement lately. V. P. Claridge has En Route in -great fettle for Wingatui engagements. Tan'nadic«j will also go South, but not much, is known of her yet. She has done no racing since she came to Riccarton. Gl- J. Pine will have Paper Boy as his only representative at the Dunedin Meeting. He has been galloping very well in his work. Radiac will be taken South by A. E.'Wormald. The Absurd gelding has not yet,started in a steeplechase, and he may be at a disadvantage over the difficult Wingatui country, for want o£ experience. He has, however, schooled except tioitfally well, and provided all goes welfc with him, he may take high honours later on. r J. H. Prosser will have Flaming Bay at the Dunedin Meeting. She has. raced disappointingly of late, but her beit form- has been shown at Wingatui; J.rßoyd will have Tarl«ton, Nincompoop, and, Beaming at Wingatw.' It will not be fop ; .lack of. condition If'they fail to pay their way, as they are in excellent order. R.Longley is going to Wingatui with Ophir, Jovial,'and Tigerland, but Tigerland wi\} not be -racing on the first day. The. nrst-named' pair' are very well. J. Campbell,will be riding at the Dunedin Jockey,' Club's meeting, where Tarletoii and Ninpompoop will be among his mounts. Campbell was associated with Nincompoop- '-hi 1 several successes on the West Coast during the Christmas and New Year circuit.' '■•; ■- F. E. Jones will-do J. B. Pearson's flat race riding at tlie Dunedin- 1 Meeting, Brightling and, Taboo being among his first day,, mounts. ' ' The three-year-old gelding Bachelor, by Absurd from 'Procrastinate, is a daily worker on the 1 Riccarton tracks, where his tasks are of the useful order. He has not raced since the early part of last season, when.he showed speed but .lacked stamina. He should, however, run out six furlongs when next he is tried in public. W. G. Hobbs has a couple of yearlings in hand at Riccarton. They are fillies and a promising pair, one of them being by Paper Money from Tortrix, and the other by Paladin from Bonaria. Limerick has thrown off the trouble which affected him earlier last week and he is again moving quite soundly in his exercise. . The imported colt, Honeybee, in W. G.| ■ Hobbs's team, has developed lameness in one of his hind legs, and it has been found necessary to ease him up for the present. " ' . " . ; Great interest was taken in the novice parade at the' Otautau Meeting, and the starters were greatly admired (says a, southern writer). ;The eight starters were as follow: Insolence (Solferino —Comment), 3yrs, b f Latin Quartier (Thurnham —Moulin Rouge), b c, 3yrs; Slanther (Thurnham —Wild Colleen); b f, 3yre; b f by Kilbroney—Eager Eyes, 3yrs; Silver Paper (Paper Money—Silver Peak), b g, 2yrs; Red Sea (Valkyrian—Whitianga), eh f, 3 yrs; Komassie (Some Boy ll.—Russian Mark), b f, 2yrs; and bay colt by Night Raid—Marsa, 2yrs. An old-time racing incident of fifty years ago was related the other day by a Gisbofne racing enthusiast (says the Gisborne "Timeß"), who recalled that in 1877 or 1878 the racehorse Perfume, owned by Owen M'Gee, was brought down from Auckland in the Pretty Jane, over-carried . to Napier in consequence of rough weather, and on the return a few days later, the weather being still rough, could not be transferred to a lighter; consequently was thrown overboard and swam ashore. The horse was walked out to Waereng-a-hika that same morning and won two races that day, proving that there was some pretty good stuff in horseflesh in those days. According to Palmerston North advices Merry Damon is not quite right, and he failed to go well in a gallop over seven furlongs at Awapuni last Thursday. Pangolin is galloping well in his work at Awapuni, and may shov up in his Otaki engagements. G. New is making a good recovery from his recent; illnes, but it is unlikely that he will be at the Otaki Meeting, for, acting on medical advice, he is taking a short holiday before actually getting into harness again. E. Yuille will take Diogenes to Otaki. T. Green may be fit to ride again at the Hawkes Bay Meetings. Hunting has proved a costly business for the leading apprentice-jockey. Another Palmerston North horseman in K. J. Mackie has made excellent progress after an operation, and returned to his home last week. It will be some time yet, however, before he is fit to ride. Since he scored in runaway fashion at Paeroa in March, Delightment has had a couple of runs without getting into a place, but he ran a respectable race on each occasion. Delightment has a particular liking for heavy going, and it should be only necessary for him to be in proper trim to race prominently at the coming carnival at Ellerslie, as he will be racing under his favourite conditions. There are good reports from Cambridge concerning Wedding March, who is stated to have trained oh well since the autumn. Wedding March )s one of those still claiming the double engagement in the Great Northerns, and he may possibly line up for both races. In view of the fact thai he has had his last couple of rung over country and shaped well in both, there are many, who give him a great chance in the Great Northern Steeplechase, but he should do well in both races. TJae imported mare BaUympj 11. i».

■Ending up. to. her work satisfactorily at iillerslie, and has been striding along over sprint courses without being required to do her best. The hind leg she had injured some months ago is still enlarged, and may never be normal again, although it does not appear to cause her any great inconvenience. It is to be hoped that all will continue to go well with Ballymoy

Nothing has been heard of Tinokoa since he fell at Te Rapa, but it is understood that he suffered no ill-effects, and will be at Ellerslie for the coming meeting. Tinokpa is_ a good hack that can handle any conditions, and at his best he should prove very hard to beat in the Jervois Handicap next Friday.