TROTTING NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 151, 30 June 1928, Page 23

TROTTING NOTES

Long Service. Mr. J. Eowe, the popular president of ihe Auckknd Trotting Club, completed twenty-five years in the office at the conclusion of the Winter Meeting, which ended last (Wednesday. Mr. Eowe is extremely popular with all sections of the trotting game, and in addition to doing I a lot of hard work for his club, finds time to . assist the conference, of which he is a vice-president, in the administration of affairs. Trotting owes a lot to the popular Auckland official. The Leading Reinsman. Quite one of the features of trotting during the season now almost ended has been the success of F. G. Holmes. His position as leading rider and driver for the season seems assured. "Freeman" as he.is generally called, has been riding and driving in good style this season, and thor.oughly deserves his success. He is equally at home in the saddle or sulky, and controls trotters as veil as pacers. His services are in much demand at present, and j being quite a young man, has many years in front of him in his profession. During the season he has both Derbies to his credit, the Free-for-all and.the New.Zealand Sapling Stakes. Consistent Dalmeny. Dalmeny^s performances at the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting just concluded were most consistent. In the Mark Memorial Handicap on the first day he finished third to Gold Jacket and Peterwah, and liter in the day went one better by getting second to Logan Chief in the mile harness event. On the second day he won the Prince of Wales Handi : cap, the chief two-mile event, and after being penalised 12 yards, raced very prominently in the final event of the meeting over a mile and a quarter. Dalmeny was bred by Messrs. Stevenson and M'Math, of Riversdale, and is by Brent Locanda from Pleasant Drive. He was raced for rome time by Mr. H. A. Jarden, who subsequently sold him to Mr. G. J. Barton, and the pacer went into W. J,. Tonikinson's stable. He did not do too well when first raced in his new owner's interests, but later was responsible for some consistent performances. Like his' brother, Dalnahine, he is a good horse on bad tracks, and he had everything in his favour in his last two efforts in this connection. A Successful Trotter. Peter Swift, who has been Mr. J. R. M'Kenzie's best winner during the season, started on both days of the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting, but failed to show hia best form on the bad track. _ D. Withers drove him on the first day, whilst A. Hendriksen was in the sulky in the Prince >pf Wales Handicap. It took Withers a long time to get the trottef back to his best form, and he has put np some fine performances amongst , the pacers during the season. His winnings this season amount to . £1845. One of the Best. Peterwah went a couple of good races at Auckland. On the first day he finished second to Gold Jacket, and occupied a similar position behind Dalmeny in the Prince of Wales Handicap on the second day. It looked as though his owner-driver was in too much of a hurry to head off Dalmeny and Logan Chief on the second day, as the trotter was sent to a break three furlongs from home, and never; afterwards properly settled to his work. The Gisborne-owncd horse is a great favourite with the Auckland public. . , Improving all the Time. Talent is not far from his best at present, and he was responsible for four good races at the Auckland Club's Winter Meeting. He looked as though he wanted a race when he started in the' Mark Handicap on the first day, but later went brilliantly in the mile harness event. On the second day he was fifth' in the Prince of Wales Handicap, and in the final event was only beaten by the narrowest of margins by. Cardinal Loj gan, after being in.the lead practically i throughout. • • • Strange. . For some unexplained reason- Henry Logan's name appeared on the starting board in the Au Kevoir Handicap and his number was also on the totalisator. There were 382 .tickets sold on his chance for the race, but the Belfast-trained pacer was not in the field. It was decided to return the money in full to holders of tickets on Henry Logan, and the dividend was subsequently altered on Cardinal Lo-i gan and Talent, who finished first and second in the race. The secretary stated that the arm, band, 'and saddle cloth wore taken away by some one for Henry Logan for «the race, although C. Donald, the I trainer, denies that he did so,.but thought he had scratched the big pacer for the event. 1 ! Miscellaneous. „ - I In the first race of the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, tuvan, who was heavily backed, and Hohoro fell rounding, the turn into the straight. The Judicial Committee met after the first day's racing and fined J. T. Paul £10 for careless, driving. . Daytime, who finished second in the Liverpool Handicap on the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, was sold prior to.the v race to R. A. M'MiUan, who drove him. ' Daytime was bred by Mr. George King, and is by Nelson Bingen from Olive Wood. He is speedy, but not at present a good twomiler. ' ' It was rumoured on the s«coud day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting that Mr. C. Johnstone had sold both Taipare and Daytime to Mr. R. A. M Millan. The former is trained by Mr. 'M'Millan, and was driven by him when ho won the Adams Memorial on the second day of the. meeting. Inquiries proved that Taipare had not changed hands. Both D. Withers and A. Hendrikson Had severe attacks of influenza when attending the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting. Both drove on the first. day, but Withers was too ill to be present on Wednesday, being confined to his bed. Hendriksen, after three days in bod, had sufficiently recovered to drive on the concluding day. The three-year-old filly Etta Cole (Peterwah —Lady Cole) has joined W. J. Tomkinson's stable. She was driven in.both ■her races at the recent Auckland Club's Meeting by the Canterbury trainer. Etta Cole is a very promising young trotter, who should race well in the coming now season. Mr. J. Williamson acted as starter on the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, whilst Mr. C. O'Connor was in charge on the concluding day. Both officials caused a lot of delay at the post by failing to line up the horses until after the totalisator was balanced. The actual dispatches were well carried out' by both officials. The racing, at Auckland should do Harvest Child a lot of good. The North Canterbury owned and trained pacer improved I on each occasion on which lie was started. Harvest Child has been under a cloud for some time, but is apparently now coining right. Being only a three-year-old he should do better next season. Repute did not seem to be able to handle the' going at the Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, In each .of her starts she trotted well, but seemed unable to Ret up much speed. On the second day she went a, very fine race, although she only finished fifth; 'Repute is now ficttliiiß down to solid work, and has improved with her racing (luring the last part of the season. Maxegin was driven by B. Jarden in both his races nt Auckland. He plugged away through-the mnd and slush in goc^ style, but seemed unable to muster up much speed. Maxegin does not impress as likely to reach first flight amongst the trotters, but is just a useful sort. In the Royal Handicap on the second day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting amongst the starters was Kinu; Capitalist. He is now owned niul trained by the veteran W. Orange. King Capitalist is now well up in years, and is not nt all likely to improve. C Donald's team, consisting of Quality, Harry Audubon, Henry Logan, and the trotter Kcmpton, did not race at all well at the Auckland. Trotting Club's Winter Meeting. No doubt the going accounted for the poor showing.