TROTTING BREVITIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 15

TROTTING BREVITIES

Acceptances for the New Brighton Trotting Club's Meeting are due to appear tomorrow.

The winning sires' list for Otago and Southland for the first half of the season is headed by Rey de Oro £2375, Wrack £2269 10s, Adioo Guy £955, Man o' War £937, and Jack Potts £910.

Great Admiral, according :to a Christchurch writer, was not very impressive in his latest winning effort, and his backers breathed a sigh of relief when the trotter reached the winning post. He had previously won in heavy ground, and it was on his great reputation as a mudlark that he was sent out such a hot favourite. He bored for a good part of the race.

It is unusual to see a race at Addington without one of the Holmes family being engaged; but* on Saturday they had only two drives between them, M. Holmes was engaged by E.C.McDermott to drive Garner, F. Holmes handled George, Rey, and F. G. Holmes was not seen in the sulky. F. Holmes was the only one of the three to start a horse he trained, for M. Holmes withdrew Renown's Best and Pot Luck, and Graham Direct was left in the stable.

The penalising of Rey Spec 24 yards for his success in the New Zealand Gold Trotting Gup was the cause of the pacer's withdrawal from the big race the second day, and the owner, Mr. J. Mcßride, made a protest against the penalty, says the ''Herald." Mr. G. Paul explained that Rey Spec had previously earned a good amount of place money, but had escaped a penalty, and he had taken this into consideration when fixing Rey Spec's mark after his ] Cup .win. Mr. Mcßride claims that, there is no rule giving the handicapper such power. ' U. Scott is a very fine pacer, and | fairly outstripped his field over the last three furlongs of the Harewood Handicap, says the "Press." He may have been lucky, however, for leading down the back stretch he broke badly and very soon half the field passed him. In the ordinary course of events the leaders would have hugged the rails; and U. Scott would have been in a very effective pocket. The front horses, however, did not ease in, and XJ., Scott, with a sensational burst of speed, again raced to the front. From then on the race was a procession.