TROTTING BREVITIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 15

TROTTING BREVITIES

' No fewer than 1160 Jrotters and pacers are in work in New Zealand. During the past season in Australia Globe Derby was represented by 98 individual winners of 130 races. The Hutt Park track will be in perfect order for Saturday, provided there is no more heavy rain. .. It is bearing a rich sole of grass, and will-provide level going. . .. ■ King's Jubilee, who is among the novices at Wellington, is a three-year-old by Jack Potts—Pearlie Chimes, therefore a half-brother to Rongomai. He is owned and trained by L. A. Maidens, and was considered good enough to take his place in the last both failed in the Seaview Stakes for three-year-olds, at New Brighton on Saturday, although the latter showed, up for a mile and a quarter. Bayard is by IFrank Worthy from, that good maie Bofftiy Logan, and should be able to get a mile and a hall, all right. . The same applies to Stamboul, who is by Frank Worthy from Trix Pointer. Winnie Parrish showed so much promise in her first few races—i she won three in quick succession—that she looked like adding a bright chapter to the history of bargain horses Her later efforts, however, especially at Wellington, were poor invthe extreme. She broke more than once, and when she did go solidly she could not stay. That form, though, was too bad to De true, and some of her earlier performances will be considered when sne parades at Hutt Park on Saturday. P The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will distribute £12,600 m stakes at its November Meeting. This is £1100 more than was given last year. The principal events the New Zealand Trotting Cup of £25f10, and a gold cup of the value ofSIW, the Olfivier Handicap, of £1000; and the Louisson Handicap, of £1000. The cup is for horses "assessed to do 4min 26sec or faster for two miles, but the Ollivier and the Louisson Handicaps are for horses that "can do' 4min 26sec or faster.