TROTTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 24, 27 July 1940, Page 15

TROTTING

CHANGE OF STABLES

MENDEL AT ADDINGTON

(By "Ariki Toa.")

The well-performed Southland pacer Mendel has arrived at Addington, where he will in future be trained by J. Young. During the present season he has won four races and been placed on seven occasions in 19 starts, taking a mile record of 2min 11 l-ssec. A five-year-old gelding by Adioo Guy from Great Bell, Mendel has speed and quality and has given every promise of proving equaF to. strong company. He is on comparatively' loose marks over all distances, and there should be little difficulty in placing him to advantage in Canterbury. # Tracks Soft. Recent heavy rains in the south .have affected the tracks at Addington, and trainers have been experiencing difficulty in allotting their horses suitable, work in the past two weeks. At tlie moment there is reason to assume tnat several Canterbury horses will not be properly wound up for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Clubs Meeting next month. Now in the North. The Te Rapa trainer M. Stewart has had his stable increased recently by the inclusion of Car Bingen, Club King, Young Pointer, and Modest Maid. A previous charge in Red Flush has_been feken over by his owner, A. J. Corrigan, at Hawera. The only member of the' team nominated for Addington is Tsana, who is likely to stay in the south for some time. Northern Entrants. North Island-trained horses entered for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Meeting at Addington include Big Kauri, Arapai, Franz Derby, Nell Volo, Effie Parrish, Lady Vasclyne, Red Flush, Three Bells, Kewpie's King, Josedale Grattan, Tsana, ironside, and Kenworthy. Also nominated are the Auckland-owned horses Ringtrue, Peter Smith, Sandusky, Mute, and. Great Jewel, all of whom are trained in Canterbury. Fine Record. With five wins to his credit in. as many starts a good deal of interest is certain to centre in the displays of Chatmos at Addington, and it .is pleasing to note that southern reports credit the gelding with being m exceptionally good order. He has been entered for two-mile events, next month, but there is no reason why he should not be equal to compassing the distance successfully, for he has already taken a record of 3min Hsec for a mile and a half. William at Epsom. , i A recent addition to the stable of I. R. Morrison at Epsom is William, who raced disappointingly as a pacer m Canterbury.. However, he is to be tried at the trotting gait, and in his first essay on Tuesday he was responsible .for a. very pleasing display of solid trotting. William is well enough bred to be a champion, being a son of Nelson Derby and Happy Rosa, both -of whom won good races for the late W. J. Tomkinson. Eliotvale and Cavalryman,- in the same stable, are on the easy list. Training Honours. In the unhoppled division of trotting this, season the. Washdyke trainer P. Gallagher -has -proved most successful, having '-toon' 11 races, eight with Millisle, two with Guyvester, and one with Manian. Next on the list aire R. Townley, J. T. Paul, and J. A. Gerrard. each with seven wins, while M.'HOlmes won six races, besides taking part in a dead heat. A Veteran. A surprise entry for the New< Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Meeting next month is Blue Mountain, a brilliant and hardy veteran of a few seasons back. He has been off the scene for over two years and will be eleven when the new season opens. At his best he was a fine performer over all distances, but it remains to be seen whether L. A. Maidens can get him back to winning form at this late stage of'his career.

Speedy Pacer. Few pacers have created a bigger impression this season than Josedale Grattan, and he will have several opportunities of extending Ins already good record when he races at Addington next month. He has progressed in his recent training at Takanini, and it will not be on the score of condition if he fails. : A Suggestion. At the annual meeting of members of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club, Mr. S. Conway suggested that in future mile-and-a-half contests should be deleted from Addington programmes, as the course* was not suitable for racing over this distance. Horses drawn on the outside of a field were required to "go through the Showgrounds fence," and the backmarkers —no matter how good—were always liable to meet with interference. He suggested that races over one mile and five furlongs or two miles should be substituted. Reappearing. Two pacers making a reappearance at Addington after being off the scene for a long time are Morello (winner of the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1938) and U. Scott. Both horses have worked their way back to the tightest classes, and their presence in any race at headquarters is certain to create a good deal of interest. Icevus Missing. It was expected that Icevus would return to Christchurch from Perth in time to' compete at Addington next month, but his trainer, J. Young, has received advice that it has been found impossible to '.arrange transport, and his return has been delayed. Icevus was to have been accompanied by Logan Derby, who won the Inter-Do-minion Championship at Perth and who has previously raced successfully in Canterbury. A Strong Team. The Belfast trainer C. S. Donald has made a recovery from recent injuries, and he is again driving work on his private training track. He has a strong team entered for Addington, including Carver Doone, Ferry Post, Tan John, Captain Bolt. Marlene, Plutus, Mazaire, and Accountant.