RACING AND TROTTING

Grey River Argus, 10 August 1925, Page 3

RACING AND TROTTING

AUSTRALIAN STEEP7.ES. MELBOURNE. August 9. The Australian Steeples resulted:— Palbi, 12.7 (Pearce) 1; Silver Heart, 11.7 (Warner) 2; Jupiter, 10.9 (Bak er) 3. Seven started. Minterne and Master Fife were at the head off affairs alternatively till well into the last round, Master Fife leading along the railway, where Minterne, followed by Silver Heart, was first over the last fence, they being followed by Master Fife, Resembler, and Palbi. The lastnamed, finishing fast, beat Silver Hear: by half a head. Roisel fell Time 8.2. GENERAL NOTES. The fortltco ming trotting meeting locally is now deserving of the attention of owners, but so far there has not been any noticeable move in tne direction of training locally. At Hokitika there are a few gallopers and trotters, but serious work has yet to begin. The gallopers Viewpoint and Goosesten. Marble Bar and Cairn, all of winch are in Trainer Tom Donnellan’s stable, have wintered well. The quartette are to be put into regular work this week. Trainer Donnellan's name now stands well up in the training lists, h e having to his credit for the season eighteen wins, including his great- performance at Hokitika at the Westland Club’s last meeting, where his horses were placed first- or second in every start, gaining seven wins and three socconds out of ten starts. No doubt, the lengthening of the days will see training operations soon become general on the Coast. TROTTING. Colchester is being ticked off as a likely winner at the August meeting at

, He has been doing some ■ solid work, and only requires a few' smart work-outs to be at his best. W. J. Tomkinson, wfio won a race with Nelson Derby just after the horse came into his stable, has the goodlooking pacer ready’ to race at any time, and he is expected to show up at Addington next week. P. Ridle has the New Zealand Trotting Club winner, Sheik, in good form Sheik does a lot of steady work, and this process seems to agree with him. It is seldom that he is sajjit along fast. Although he is naturally on a tight mark, he will not meet many’ improiing

horses in his class. The Otahuhu Cup winner, Orion, is considered unreliable in the south. His condition is excellent, but he gets into , trouble on the bends, and at times will > break in the straights for no reason at | all. This is a pity because there is no doubt about him being able to go j fast and stay. At Mr Nicholl’s private track at Henderson, A. Ayre has a fair team I in work These include Huon Grattan,. Nelson Tasker. De Why, and a couple | of promising maidens. j Barcelona, the speedy- but disappointing son of Copra De Ora, has beer, leased by Mr P. Galligan to a patron j of W. Bryce.’s stable. J. J. Kcnncrley has a useful team in work nt — elfast. He will have Logan Chief, Pedro Pronto, First Fashion, Fight Ever. Clonmel and Harebell Direct racing at Addington. Like a good many more Canterbury horses, they’ are backward owing to the long spell of bad weather. Harewood has gone into 11. Frost's stable at New Brighton. She is a useful pacer in both saddle and "harness. Realm is reported to be standing up t" bis work and doing everything asked of him, He is expected to be hard to

beat in the big races in the early part ’ of the season. P. Riddle’s pair, Sheik and Delavan Quest, were responsible for a pleasing effort on ..ednesday. Both have wintered well, and are in good fettle. Hue Coronado (scratch) was omitted from the International Handicap on the first day of the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s August meeting. D. Greenhorn has Rebel in fine fettle. The horse is not carrying quite so much condition as formerly, and is apparently all the better for it. Should this gelding improve in stamina he will be hard to beat in some of the two mile harness races early in the season.

E. Berry has recommissioned Logandale, which is looking all the bettor for his holiday and may be seen to advantage at some of the early spring meetings. Minton Derby promises to start at a short price in the August Handicap at Addington. The Australian-owned and bred gelding is handicapped on 48 i yards, or a 4.28 mark, and in the South the event is regarded as something in the nature of a gift for him. I Onyx was given a useful work out at I New Brighton one day this week. She ' looked the picture of health and was anxious to go much faster. She apj peared quite sound. The trotter Pieter Timmerman has done a good deal of solid, useful work, and he bears a well-trained appearance. ■ ith so many young trotters now racing, however, Pieter Timmerman will require to show considerable improiement before he can be expected, to sue- ( ceed in a race.