Trotting Notes

Grey River Argus, 5 February 1941, Page 7

Trotting Notes

Aspirant Aspirant is now a member of R. J. Humphreys’ stable. Chateau The Travis Axworthy gelding Chateau has been sold to Mr W. J. Gatley, part-owner of Millisle, and is now in J. Young’s stable. Wellington Trotting Cup Zincali v.wi the Wellington Trotting Cup by , a length after making a break soon after the start which left him in the rear. He worked his way up ■ and made his run crossing the

top to be with the pacemaker. As they straightened up for home, Fremont also put in his claim, but could not reach Zincali. Huguenot was third, two lengths away, and Salalon was next. Gold Bar, off 24yus., started smartly and was in the lead at the end of two furlongs. His driver, however, did not attempt to open up a break, and when challenged in the Straight he stepped badly, teing seventh to finish. The first four furlongs were covered in Imin Bsec, the mile in 2min 18sec, the mile and a half in 3mih 24sec, and the two miles in 4min 24 l-3feec.

Badly Pocketed: Reception was the best of good things beaten in the Army Handicap, for she was badly pocketed on the rails right from the start, and the race was all over when she got clear. She finished with rare speed on the outside, but the advantage secured by Mohican at the turn was too much and she suffered defeat by a length and a-half. Franz Derby improved on recent form at Forbury Park and was a good third, while Dark Hazard was closer at the finish in fourth place than at any other stage. Guy Hugo and Parrish Guide showed plenty of speed for a mile, but Gracie Fields and Mute were never dangerous.

Brother to Grey Hound: The rising two-year-old brother of the great Greyhound, lmin. 551 sec., topped the sale conducted at Indianapolis some weeks ago. He reached 6100 dollars, his purchaser being Mrs. Johnson, the lady who was astride Greyhound when he trotted his 2min. ISsec. mile. Greyhound's brother will be trained by Sep Palin, who had charge of Greyhound during the whole of his racing career. Greyhound sold at about the same age in 1933, realised only 900 dollars, and probably no one predicted his sensational career. Though a leggy two-year-old he was capable of winning at his first start, trotting his mile in 2min. 17sec. He later in his two-year-old career was capable of winning consecutive heats in 2min. 6sec. and 2min. 41'sec. As a three-year-old. Greyhound trotted a winning mile in two minutes after doing the first heat in 2min. ssec. It was during 193 S that Greyhound trotted his sensational lmin. 551 sec. mile, beating his own world's record of lmin. 56sec. just a year earlier.

Night Trotting: Under the heading of “Trots and War Funds,” the following appeared in the Sydney Sunday Telegraph of 12th. ins't.: The chief secretary (Mr. Tonking) has been asked to permit night meetings with betting, proceeds to be given to war funds. The application has been made by Mr. Harold Brewer honorary organiser of night trotting.’ His proposals are: Meetings to be conducted by a committee, the personnel to be approved by the chief secretary. No salaries or wages to be paid to officials. All profits over and above prize money, £lOOO a meeting, to be used to purchase War Savings Certificates for the dependents of trotting men serving abroad, these to include drivers, trainers, owners and breeders. The scheme to operate for the duration of the war, after which the position of night trotting to be reviewed by the Government. The Horse: The call for horses has come out of the very campaign which demonstrated the machine at its deadliest. The German conquest of Poland appeared as a smashing victory for the mechanised engines of war, the plane, the tank and the combat car, but without the horse the brilliant strategy of the blitzkrieg would not have sufficed to conquer the Polish Army. Germany moved into Poland with more than 200,000 horses. Every infantry regiment had more than 500 of them. Of the 240 divisions available to the Third Reich when the blitzkrieg hit 'France and the Low Countries more than 200 used animals for draught and transportation. Nazi propaganda photographs, including pictures of the Paris occupation, showed the presence of horses in large numbers. In invading Poland on the ground, the army first sent infantry divisions; a German infantry division calls for more than 3,800 animals. Behind the combat cars rode the horse cavalry to consolidate and hold the captured terrain. Then came more infantry, afoot or on truck, supported by horse-drawn artillery and animal transportation to consolidate the gains. Germany had used the horse in its well-established military role. It had remembered the dictum of Ludendorff, who attributed his failure on the Western Front to the lack of cavalry. “Within the frame of changed conditions that dictum has not been forgotten in other blitzkrieg drives.

RACING FIXTURES. February 6, B—Egmont R.C. February 8, 10—Rotorua R.C. February 8, 10 —Poverty Bay Turf. February 8, 10 —Gore R.C. February 14, 15—Winton R.C. February 15—Tolaga Bay J'.C. February 15—Opunake R.C. February 15, 17—Waikato R.C. February 20, 22—-Dunedin J.C. February 22, 24—Te Aroha J.C. February 22, 24—Woodville District J.C. February 22, 24—Westland R.C. March I—Franklin1 —Franklin R.C. March I—Rangitikei1—Rangitikei R.C March I—Banks1 —Banks Peninsula R.C. March 6, B—Taranaki8 —Taranaki J.C. March 7. B—Cromwell J.C. March B—Clifden R.C. March B—Carterton R.C. March 13, 15—Wellington R.C. March 15.. 17—Qhinemuri J.C. March 20, 22— Manawatu R.C. March 22, 24--Bay of Plenty R.C. March 22, 24—Oamaru J.C. March 27, 29—Hawke’s Bay J.C. March 29 —Waimate R.C. March 29 —Birchwood Hunt. TROTTING FIXTURES February B—Canterbury Park T.C. February 8, 12—Auckland T.C. February 15 —New Brighton T.C. February 21, 22—Kaikoura T.C. March I—lnvercargill T.C. March B—Thames T.C. March B—Timaru T.C. March 15—Wyndham T.C. March 15—Cheviot T.C. March 22—Westland T.C. March 27, 29—Wellington T.C. March 29— Cambridge T.C.