TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17270, 20 September 1919, Page 12

TROTTING.

NOTES BY PICADOR. With the opening of the local trotting season only a month ahead, increased activity is noticeable at Alexandra Park, where trainers are particularly busy with their charges, and caretaker J. Mitchell is devoting his full time placing the track and grounds in order, from ua.yligb.fc onwards training operations are in progress, and there is distinct evidence that there will be no paucity of entries on nomination day. Moneyka and AM MeEinney, after their lengthy sojourn in the south, where they ware despatched early in August to compete at Addington, reached home last week, and look none the worse for the trip. By the earn© boat the O.Y.MRoyal Money representative purchased some little tune back by Mr. J- Molloy also arrived} and the newcomer has been taken charge of by W. Orange. W. Eelsey is among the early birds at headquarters, where both Kirikiriroa and Kempsey are getting through useful work. The former is now said to he in his twentieth year, but can still muster up a deal of dash and pace. The trainer mentioned has also a maiden trotter- by Normintson from a Wilmington mare under his care. She i& dark in colour, and known as 'Mintonette, but has yet to develop the necessary pace to figure as.a winner. N. Cunningham is a very '. busy man, with a full team, including Hint, Trooper Dillon, Wilding, Fuwhenua, and a pair of Warerley representatives which may make good later if appearances count for anything. Trainer-owner Giesen continues to persevere with Miss Lonsdale and her relative. ■ Harold Junior bears a pleasant appearance and should again prove a worthy stake-earner for A. Brown this season, while Quadroon is forward, and Bed Star is also receiving the right attention from the same trainer. The other member of the stable, a relative to Harold Junior and Quadroon, is not being burnetii} i but gives some promise. One of the most prominent members of J. Lynch's team is Treanac, who' should be ready early in the season. Lord Rose is a member of S. Groat's team that is _ pleasing his trainer, who keeps on paying a deal of attention to the Derby candidate by Wildwood Junior. This representative is one of the afternoon workers. Jack of Diamonds and Dorothy Dimple are both looking and going well under J, Pan}], who met with' some success at the close of last autumn. The same trainer has Gold Rod going along nicely, also a pair of younger members of the light harness tribe.word is to band that Mr. Thos. Rowe's pair, Gold Girl and Gold Boy, hare wintered well over Avondale way, and they can both be expected to show up prominently during the season. Miss Salisbury, Matu, Rita GaHndo, and the disappointing Sandy Patch are mem* bers of the team presided over by W. Orange, who has «-even. horses under him. The son of Waverley and Undine, under Trainer Hannigan, in work here, eives some promise of turning out useful later on, while- a host of others are in work, including teams under H. Kinnimonfc and J. Fisher, also a maiden under A. Julian. The crack pacer Author Dillon, who failed to show his best ''when he visited Alexandra Park last summer, is now a pronounced favourite for the New Zealand Trotting Gup to\be decided at Addington in November, while both Matchlight and Albert Cling are being nibbled at consistently as second favourites for the event. The trotting stallion Mountain King (by —Flowerwood) is to be submitted to auction on Friday next, at Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons' Haymarket yards. AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. The Auckland Trotting Club is in the field with a very attractive programme for their spring meeting, which is fixed to take place at Alexandra Park on October 13 and 22. The sum allotted to the ,16 events fornrner the programme runs out at £3350, the two leading events, the Spring Handicap and Alexandra Handicap being each worth £450. while no race of a less value figures on the bill of fare. From the programme which will be found published in another column it will be seen that nominations for all events close on Friday, October 3, at 5 p.m., with the secretary, Sir. C. F. Marks.