TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18611, 19 January 1924, Page 12

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. January 19, 22—Wanganui T.C. ■-;:>-: : ! n i. : . January 31. ' February 2—-Forbury v Park : T.O ] February 9—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. .-• ; February 16. 20—Otahuhti T.C. ; : - ■ ' April 5, 9—Auckland T.C.. NOTES BY , PICADOR. "'" i ... THE SOUTHERN SENSATION. , .The interest that was manifested in the cases of alleged "ringing-in" in : the South Island just after the first news of the matter came to hand remains unabated; and the following, which appeared. in the Otago Witness', will .. be- perused with interest: '..,,-.' " , Willie Lincoln has been owned by Messrs. 1 lies ! and , Young, of Cbristchurch,, for a . number of years. --; He; was i recently .':■■ leased. ', When Mr. W. H. Young arrived from Christ- j church on the 14th inst. ho at. once went out! ,to Mr. Grant's stables to see the horse that had been detained. A member of the re- - porting staff of the Otago Daily Times came | ; on the scene a' few minutes later*.. i:j - " Have 'you seen the horse. Mr. Young?" ," he asked. ',-' " * . "Yes," replied Mr. Young. , - s!' "Is ie Willie Lincoln?" boldly asked; the reporter. . >■ . "-V •'■'■' , "I am . pretty sure he is," said , Mr. Young. ■ .■'.',' " You ought to know him if anyone does,' remarked the reporter, : ' ••"' ,'■'; i " 1 want to bo absolutely sure," answered • Mr. Young with » smile. By the second expross on the following ■ \ day Mr. J. N. Clarke, who has trained Willie Lincoln and driven him to victoryin many of his important engagements, reached. Dunedin. '- ' ■ > If there is one horse I do know," said ; Mr. Clarke, a? ho alighted from the train; "it is Willie Lincoln. I'd know him in a million." The party wont out to Mr. Grant's stable* to see the horse that has been detained. ' Mr. Grant unlocked the upper door and : a horse's head, with pricked ears and intelligent black eyes; was poked . over the lower ; - door. ■'••■'-„ '•'■', -,'' " Hullo, , Bill!" exclaimed Mr. Clarke, as i he looked in surprise at the horse in . trie stall. ."Well, what do you think of that?" ."Bill" was led out of his stall. • ■ '. " I'd better take his cover off." said Mr. 1 Grant. ■ ''~ "'• •',':•' „.,. " Never mind," said Mr. Clarke. " I know Willie Lincoln well enough. , There is not the shadow.of a doubt that it is my old Willi© Lincoln. You see, his mane was clipped short just behind his ears, and it has not had time, to grow. Did : they run , him that way at Invercargill? ' , " Ho had a hood on at Invercargill," remarked a bystander. ~ _. ' . " Oh. did he?" said M?. Clarke, as he ; walked round ' Bill' and felt his lees and clapped his body. Then he carefully felt the horse below the hock. " Come here,' ho said to an official /present. " Feel " I know that lunvo well." said. Mr. Clarke. Mr. Clarke eaid that Willie Lincoln had i actually run two miles in 4m_24s. although the time given was 4m. 27s Willie Lincoln, however, had been interfered with at the start by Asturio and last lost three seconds. 'THE WANGANUI MEETING. : ' The annual meeting of the Wanganui Trottins Club will be opened to-day and concluded on Tuesday ' Port. The acceptances received for the first day are fenny good, and some i iterestin-r contests should be witnessed. The principal event is the Wamtanui Trotting Cup (two mnes), limit 4m BOs. in which the following horses ore ensared:— Rosie Nut, Rose Bmgen. Black ■ Cloud. It.; Grey Peter. 12yds: Daphne Wildwood. 24vds: \zelnion, 36yds; Respect. ISvds: Waiterere, Ivy Audubon, Jimmy Richmond, GOyds; Warlock. Lord JSepean, 72yds. - - THE OTAHUHU MEETING. " - Local trottihq enthusiasts will not have Ions; to wait before another trottinc meeting . is at hand in Auckland, the Otabuhu .Trottins Club's Summer Meeting, which.. set down for February 16 and 20 and is the next catheriiv of the current, season so -je held at Alexandra Park, being now only four vceks off. The programme, which is published in another column of this issue. Ip an attractive on and should - draw an excellent liot of entries. _ Nominations for nil events close with the secretary, Mr. it. It. Absolum, on Friday next at 5 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. « Reports of the racing at Manawatu on Wednesday state that Hexbilwyn '.bad, an advantage of over a furlong of. the field at ono statre of the Linton Handicap, but he was slowed down to almost a jng. and kittle Logan, finishing fast, pot up M defeat him by half a length. His driver. W. Trice, was before the stewards after the. event and was suspended for 12 months for careless-. driving. Herbilwyn started favourite. Dalmenv, who finished second in th(*> Hutt Park Tr : Handicap at Wellington,, »m proved upon that form by winnin? thcLvngburn Handicap at Manawatu on WroiiMiV|' 1 Ho is a four-vear-old black gelding by Br*Vt T.oc!>nda out of Pleasant Drive, hence a fuTV,' brother to Drelnahine cud half-brother to Promenade.'- He has not done a great deal of rneim:. but his for"! indicates that he will be beard of among better class later on. Ivy Audubon, who has been mixing bet ra-ins this season, racing with and without hopples, and ba<j been somewhat of ft -J*** appointment, gave « tsitfl of her real ■ rrnsnnc at Manawatu on Wednesday, when she led the fiMd home in the Cur. and al J 111 the President's Handicap. „ She covered .the ">ilr -nd P-qun-t-r in fl,o latter event «♦ a. 2m 17s gait. Ivy Audubon is a splendidly, bred Pve-vear-o mare by Great Audubon from Iw Deen. the latter bemrr . the dam of sever-1 cood winners, among |hem being Dean Dillon end Peter Dean. She raced in nonples at Manawatu. , ...v;.r,,: The interference of amnion with Lady. Zoe in the Ladies' Bracelet at Manawatu. whirh resulted in the. .former being disqualified tor the event and his driver A. Cr)rri<:?n. beine suspended for 12 months, occurred as the field to leaving the straight. It is stated that Oakhampton crossed over too soon-, 'apparently interfering with Lady Zoe and causing her to break. The imported colt Jack Potts, who ' was ma'Hn'T hi* first appearance in New /,ea-< land, was heavily supported rnr.the Awarumi FTandirap at Manawatu. Ho .was quickly into his stride, and won decisively. '-Jack 'Potts is an American-bred threo-vear-oldcolt by Walter -Direct from Margaret Sterner, owned-by Mr. A. Anderson aw trained by iB. Jtvrden. He covered the' mile and aquarter at a2m 2Js gait. I ' '. Tho suspensions imposed upon-two drivers at tho Manawatu meeting are.^iy o * that the stipendiary stewards • are keepers - ft close: look-out for violations of any W .the provisions of the rules of trottine as the part of riders and drivers during the pk-vgress pi raw. Moreover, they show . t*iat the authorities are not inclined to view' otTences of this kind with lenience and that will be severely dealt with.A correspondent. teWraphinir from Gr«ymouth recently, sent the following to\ the New- Zealand Referee:— "Reports ,are tying circulated that ft horse which had been, entered for one of the concluding events vat the Inangahuii Trotting Club's meeting $st wed:, was withdrawn suddenly when it became known that the police were takittT action with respect to the Lock-out case. «M all efforts to discover what became of thd horse and its connections have so far been 1 resultless." . i ."'',-•-': : i Bohscarth, who carried off the Hutt Park. Trial Handicar. at Wellington, went, 13 1-Ss better than his handicap time. He rs a four-year-old gelding by Petereta from a Rothschild mare. • Hi) is a full-brother, to Partner and evidently a very promising pacer. ; ~ R.*A. McMillan took Stormy to Wellington for tho New Zealand Trotting .Gold Cup, but the chestnut gelding missed a place. though he went a coed race. . Stormy , has had few outings this season, and may not be at his best. He .is a good pacer, and we are likely Bee him in a more favourable li?ht before the season closes.- : . i; ,:;-'■., The Auckland representatives at the Mtina- • vatu meeting experienced a very, lean time, . Dr. Dillon, who notched second place in tho Steward?' Handicap, and Manna, who "ot third in.the.Lonffburn Handicap, being ' the only ones to finish in the money. Pr Dillon was made favourite for the ' Stewards' Handicap at -Manawatu.-. He was in second position turning . for home and ' looked a winner; but broke up under pros- ' sure and failed to reach Ararawa by a length and a-half. ,: ; • Dalmeny was backed down to a short price in tho Lonsburn Handicap, at .Manawatu, ' carrying over one-third of the total invest- • ments on the race. He never .gave his 1 supporters much cause for uneasiness and ! won nicely. Respect finished fourth in both the Mana- • watu Cup and the President's Handicap at, ■ Manawatu, and J. Johnston may ; not be > Ion? in winning another race with the son of Gold Bell: Little Lean, who ie one of the fewsquare trotters racing bv defunct Logan Pointer, . "won a double at Mftnawatu and is evidently • a useful type. Ho ,ih only a five-year-old . and should go on improving. Tim Wood who had shown winning form , at the GrcymoutK Meeting; -was - made favourite for tho President « Handicap at ' Wellington, but he made repeated breaks and i missed a place. '''■.'■'' Harry Audubon .paced a. cood race .into " fourth place in the New Zealand Trotting i Gold Cup at Wellington, a\id on that showing may be expected to re-eiiter tbo winning . list shortly. ■■.-■■■ f Rose Bingen finished very, fast'.in. the I Palrncrflton North Handicap (at - Manawatu - and only failed to reach the winner by a • neck. ' '.".'--; .'■ ; '' .. . .' 1 It is understood that the Wellington Trotting Club will show v.. profit or nearly ' £CCiO over the recent meeting. - 1 " Lord Nopean was sent out a. hoi favourite ' for the* Manawatu Trotting Cijn, »nt he ' got no nearer than fifth at the* •finwu. \ i ~ ,' Try Bhavirif,'_ with ' McClinton's *Sh£fving , Cream. It is scrupulously and ' gives a thick creamy lather, which makes ' shaving a pleasure. Sold by all chtyatet*. m