TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18885, 6 December 1924, Page 15

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES.

!-.■■ November 29—Forbury Park Trotting Club. December &—Waikato Trotting Club. December 13, 16—New Brighton Trotting Club. December 27. 29. 31—Auckland Trotting Club. = February 21. 25—Otahuhu Trotting Club. • | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Dumbfounded." —The rule governing tho point at issue reads: —"A horse breaking at, •' or ne.ir the winning post shall be subject I to no greater penalty than if he broke on , any other part of the track, provided trie stewards do not consider it a, wilful break." 8., Hamilton.—l. The time (-tin 24 4-55.) credited to 'Great Hope in the decision ol ihe Courtenay Handicap at Adding ton on November 13, and published in the xj.Kii.-Ln, coincides with the record given in all the Canterbury papers. Sheik a time for the same race is given a:? ini 22 3-ss. 2. According to the records published in Miller'? ' fruide at tho conclusion of last season, Happy Voyage had the be.st record (3m 20sj m Australia and Now Zealand for a. miiu and it-half. The horse in question put up hi.i record at Victoria I'ark. Sydney, on February 0. 1921. i ' NOTES BY PICADOR. Excellent acceptances have been received for the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting, r.-hich takes place at Claudelands to-day. and some high class sport should bo witnessed. An added attraction will be the attempt? ot those great, pacera. Man-o'-War and Taraire. to break the existing New Zealand record of 4in 22 l-5s fur two miles I held by Country Belle. Ahuriri has won the Waikato Trotting ! Cup two years in succession, and he is engaged in that event again to-day. The son of Cathedral Chimes paced two good rr.cas at Addincton last month and should ( i b>» very hard to beat. He will be bracketed ' with Kohara, win. won the Australasian ; Handicap at Addington in 4m 38 3-5.". Both ' horses have excellent prospects and the . bracket will have many supporters. ' Andc* I=l looking we!! and may be seen 110 advantage at Claudelands. She is engaged in both the Introductory Handicap . arid the Hamilton Handicap. She is conceding: bis starts to most of the candidates in the former event, but is nicely handicapped. As a result of hir good third to Peter Tracey and Waikaha ir. the Innovation Handicap at tho Otahu.hu meeting Peter McDonald should be we'! fancied for the Introductory Handicap. He. is an improting trotter. ■ " EVcoto ha? done very little racing since it:rining the Claudelands Handicap last year. He failed to show up in the Epsom Handicap at the Otahuhu meeting, but he may be • all the better for the outing. ' Bawldy Locnnda is nicely placed in the Frankton Handicap. He finished third in the Epsom Handicap at Otahuhu, and only for boring on the turns may have won. The reverse way round should suit him. Fractica'ly tho whole of the horses en-gn-sred in the CUudelands Handicap have no public form to recommend them. J. Bryce's ' representative, Direct Chimes is bound to "'have many supporters, while Wrigley, G-rat- . 'tan Thorpe, and James Conway shaped ■ sufficiently well at the Otahuhu meeting to " r " suggest thi.fc they would be dangerous in this claS3. On Vtonday Mr. F. \V. Edwards will declare the handicaps for events to be decided on the opening day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Sur.ame. Meeting, and acceptances for ''the same will close on Friday next, at 6 p.m. ■ ,':". Goldman, raced consistently but unluckily .-.at the Otahuhu meeting. He is engaged in the Waikato Trotting Cup and the Stewards' , : Handicap to-day. and should get some ot the money. Brendo baa not raced into a place for some considerable time, but he can step a : merry mils when at his best. He covered a' lot of ground in the Royal Oak Handicap, wherein he. was handy to the leaders for a : mile. Peter Tracey has been showing improved form and may be capable of doing much belter. The form he displayed at the Otahuhu meeting should make him dangerous in the Hamilton Handicap. .-• ; Katalo is a solid little fellow and may be ~; improved by the race he had at the Otahuhu i , meeting. He has a good reputation. ' 'j Child Audubon is a greatly-improved pacer 'and his. form last month at Alexandra Park is not likely to be overlooked by backers if he take} his place in the President's Handi- ' cap field.