TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19221, 9 January 1926, Page 13

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. January IS —Wellington Tfbtting Clilb. January 30—Hawke's Bay Trotting Club. February 19. 22—Wanganui Trotting Club, t'ebruary 20. 24—Otahuhu Trotting Club. February 28. 30 —Forbury Park Trotting Club. March 6—Waikato Trotting Club. NOTES BY PICADOR. Several Auckland trainers -will be represented at tha forthcoming Wellington meeting. A. Ayre3 intends taking Nelson. Tasker and Huori Grattan, while J. Shaw will have Peter McDonald. S. August will also have a few . representatives, probably Rose Pointer. Tranauil,. and Holly Boy. Recent additions to W. Kelsey's team are Kean John and Mulwaree. The later showed a glimpse of form at his last start, and. although he is on tx fairly tight mark for one of his class, may bo capable ot winning before the season closes. The IxHran Pointer malts Her Ladyship will in future be trained in the .§ oU .jh Island, having been handed over to R. E. Mills to train at New Brighton? THE CAMBRIDGE CLUB. INCREASE IN THE STAKES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CAMBRIDGE, Friday. A meeting of the committee of the Cambridge Trotting Club was held in the secretary's office last evening to make arrangements for the hnniial race fixture. Mr. V. J. Cornaga, president, wail in the chair. It was reported that rumours were current that the club was undecided where this year's fixture would be held. The meeting definitely decided on the Cambridge course, fixing April 17 as the date. The Stakes were inoreased to £IOOO, being an increase of £3OO oil the first totalisator meeting last year. A member his donated a 25-guinea cup for the principal race. The programme will consist of eight events. Improvements to the course will be pushed ahead. The totalisator house is to be shifted, allowing considerably more accommodation for the public between the totalisator and the grandstand.