TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19383, 19 July 1926, Page 6

TROTTING.

CANTERBURY NOTES. THE ADDINGTON MEETING. [BY TELEGRArn. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1 CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. An exceptionally heavy list of nominations has been received for tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Ciub's August meeting, and large fields are assured for the opening fixture of the new season. Local stables are fully represented while there is a prospect of a strong contingent putting in an appearance from Auckland, among them being a number of good unhoppied trotters who have not previously been seen at Addington. , . Owing to the bad weather tho tracks at Addmgton have not been in good enough order for horses to be worked on them, so that most of the training work nas consisted of slow jogging rn the grass insido the training track, and road work. Most of the horses, however, have done a lot of racing during the season now closing, so that a short respite will not do any harm. As the weather now seems more settled no doubt training operations will soon be resumed at headquarters and elsewhere. The Auckland sportsman, Mr. B. Edwards, is on a short holiday visit to Christehurch where he has many friends as well as some Nelson Derby is still being kept at slow jogging. It is generally understood that tho pacer, whj raced so brilliantly this season, is being specially reserved for the New Zealand Cup, and that Tompkinson will not race him before November. The son of Iselson Bingen looks the picture of health and ready to do his real training work when raq A. G. Wilson has in hand a three-year-old filly by Harold Dillon from Wild Ivy. She looks a useful sort. At present a sught injury to one of her legs has necessitated a short speil. . „ ~ ~ „. The Nelson Bingen—Annie Bells McKmney filly in A. G. Wilson's stable is now working at the pacing gait, so her trainer decided ito hopple her for the future. The filly is a i very quality-looking youngster, and Wilson has already refused a substantial figure for her. , , . , , Gwenleigh is doing a good deal of work in saddle and she appears to be well forward in condition. . , . Daytime is furnishing into good-looking pacer. He has built up considerably and looks like playing an important pa.rt next season in any class of race. His win at Ash burton was moat impressive. Double Event bears a well-tramed appearance and he should be at his best at t.hn August meeting. Double Event is a speedy pacer when in the humour. The pacer Logan wood, who has been as usual a good stake-earner during this season, looks in capital condition to commence the new season. He seoms on the big side and full of vigour. Loganwood is a high-c.ass performer over short courses and when right at his best he can show up well in a two-mile event." mile event. G. Robinson has just broken in a two-year-old by Ballin. from Tarantalus Child. The New Brighton trainer has all this mare's progeny in his stable. The champion mare Onyx is back again in J, Messervey's charge after her spell. > Her owner stated recently that Onyx will he bred from next season, so she will only lace in tho first few months. Onyx looks to have enjoyed her first real spell from the race track. She may be given a race over a ehort course at the August meeting, W. J. Tompkinson has tired of the Aus tralian-bred pacer Escort, and he has been sent home to his owner. ~ _ Bright Bell is a recent addition to M. B'. Edwnrd's stable. , . Albert Logan has gone back to his owner as the lease has expired. Had it been puttBible to keep Albert Logan sound he would have taken a high position among the pacing brigade. . . That fine pacer Prince Pointer is looking in tip-top fettle. Unfortunately he does not seem to show his best on left-handed tracks, but he may do better next season. Kotuku Jack is only a young pacer, but he shows a lot of promise and he may m the near future go as fast as hia brother Prince Pointer. Nelson Price is only working a small team at New Brighton during the winter months. He has the trotter Whispering Willie, who raced well in his last effort, considering the short space of time he had been m worn. The trotter is keeping fairly sound and Pricß seems confident he will bring him back to his best form later. At present he has not done a. great deal of work owing to the tracks being bad, but as soon as the weather ia favourable he will resume solid training. , , The pacer St. Moura has been showing signs of unsoundness lately, and she may have to be spelled. Don Wild continues to do slow jogging work. The free-legged pacer appears to be sound and though he has not been tested for speed his trainer is confident the horse will stand up to his training. Bessie Logan brightened up a good deal on her trip to Auckland, and in the meantime the enforced spell owing to bad tracks will do her no harm. She is quite sound au&in. The committee of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club met yesterday after noon to appoint a new starter, following cn the resignation of Mr. W. Norman. Nine applications were received and the choice of the committee fell on Mr. Albert J. Hastings. Mr. Hastings has bad considerable experience in connection with starting, having been one of Mr. W. Norman's assistants during the eight years that Mr. Norman officiated on Canterbury trotting courses. Some time ago he received the appointment as starter to the Wellington Trotting Club, and his work there was so consistently good that his reputation became firmly established. In following Mr. Norman he will have a very high standard <to maintain at Addington. but already he has displayed Qualities that make for complete success.