TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19557, 9 February 1927, Page 10

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. February 12— N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting ,Club. February 19, 23—Otahuhu Trotting Club. February 26, March 2—-Wellington Trotting Club, March 5. 7—Waikato Trotting Club. March 12, 15— New Brighlot) Trotting Club. March 2G—Thames Trotting Club. May 7—Cambridge Trotting Club. June 18, 22—Auckland Trotting Club. NOTES BY PICADOR. At the Adelaide Trolling Club's meeting last mouth the stewards reported " that E. J. Owens, for using spreaders on Rolled Oats in the Encourage Handicap without permission, have his driver's licence cancelled." Spreaders are an American invention, used on horses with the object of curing the habit of knee-knocking. The contrivance is an attachment from the shafts to the horse's knees. Although used in training operations, it has never before been used on a horse in Sydney in a race.

The electric light anniversary meeting of the Western Australian Trotting Association on January 22 marked the beginning of the thirteenth year of racing under electric light. During the last dozen years trotting in Western Australia, it is contended, haa been raised to a high plane. The Sydney Sportsman has something to say on the other side of the question and remarks: " Trotting in Western Australia is said to be booming, and no doubt it is, for everybody except the owners and horsemen who providet the sport."

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS.

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB.

The Otihuhu Trotting Club's summer programme will require attention at the hands of horse owners on or before Friday next, on which day at 5 p.m. acceptances for all events to be decided on the first day close with tie secretary, Mr. R. L. Absolum. » The handicaps of Grand Style and Ribbonwood's Last, withheld in the first official list, were posted yesterday. In the Mount Albert Handicap, Grand Style is placed 12yds. behind,, in the Papakura Handicap Ribbonwood'a Last is placed 48yds. behind.

WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB. /

The Waikato Trotting Club's Summer Meeting is to be held at Alexandra Park on Saturday and Monday, March 5 and 7. The prize money' allotted to the sixteen events which fonn the programme amounts to £3750. The Waikato Trotting Cup of £'625 figures as the loading event of the first day's programme, and on the second day the Auckland Handicap of £SOO Btands out as the principal race. From the programme, which will be found published in another column, it will be seen that nominations for all events close at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 18, and the same may be lodged either with the secretary, Mr. A. J. Smith, Hamilton, or with the secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club. Durham Street.