TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19718, 18 August 1927, Page 14

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. September 17—Wellington Trotting Club. Oolober 15. 19—Auckland Trotting Club. November 19. 23—Otnhuhu Trotting Club. November 8, 10. 11— N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club. December 3 —Waikato Trotting Club. December 27, 29, 31—Auckland Trotting Club. February 18. 22—Otnhuhu Trotting Club. June 23, 27—Auckland Trotting Club. CANTERBURY NOTES. JOTTINGS FROM ADDINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORItESPON DENT. J CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Mr. T. G. Fox has sold his trolter, Queen Ida. to Mr. A. 8. Gurney, and she will in future be trained by J. S Wilson. Queen Ida has a fine turn of speed but she is not a good stayer. The Australian-brecl pacor Billy bea, who was sold by auction last Monday, and was purchased at a very low fifiure, will, it is stated, go into J. N. Clarke's stable at New Brighton. Billy Sea has a fine turn of speed and is a good stayer, but in the past lie has been a very bad horse at the barrier . C. Tnsker has the pacer Bridget Pointer looking really well. She is a useful sort who should race well this season. Audo Bell did not look sound when he was training for the August meeting and he raced indifferently on the first day. He seems better now but be is only doing slow logging work. The Southland-bred Homelight, who is now in J. J. Kemierley's stable, is a fine type of pacer, but so far he has not been seriously tried since coming to his new Quarters. . . . , The pacing mitre Exclusive looks bngni and well. She is a useful sort over short courses nnd she may show improved form this season. T. G. Fox is jogging hia two-year-old filly by Key De Oro from Lovebird on the track. The youngster favours the pacing. , ... r.di Sahib looks in good form and this smart pacer should do well this season if properly placed as he has a good turn of speed. . -, tit r Tt would occasion mo surprise if w .) Tomkinson were to cease training Napland. Thie fine trotter looked some time ago ns though he would be unbeatable any trotter in the Dominion Tie has not trained on well, however, and there is now a decided suspicion that he does not always try his best in races. _ He plentv of speed and stamma m his tra lrl The°following have been Proposed for election at the annual meeting of the tor bury Park Trotting Club, to be held on Afondny. August 59r-President Mr. B£ Irwin: vice-nresident Mr. T T. K '* ■ cominift p p «T. , .Tames Mitchell and .Tohn Mitchell. As there lire not more than the remred number the\ will be elected in duo course.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. Applications for the Position of secretary to the Auckland . Trotting Club closed yesterday. A special meeting of the conv mittee is to be held next Tuesday in regard to the appointment. There are 87 applicants for the position.