TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20011, 30 July 1928, Page 14

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. August 33, 15. 17—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. September 15—Wellington Trotting Club. October 13. 17—Auckland Trotting Club. November 6. 8, 9—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 17. 21—Otahuhu Trotting Club. November 04—Wellington Trotting Club. December I—Waikato Trotting Club. December 27, 29, 31—Auckland Trotting Club. CANTERBURY GOSSIP. NOTES FROM THE TRACK. LOGANWOOD AND AVENGER. ffly TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. Loganwood continues to train on satisfactorily. Tn spite of the fact that ho has done a lot of racing the brilliant pacer keeps fairly sound and when at his best always has a chance in sprint events. Avengor looks well and is pacing satisfactorily in his work. He has a fine turn of speed and can stay out two miles if the. speed is not too solid over tho first half of tho distance. Kotukn Jack, who was pore some time ago, is all right' again and is in slow work. Sadie Huon is still in work at New Brighton but does not appear to bo any too sound at present. Author Thorpe, who won a race at Ashburton in April, has been turned out for some timo and will not bo put into work until tho summer months. A. E. Bussell is working a big pacer by Logan Pointer. He looks as though he has done a good deal of useful work in training. Locanda Mae is doing slow jogging work at New Brighton under G. S. Smith's charge. It will bo some timo before the pacer is ready to race and it remains to bo seen if he will stand another preparation. Prince Pointer has not done much work of late and will not bo at his best over two miles. Ho will bo raced in sprint events at the August meeting at Addington. Audience is back in work again and G. W. Dransfield has him well . Tamerlane has rarely looked better than at present. Ho did a good deal of racing during the season but seonis as well as when he started. He is, however, not a sound horse and frequently goes sore. Talent is looking really well. He raced prominently but unsuccessfully at tho Auckland Trotting Club's meeting last month. He should be at his best next month. Acrou seems to remain fairly sound and has done plently of useful work at New Brighton. The mile record holder, however, has lost a lot of his brilliancy or else he will not prodnce it in a race. Myrtle Dillon is in steady work but is not likely to emulate the deeds of her halfbrother Loganwood. She will do best over short courses. THE CAMBRIDGE CLUB. MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR. [B¥ TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. The annual meeting of the Cambridge Trotting Club was held last evening, the president, Mr. R. Hannon. presiding over an attendance of 40 members. The report showed that tho past year had been the most successful since the inception of the club. The balance-sheet showed that the year commenced with a debit balance of £154 12s 3d and concluded with a credit balance of £124 lis sd. The membership totals 165. The" oxcess of assets over liabilities is £3530. The election of officers resulted :—Treasurer, Mr. A H. Nicholl.; auditor, Mr. N. Sutherland. Six nominations were received for four vacancies on tho committee, the following being elected: Messrs. R. Hannon, J. W. Garland, J. McMillan, N. Banks. HORSES FOR CANTERBURY. J. SHAW'S TEAM. J. Sliaw left for Christchurch yesterday ovening with Native Prince, Western King, Jewel Pointer and Great Change, who are to compete at tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August Meeting. The horses are all in great heart and it should not be for lack of condition if they fail to race prominently in their engagements. On Saturday they were all worked soundly and pleased by the manner in which they performed their work. Two other Auckland horses in Gold Jacket and Nelson Tnsker are also under orders to race at Addington, but_ no definite date has been fixed for their departure for Christchurch. They may go South this week.