TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20088, 27 October 1928, Page 18

TROTTING.

SEASON'S FIXTURES. ' K November 6, 8, 9—New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. November 17, 21—Otahuhu Trotting Club November 24-Wellington Trotting Club. December B—Waikato Trotting Club. December 07, 2'J, 31 —Auckland Trotting Club. NOTES BY PICADOR. The Holmes family were well in the limelight in the Aviation Handicap at the • recent Greymouth meeting. F. G. Holmes drove the winner, Muriel de Oro, while brother Maurice steered the second horse, High Jinks, and F. Holmes, sen., piloted Royal Authoress into third place.

Twelve months ago Cardinal Logan won tho two leading events at Greymouth and then went on to run second in the NewZealand Trotting Cup. This year he has repeated his Greymouth success and as a result he has come into increased favour for the big event at Addington next month. Cardinal Logal is now on a 4m 25s mark in tho New Zealand Trotting Cup and ho will require to register the best performance of his career to win from there, because the fidd is seluct and undkr favourable conditions fast time is likely to be recorded.

A fchange of stables has evidently been beneficial to Prince Pointer and tho black pacer gave a glimpse of his former brilliancy in winning the Weston Handicap at Oamaru in 2m -14 l-ss. Under the guidance of W. J. Tomkinson it is <iuite likely that Prince Pointer will come back as good as ever and his chance in the New Zealand Trotting Cup may be better than those of more fancied candidates. Two years ago Prince Pointer finished second to Ahuriri in the big event at Addington and also has other brilliant performances to his credit.

The New Zealand Trotting Cup candidates Dalnahine, Jack Potts and Terence Dillon were among the starters in the Oamaru Cup on Monday, but were not prominent. The race should be beneficial to their condition at this stage of their preparations for tho big event at Addington. There is a disposition among keen followers of the sport to favour Terence Dillon's chance in his coming engagement. His best form haß been excellent and lie might be capable of recording a little better than he has yet shown.

Figures pointed strongly to The Abbey winning the Northland Trotting Cup and he duly materialised. The Abbey is steadily on the improve and ho has only to maintain his present rate of progress to win better races before tho Reason concludes. AH going w&ii, J. Shaw may take the chestnut pacer to Addington for tho spring carnival.

As a three-year-old last season Medusa gave aonm promise in winning in good stylo at Claudelnnds and she further demonstrated her ability by notching two victories at the Northland meeting on Monday. The class she defeated in her latest successes was not good, but she scored in very easy style and should win more money during the season.

OTAIiUHU TROTTING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. The Otahuhu Trotting Club's Spring Meeting js to be held on Saturday and Wednesday, November 17 and 21. The sum allotted in prize-money amounts to £6OOO. and that ensures a large list of entries. The two leading events—the. Jellicoe Handicap and the Fergnfson Handicap—each carry a stake of £IOOO, and the Campbell Handicap and Visitors' Handicap, which are confined to the straight-out trotters, are respectively worth £4OO. The Mapsey Memorial Handicap and the Spring Hantli cap each carry a stake of £450, and the two saddle events—the Manukau Handicap and the Royal Oak Handicap—are each worth £350. Nominations for all events close on Friday next, November 2, at 5 p.m.. with the secretary, Mr. R. L. Absolum, at Acacia Chambers, O'Connell Street. Auckland. PETER WAH IN SOUTH. t [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. The Gisborne trotter Peterwah arrived to-day to fulfil Cup and other engage ment3 at Addington. .