TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20649, 22 August 1930, Page 9

TROTTING.

TRAINING AT EPSO3L-.

WORK ;ON DIRT; TRACK.!

SOLID TASK BY WARPLANE,';

Weather and track condition? were , fay? ourable for training operations at Alexandra Park yesterday, when a good deal of work was accomplished on the dirt trnck by_ hbfsA3 engaged at the Auckland Trotting Club's Unemployment Relief Meeting. Belle Axworthy (Julian) paced a mile easily iri 2.23. Belle Axworthy-, is .going along nicely and should be really good when she» strikes form this season. Worth? Chief covered a mile in 2.26, the last half in 1.10. This three-year-old. ,is showing promise and may make a vory Useful pacer. Warplane, (J. Shaw) went' evenly; oyer two miles ,in 4.49 .and was then sprjnted for n few furlongs Wnrplcne iB none the worse- for his trip to Addington, where his form was very good. The Abbey (Clifton) and Direct Morning (Cockbill) were associated" over a mile in 2.12, the last half in 1.4 2rs'. The. Abbey, on the outside, was upinif better than his companion at the finish. Stoney and Rolfe Audubon hopped off at the mile and a-half-post. and - after .going a quarter were joined by Nella Dillon. Over the' concluding stages Stoney' Went away from h'is companions, to complete the mile and a-half in 3.28 Roland,. in saddle, went with Stoney over the last few furlongs. Mignonno gave Explosion', : who ; 'has been converted from a pacer to 1 a trotter, .nix seconds start and. finished on .terms with him at the end of two miles, Mignonne's time being 4.3G 3-5 and Explosion's 4;42; 3-5. Mignonno paced smoothly and Explosion trotted without mistake. , Nelson Tasker was responsible for a useful effort over two miles in 4.39 3-5, "while Margaret Wallace and Tradesman, completed a serviceable task with half a mile in 1.10. Arachne, who looks well; was indulged in strong work over ,two mile*,: running, the last-half-mile in, 1.8. 4-5. f Others who worked soUndly were Saroto, Moko Chief, Student Prince, Glarndoro'And Great Vanity. - , '

RELIEF .MEETING AT .EPSOM.

ACCEPTANCES CLOSE TO-DAY.

Acceptances for the • firet day 'of ■ the unemployment relief meeting "to be (helc| by tbo Auckland Trotting Club ,at Alexandra Park, Epsom, on August 30 and September 1, close with the secretary. Mr. A. G. Mabee, at 5 p.m. to-day.'

OWNERS' EXPENDITURE.

COMPARISON WITH STAKES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON, Thursday. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Wellington Trotting' Club the president, Mr. R. : A'. Armstrong, drew attention to the large contribution to the upkeep;of the sport made by the owners of trotting horses during last season.- ■ . . , In round figures there were some 1400 different horses competing and at a conservative estimate this represented a maintenance cost ■to owners for the season of £360,000. This estimate made no allowance for the capital value of : the animals : and left out entirely a large number of horses not actually competing who were either in training or being otherwise maintained. The net amount returned to owners in stakes .was, in round figures,' £173,000, including several benefit meetings. •It would'- _bp-"'seen that owners, as a whole,-in' the-tipkeep of •those horses actually competing, tributed over twice the amount thai " was available as a return by waj* y .of stakes. It was necessary that these-' facts should be made public, as there 'Was an .impression abroad, unfortunately" fostered by' Home officials, thai ownets had all the' best of it. NEW BRIGHTON MEETING. EXCELLENT NOMINATIONS^ [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday If the New* Brighton Trotting Club does not make a proiit out of its meeting on September G it will not have the owners to blame, for generally 1 the nominations are numerous. The two slow-class''faces that open the programme:' have v drawn exceptionally big nominations, the Improvers' Handicap having drawn 82, while 38 .will bo handicapped for the Belfast,- Handicap. The , smallest field of the day is -likely: to bo in the Electric Handicap,' , of a mile in saddle, for which only 15 nominations have been received. Admiral Bingen has not so 'far - bhbwn any great liking for a two miles journey, although he has proved a brilliant j performer up to a mile and a-half. He has been accorded a .nomination in the Burwood Handicap, of two miles, limit 4.40, at the New Brighton meeting.

NORTHLAND CLUB OFFICERS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Thursday. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Northland Trotting Club the Rt. Hon. J.' G-. Coates, the Hon A. J. Murdoch and Mr. ■H. M. Rushworth; president, Mr H. W. Crawford; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Clarke and L. li. Nelson; committee, Messrs. W. Abbott, E. J. L'arkes. S. Weston.' L. W. Nolflon; treasurer, Mr. G., W." Bennttt. TROTTING FIXTURES.; ; August 30, September I—Auckland Trotting Club (Unemployed Relief Meeting). Septembei 6—New Brighton Trotting Club