WESTLAND TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20766, 8 January 1931, Page 7

WESTLAND TROTTING.

CHIEF EVENT TO LOMAR.

ESBINE WINS DOMINION.

HOMEWARD BOUND'S VICTORY.

[by telegraph.—press association.]

HOKITIKA, Wednesday,

The Weslland Trotting Club's meeting adjourned from Saturday was held to-day in fine weather. The attendance was moderate. The track was good, though somewhat heavy. The totalisator handled £4363 10s, as against £7750 10s last year. Results :

DISTRICT HANDICAP, Of £7O; limit 3.7; li miles

I—INDIAN1 —INDIAN AUTHOR K> . i 4—ALTAIR .. _ .... ~.2 3—GALEND'S ROSE ... ..3 Also Started.—Rose Guy, Harold Bingen, Flood Drift, limit. Four lengths; length. Time, 3m 7s.

KANIERI HANDICAP, Of £80; limit 2.28; 1 mile, 2—JEAN DRUSUS, limit .. .. ... 1 I—HONE HERE, limit .... r .. ... 2 G—GOLD SPEAR, limit ... ... 3 Scratched#—Matchglow, Homeward Bound, Dillon Logan. Length; length. Time, 2m 22 3-ss.

RIMA COLDFIELDS HANDICAP, Of £80; limit 3.51; 1} miles. 2—TODD -BINGEN, 72yds bhd ~ .. l S—GOLDEN5 —GOLDEN SPRAY, 84yds bhd .. 2 7—MERRY PETER. 84yds bhd .. ... 3 All started. Three lengths each way. Time, 3m 50 l-ss.

WESTLAND TROTTING CLUB HANDIGAP, Of £140; limit 4.50; 2 miles. 2—LOMAp, limit .. .. .. .. 1 7—AUTO MINTO, 36yds Vhd ...• .. 2 4—YOUNG AUTHOR, limit .. ..3 Scratched.—Tnhoe,, Dollar King, School Mate, Bessie Dillon. Two lengths; a length. Time, 4m 47 3-ss.

STAFFORD HANDICAP, Of £80; limit 5.2; li mileg. 3-HAKARI. limit .. •.. ... .. 1 4-ARKLOW, limit .. ... -.v .... 2 2—P.LAYGIRL, 12yds bhd .. .... .. 8 Scratched. —Matchglow, Jean Drusus. Four lengths; two lengths. Time, 2m 56 l-ss.

DOMINION TROTTERS HANDICAP, Of £9O; limit 5.8; 2 miles. 2—ESBINE, 48yds bhd 1 1-GOLDEN SPRAY, 108 yds bhd ... 2 S—WILD GUY, limit .. .. ... 8 Scratchod.— Real Rita. Ten lengths; four lengths. Time, 5m 2 3-sa.

AVIATION HANDICAP, Of £80; snddle; limit 3.3; li miles

I—HOMEWARD BOUND, limit .. 1 3—RADLEY, limit ..2 S—DOLLAR KING, limit .. .. ..-8 Also Started.—Vican, 36yds bhd; Arran Lad, limit; Audience, 24yds bhd; Wallace Logan, 60. Short nose; five lengths. Time, 2m 54 8-ss.

FINAL HANDICAP, Of £80; limit 2.23; 1 mile. I—LOMAR, limit 1 4—-CHILD DE ORO, limit .. -..2 6 —AUTO MINTO, 24yds bhd .. 3 Scratched.—Tahoe. Four lengths; head. Time, 2m 20 2-ss. TONY VICTOR AT MANGERE. ERECTION OF NEW STABLES. W. Lincoln has erected new stables at Mangere in close proximity to the Otahuhu trotting course. No detail has been overlooked in arranging everything for comfort and convenience, while special attention has been paid to light and ventilation. Portion of the building is occupied by Garth Robertson, who also has a share of the grazing facilities. Lincoln is educating three novices, having sent Kingsclera home for a spell, and given up the idea of persevering with the trotter Togo's Promise. A three-year-old filly by The Triumph—Le Merial, is an aristocratic looking youngster who hii3 already displayed encouraging form in her early esanys. A sturdy-looking customer is a green pacer by Peter Moko from Directive, a mare by Van Coronado, while the third one of the party is a well-built son of Worthy Bond from Dillon Patch, a Harold Dillon mare. With . such promising material to work on Lincoln, who is a painstaking trainer, should be beard of later in the season.

Robertson took over Tony Victor from C. S. Donald at the close of the Auckland meeting, and the improved pacer looks none the worse for the racing. Tony Victor is now getting on a difficult mark for two miles events, but can still be held dangerous in ten-furlongs races. . Great Ballin, who had the misfortune to come to grief on the first day at Epsom when racing prominently, is still showing eigns of the fall, and his tasks will be light for some little time. The maiden trotter Dexterity has furnished into a fine-looking colt, but Robertson is not Jiurrying him in bi3 preparation.

WEST AUSTRALIAN CUP.

WIN FOR TOMMY DILLON.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.

Information received by W. J. Tomkinson -from Perth is to the effect that the West Australian Trotting Cup, of fIGOO, was won by Tommy Dillon, who started off 12yds behind. Tommy Dillon, a seven-year-old gelding by Harold Dillon, from a mare by Rothschild, at one time was trained by M. B. Edwards, for Mr. R.. Grant, and was purchased by Tomkinson on behalf of an Australian client.

Tommy Dillon of late has shown very good form in Perth and concerning a meeting held oil December 6 a correspondent writes as ' follows:—"The cup candidate who caught the judge's eye was Tommy Dillon, who secured his second successive victory. Tommy Dillon stepped at a 2*16 to the milo clip over a mile and threequarters, and won comfortably by 20 yards. Ho is now a firm favourite for tlio cup. At the previous meeting Tommy Dillon won over 12 furlongs at a 2.151 to tlio mile gait. He is on a 2.171 to the mile in the cup and ho may have to record 2.15J to win. Sheik, the back-marker for the cup, finished out of a place behind Tommy Dillon, although ho completed his last mile in 2.13. Tivrairo, another horse well-known in New Zealand, made his reappearance at the meeting, but he was turned round at the pistol fire and got away badly." The West Australian Trotting Cup was run in two divisions and a final. Included in the first heat were Spotlight, by Matchlight from a Coldstream Bells mare, Taraire, by Four Chimes from Muricata, and Sheik, by Bonnie Chief from Francesa. In the second division those eligible included La faonnette, by Gold 801 l from Lady Rosier, Tommy Dillon, Nelson McCormack, by Nelson Bingen from Mario Narelle, and Taurekareka, by Cathedral Chimes or Mjitchlight from Mountain Hose. All in all New Zealand was well represented.