WINTER TROTTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20902, 18 June 1931, Page 9

WINTER TROTTING.

AUCKLAND MEETING.

MANY VISITORS ARRIVE.

SOUTH ISLAND HORSES.

SIR VOYAGE NOT COMING.

• --Twenty horses arrived yesterday to ful-fil-engagements at tho Auckland Trotting Winter Meeting, • to bo held ■ on Saturday and Monday. Most of ■ them ere from Canterbury, but Nelson, Wellington and-Manawatu are also represented.

,-Canterbury. trainers and their horses nre as follows: —W. J. Tomkinson, .Tho •Abbey, Sun Child,- Tumatakura; 0. E. Hooper, Milo Minto, Satin King, Sandy Painter; A» - Hondriksen, Neeoro, Denver City; .A. Bryco, Ngingongingoj S. A. Edwards, Tenedos; J. Dynes, Meteor; C. S. Donald, Grand Canyon., From Wellington L. 0. Thomas brought GlenrosMe, Genuine, Purser and Blue and Gold, -while the Nelson trainer, L. F. Berkctt has Van Newton and Bessie Dillon. The Manawatu representatives are W. -A. Price with Native Star and W. Hughes with King's Guard. Most of the visiting horses, especially those from Canterbury, aro very forward as tho result of recent racing. However, no horse*looked better than the Feildingowncd trotter, Natjvo Star, and the trainer expressed tho opinion that tho niaro is now back to her best form. Tomkinson did not bring Erin's Fortuno or Sir Voyage. During the day the trainer visited Otahuhu to inspect Golden Pedro, who recently arrived from Australia. Tomkinson has sent Concliff tn Tasmania, where he will take up stud «hi t v.

11. B. Berry, with White Satin, arrives this morning and others expected are A. E: -Bussell with Happy Land and Great Glee and T. Roo with Mokanna.

Among • tho visiting reinsinen who arrived is A. Rattray, who for-many years was' associated with A. Hendriksen's stable, asd made several visits to Auckland with Cardinal Logan. Rattray is now tritniing on his own account in Southland, whirc he is meeting with good results. '• ; Ho" is' recognised as ono of the best saddlo exponents in the South, and has a Dfio record of successes.

.Tho course proper will be open for final work-outs this morning.

ADAMS MEMORIAL CUP.

AN INTERESTING RACE.

GOOD FIELD THIS YEAR.

One of the most interesting events to be decided at the 'Auckland Trotting Club's Winter Meeting, i.9 the Adams Memorial Cup, to be run on Monday. While it does not cater for hordes of the highest elass, it attracts therbesf intermediate performers; The records' show. that, several past winners have■fiiaehtfd "tho first-flight of New: ZeaJatidfa duccMsfril- 'htJrseg,".- While- many defeated" candidates' have also -reached a hi&h plane-later" in their-carter. 5: : 'An' interesting 'feature-'of the Adam's Cup hns'beim''the regularity with'which favour* it 63". have been beaten, and during the last jen'.'.y.ears it has; Wa no uncommon thing for winners of - " the "rate to return large divjdente.i The. rqut _wap stopped last June when . Harold. Loaan,. .who. was_ a good first choice',' BpreadeagJed... a ft'rie . field.. Of the Tiumerons Ada'ms Cup winners, Harold Logan- •the-'sreafest and since that success he* has'.Bona "on 'to achieve' distinction by -establishing.-a -plaeed race record of 4 13- 3-5 for .two miles. Other successful candidates who 'gained further laurels were Jewel r Sea PeArl, ; Taipar'e arid Rerernai. I'riof to .192-17 when Jewel won. the race was run over' 1-2/ furlongs and in 1922 the gold cup which still' accompanies the stake Was first presented' by' Mrs. L. A. Adama. On that occasion-the American-bred trotter Ballin, driven by, J. S. Shaw, was successful. Goldman; .who'-.re- -still a competitor at Auckland meetings, won in 19'20 and in the following year Sea Pearl- put up an 'outstanding ' performance, by .winning Irom the back-mark in a field of 25. Of the many Burprisses in the" Acltims Cup the greatest was the victory of Uncle Beit, in-1927. when after three" start's ' at the inerting- with- a different driver each time ho won eaßily in the hands of M." P. Edwards. , Some high-class/pacers .are engaged in Monday's race. Auckland lift* solid lcprementation in Auto -Machine. Gold -Treasure, Hal C'hime3, First Flight and Enawah. all of whom have /good credentials over two miles. The visitmg contingent will oe decidedly strong . and includes proved, stayers in Grand Canyon','- Happy Land, Sfnchild, Meteor,' 'Ngingongingo', Purser and " the trotter Writer. Golden Pedio. wl;o. like Auto Machine, has good performances in Australia,. is also an entrant. With the t?xception ,'of Enawah. who last .year was runner-up to Harold Logan, all those mentioned will' be seen, in action on Saturday; Handicap.! will not 1)6 declared until after ■the first day's racing.

MOUNTAIN DELL'S FORM.

A SATISFACTORY WORIC-OUT.

Tlii! track at Kpsom was quiet yesterday jTiornih'g," the only' \v6rk-out of any confle.GuenW'bernpr Performed by .Mountain Dell, who was hoppled up and given her nnal try-out.. The mare worked on the-tinders, covering tVie two miles in 5.4J; whidh/ con-: -kiderilie the stale of the. fooling /MJ" the extra distance covered, was a satisfactory performance: . L: Mitchell' did not '-hurry* her - over the first mile, which took 2.?0. -but tli©. pace livened up in the next half, which...W»s run i' l Over- the final section 'Mountain Dell hit. out resolutely and 'running home full' of dash, registeiw 1,10, making 2.24* • for • the last mile. It U probable that/ Mitchell, who has been associated with her in all her work, will drive Mountain Dell in the Mark Memorial Handicap 011 Saturday.

0. E. HOOPER'S VISIT,

FIRST FOR OVER TWO YEARS

Scmo yei/rs ago the Canterbury trainer O. E. Hooper was a regular visitor at Auckland trotting meetings, but lie has Jiot been at Epsom since the summer meeting in 1928. when King Pointer was the, mainstay of his team. On that occasion King -Pointer won n mile nnd a-quarter event 011 the' opening day, bui although, lie was a Warm favourite for trie bummer Cup he had to strike his colours to tree Advice. Since then Hooper has met with a o'ood measure of success in the South nnd with jiis present solid/'team, which 'consists of Satin King. Milo Minto and Sandy be should havo 110 occasion ,to regret revisiting Auckland.

PURCHASES FOR SYDNEY.

, The four-year-old Kcldins Iving Acre, by lAiro from Sylvia March, who has been '(mined by 'A. E. Neale at Bulla and has wort- three races this season, has beee.il sold to Mr. T. Murtay, of Sydney. .Mr. Murray lias plso purchased the rising three-year-old (illy Cautious, by Paper Money from l'ussy'foo'l. Cautions has started only once and v/fiivifnplaced. The two will be shipped to Sydney by (he Mariima from, Wellington to- . morrow. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Spor(," Epsom.—Mr. It. Russell rode Comical in the Great Northern Steeplerhuso and Winter Steeplechase at Elleralie in June, 1028. . IRO rriNG . FIXTURES.. i; u Juno 00, 22—Auckland Trotting Club.