TROTTING NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20987, 25 September 1931, Page 7

TROTTING NOTES.

HORSES AT OTAHUHU. KOHARA'S CUP PREPARATION. GOOD MILE AND QUARTER TRIAL. The New Zealand Trotting Cut> candidate Kohara was aeen to advantage in a 10furlongs trial on the clay track at Otabuhu during the week-end Ho ran the distance in 2.43. which ia a shade worse than 2.10 to the mile showing that he has made excellent progress in his preparation. As he is standing up to his work well and has lost none of his dash and determination, there is every prospect that E. S. Groat will have him in his best form for the Addington meeting in November. D. S. Han~ar has effected a good improvement in the maiden trotter Roßalie s Triumph, who is displaying speed and stamina in her track work. She has also become more solid, and, if she continues to improve during the next couple of weeks, will compete in the Novice Trot at Hamilton. Hangar's other charge. Master Huia. is not being bustled in his work, as he will not be required to race until the Auckland October meeting. J. G. Robertson is busy with a team of four, namely, Polly's Picture. Myrtlene. Francis Lincoln and the trotter Nebraska. Nebraska, who is by El Carbine, was bred by the late B. P. Edwards, and when trained by T. Roe at Mansere two seasons ago showed fair promise. He has not been up long lifter a lengthy spell, and, while he is making satisfactory headway, he will not be seen at his best until later in the season. Myrtlene. one of the most promising novices in the district last season, is bearing a healthy condition, but haa not had any strenuous work while the tracka have been soft. She races be3t on top of the ground, consequently her prospects on race days will be governed to a great extent by the state of the track. As the season advances Myrtlene should show up over a long journey. innWith the sting out of the ground. Polly s Picture has been standing ud to her tasks well and hopes are entertained that the once-promising mare will yet show a return to her best form. When thoroughly attuned. she can both stay and go fast, but. owing to the difficulty experienced in giving her a solid preparation, she has taken a long time to make any return for the patience and attention bestowed upon her. G. T. Mitchell is getting Lady Yvonne into racing trim again and she has been hitting out boldly in her recent track essays. Lady Yvonne has a good turn of speed, besides possessing a reasonable share of staying power, and when she can be induced to give of her best with the colours up is dangerous in her class. Her performances last season t roved that she raced more solidly on big courses. F. Brady is keeping Trustworthy on the active list and the free-legged mare is thriving on her work, which is not very strenuous. When last raced at Epsom she was not ready to pee out two miles, but she will be vastly improved when she steps out in public again. Trustworthy is very useful, being equally at home in saddle or harness over a short or long course. A. McSweeney is not allowing Hohora or : Whakahihi to lose any condition and both are looking bright. Hohora has made a good recovery from the leg trouble wiich he contracted on the eve of the last Epsom meeting and he promises to be in great order next month. Whakahihi is showinc appreciable improvement in hi 3 work and should soon te ready to race. CANTERBURY TROTTING., J. J. KENNERLEY'S TEAM. PROGRESS OF WARPLANE. [from our own correspondent.] CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. There have been several changes in J. J. Kennerley's stable lately. The pacer Wangadale has been transferred to A. Cox's stable, and the black trotter Eileen Wood is now under the care of J. Bryce. Wangadale, a big awkward-looking chestnut with four white stockings, came from Australia over 12 months ago, but, although he has shown speed on occasions, he hjis provec I very uneven in hi 3 gait. Cox may get hin: back to his Melbourne form, but appareutlj ? he has a big job in front of him. Eileen Wood, before going into Kenner 3 ley's stable, was owned by R. McDonnell, o 5 Ashburton. but improved a good deal wher . brought to Addington. She is not a realh good one, and possibly the best has beer ; seen of her on the trace tracks. Wher , quite a young mare she was mated to Greal Audubon, the resalt beina a filly foal, which is now four years old. If Eileen Wood does not show sorre improvement, she will probably be relegated to the brood mares' pnddock nnd served by Ahuriri. Kennerlev recently added to team the Australian-bred pacer Dark McKinney. , by Clarke McKinney, the sire of Paddy McKinney. Free Logan, a neatly-built pacer by Key J do Oro from Tit Bits, is in regular work at Addington. but he has not shown the \ staying ability expected of him. He is | a choppy mincing pacer who finds a mile i quite far enough At one stage he looked > like developing into a high-grade racehorse. ; Kennerlc-y is well satisfied with the ex- ' Aucklander Warplane. whose form at , Addington last month showed him to be a rare stayer Man o' War. the sire of this gelding, was a really great racehorse and a genuine stayer. Silk Thread has not had manv chances at the stud, but when ciuite a young horse he left a really good pacer. Royal Silk, who has had an enforced spell dnriner the past 12 months. However, two others of the ! breed. Plain Silk and Nyallo Silk, are providing good advertisements for the imported i horse. Silk Thread was a good nacer with > or without honples. and it would not sur- ; prise to find him proving a great success jis a sire. * Plain Silk, who had failed to stay at ■ Wellington the previous week, won in fine : style at Ashburton on Saturday, fiehtmg out the finish in the gamest manner pos--1 Bible. He fairlv worried Ciro out of the race, but the latter was not disgraced. He may help to make things interesting in the Derbies this season. Ciro is bv Wrack from that great mare Pearlchild. who left, among others Childe Pointer. 4.32. P® ar ] Pointer Sea Pearl, Nantwich and First Wrack. There is certainly the breeding here to produce a Derby winner. When First Wrack made her appearanct as a two-year-old she was expected to de velop into one of the greatest trotters ol all time, and this promise was carried on when she put up a great raco as a two-year-old against Koro Peter at Auckland. She later developed a growth in her nose and an operation necessitated a long spell It is pleasing to note that First Wrack figures nmonc the nominations for the Methi ven meeting and, from all accounts, sho is i going on in the right way.