SOUTHERN TROTTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21251, 3 August 1932, Page 9

SOUTHERN TROTTING

ADDINGTON ACCEPTANCES NEXT SATURDAY'S FIELDS AUGUST HANDICAP CONTEST [BY TELECRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHHISTCHURCH, Tuesday Tho August meeting of tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will open at Addington on Saturday. The acceptances 1 a re:—

TAKANjINI TEACK NEWS GREEK GOLD'S HALF-MILE SPEEDMINT RESUMES WORK The weather at Takanini yesterday was bright and a fair amount of work was performed on tlio inside grass track, which was in surprisingly good order, although cutting out a little on tho surface. • Greek Gold (Taylor) was just in front of Holly Lu (Jones) at the end of half a ruilo in 61s. As neither liorso was doing his best it was a very satisfactory effort that ohowed both to bo coming: on well. Alignment (MoFnrlaud) beat tlio Paper Money—Vicerino colt (Mclnally) over two furlongs in 28 l-ss. Tho Paper Money colt went very wide on the turn, and thereafter Alignment, held him easily. Alignment lias pleased in all tho work allotted to him eo far. , Exaggeration (Gilmer) and Imperial Prince (.Tones) were both going easily at the end of half a miio in 54 l-ss. Both have brightened up during recent weeks, and should bo well forward at tho spring meet--lUMaslioor (Farrell) and TCoyal Artist (Edwards) were sent a solid working gallop over a circuit, the last seven furlongs in 1.39 3-ss, with both horses hanging on well at tho end. Moshoor is in good, hard condition to undertake . his _ engagements at tho Pakuranea Hunt meeting. Arch liulor (Forsyth) was not asked for his beat whilo running fiyo furlongs in 3.11 1-5. tho last half-milo in 555. Ho has made steady progress since throwing otl the lameness that troubled him before the Great Northern meeting. " High Comedy, who is very fresh, finished his work wifh a sprint up the straight. Ho is now a very massive horse, and looks a good proposition for the new season. Pillow Fight (Scobio) worked easily over a round and then ran home an easy half-

mile in 57 2-ss. Ho is a bold mover that certainly looks the part of a pood ono in Iho making. Although fresh nnd keen he does his work like * seasoned horse, and C. Morso should have no troublo in getting him ready lor spring racing. Speedniint line started -work with tho Test of P. E'. 'Pope's team. She has put on flesh during her respite, but not enough to prevent Tier from getting back into condition within a reasonable time. ,T. L. Gray has returned from Gisborne, ■where Lndy Vane wna successful at «. remunerative price. His other charge Foulwind failed to liandlo the soft ground, although she showed some speed in both her races. These hows are expected to leave Gisborne on Saturday and to reach Auckland oix Tuesday. SIRES OF THE SEASON ACRE LOCATED AT HAMILTON The successful eiro Acre will again be at the service of breeders this season, when ho will be located in tho Waikato. Acre is n bay horse by Linacro from Miss Arlington and his progeny have kept him well io the foro in the past few soasons, as they haver.won at all distances up to a mile and three-quarters; In one season alono his , stock won 89 races and up to the end of tho 1930-31 season tho stake-winnings of his

1 descendants were over £54,000 in New Zea- > land. In addition he had some winners in ' Australia, including First Acre and Crown Area, and his previous success should en- " sure liis getting good patronage this soa- ' eon. Acre will be under tho cnro of Mr. ' J. P. Thorpe at Hamilton. 3 LAPIDARY (2G) For ft horse who lias had limited oppor- ] tunities at the stud Lapidary has sired 3 some very capable performers and tho chances are that ho may receive better patronage than formerly this season, when he will be located at Takanini under the care of .T. Farrell. Lapidary is a brown hoise, foaled in 1920, by Black Jester, son of Polymelus, from Lauda, by Wildflower, son of Gallinule, and for the number of his stock who have raced ho has a high percentage of winners. Two of the best horses sired.- by Lapidary are Heremia, sold to India for £ISOO, and Gay Lap, and the

performances of these horses during the season just closed aro likely to bring him prominently under the notice of breeders. TRUMAN DIRECT Up to tho present none* of the stock of the trotting sire Truman Direct havo raced in New Zealand, as tho oldest havo not yet reached racing age. Foamed in 1924 Truman Direct is a son of Napoleon Direct (1.595), and his pedigreo contains some very successful pacing blood. He is a dark chestnut horse of good physique nnd temperament.. and, like olhrr well-bred horses who

, hivvo been imported from America, he should havo good prospects at the stud. Truman I Direct will stand at J. T. Paul's property 1 at Mnngere. TROTTING FIXTURES August, 6. 10. 10— Metropolitan Trottinjr Club. August 27—Aucklnnd Trotting Club. September B—New Brighton Trotting Club. September 10-Wcllington Trotting Club.

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