TROTTING NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22538, 1 October 1936, Page 9

TROTTING NOTES

TEAMS IN WAIKATO MANY HORSES IN TRAINING PREPARING FOR AUCKLAND BY ABAYDOS While the very large increase in the tofcalisator turnover at Claudelands last Saturday indicates a revival of public interest in ti-otting, there is also increasing activity among trainers and owners in the Waikato district. Teams am being prepared at Hamilton, Te Rapa, Cambridge and Te Awamutu, and country stables should be well represented at the next Auckland meeting.

E. R. Smith has a useful string at Claudelands, comprising the trotters Waikato Prince, Polly Pan, Colleen Murphy, and tho pacers Sir Frank and Hori Bingen. All the horses raced last week and should derive some benefit from their outings. Waikato Prince, who locked a trifle big in condition, contested the Rukuhia Handicap, but was conceding long starts to several smart and improving pacors, who set a merry pace, making his task more difficult. Waikato Prince should be better placed in tho two-mile trotting events at Epsom. Captain Bolt and Joyce Worthy are in H. R. Fisken's care. Before the Wai T kato meeting they were working on the trainer's private track at Rotorua and were not quite ready. Joyce Worthy-is a nice-looking four-year-old pacer by Frank Worthy from the dam of Silver Watch and resembles the latter in colour. Captain Bolt has had an interrupted preparation since the Cambridge January meeting but is standing up to his work again and should soon make improvement.

Although he raced only Rockella and Silver Black at the Waikato meeting, C. Moran also has Silk Cord, General Sarsfield and Meadow King in work. As all have , had some racing this season,, they may not be long in regaining their best form.

After his fine second to Young Rodney at the last Auckland meeting, Meadow King should not be without prospects when next raced, although he will be bettor suited when the limits are lessened. General Sarsfiekl, a winner in saddle, and Silk Cord won well over 6hort courses last season. W. E. Oockbill's Horses

W. E. Cockbill has Home Brew, Luminate arid Bingeii Chief in good shape. Lack of suitable classes has been the cause of Bingen Chief's absence for so long, but he has not been allowed too much idle time. Two years ago ho was one of the best winners in the district and may again strike form. G. T. Mitchell, jun., who has a useful team at Cambridge and has had a fair measure of success at the last few meetings, looks like continuing the good run with horses owned by Mr. W. Johnstone. King's Play the star of the stable, has an unbeaten recoi'd. at two miles and should again go well in the chief events at Auckland, although his task will .not be easy. King Country, who has won twice in succession, is an improver whose run of success may not yet be arrested. Transfer and Hearsay have prospects and Lady Fame, a very smart sprinter, may win at any time now the limits are more suitable.

W. T. Dye has taken the -trotting mare Elissa in hand after a spell. Elissa has not had the best of 1 tick in some of her races, but she is capable of improvement and may later reach a useful standard. Dye is also educating a young trotter by Nelson Bingen. Recoption, Worthy Terraplane and Roman Chief are claiming the attention of A. J. Forbes and they are rounding into shape nicely. Reception, who won a two-mile trotting race in August, did not stay on. as expected last week although the track was in better order than when she won. Worthy Princess, who raced fairly consistently last season, has not been produced lately. Nawton Parrlsh Improving

G. McNickle is keeping Parochial, Real Pal and Nawton Parrish going usefully at Te Rapa and they should not lack condition when required to race. Parochial, who won several sprint events last season, was not ready when at Epsom in August. Nawton Parrish is on tho improve and a mile .and a-quarter maiden event is now within his reach. Real Pal is also smart, and, with* classes to suit him, should be useful.

J. Edwards, who won many races with the trotters Mutu and Kolmar, has tho promising pacer Derby Lu undor his care at To Awamutu. Judging on her last two efforts, Derby Lu may not bo long before winning. J.f E. Smith has the good performer Snioogcr pottering about and in nice order to commence serious work. An a result of several successes hist season, Smoogor has reached a difficult mark in short races. Native Princess, who scored her first victory last week, will be kept going for the Epsom mooting. NEW TRAINING TRACK FORMATION AT CLAUDELANDS Work of forming the new jogging and. training track on tho Claudelands trotting grounds is in progress and it should not bo long before it is completed. Tho track, which is to replace tho small ono which was taken in when the centre of tho course was secured by the polo club, will be over half a mile and provide trainers with a circuit for useful work. TROTTING BREVITIES NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES The pacing mare Edna Worthy has been retired to tho stud and is visiting Nelson Parrish. While in C. Moran's stable Edna Worthy won several handicaps over all distances and was a par-, ticularly smart sprinter. The two-year-old colt by Key de Oro from Edna is making good progress in education at Claudelands._ The colt is a very determined pacer and is displaying useful speed. Edna produced Derby Lynn, Bingcn Crest and Cimarron, all of whom came to hand early.

Roman Chief, the only Auckland candidate for tho Great Northern Trotting Derby yet to race, is a well-developed three-year-old by Iley do Oro from Zola, a marc by Hal Zolock. Roman Chief is still a trifle green, but racing should prove beneficial to him.

, FRIDAY NIGIIT AT STUD MATED WITH CREYLASS [BY TIiIjKQHAPH—OWN COHKESFONDKNT] CIIBISTCHUBCH, Wednesday Greylass, dam of Grey Honour and Honour's Lass, has been mated with Friday Night, and Honour's Lass, who has been retired from racing, is also to be mated with that horse. Friday Night is a brother to Phar Lap and shows a good deal of quality, but ho was unable to stand up to training and was raced very little. Greylass, who, like her daughter, was bred by Mr. «T. Munro, is by Greyspear from Tremulous, by Royal Artillery from Tremor, by Stopniak. Greyspear, Royal Artillery and Stepniak are all sons of Musket's sons. Friday Night is tho first of Entreaty's sons to be left entire.