TROTTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12181, 4 July 1925, Page 8

TROTTING

("Times” Correspondent A . CHRISTCHURCH, July 3. R; McDonnell has turned Event out for a lons spell.- At ono stage; of his career this horse showed considerable promise, but of late ho s6etns to have lost all form. Ruflno. who was, just beaten by a . narrow ’margin at Ashburton, is also to be on the: easy list: . * R. McDonnell has a batch of juveniles .•by Brent” I/ocanda and Great Audubon that is claiming his attention;at. Ashburton. Don Wild is being; kept busy on the Airies of the road£. His leg trouble has quite disappeared* so‘ it is on’the. cards that he will be e seen under silk at Aug■ust • - ’ Jack Potts has put on a lot of condition since winning at tlm ••• Canterbury Park ClubV meeting. The American pacer is in great heart. . . / Owing to the New Zealand Trotting Association not allowing the Canterbury Park Trottimr CJub to run the New Zealand .Derby Stakes at its -January r--*«ot--100”. it highly ♦'rohahle Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will

take over the classic and include it in ;the programme of its November meeting. The Auckland trainer, B. P. Edwards, is at present on a visit to Christchurch. He is pn the look out for a suitable property on which to train his horses, and ;provide accommodation, for brood mares. At the ennitnl meetincr of members of the Zealand Metropolitan Trotting ;Club Mr G. Jles referred to the shortage of* towels and the inadequate supply of hot wafer in the bar®. ■ He stated that only onp towel was allotted to each hnrmnn for the day. with the result that after the first .race it. was impossible to obtain n clftnn glass! TTe said that it was not.. iiheoninion to be expected to drink out of a class +h"t nn impression n c a nie crust, round the ton. The sale of *des in tho bri-s. he shnidd bn discontinued, for it was only with difficuHt •• tb’ot one conl-l; thnso f'* r pW n—’ h ’* ,f ,w ' • promised to look into the mailer.