TROTTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12315, 9 December 1925, Page 10

TROTTING

Great Bingen brought the house down when he won the Exhibition Cun. .He conceded his field upwards of 108 yds, and had them caught two furlongs from home. Great Bingen annexed both cups at the Forbury fixture, that associated with the Exhibition Free-for-All, and the Exhibition Gold Cup. After making a break at the start, Realm went a grand race for J. Byrce ih the Exhibition Cup (says the “Sun”) in which he beat all but Great Bingen. < Black Admiral went an honest race for a mile and! seven furlongs in the Exhibition Cup, where he broke and fell. He was beaten at the time.

, Bob Logan left the mark in the Tainui Handicap, and in the middle stages he was in front, but when it caine to business over the last half-mile he was among the missing and defeated. Some Wilkes was in third place when he made a break going into the j back stretch the last time. He had te coyer a lot of ground to get there, I and this left him without a finishing effort. j Native Chief registered a pleasing performance when he made his field in the Tainui 'Handicap look like a field of hacks (writes “Mascot”). It is only a question cl his behaving himself at the start tp win'good races. Oaknut has left M. B. Edwards’s establishment. He probably will join a trotting stable in Southland. ' Logan Chief failed to put any dash into his effort in the Exhibition Cup, He certainly is not himself.

Talaro began well in the Exhibition Cup, pnd after being with the leaders at the bend for home, he was beaten by Great Bingen and Realm. So in finishing third to them, he registered a mighty good performance. P. ,Riddle has definitely decided to remain in New Zealand. A recent addition to his team is the American pacing,mare, Morganza R. One of the easiest wins at Hamilton was registered by "Uncle Bert in the President’s Handicap (says the Auckland “Star”). The Gold Bell gelding went a good race for a mile apd a half at Gtahuhu In the • race won by Wallroon, and in a weaker field, on Saturday he beat the opposition pointless. W. Clifton puts in a lot or time With this pacer, and should win more races with him, \

Rollicking Bells is racing like a determined pacer, and he is staying ' on well. In the Brighton Handicap at Forbury he went to the front a round from home, and never looked'like getting beaten. The Australian trotter, John Mauritius, had every opportunity in the Advanco Handicap at Forbury (the “Sun” reports”), but, after' being well clear of his. field at the end of a mile, he was bqaten half a mile from home. Away from the course Van Rich was a big tip for the Claudelands Handicap, and the good price he returned would be well received by his supporters. Though ha won it was a dose thing between victory and defeat, and it was only bv putting in a few long ones when A. W. Broughton hit him that he got up in the. last couple of strides to beat Bingen Star by a head.— Auckland “Star.” ' MEETING OF COUNCIL Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, December 8. At a meeting of the board of the New . Zealand Trotting Council this morning, six stipendiary stewards wrote stating that they could not recollect a single instance of club stewards having failed to take action when requested to do sO, hut on occasions there had been a difference of opinion as to punishment which various ' oifences warranted. \ /