SOUTHERN TROTTING

NZ Truth, Issue 510, 27 March 1915, Page 12

SOUTHERN TROTTING

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. McVea (Timaru).— Heliotrope, black Blecves and sash, heliotrope and l>lack cap. . FIXTURES. April 1 and 3— N.Z.- Metropolitan T.C. Easter. April 3—Tupoka County J.C. Annual (two events). April s— Beaumont J.C. Annual (two ovents). • April s—Kumara5 — Kumara R.C. Autumn (two events). , April 7— Westland R. C. Autumn (two events). .'....' " April 7 and 10— Auckland T. C. Autumn April B— Australian T.C. Thousand. j April 14— Recfton J.C. Autumn (two events). , . • ' . April 2£, 24~New Brighton T.C. Autumn. : April 2i— New Brighton Derby Stakes. \ • ! Acceptances due to-day for trots at Taupeka, also for Beaumont. Notwithstanding her slow start m the Morven Handicap at Waimate last week, Prlncesß Sherwood clipped out the distance m 3.35 3-s— a creditable performance. Punters will be severely put to the test at Addington next Thursday. j Nominations , for the Metropolitan Hub's meeting next week are excellent and the handicaps declared last Monday Indicate that the racing will bo interesting and m every way first-class. Punters with an eye for the New Brighton Derby, will pay special attention to the running of the three New Brighton candidates nominated m the Introductory Handicap at Addlngton on the opening day. Stakes for tfio Metropolitan Club's first day's programme, run into £1500, ,an average of nearly .£2OO per race. j Aro the trots popular? S S. W. Scott's well-known Qulncey, ■ has been ' picking up laurels- on the j quiet at Ashburton. • Ho snared first j and special prize in' his class at tho (Dry District show the other day. Adventuress m showing great form at present and looks good goods. She's on' a. .likely mark m the Autumn Handlcip next week. Winner pickers of the N>w Brighton Derby will He watching Waverley m !th<> two mile saddle at Aldington next I Saturday. j Princess Perfection and Olive Child jnro. working hard and shaping well m ; their truck performances. It should be j up to one or the pulr of them to contribute towards their 'nuts shortly. Muriel Dillon is noticeable In the

mile harness on the first day at Aldington. .„...!_ .Noticeable that SubmaFine is nominated for the first day at the Metropolitan, and Gladsome for the second; both m 15050 v., mile saddle events. Jack Ashore is nominated for .the cream of the market at Addihgton next week. After his Auckland win In 4.39, an eye m his direction would do no harm. . , The two trotting events at the jkumara Racing Club's meeting have drawn 58 nominations, 34 of which are for the Borough Trot. The three-year-old colt Marvin vnikes, who won a mile race m 2.22% sec. at the Melbourne Trotting Club's recent meeting, was bred at Mrs. R. O. Duncan's, Coldstream Lodge stud, Chrlstchurch. . ■ •