CANTERBURY TROTTING

NZ Truth, Issue 579, 22 July 1916, Page 10

CANTERBURY TROTTING

(By "The Looker On.") Huon Drift Is to bo trained by the McDermoitH. A change of trainers may work wonders m this tlnv pacer. Bellflower, who impressed all tho "heads" when she won at Now, Brighton, has gone into Andy Prinze's stable. There is nothing surer than th:rt Hho will win races against our besji trotters. R, McDonnell has Emilias doing strong: work m view of racing at the Autrust meeting. He is a fast paeor when once off tho mark. Jim French, the popular caretaker of the Metropolitan Trotting Club's grounds, la far from well. Hl3 many friends wish him a spoody recovery. Frandocla did not go Into A. Hondriekften's stable, but Ih L»«lng- trained at Canterbury Park by N. Price, who will drive the Fran 7. gelding m his enffagementK. Prince Toronto m to bo prepared for future events. Hlh Ick troubl«« have left him for the preaenr. So mo who profeas to know say that Vora Matiritiuw m very apeedy. i-liw 1« raclntr at Timaru thin wpok. and thoro uro sevorul m the raco that will m:\kc tho Imported wuru "top her best if sin* i» to win. A. Wrljfht i-s workint; a maiden irotter by Silver KinK who Ik a v,<ry line

advertisement for his sire. : He steps exceptionally well for a green one. J. McKendry is working Desdemona and Lady Moth on the Addington track. >Both of them, axe going: soundly having got over their late lameness. f. Handicaps for the first day of the 'August meeting will bo declared on July 24. Owners and trainers are reminded that they must send m full particulars about their respective entries, ,or they will be fined. Also, do not forget that acceptances for each day's racing close at 12 noon on the appointed days. Caledon will be trained by the McDermotts for his next appearance. E. McDermott is the only rider who has ever got this horse to race properly. St. Swithin, who must be fairly ancient, is m work again at Ashburton. He was always a very much boomed horse,, but his efforts m public never came up to boom standard. Sergeant Havelock is m B. Jarden's stable now. B. J. has been very successful m handling pacers, but he has not had many trotters under his charge so far. " ' J. Bryce is sending most' of his big team along , m. .• view, of the August meeting. He will hold a strong hand m the big handicaps next season. A. Pringle has not disposed' of Moneymaker. He was offered for sale, but no one came along with enough money. Parkfleld may arrive m Chrislchurch soon, so that he may settle down m his new quarters before racing here m August. Prince Berlin is back again m his box at J. Bryce's. This fellow Is sure to do big things this season. Muricata is keeping sound and is sure to give a good account of herself next time out. The Taskers are keeping their team as busy as possible. Considering weather conditions. Michael GaHndo does not look as if he will survive a preparation unless the tracks keep very soft. . Adonis has not been oaked to extend himself unduly during the last week. The little Dillon horse has been Buffering from debility. Fleming has his team m very forward condition. Owing to the mild winter, trainers who work on private tracks, have been üblo to keep their charges busier than is usual at this time of the season. , Author Dillon, who won the last New Brighton Derby, has yet to qualify himself for the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and keeping that end m view, Jorden is sending the handsome little Dillon colt along. He is likely to qualify ut any lime. Quito a lot of people have got youngBtera by Pelereta In hand, and It is a nafe bet thut th« American-bred «UUlion will bo well ropr«'tfcutt»d m next yeur's^clussivH. A cult by I'eterola— D.i.C, on looks is not the wor«t of the lot. Tho Canterbury Park track ket-ps m gx>od working order through most of the winter, uud m consequence, tho t miners who work there have kept their charges up to their collar. They will strip m forward condition m August. Any of our local trainers who are finding their private tracks too soft to work on after th*> recent rains will Bet good, going on the Addington training truck almost any morning. In fact it hjiij to ruin very hard to make this track too soft to work on.