Southern Trotting

NZ Truth, Issue 770, 7 August 1920, Page 6

Southern Trotting

<* LATE NOTES BY "SILENUS." Thirteen horses figure m \he race for three anil four-year-okls on the third clay. The leading authority on Die sport m these parts mentions only i'ov.r as being likely to win. Should one of the other nine turn i:p a winner don't blame him. He did his best. Mushroom shoved a partiality for galloping on Tuesday morning. His Tuesday humor may not be his Saturday humor and m all probability he' will fight out the issue of the first race with Merry Bingen and Moving Picture. Twelve have pulled out of the mile saddle including; RamHiairi. Don't be put off the latter. He's well. Fleming, trainer of Hayseed, will drive General Link. McDcrmott,- whose brother trains Capriccio, will ride Hayseed. The mile saddle is the Reci-nd Ipij: of the double, but it will be run first. If Hayseed wins;, what aboui it/ o&n the bookies buy General Link? They can't buy the horse, the owner, or the trainer, but Hayseed will have to beat Peter Mac, Little Kauri and company before such considerations can enter into the August Handicap. Butterfieirt has not a drive m the August, neither has Hendricksen. Why? Are they not good enough.? Whsn Bill Massay gets his homeless Immigrant, scheme m full working order ha might make provision for the importation of a few drivers of pacers. Something of the sort is needed to smash up the eloßß corporation which has been established m Christchurch. Embrocer is not a pacer converted to a trotter. His entry m the trotters class was presumably due to an error of judgment. Ho is entered m his proper class on the second day. Royal Step and Silver Shoe should be dangerous m the Trial Handicap. Nine are left m the Stewards' Handi- ' ca*p for trotters. Of these, Bluewood and Biily Parole should be' there or thereabouts. Of the eight left m m the International, Chid and Our Girl will be the hardest nuts to crack. The annual reunion of the Canterbury Breeders' and Owners' Association will be held on August 12, when the various trophies won by riders, drivers and trainers during the season just past will bo presented. No members of Parliament are likely to -be present so that the gathering promises to be even a greater success than m previous years.