TROTTING

NZ Truth, Issue 817, 9 July 1921, Page 11

TROTTING

The second day's racing of the Auckland Winte^ meeting brought to an end the most successful season m the history of the club. It is only a matter of a. year or two and Christchurch will have tp play second fiddle to /■Auckland m the matter cf stake money. . Despite the strong contingent of South Island horses competing", both the principal events, were Avon by Aucklanders, Dean Dillon the first day, and Lord Rose the second day. - . WJ.en Gold Girl won an/1 paid over a score of the best her owner lifted a couple of hundred off the machine.

The attendance for a Winter meeting were remarkable and were evidence of the growing- popularity of the sport. ■T-iady Swithin only went well each da.y for a little over a mile and she was well beaten a long way from home. Belmont Chimes has always been recognised as a great trotter and his win and a second on the second day were the treats of the afternoon. There are a lot more stylish trotters than Malmsbury, but they don't earn as much money. J. McLellan and B. Jarden, who are having a neck and neck go for the gold whip, each scored one win at the meeting. Levreine is one of the unluckiest little horses to race this season. Once he has his number hoisted m the win-, ning- notch he might go right on with In Prize Pearl' and Oro, N. Cunningham has a pair who might send any man .to the "dilly" house. It's the racecourse to nothing against either of them leaving the mark. A. Cameron has purchased an interest m the stallion Our Thorpe, who will stand the season m Auckland. The youngsters sired by Our Thorpe have shaped well and the prospects. of him making a name for himself are very bright. Though Comedy Chief failed to land one of the big races, R. A, McMillan hit the largest with Strategy, while he also piloted Roekaway to victory. The Orange— McNaughton combination failed to land a winner, but their horses earned a substantial sum m place money. « Rorke's Drift ran a good race each time he was produced, but third place m the Winter Handicap was the best he could do. Whispering Willie carried a barrowload of money each day, but it didn't help him at all and he failed to get a place m either of his starts. Judging- by the expressed opinions of trainers m Auckland there is not much chance of the seqpn ds system of starting- ever getting a hearing again. Mr. Fred. Edwards has been handicapping trotters m Auckland going on for thirty years, but he never did better work than during the present season. Much of tne growing- interest is due to the great finishes his handicapping: has produced. Since George Paul ' purchased Dean Dillon last" summer, he has won two big handicaps with the little- son of Harold Dillon, and must be well on the right '^ide of the ledger. Two former inmates of A. Fleming's stable Dean Dillon and Wonderland, were winners last week.