AUCKLAND TROTTING

NZ Truth, Issue 868, 15 July 1922, Page 9

AUCKLAND TROTTING

The first meeting to engage the interest of Aucklanders will be held m October, when the Auckland T. C. will open the season.

Messrs. J. Rowe and C. F. Mark left Auckland last week to attend the Trotting Conference.

In all probability the Auckland Trotting Cup next December will be a 4min. 35sec. class, 1 sec. tighter than last year.

W. Kelsey is paying a lot of attention, to Promenade. The' mare has built up . a lot -since faster, and all going well she will most^ikely be taken to the August meeting at Christchurch.

KJefrpie, who was brought • back to Auckland after .the Ash'bufton meeting, is now at Te Papapa. She is having an easy time at present. !

Nita Bell is a regular attendant at the training track, and Geo. Patton and his bonny little mare may make an attack on some of the rich prizes at Addington during National week.

The three English importations m N. Cunningham's stable are doing light toil, and they should be right at their best when the season is m swing. All three are straight-out trotters.

W. Orange's horses have all been spelling since they raced at Easter, but they are to.be placed m work again m a day or two., Anizoram, Brendo, and Huon Grattan are the three speed merchants.

First Carbine has been on the track periodically of late. Both he and Grey Peter are to be prepared by their owner, A. Newdick.

A. Brown is working Red Star, Harold Junior and a Galindo maiden. Harold Junior is so far standing up to his work, but the real test will' come when the tracks get hard.

The McKendrick Bros, are putting m a lot of time with Blue Mountain King, and providing nothing unforseen hap-pens,-,the black horse will be taken south to race at the Metropolitan meeting m August.

J. W. Paul has Pani and a maiden by Hal Zolock m work. Pani looks much benefited :by the spell 1 he has had and he is now carrying much more condition than when racing.

Very little is heard about the team at Te Awamutu, but it is said that Dean Dillon and Wonderland may be sent south to race next month.

H. McNaugh'ton is gradually bringing his team m and at present he ,is working Pud'uma, Leewood and Ben WaJlace; These will be added to m the next week or so.

From what can be gathered, the prize money attached to the Auckland Cup iwill not be increased, but there will be increases made m the smaller events.

The popular secretary of the Ota-huh-u Club, Mr. R. L. Absolum, recently met with an injury through failing from a ladder. Nothihg very serious resulted, and he will soon be himself.

Matters have been very' quiet at the Otahuhu track, most of the trainers out that way confining their attention to young pacers who have to be taught the race game. ..,