Otago and Southland Jottings

NZ Truth, Issue 1052, 21 January 1926, Page 12

Otago and Southland Jottings

. ..; ....■•■■.- . ■ I (By "Salisbury.") . ! . : i '.

Trotting 1 at Invercargill to-morrow and Saturday. # * « , • Forbury Park next week. ' • ' . * * ..' ' * • . ' . If good nominations count for , " anything, the Dunedin Cup meeting next month should be a most . successful one. • ... * * • * . ' The Hazlett Memorial has drawn a fine list of nominations and the race looks like being contested by one of the best fields that has ever lined up for the classic. ## • • Happy Warrior for another hurdle heat shortly. # * * With his select team of three, Fred Ellis will be decidedly unlucky if he doesn't get a share of the money at Trentham; .■"■#■ * * . ■: Listening Post put up one particularly good gallop over a mile before leaving for Trentham and he will lack nothing on the score of condition for his races there this week. #*# . ' • There will be plenty of southern bullion to say that the , Gore-owned sprinter, Set Sail, will run well. She was working nicely before-being taken north and if she doesn't win it won't, be because she isn't ready. #* • • Tommy Dodd is one of the most improved . gallopers south of the • ■ line. !•■'." Baldowa stood up to the holiday racing well, but it was decided to cut out the trip to Trentham. He is freely engaged at Wingatui next month and has 'only to keep right to win some more good money. - *■•;*■ * King Balboa, the three-year-old brother to Queen Balboa, is the makings of a fine galloper. He is wisely not being hurried and should show up well next season. # # * ' ./ ■ '■ Soltoe is now racing v more solidly than he was and he might yet make up for some of his previous disappointments. He will, however, never be a champion. , • -* # : ',# Those who remember Arpent's form at Riccarton are sure to be with him

this week. He has been doing everything his trainer has asked of him.

Despite his failure at InvercargilV, Tione can be' ticked oft as an early . winner. He has shown them some good track work, w . - : ■•* '■•.:'#: •• ■'■' ■ • '■■■ . Keep Paris m mind. He will win * before the season is very much, older. .' "• ;■ '.• ■ • .' ■ * ■■ ". V# ' ■'.-..• :•■ ;; - ■• Arrowmir won several races on the . goldfields circuit and has more thanrr. paid for his oats since coming south: His new owner is Dr. Tom Harrison. £ . ■*■:'.- ft.-.* ■ " ' V Rob had nothing much to beat m the \ big heat at Cromwell, but lie won very ■■'/■ easily and looks like catching another -Sjj one before- long. \M '••■*""*■•♦ ■ '. -'m Royal Wink is not a good one to fol- ig low. He is now trained by Sam Tril ford's sons and may eventually be trie.! M over hurdles. k;M • * • # • ' >1M If Kilmosca ever wins-a race the -JM field will be a weak one. • ■ Queen Balboa has been racing very '.'M consistently for Bob McKay lately and S she hasn't finished yet. . -M ■> . ■ • * • # '■:*■., ■ :>1 ;The Salisbury two-year-old Top/'J Gear is growing into a handsome gai< ;m loper and gives promise .of being c-S'M good one. -He will be served by time. '>1 •♦ *■ .■■ ■ * ■••■■■" ■--.•-•-.« Courtly Rose was bought by . Jim^l Lindsay at the Cromwedl meeting and*Pfl she won a race for him each day. She Vj is, "however, -a long way from being a>, M good one. , - 9 . '■■■;■ # ■■•■■■ ' .; #•' *■■ •.•■•--.' 1 V/hitirangi is a. fair sort .and • Billy Lloyd makes no secret of the fact that he hopes to win a lot of'/ " races with him. * #" * ' . . * '.-'■■" The first time Relic gets round safely 7 he will make the hurdlers hurry m the , s, run home. ■. . /;' # •' * m. ■>-.-. -,■;■* Good as Gold is out for a long spell. .. ; She has speed to burn. - ; . ';'•■•. , ■ * - * ' •-. One of the best gallopers seen out on' i the goldfields circuit was Earhscleugh, 1 ; ■ He is a six-yjear-old out of that onetime crack sprinter, Petrovna. Geranial won't be long now. * * * '■•■.-■' Overdrawn is a crackajack and *

there are heaps of good races ahead of I him. He is improving: every day. '-'• ■ . ■ '. .- > >