ANNUAL TREK

NZ Truth, Issue 1105, 3 February 1927, Page 11

ANNUAL TREK

First Acre on The Trail Owner Bill Ballinger^gets some criticism for the manner m which he carts his team about the country. AT times he deserves it, for on occa- . sions his horses come into the birdcage looking like hunted dogs. But m the long run they manage to stand being trained on the railway line. ..".■■• • Unless Bill gets busy he is likely to lose his position as the best traveller of horses. , One that is » giving him a neck-and-neck go for it is First Acre, /which Dug. Webster has under .his, charge. : The gelding was at New Plymouth for two days, at Christmas; at Awapunl the third day and then followed a trip to Tauherenikau, For the next couple of weeks came a holiday m sunny Otaki, and then off he went once again. He was at Foxton for two days,\ and at Trentham the, last, arriving . just m time for his race. Two days, later he was at Pahiatua and this week he will be at Hawera. . Next week there is New Plymouth and then follows Wanganui. After that there is a trip over the Straits to Nelson and Blenheim. Or possible he may go to Woodville and Dannevirke instead! There is great stuff m the Acre gelding and he's a great advt. for his sire. . ;