TROTTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20318, 28 January 1928, Page 8

TROTTING.

FIXTURES. January 28,—Forbury Park T.C. January 28.—Hawke's Bay T.C. January 31, February 1. —Nelson T.C. February 2.—Takaka T.C. February 4. —Cheviot T.C. February 11.—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. February 18, 22.—Otahuhu T.C. February 25. —Kaikoura T.C. March 2.—Marlborough T.C. March 2, 3.—lnvercargill T.C. 1 March 3.—Waikato T.C. j March 7.—Manawatu T.C. . March 8, 10.—Timaru T.C. March 14.—Wyndham T.C, March 15, 17.—New Brighton T.C. March 24.—Thames T.C. March 24. —Wellington T.C. March 29, 31. —Wanganui T.C. April 7, 11. —N.Z. Metropolitan T.C. April 7, 9.—Hawera T.C. April 14.—Taranaki T.C. April 21. —Te Aroha T.C. April 21.—Ashburton T.C. April, 28.—Wellington T.C. May 3, s.—Forbury Park T.C May s.—Cambridge T.C. May 19.—Oamaru T.C. June 2, 4.—Canterbury Park T.C. June 9.—Ashburton T.C. June 23, 27.—Auckland T.C. There is a general opinion that the card for each day of the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting starts far too late to meet the convenience of a large number of the club’s patrons. Visitors from Invercargill and intermediate stations who return south by train will miss at least three races. The saddle cloths in use at Forbury Park yesterday are badly in need of renewal, as the numbers were almost indistinguishable. Fortunately the distinctly numbered arm bands saved the situation. . Planet continues to be one of the drones in Mr J. M. Samson’s stable. He broke U P I the start of the Electric Handicap. High Jinks ran the best race amongst tho beaten division m the Electric Handicap. He was still on the break at the end m the first furlong, and then fiuady finished fairly close to the placed lot Terence Dillon got boxed on the rails in the early part of the race for the Dunedin Cup and had to be pulled out and come round the field in order to make an attempt to get near the leaders. This increased his handicap and settled his chance. Condi,T ha? a good turn of speed, ami this enabled Tomkinson to grasp a chance to take charge at the end of a little more than a lap from home in a slow-run race, of which the first mile occupied 2min 22sec. ITioy dapped the pace on over the final circuit, and covered the final mile in 2min 7 4-ssec, and the winner broke Imin 3scc for tho final half-mile. Jolly Chimes got away from his attendant at Forbury Park yesterday morning, and, after bolting through the gates careered into town and smashed his sulky before being recaptured. The heat was rather trying at Forbury Park yesterday afternoon, and large numbers of people were noticed sitting on the lawn. No doubt the club’s patrons would, in the circumstances, greatly appreciate the presence of a few seats, y The average pacer and trotter is usually more or ’ess loaded with gear, but sometimes they do not; carry cnought. One of the runners at Forbury Park yesterday would probably go much better and not continually overrun his speed if ho wore a noseband. Mr H. F. Nicoll, president of the New Zealand Trotting Association, was amongst the interested spectators at Forbury Park yesterday afternoon. Most of the colt stock bred at Mr Tl. F. Nicoll’s stud have latterly been “ added to the, list,” but one by Wrack from Neil Pointer, is .='■ brimful of quality that the veterinary surgeon begged the owner to allow him to retain his full estate. Nell Pointer was got by Logan Pointer from Gianella. One of the most promising pacer? seen amongst the slow class brigade at Forbury Park yesterday afternoon is Real Light, a five-year-old son of Nelson Bingen and Ella Wood. Real Light won with apparently a good deal in hand and should taito a faster mark in the near future. -Well-backed chance ? in Liberal, Vesuvius. Dundas Boy. Swiftbine, and others stood on the mark or else broke in the'first stride or two of their races at Forbury Park. About £3OOO “ went west ” owing to horses failing to begin from a standing start. The track record for a mile in a race at Forbury Park is held by Great Bingen at 2rnin 7 3fsscc. Before hitting the front in the Dunedin Cup Concliff had to cover « «ood deal of ground on the outside and

as they went 2.7 4-5 for the final mile the son of Childwood must have stepped inside the record with, of course, a racing start in his favour. The field for the Dunedin Cup was a bit too large to give some of the backmarker* a chance unless they could get a lucky run or break lumps off their handicap. Those on the front in the Dunedin Cup carried very little support. In fact, Harry Audubon had only £42 invested on his chance. He and William the Great held the pace up for about a mile, and then gradually drifted to the rear. Some idea of the glow pace sot in the Dunedin Cup can he gathered [mm tho fact that the trotters in the Otago Cup wont their first mile at a faster gait than tho pacers did in the principal event, W. J. Tomkinson’s stable picked up tho plums °n tho first day’s card with Coneliff and Logan Park and so got a,way with a pood tlay' 5 work at Forbury Park yesterdav.