TROTTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21244, 27 January 1931, Page 6

TROTTING.

By Sentinel. The cold cup which goes to the winner of the Dunedin Cup on Thursday is on view in the window of the Sports Depot. In connection with the Forbury Park meeting this week a special horse train from Christchurch will arrive at 3.40 p.m. to-morrow. Olive Nelson is definitely booked to fulfil her engagements at Forbury Park this week. She is a most attractive trotter and one of the most promising in commission. Cranleigh has been penalised 24 yards in the Musselburgh Handicap, and is now' on 36yds. The Ashburton sportsman Mr H. F. Nicoll has decided to test the local market, and on Friday at Forbury Park four pacers will be offered on his behalf. Of these the only one who has yet been raced is the four-year-old mare Lydia (Wrack —Gianello), who has already given proof that she will keep her sire well in the limelight. Of the maidens, one is a three-year-old gejding, by Wrack—Pansy, by St. Swithin—Verity (dam of Pearl- ' child, Edenchild, and Aranui). The youngster is a brother to Wrackeen. There is certain to be keen competition for a three-year-old filly, by Wrack—Latona, and for a two-year-old colt with the same breeding, w'ho should be a great stud proposition, having winning blood on both sides. Among races won by Latona were the Sapling Stakes and the Oamaru Handicap. Dillon Logan, who won the Shirley Handicap at New Brighton from the back mark, put up a very attractive performance. He had to go round a large field and he stuck to his work with great gamcness. He is a four-year-old, by John Dillon, and is owned and trained at Rangiora. Dillon Logan showed good form when he raced on the West Coast at s Christmas time. He is likely to reach good class. * After racing badly at Timaru, Regal Voyage won very decisively at Wellington. Ih the Waimairi Handicap, in which she was penalised 24 yards, she was not well supported, but she paced her best race to date and wore down Milo Minto at the finish. She is by Happy Voyage from the sprinter Logan Princess, and is a very fine stayer. In some of her races she has not kept to her gait, but she is now performing very solidly. In winning the New Brighton Handicap. Repute showed that when in form she can go two miles. H. Frost has persevered with the Great Audubon trotter, and he deserved to have his patience rewarded. She showed good form at the Canterbury Park meeting, and later was successful on the West Coast. Repute was very troublesome at the barrier 'for some time, but she now goes away well, and she is staying on much better than formerly. Her dam. Renown, was a speedy trotter, but was unreliable in her gait, J. J. Kennerley has now got Eileen Wood trotting in her best style. She went a couple of sound races at Wellington, winning the two-mile event, after being beaten in the shorter race by a narrow margin, while she trotted w r ell in the New Brighton Handicap. Now that Eileen Wood has settled down to race solidly, she should show further improvement. She is by Wildwood Junior, who sired a num•her of good trotters, from Eileen, a pacing Bister to the brilliant mare, Emmeline. Kilbirnie Dad had a very easy win in the Innovation Handicap, as he was in the front soon after going half a mile. The South Canterbury trotter, who is by Nelson Bingen from a mare by Bon Homme, dead-heated for second place with his stable companion, Lough Guy, in the last Sapling Stakes, won by White Satin. In his latest race he made only one slight mistake. As he is only a four-year-old he is likely to show a lot more improvement. At the last three meetings at New Brighton R, Townley has won the first race, his successes being scored with Iwanta, Lough Guy, and Kilbirnie Dan. $ Cranleigh, who won the Farewell Han- • dicap at New Brighton, was successful a

fortnight a"o in the mile saddle event at Timaru. ■ He won so easily there that his success was anticipated in his latest effort. The confidence was not misplaced, and he is not at his limit yet. He is a brilliant young horse, by Travis Axworthy. It looked as though 0. E. Hooper, behind Milo Minto, might have made more use of the pacer in the last furlong of the Waimairi Handicap, as he had a lead then, and probably he did not expect Regal Voyage’s late challenge. Milo Minto is now staying on well over two miles, and as he is only a five-year-old he should be capable of further improvement. He is engaged at Forbury Park this week.