TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21409, 10 August 1931, Page 11

TROTTING

By Sentinel. George Rey did not do much racing last season, starting only nine times. He won the Advance Handicap, for four-year-olds, at the August meeting, and this was his only success. He has just been put into work again by F. G. Holmes, after a spell.' _ , J. J. Kennerley’s Rare Pronto, by Pedro Pronto from Rare Bell Direct, is being kept in steady work. She is a promising young pacer, who looks likely to race well over sprint courses early in the present season. The pacer Grand Light did not win a race last season, but he was in a place on 10 occasions and won £775. Grand Light, who does not look sound, is now trained by J. J. Kennerley at Addington. The well-known Canterbury owner Mr J. had a lean time last season, winning only £566. A few years ago Mr M’Kenzie had a very strong team to represent him and he has a promising lot of young horses to represent him in the present season. Kelp was one of the most unlucky horses who raced last season. He ran very consistently and though he did not win a race he was 10 times in a/ place, earning £358. Author Franz, who has not raced since the New Brighton meeting last February, is to be put in work again shortly by C. S. Donald and got ready for spring racing. Author Franz did a good deal of racing in the early part of last season, starting on '23 occasions. He won three races and was in a place on 10 other occasions, earning £703 10s in stakes. The death is reported of Judge Hancock after a brief illness caused by internal trouble. > Judge Hancock was one of a band of horses, including The Triumph, Jack Potts, Early Harvester, and Brigand, who were imported to New Zea land in 1923 by Mr R. A. Smith, He was a more than useful performer in New Zealand, but the best was not seen of him on the race track, as he was subject to recurring unsoundness. The Wingatui Trotting Handicap, which is included in the Otago Hunt-Club’s programme for its meeting at Wingatui next month, will be a harness event carrying a 3.39 class. Nominations are due on Aiigust 19. To celebrate its 40 years of successful harness racing, the Danish Trotting Society is holding a special jubilee meeting in Copenhagen next week. The principal event, the Jubilee Gup, will be raced next Sunday. The Canadian-bred horse, Mr Penalty, who has been raced as a trotter since he arrived in New Zealand, will do his future racing as a pacer. He is still on a slow mark, and should pay his way on the Auckland circuit. The barrier system of storting continues to find favour in America, and with the cutting out of the tedious scoring at the start of races the public are showing renewed interest in the meetings.