TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21643, 13 May 1932, Page 11

TROTTING

By Sentinel.

Excellent acceptances have been received in connection with the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting to be held on Saturday next. Sahib, who has not been raced for some time, is being .jogged about preparatory to being put into work again. Erin’s Lynn is back in work at Addington, under G. S. Smith’s charge. She looks as though she has been well cared for during her spell. Terence Dillon is at present being treated to a spell, and will remain out during the winter. Author Jinks is keeping quite sound, but he has not been asked to do any fast work. His lessee and trainer, E. R. Husband, intends giving him plenty of steady jogging work, and hopes to have the little pacer racing in a few months. At the last meeting of the Tasmanian Trotting Association it was made coraEulsory for the owner of any trotting orse to notify the death of such animal within 12 hours. The idea is to give the authorities an opportunity to view the body prior to disposal. The recent complimentary meeting to Mr James Brennan, “ father ” of trotting in Western Australia, was a great success. Mr Brennan is a native of Victoria.'and once raced many trotters and pacers at the Perth meetings. Of late years, however, he did not figure as an owner. Brennan Park, Perth s beautiful trotting course, has been named in his honour. , ... It is reported that wonderful improvement was worked in Impromptu by Hi® race he had at Forbury Park on the first day and he registered a sterling effort in Saturday’s race. He has not shown any ill-effects by his recent outings and he promises to strip in fine order lor tne Oamaru meeting. , Biddy Parrish, who has not raced since the Canterbury Park meeting in January, has done well in her recent training work and she looks in excellent fettle at present. R. H. Bennetts has a rising four-year-old pacing brother to tne mare doing useful work at Addington. Although John Jinks is in steadywork, he is not pleasing his trainer by the manner in which he accomplishes his tasks. John Jinks was a brilliant two-year-old, winning the New Zealand bapling Stakes, but (says “ Argus ) he has not improved as much as was expected. He is not always reliable in his races and frequently mixes his gait when hard Gold Country was at Addington on Tuesday morning, but he was not worked. He is suffering from an injury to his hind leg, which filled somewhat owing to the pacer knuckling over when being worked. His owner stated that the pacer was improving fast, however, and he may make the trip to Oamaru if h considers Gold Country is well enough to The Ce ’pacer Ratloc failed to stand a preparation and J. J. Kennerley intends returning him to his owner. Ratloc was a very promising pacer, but just when he was on the improve be went wrong and had to be given a lengthy spell. He was put into work again a couple of months ago, but his forelegs would not stand the strain of training, as Ratloc 'is a heavily-topped pacer. There were a couple of interesting work outs at Addington on Tuesday. 1' ■ Holmes’s filly Rey de Oro from a Logan Pointer mare, and F. G. Holiness Key de Oro—Becky Logan youngster, both two-year-olds, accompanied .by Keyiena, went a mile and a-quarter in good style, pacing as though they could have done much better.. Later Signal and the Nelson Derby—Biddy Thorpe youngster, also two-year-oldsV had Biddy Parrish for a companion over a mile and a-half, when the Biddy Thorpe pacer was seen to great advantage. He is a particularly well grown two-year-old and has a good way of doing his work. A great deal of added interest, will be taken in the Selma Trot Handicap to be decided at Ashburton, if the Sapling Stakes candidates who are entered take their place in the field. They are Golden Cross, who has already raced; White Tips, a gelding by Rey de Oro from No Fear; Betty Jinks, by Peter Moko—Lady Jinks; Eros, a gelding by Wrack—Nell Pointer, therefore, a brother to Tempest; Indianapolis, a colt by Wrack— Estella Amos; Good Companion, a gelding by Rey de Oro from a Great Audubon mare; Golden Direct, a gelding by Rey de Oro from Becky Logan, and Mary Harvester, by Sonoma Harvester from Gwenchild. The last-named is a sister to Harvest Child and Sonoma Child, the winner of the Sapling Stakes in 1928.