TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21828, 15 December 1932, Page 3

TROTTING

By Sentinel. Terence Dillon joined J. S. Shaw’s stable after racing at the New Brighton meeting. Four trotting events figure on the Southland Racing Club’s programme. It is understood that Princess Mauritius, sold at 40gns, was purchased on behalf of a Southland owner. J. S. Shaw has secured a lease of the aged pacer Nimble Direct for one year, with an option for another year, after which the gelding must be returned to his owner, Mr F. B. M'Farlane, at Melbourne, at Mr M'Farlane’s expense. The pacing gelding, Girvau, has made a splendid recovery from the injury he received to one of his knees during the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting. Girvan is again in work with a view to racing at the holiday meetings. A feature at the Greymouth Trotting Club’s summer meeting to be held on January 5 and 6 will be an attempt on the mile record over a hsjlf mile track by Harold Logan. That record is held by Author Dillon, who registered 2min Bsec on the circuit at Greymouth. No arrangements have yet been made whether Harold Logan will appear on the first or the second day of the gathering. He may, of course, appear on both days. When Huon Voyage was put up for auction on Monday, F, B. M'Farlane stated that if the horse were not sold he would challenge the owners of Wrackler for that horse to meet Huon’Voyage in a match race for £SOO aside. The champion was still slightly sore in his injured foot, but he thought that within three months he would be back to his best, and after this period the challenge was open to be accepted. Canterbury stables are strongly represented at the Auckland Trotting Club’s summer meeting, there being no fewer than 13 trainers with horses nominated. C. S. Donald has Margaret Parrish, St. Felix, Grand Canyon, and Baron Bingen; J. Behrns, Wrackler and Tecla; G. Mouritz, Taxpayer and May Chenault; L. A. Maidens, Mountain Ore and Wrackeen; R. J. Humphreys, Huon Voyage; F. Holmes, Harvest Child, Cyone, and Rey Direct; F. G. Holmes, Golden Direct; R. B. Berry, Colorado; W. J. Tomkinsop, Wilma Dillon, Country King, and Indianapolis; 0. E. Hooper, Nelson’s Victory and Bingen Chief: J. Bryce, Stanley Bingen; J. Shaw, Mr Penalty; and E. C. M'Derraott, Flying Cloud and Garner. Ever since Roi T’Or beat Harold Logan in the Free-For-All there has been a feeling among trotting enthusiasts that they would like to see the pair meet over a mile. It is quite on the cards (says “ Argus ”) that such a treat for enthusiasts will be provided. In conversation with R. J. Humphreys, trainer of Harold Logan, he stated that there was a .likelihood of the Timaru Trotting Club arranging a match between the two champions to take place at the club’s meeting on January 21. The match will be over one mile from a flying start. Such an event would attract a big crowd of sportsmen from all over the Dominion, and satisfy a demand for opportunities for our best horses to show what they can do.

Pageant, who was left in Auckland by his owner-trainer, H. Stafford, at the conclusion of the last Auckland meeting, is reported to be working w’ell on the Epsom tracks. Last week, when worked in company with Peterwah and Carnui, he acquitted himself very well in registering 3min 24sec for a mile and a-half, finishing up his task very strongly, the final half mile taking slightly worse than Imin 4sec. He had a slight advantage from Carnui at the finish, that horse having taken 2min 48 3-ssec for the mile and a-quarter. He joined in when the other horses had gone two furlongs. Peterwah spoiled an otherwise good display by a break, then taking 3min 25 2-ssec. The American-bred trotter is a candidate for the Auckland Trotting Cup. Dillon Logan has had to earn his oats during the present season, and since August 1 he has started 18 times for two wins, six seconds, and a third. This amount of racing- for the average horse would be regarded as a good season's work, but (says the Press) Dillon Logan

is evidently one of the hardy sort, and thrives on racing. His second to Gold Country represented a very creditable performance, and, showed that the hard racing ho was given at Addington and Forbury Park had not taken the edge off him. Dillon Logan is by John Dillon, a really good performer when trained hy JS. Jardcn some years back, while In’s dam, Belle Logan, is by Logan Pointer from Curfew Bell, who was owned and raced with a good deal of success by Mr W. J. Mori and, the owner of Gold Country. New South Wales breeding interests suffered a loss by the death of Childe Wood (writes Mr J. S. Walford in the Australian Trotting Record). Childe Wood was one of the most successful sires in this State, new ones by him coming along every meeting. Among winners of big events sired by him may be mentioned Condi If (2.10). winner of the Wellington [SOO. hipping £SOO. and a big winner in New Zealand; Black Childe, a winner of

the £I3OO Perth Cup; Black Lila, winner of a Sydney Thousand and races in New Zealand; Lady Childwood, winner of V.P. Thousand, and back-marker on the Sydney tracks; Marmalade, winner of Epping £SOO and Cup; Roi Grande, fast trotter, now racing in Now Zealand. Childe Wood was by Ribbonwood from the highly-bred mare Lovuka, and thus full-brother to Realm, 2.3 4-5. Childe Wood was 23 years old, and to the last showed great vitality.