TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 11

TROTTING

By. Sentinel. W. J. Tomkinson will leave by en early steamer on a holiday trip to Australia. .-.'..■ - The Timaru track Was very fast'on Saturday,. and Black Jester went 3mm25sec from a 3min 36sec mark to win the Winchester Trot. Black Jester was putting in a strong finish when he raced past Great Minto in the run home. The. three-year-old gelding, Good .Companion, by Rey de Oro, knocked over 11 seconds off his handicap mark in the Wai-iti Trot, but it could only land him in third place behind Royal Escort and Smoke Screen. ...

Royal Escort went 3min 27sec from a 3min 38sec mark when he won the Wai-iti Trot, : arid was not fully extended at the finish. The ;win was well anticipated, as he. started favourite for both a win and a place. ... Lilian Bond is a speedy filly, and racing and travelling are steadying her down. Mountain Dell is at -the- peak-of her form, and is certain,to be in favour for her engagements at Auckland this week. Nell Volo is more than useful, and her supporters. should not go through, the Auckland meeting without a win. Despite liia defeat in his last outing Pegaway looks' the pick of the Cornwall Handicap field. So far as'Otago and Southland are concerned the 1932-33 season is concluded and most of the horses in those districts have been eased up for the winter. Arethusa has been racing a long way below her best foriri and the prospect of an'early win for-he* is very rehiote. Flee Gift has a, useful turn of speed, and now that she is leaving the mark better ghe may race prominently" : |at the Auckland meeting;.-. ■■ I Euawah's' more recent form has been impressive and... Auckland enthusiasts expect, her to run a great race in the Adams Memorial'Handicap on Wednesday. She will have to.be at her best to.beat Mountain Dell. C. S. Donald's team for Auckland consists of Arabond and Port Light. The latter is a four-year-old. by Author Dillon from Ellawood, the dam of Harbour Light and Real Light. ';'■' '•■ Tangatu, with' whom F. G. Holmes won races both, at Ashburton and Greymouth, is a very promising three-year-old by Man o' War. He will/improve a lot yet and everything points to' the probability of his developing into a good stayer. Scenes probably without -parellel in the history of trotting in Australia followed the Almont Wilkes appeal case in Melbourne on. June 8. After the appeals of G. N. Einsiedel and J. J. Chisholm against the 12 months' disqualification imposed on them and the bay stallion Almont Wilkes had been dismissed by,; the Appeal'Board of .the Victorian Trotting and Racing Association, there was a regular Donny brook, in the board room'offices. As a result, F. W. Einsiedel, father of G. N (owner of Almont Wilkes)., was warned off for' life. The., trouble with regard to Almont Wilkes arose put o,f his running at Ascot oh. May 15. .He won the Essendon Handicap by a half yard, going 2rnin 16 2-3 sec for the 12 furlongs. . An hour later he was harnessed up again for the Flying Handicap, run over a mile, and was sent out favourite. This time he went very badly. After dwelling on the mark and.going wide at the home turn,, he finished third' a good way behind Diana Boy and Princess Myrtle, both of whim he had beaten in the Essendon Handicap; '.At the. inquiry into his running he was disqualified for 12 months, and his owner, G. N. Einseidel, and his driver, J. J. Chisholm, were also disqualified for 12 months. It was against these disqualifications that the appeal was lodged. After a very long sitting, in which a number ,of witnesses for the defence were' heard, the board*announced that it had decided to uphold the disqualifications, to dismiss the appeal, .and to forfeit the £lO. appeal fee lodged by Einsiedel and' Chisholm. - Immediately, the decision of the board, was announced it is-alleged-that F. W. Einsiedel, father of- the owner of Almont ' Wilkes., made a .dash, at Alf Gray,. acting, chairman of stewards,- and made some disparaging' remarks. - The-glass of. the door .leading into the board:, room was shattered, and the passage "outside was strewn with fragments of blue glass which is alleged to have matched the'language which; followed. After some little' time. Einsiedel and his supporters left the board room, and the. board, after a-short sitting, decided to warn F. W. Einsiedel off Victorian Trotting and Racing Association courses for life. As the Victorian Trotting and Racing Association, which controls Ascot, is registered with the Victorian Racing Club, and Victorian Trotting and Racing. Association,' disqualifications are recognised bv the Victorian Racing Club, bo itmeans that F. W. Einsiedel will not,be able to go v on anycourse, either galloping or . trotting, _in the Commonwealth. After this decision of the stewards had been conveyed to the Einsiedels there were some further challenges. Captain G. J. C. Dyett rang up for. the police patrol. It did not take very long to arrive, but. the trouble was then over. On the arrival of the police the -members of the Appeal. Board of the Victorian' Trotting and. Racing Association left the board room,, got into their waiting cars, and drove away. ]