TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21987, 23 June 1933, Page 4

TROTTING

By Sentinel. L. A. Maidens has secured a lease of Jean Drueus, who was formerly raced by R. W. Franks. Indolent, who won the .Winter Handicap at Auckland, is a five-year-old gelding by Marble Star —Rosie Kevin. . Olson Was scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kewpio’s Triumph and Quid Hairet, who were winners at Auckland, were both got by The Triumph, a trotter who was foaled in 1913 and was brought out to New Zealand in 1923,

The Methven Trotting Club made a profit of about £2OO/over the meeting held on'the Ashburton racecourse. The club -holds a balance of assets over liabilities of £2479 12s lid. The Auckland Trotting Club’s winter meeting concludes the light harness racing season so far as the principal fixtures are concerned, hut racing clubs will provide a few more races for the. Trotters and pacers. The Waikato Trotting Club has a date for July 1. It may seem inhospitable for the Forhury. Park Trotting Club’s committee to refuse permission to allow the use of the course for harrier racing, but the rights of horse owners must be a primary consideration. ■ ■ < Kewpie's Triumph went close to landing a double on the first day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting; He put up a good performance to go two solid races in heavy going. . Light harness racing goes, on all tne year round, but it can hardly be classed as a suitable wetrweather sport. Last year the Auckland winter meeting was got off in heavy going, and the same conditions exist this year. . Ag‘ a Tule jowners are loth to hand away much ground to .nominate a horse, fcut at Ashburton Pekara is, in the Lyndhurst Trot on a 3.45 mark and in the Winchmorc Trot figures on a 3.41 mark. Both the times given represent the class of each race. ■ , ~ . , Kewpie’s Triumph, who won the Adams Memorial Cup, is a five-year-old by The Triumph from Kewpie, by Petereta Matariki, by Bellman—Georgina, by Lincoln Yet—Leeline, by Rhodes PeerYoung Georgina, by. Young Sir C» ia “ eB “" Georgina. ' The Lincoln Yet mare Georgina is also the dam of Revenue (2.11 4-5) and "Mysotis (2.13) . , The. Georgina at the base of the pedigree, was a ithorougnbred marc. . / It is reported that Free Advice, who ha« for the last three weeks been doing easy ■ exercise, is gradually assuming the shape that will be required before she is placed in more serious work. When she came in,from the paddock after per spell she was very big in condition. It is probable (says; the Christchurch Times) that a special trotting/ .meeting will be held at Addington in September under tha auspices of the three Chnst,church trotting /clubs /for the _ purpose or raising funds to assist the Relief Committee in its endeavour to raise £25,000. ine New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club has communicated with the Canterbury Park and the New Brighton Trotting Clubs asking "them to co-operate m running the meeting, Which no doubt will be Tield if a totalisatpr, permit can be obtained. 7