TROTTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22065, 22 September 1933, Page 11

TROTTING

By Sentinel.

' Girvan is the ruling favourite for the Methven Cup. If Captain Heath would reproduce some of his best track work he would >vin a race at one of the minor meetings, but he seldom goes- a smooth race. He is engaged at the Kurow meeting next week. Ar/alis, who had his first race at Cjeraldine, is a four-year-old horse by Nelson Derby—Maud Logan, and is owned by V. Deeming. Locust is a three-year-old gelding by Desert Star—Lady Moth, Plentiful is a four-year-old .gelding by Sonoma Harvester from Florne Audubon, and is owned by A. M'Kenzie. Playwright is a four-year-old gelding by loung Author—Queen Peters, and is raced on lease by A. E. Benbow. . . Somerby and Vesuvius are again members of A. Cox’s active team. They look bright and well, but so far they have done only light work. , , , f There appears to be a good chance ot a match being arranged between the Australian pacers Walla Walla and Louis Direct. Mr L. S. Martin, the owner oi Walla Walla, has written stating that he will accept the conditions suggested by Mr Simpson for a mtch, the horses to be unhoppled and the race to be'the best two out of three one-mile heats. Free Advice, though in solid work at Addington, is very backward yet. She always puts on a lot of condition when she is. given a spell, and she will require plenty of fast work before she is at her best again. , . . Although he resumed work only recently, after a good spell, the trotter Honeymoon has come to hand very quickly. He is hitting out in great style on the Addington track, making no mistakes, so V. Alborn may have the satisfaction of seeing him race well very soon. Greerimantle made his first appearance as a three-year-old at Geraldine yesterday. When he was last raced it was in the ownership of Durbar Lodge, Ltd., but since then he has been leased by a North Otago enthusiast, and has been trained at Oamaru by D. C. Watts, who on this occasion was represented for the first time by a horse trained by himself, although he has for the last few seasons figured prominently as a remsman and rider. Greenmantle last started in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes at Ashburton 1U Interesting features of the trotting meeting at Hntt Park on Saturday were the comparative evenness of the times recorded for mile and a-quarter races, and the fact that General Wrack, winner of the slowest class, 3.7, was responsible for the fastest record, 2min 52 4-ssec. Donum recorded 2min 54 2-ssec to win the S.O Napier Handicap, and Nyallo Silk, who was second, went 2min 55sec, both registering a shade faster time than Lord Leslie did .to win the 2.54 East Coast Handicap in a, hard finish with Jewel 'Elect and Special Sun, The following

TROTTING. September 80. —Methven T.C. October 7. —New Brighton T.C, October 14.—Waikato T.C. October 21, 23.—Auckland T.C. October 21, 23.—Grcymouth T.C. October 23.—Oamaru T.C. October 23. —Welllngtra T.C. table shows the times recorded in the mile and a-quarter races, together with

the handicaps:— Hep. Time. Place General Wrack . . 3. 4 2.52 4-5 I Tollgate ... .. . 3. 7 2.56 1-5 2 Blandford .. . . 3. 7 2.57 4-5 3 Donum .. . . 3. 0 2.54 2-5 1 Nyallo Silk .. . . 3.0 2.55 o Olive Rey .. . . 3'. 0 2.56 3 Lord Leslie .. . . 2.53 2.55 2-5 1 Jewel Elect . 2.53 2.55 4-5 2 Special Sun .. . . 2.53 2.56 3