TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22353, 29 August 1934, Page 13

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel. . Gold Country has been leased to A. Holmes up to June, 1935. Mr G. J. Barton has secured a lease of the Nelson Bingen gelding Triangle. A two-year-old half-brother by Silk Thread to Impromptu has been named Silk Cord., , Ninety-five nominations were received for : the Ashburton' Champion Stakes of COOsovs. It is stated that Biddy Parrish, a fast but nnrealiable trotter, has been booked to Wrack. i It is reported that Peter Junior paid ov'er a quarter of a century when he won the final eveat at the'Auckland Trotting Club’s - meeting. . The three-year-old Proletarian, drew attention to his chance in the Great Northern Derby by his second to Kewpie’s Bond in t|ie Mount Eden Handicap. A brother to Indianapolis and a sister to Wrackler are amongst the Durbar Lodge, Ltd., nominations for the Ashburton Champion Stakes, of COOsovs, to he run at;the.summer meeting of 1935; A colt by Globe’ Derby from Lee White has been entered by W. MTCay for the Ashburton Champion Stakes. This probably means that Auburn Lad' will make another campaign in the Dominion. It took 2jnin 31see to cover the firstmile of the August Handicap, won by Lady Coranado, which supplies another instance of reinsmen cutting a two-mile race down to practically half the journey. They went the last mile in 2min I7scc. .' The grass track at Alexandra .Park ciit up badly .during, the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting. It took Impromptu SminO 2-ssec to get a close third from a 2min 41sec mark in the Massey Memorial Handicap. No fewer than sis fillies produced by the Petereta mare Dot Peters are amongst the-unnamed lot in the latest issue of the Trotting Stud Book. This, sort of carelessness does not lighten the- labours of the- compiler of the recoids. Quite a; number of the stock got by Travis Axworthy, from well-bred maxes are amongst those engaged in the Ashburton Champion Stakes, of OOOsovs. The exceptional racing merit displayed by Red Shadow could riot fail to bring Travis Axworthy plenty of patronage. Berthabell,'the dam of Ring True, has been a great producer, and her son by Travis Axworthy, who won at Auckland, is expected to take much higher honours than attained up to date. Ring True is said- to be vety . speedy and also stays well. . As a mark of appreciation of his valuable services as starter of the Gore Trotting. Club 1 oyer a period of 33 yeaiV Mr F. Wallis, sen., of Gore, has been pre-sented'with-a handsome silver salver by the club on his retirement from the position. , With -,the gift was forwarded following letter:—r“ Your, decision to relinquish the position of honorary starter, a position you have held with distinction- for so many years, has -been noted with deep regret by the committee, which sincerely hopes, that you- will be able to continue aa treasurer to the club for many years '"to come. At this juncture, however, it is felt, that your untiring: and -invaluable efforts on behalf of the club should be recognised in some tangible form, and accordingly we have .much pleasure in handing you a token of appreciation of your work, and of:-the esteem in which you have always been held by the trotting fraternity. With thisgo; the sincere thanks. ’of .the Gore Trotting Club for all you have done in various capacities, coupled with’.the wish that you may spend many- more happy ; days at: this club’s race meetings.” The letter was signed by the retiring president, Mr J. Ci Ray, the presidentelect, Mr J. F." Grant, and the secretary, Mr R. S. Green, The salver bears the inscription: "To Richard Frederick Wallis, in' appreciation of the valuable services rendered by biin as honorary starter of the Gore Trotting Club fon 33 years.”