TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22744, 3 December 1935, Page 13

TROTTING NOTES

By SENTINEL-

Acceptance* Acceptances for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting are due to-day. Willow Wave Those who noted the performance of Willow Wave in the Presidents Handicap will not require telling that he is worthy of note. On Holiday It is understood that the veteran reinsman and trainer. F. Holmes, intends paying a visit to Perth to participate in the championship meeting. Recess Recess is a half sister to Doraldino and wao got bv Key de Oro from Dollar Princess bv Rothschild— The Manageress by The Manager—Miss Tracey by Blackwood Abdallah from Jeaunie Tracey. A Record. Noble Prince put .up a track record when he won the Brighton Handicap in 3ruin Isec. The previous record for the distance was jointly held by Llewellyns Pride and Dillon Queen at 3mm 1 4-osec. Noble Prince travelled at better than a 2min 12sec gait. Forbury Park The Forbury Park Trotting Club made an excellent start for the season with its spring meeting and judging by the very large crowd in attendance on the final aay the sport appears to be growing in popularity. The result of the meeting will encourage the club to carry on with progressive programmes. Inter-Dominion Championships The closing time for received New Zealand nominations for the inter-Dominion championship contest in Perth has been extended by the West Australian Trotting Association for. a fortnight. The secretary of the New Zealand Trotting Association (Mr J. B. Norris) has received from Mr J. R. MNenzie the nomination of Airflow (Guy Day—Willina Chenuult), a filly bred in America.

Saddle Races The saddle races should always find a place on a programme as they act as recruiting events to bring reinsmen into light harness ranks. Riders who are too heavy for flat racing can find an opening and a chance by seeking mounts on the pacers. Some of the most successful reinsmen came originally from racing stables. Harlequin Harlequin, who won at Ashburton, _ is a three-year-old colt by Guy Parrish from Romantic, by Woodland Whispers— Oro Fino, by Copa de Oro—Merry Bell, by Ha Ha—Silver Belle, by Blackwood Abdallah from Fannie Belle, one of the first mares to be imported to New Zealand. Fannie Belle was foaled _in 1877 and imported by Mr R. Wilkin in 1882. Rehandicaps Mr George Paul, jun., has declared the following rehandicaps for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday:— Improvers’ Handicap.—Harlequin penalised 36yds, now 36yds behind; Shadow Queen penalised. 36yds, now 36yds behind- . „ , Waiiioni Handicap.—Bay I her penalised 48vds, now 48yds behind. Saltaire Handicap—Noble Prince penalised 60yds, now 84yds behind. New Brighton Handicap.—-Isabel Patch penalised 12yds, now 12yds behind. Electric Handicap—Big Author penalised 12yds, now 12yds behind. A Good Line Descendants of Globe Derby bad a great day in Sydney on Monday of last week. At Harold Park the winner of the second race was Hot Spur, by Globe Derby. Later in the day trotter Wallawill (by Walla Walla) was successful, and in the next race Wirra Walla, also by Walla Walla, won the Flying in 2miu 12*sec, and, as usual, raced without the straps. Still another of the Globe Derby clan to win was Binnia, by Robert Derby. Both Walla Walla and Robert Derby are sons of Australia’s champion speed propeuitor. Famous Greys According to the Horseman and Fair World. Greyhound, the three-year-old,two-minute trotter, is the fastest harness horse of his colour, and there have been but five other grey trotters to secure records in the 2min ssec group, they being: Greyworthy (2min 2isec), Clara Bascom (2min 34sec). Bob Douglass (2min 4Jsec), Silver King (3) (2min 4isec) and Senator Brewer (4) (2min ssec). The honour for grey pacers is now held jointly' by Peter Paul (2min lisec) and the ironsided Earl Junior (2niin The latter in his officially recorded 129 starts wa% either first or second in 99, a truly remarkable showing. A Big Team F. J. Smith, Auckland’s most successful trotting trainer, who for the last three years has occupied J. T. Jamieson’s training establishment at Glenora Park, has removed his string of about 40 horses to his recently-acquired property nearer the. Takanini township, writes the Auckland correspondent of the Press. The holding comprises 89 acres, and Smith has laid down a six furlongs track, half of which will be put down in grass immediately. The majority of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s stables were purchased, and have been reassembled on modern lines, and the place, which is called Village Farm, after the great Philadelphia trotting establishment owned by Colonel_ Gage Ellis, is replete with every convenience, and equals anything of its- kind in the Dominion. Smith has 21 horses in training, as follows: —Worthy Light, King’s Warrior, War Paint, Pegaway, . Travis, Bonny Azure,: War Officer, Nelson Luvari, Baron Alfonso, Gipsy Light; Kuini, Polly Pan, Rayon d’Or, Lizzie Bond, Glenora Girl, Jim Driscoll, Swordsman, Television, Frank Worthy—Yenot filly. Rev de Oro— Tenot filly, and another Frank Worthy three-year-old. The recent American importation, Swordsman, by Peter Volo— Lee, is a handsome young trotter.