TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23224, 23 June 1937, Page 13

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel A Good Recovery It is reported that O. E. Hooper, who broke a bone in an ankle when he fell during the Forbury Park winter meeting, is making a good recovery. Wrong Mark It is interesting to note that the objection to Charteris Bay at Auckland on the ground of an erroneous handicap was not lodged until after the horse had won.

A Narrow Straight Fifty-seven nominations were received for the two trotting events to be run at Ashburton. In the' Lyndhurst Trot 25 are on the front mark They would block the straight near the winning post if they kept together. It is understood that the straight is to be widened.

Registered Hobbles In some parts of the world there is such a thing as a registered length of hobble. If the public at the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting had been officially and fully notified of a material change in the length of King's Play's hobbles it would have saved a lot of unpleasantness. Cast Iron Rules

King's Play is reported to have cut himself badly on the off fore coronet when racing in the Adams Cup. This is a rather tender spot, but the stewards would not allow a protective boot to be used, although the stipendiary steward allowed " a change of gear" in altering the length of the horse's hobbles. In such cases temporary soundness has been obtained by an injection of cocaine. Would this constitute a case of doping? An Important Sale At Christchurch on Friday H. Matson and Co. will offer for sale in the estate of Mrs Mabel Duncan a number of promising pacers and well-known brood mares, the number including:— Two-year-olds by Man o' War—Sister Maud, and by Frank Worthy—Rose Warton. and the brood marcs Sister Rose, Sister Maud, Beautiful Ro;-e, Lady Pointer. Titer Lily, Rose Warton, and Sister Mabel. A quantity of harness will also be offered for sale. Mrs Duncan bred a number of horses from the imported marc Novice, and some of the above trace to the Charles Derby mare.

The Calender The committee of the Timaru Trotting Club has decided to apply to the New Zealand Trotting Conference for Boxing Day, 1937, and March 12. 1930. as dates for meetings, although it had previously asked for January 15, 1938. and March 12, 1938. Mr A. B. Annand said that the Ashburton Trotting Club had two holiday meetings this year, one on the King's Birthday and the other on Boxing Day, whereas the Timaru Club had to hold its meetings on off days. He considered that no club should have races on two public holidays until all other clubs had at least one holiday fixture. He suggested that Labour Day should be allotted to Oamaru and Greymouth. Boxing Day to Timaru, Gore, and Westport, New Year's Day to the Canterbury Park Club, and Easter Saturday to the Metropolitan Club. A member: "Ashburton has rather a stranglehold on trotting in New Zealand." Mr Annand: "Ashburton has a big bank balance because it holds its meetings on holidays. The Gore Club, which does likewise, has a £15,000 balance."