TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23517, 4 June 1938, Page 28

TROTTING NOTES

FIXTURES June 4, 6.—Wanganui T.C. June 4.—Auckland T.C. June 6—Ashburton T.C. By Sentinel Veterans and Falls Mr J. C. Skull, chief stipendiary steward at Wayville,-is greatly con* cerned at the number of accidents on that track, and the only thing he can foresee to prevent them is to eliminate veterans and tighten the marks up. While they have so many scratch horses there will be mishaps. The Championships The following, from the West Australian, was published before Tasmania decided to go on with the championships:—The president of the W.A.T.A. (Mr J. P. Stratton), members of the committee, and the secretary (Mr IL N. Percival) assembled at the Hotel Adelphi to welcome back to the State Mr L. F. Atkins, a vice-president, who visited New Zealand in connection with the recent interdominion championships, and with Mr Stratton acted as a delegate from this State to the Australasian Trotting Conference. Mr Atkins took the opportunity to explain to the committee the work of the conference. Regarding the interdominion championships for next year, he pointed out that it was the aim of all the delegates to maintain the present high standard of the championships. It was for this reason that a unanimous vote was passed making it necessary for Tasmania to raise the sum of £7OOO in the event of the championships being held there next year. For the other States, should Tasmania be unable to raise the money, the sum of £BOOO was decided upon. It had to be understood, he emphasised, that Western Australia was willing to give Tasmania every assistance if thljt State held the championships next year, but that the local association was opposed to any retrograde step in regard to reducing prize money. At Addington

Track gossip has it that Indianapolis will go out favourite for the All-aged Stakes at Ashburton. At the same time, it is the considered opinion iof several competent judges that he will win. Indianapolis was given judicious speed work at Addington on Thursday, and he paced in the manner which characterised his trials and race achievements two years ago (says the Star-Sun). On appearance, it is questionable if/he has ever looked better fitted for a contest, and it is an accepted fact that Indianapolis has only to be back to his best form to lead the field home at Ashburton on Monday. Although the time registered was nothing to be enthusiastic over on Thursday; the character of the work of Red Pigeon, Waipahi, Starwyn, and Agile over a mile and a-half was sufficient to induce many to take them into consideration for their Ashburton engagements. They began from a flying start, Red Pigeon, Waipahi, and Starwyn having three seconds’ start from Agile. They travelled in that order for a mile, when Agile moved up to Waipahi. At this stage of the trial Starwyn was last. Red Pigeon led into the straight, but over the last furlong Waipahi, Agile, and Starwyn challenged Red Pigeon, and the four horses flashed past the winning post in close formation. The first two furlongs were covered in 37 3-ssec, the half-mile in Imin 11 2-ssec, the mile in 2min 20sec, mile and a-quarter in 2min 53sec, and the full ’distance In 3min 23 3-ssec. The manner in which they stepped over the last half-mile in Imin 3 3-ssec and the concluding two furlongs in 30 3-ssec was Impressive. Starwyn’s showing appealed to those who witnessed his performance. Diversion was driven on the centre of the course while pacing a mile and ahalf in 4min 1 2-ssec. She can ba noted as an early .winner.