TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24506, 15 January 1941, Page 2

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel FIXTURES January 22. 25.—Wanganul T.C. January 23, 25.—Forbury Park T.C. January 30, February I.—Wellington T.C February B.—Canterbury Park T.C. February 8. 12.—Auckland T.C. February 15.—New Brighton T.C. • An Increase The Auckland Trotting Club will give £4975 in stakes at its February meeting. The amount is £725 above last year's figures. Fall from Grace The crack young trotter Certissimus lost some of his laurels at Tlmaru. He broke at the end of the first half-mile, run in lmin 10 2-ssec, and that rate of speed should not have caused a break in his gait. He put in another break two furlongs from home. The first mile took 2min 15 4-ssec, and the mile and aquarter 2min 48 l-ssec. A Rare Event It is somewhat rare for a trotter under saddle to prove capable of beating the pacers over the sprint distance of a mile. Gyrate did so at Timaru by going 2min 12sec from a 2.19 mark. Gyrate was coupled with Ben Wyvis. Gyrate started earlier in the day and finished

fourth in the Waimate Handicap, run over 13 furlongs. Gyrate was one of the leaders. until entering the straight. Special Force Love Parade, the dam of Special Force, was got by Rey de Oro from Miss Advocate, by Advocate —Arrogance, second dam of Treachery, by Tradueer. Advocate was got by Prince Imperial, a brother to Advance and a good performer in his day. Rose, the dam of Advocate, was got by General Tracey—Phyllis, by Berlin from a Quicksilver mare. Treachery was got by Tradueer from Peneroso, by Towton—Cassandra, by Priam. Treachery belongs to the Princess taproot, to which Ada, the winner of the first New Zealand Derby, run in 1860, belongs. Ada was the dam of Adamant, the winner of the Dunedin Cup run in 1883. Opera, the winner of the New Zealand Derby in 1864, and her son. Tambourini, a winner of the C.J.C. Handicap and Canterbury Cup, also belongs to the Princess family. It will be seen from the above that in common with Harold Logan and others, Special Force no doubt owes at least a good part of- his prowess to the thoroughbred, strains in his -pedigree. ~