TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24775, 27 November 1941, Page 3

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel FIXTURES November 29 December I,— Forbury Park T.C. Decern Dei 6.—New Brighton T.C December 26.—Ashburton T.C December 26.—Gore T.C. December 26. 27.—Westnorl T.C December 27.—Winton T.C. December 27 30 31.— Auckland T C.

Interest Growing.— lnterest is growing in the forthcoming Forbury Park meeting and everything points to the -respect of a most successful fixture The Favourites. —Special Edition and Fremont now hold pride of place over Bronze Eagle and Lightning Lady in ante-post speculation in the King George Handicap.

Conflagrate.— Conflagrate, who is among those fancied for the Hurricane Handicap, is a five-year-old by Jack Potts, from Ablaze. He is more than useful, and won at the Hutt Park meeting at the beginning of the month.

In R. Townley’s Team.— Helen Scott, who is the ruling favourite for the Artillery Handicap, is one of R. Townley s team at Tinwald. At the Hutt Park meeting she won one race and finished second in another

Gelert. —Since going to a Christchurch stable Gelert has not fulfilled the promise he showed when raced down south. At the Hutt Park meeting he ran third, however, and the Wrack gelding may be in something like his best form at the Forbury Park meeting. Brilliant Sprinter.—Lightning Lady is a brilliant sprinter, but many mav hesitate to support her over the two-mile journey of the King George Handicap because of a doubt about her ability to see out a solidly-run two miles. The field is not a big one. consequently the pace may not be on all the way. If that is the case and the race develops Into a sprint home. Lightning will he hard to keep out of the money

A Forbury Park Candidate.—Glenlee gave a pleasing display- to finish third from 48yds behind in a field of 18 at the charity meeting at New Brighton The distance Was a mile and a-quarter, which Glenlee covered in 2min 44sec. He won the Trial Handicap at Oamaru on Labour Day in ,3min 23 l-ssec for 12 furlongs. On that occasion he was driven by R. B. Berry; at New Brighton he had the services of D C. Watts,

Brother to Lament.—Echolst, an aged brother to Lament, had a hard finish with Pegasus Bay in the Hospital Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday, but Pegasus Bay was too good for him at the finish. The distance was two miies, and Echoist trotted the journey in 4min 47 l-ssec. He is owned and trained by R. H. Butterick, owner of Peggotty, and won two races at Greymouth in October