TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25240, 1 June 1943, Page 4

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel

The light harness racing season of 194843 is close to its exit from the calendar, and the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting on Monday will terminate what can be claimed as a particularly successful year’s span of sport. It (has been marked by progressive programmes, encouraging the breeding of the best obtainable, for the stud, with the result that to-day the quality of the light harness horse is on a generally higher plane than it- has previously attained. . That great progress , has been made is evident by the times recorded on the . track and also by the general improvement in the conformation and quality of the best performers seen in action during the past few years, New Zealand is at present remarkably close to American records in spite of the handicaps of much smaller tracks thap the mile circuits on which the champions qf the United States have set a main beyond our reach until similar conditions enable a horse to attain and hold its full flight of speed over a mile. A large number of novice pacers and trotters will parade at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting on June 7: and amongst those not known to the trotting public are the following:—Billy Loyal, 6yrs br g, by Grattan Loyal—Reydena Lady; Hidden Note. 4yrs, b f. by Maxegin—Harvest) Note: Hop Off, Byrs, br g, by Native King—Rey de Oro mare; Noble Wave, Byrs, b g by Nobleman—Wild Chenault; Phaeton Derby. 12yrs, blk g, by Nelson Derby —St. Kevin mare; Port Bowen. Qyrs, b g, by Worthy Bingen—Florrie Real; Quiet Lady, 4yrs, b f. by Quite Sure—Great Audubon mare: Sure Lady; 4yrs. b m, Lv Quite Sure —Dorothy Dell: Harold Jinks, syrs, b g, by Quite Sure—Betty 4 Jinks; Mine Host, 3yrs, by U. Scott—Hostess; Sideline, 3yrs, br f. by Jack Potts—Lady Zora; Sunny Glen, Byrs, b g, by Iron Ore —-Blue Glen; Swale - Dale, 3yrs, b c. by Jack Potts—Claire Chimes; Windermere, 3yrs, b ci by Jack Potts—Flying Cloud: Wee Peg. '3yrs. b f, by Roy de Oro—Laay Hawthorne. 1 '•