TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25430, 11 January 1944, Page 4

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel Logan Rey, who is engaged at the Vincent meeting, lg one of R. W. Townley’s team at Nightcaps. He is a promising three-year-old by Grattan Loyal from Rey Direct, and finished fourth in a big field at Wyndham on New Year’* Day. J. Walsh’s representatives at the Vincent meeting on Saturday will be Vault and Royal Gamble. The latter, who is a four-year-old by Gamble from Erin’s Princess, is credited with having a fine turn of speed. Included in the two events at the Vincent meeting is Elation, a four-year-old by Quite Sure from Arran Sun. He is trained at Winton by N. V. McLellan, and has already shown that he has more than average speed. Integrity was a warm favourite beaten in the Auckland Cup, and, though the Trevor de Oro gelding won the Auckland Cup Trial, of £350 to the winner, 1 at the South Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting (says the Press), the trip north could not have shown a big profit. Integrity failed .rather badly in his races at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, and it appears that he is either over- „ rated or has suffered a temporary loss of form. Most racegoers who have seen Integrity in his races are prepared to believe thatjie has suffered -only a temporary loss of form. .-"Unless his trainer, V. Leeming, decides .to give him a spell, .Integrity will probably race in the Waimairl Handicap, of £IOOO, 4min 32sec class, ■ at the New Brighton meeting on February 19. In the Auckland Cup Integrity carried 8571 10s tickets for a win and 4573 for a place, while the winner, Loyal Friend, was 'supported to the extent of 2946 for a win and 4987 for a place. The exhibitions of Pauline Axworthy, Candy Girl, Rose Derby, and Drummer Boy at the start of their races at Westport were bad enough to qualify them for a place on the schooling list, says a Christchurch writer. Candy Girl on the first day failed to go away and remained on the track, although efforts were made to remove her. She did not start again at the meeting. Drummer Boy in his only appearance stood like a champion until the barrier went, and refused to budge one way or the other, and was possibly the cause of the mishap in which Waikarl Chief was fatally injured. Rose Derby was produced once, and ruined the chances of several horses when she whipped around when the barrier was released. Pauline Axworthy started in four events for unhoppled trotters, and failed to go away on any occasion. The behaviour of horses at the Westport meeting may find a few additions to the New Zealand Trotting Association’s schooling list.