TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25660, 7 October 1944, Page 5

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel Nominations for the Oamaru Trotting Club’s meeting are due on dayTrusty Scott and Catalpa are the ruling favourites for the President’s Handicap, to be run at the New Brighton meeting. Traverse is sure to be in favour at the New Brighton meeting, to be held at Addington to-day. Although Max Baer has not been seen out since May he has gained two. wins in his last two starts. He won at Wellington in 3min 25 2-sseo, and afterwards at Ashburton in. 2min 46sec in a one-horse finish. , : ‘ .

Lodestone, a candidate for the Brighton Maiden Handicap, is a four-year-old black gelding by Lusty, Volo from Black Marble, 2min 14sec, a well-bred winner by Nelson Derby from Grattan Derby, by Huia Dillonp-Muriei Derby, by Mauritius—Lottie Derby (imp.). From the same family came Loyal King. ,L. i : . The- decision of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club to make the limit of the £SOOO New Zealand Trotting Cup in November i, 4min 27sec caused disappointment aiming (he many admirers of the champion pacing' mare Haughty, who is. assessed /on 4min 22sec. Haughty won the Cup off_4min 27sec in 1942 in the record time of 4min 13 4-ssec, and last year won off 4min 24sec, 1 reducing her two-mile record to 4min 13 3-ssec. It was thought (says “Abydos” in the Auckland Herald) that with a tighter limit she might haye added her third success this year. Horses assessed on 4min 27sec or faster at present are: Shadow Maid, Parshall, Integrity, Bayard, Colonel Gratton, Coquette, Clockwork, Ferry Post, Kenworthy 4min 27sec; Burt Scott, Fine Art, Gold Bar, Hardy Oak, Horsepower, Indian Clipper, Loyal Friend, Peter Smith, Dusky Sound, Springfield Globe, 4min 26sec; Bronze Eagle, Countless, Nelson Eddy, 4min.2ssec; Pacing Power, Loyal Rey, 4min 24sec; Haughty, 4min 22sec.