TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25735, 5 January 1945, Page 4

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel

‘ Nominations for the Forbury Park meet'’the 3 winner of the VVinton Juvenile Stakes, is a gelding bv Dillon Hall—Fortunate; by Wrack—Fortune Maid, bv Adonis—Misfortune, by Sterling Lad. ‘Key Potts displayed a lot of speed at Waikoualti, but lost a good chance ot winning by going very wide at each tuin. He was got by Jack Potts—Millie Rej, by Rey de Oro from a Nelson Bingen m janet Hall, the winner of the New Year Trot at Waikouaiti, is a four-year-old filly by Dillon Hall from a Sungod mare. She is trained by Mr J. Richardson, who drove her at Waikouaiti. - „ _ Top Line, the winner of the Domain Trot at Waikouaiti. is a four-year-old filly bv Jack Potts from Molly Desborough. bv Desborough—Molly McKinney, by Young McKinney—Seacliff, by Brooklyn. Desborough was got by Logan Pointer— Lilly F., by Franz—Lilly H., by Huon— Hattie Vermont, by" Vermont Junior— Hattie Weir. A meeting of trotting men representing the Eastern, Central, Western, and Invercargill districts was held at Invercargill on Tuesday for the purpose of fdrming a Southland branch of the New Zealand Trotting Owners, Trainers, and Breeders Association. Mi-E. G. Mitchell, secretary of the Canterbury branch of the association, outlined the work the Canterbury branch was doing in the interests of the sport, and Mr G. R. Hunter. M.L.C., a member of the Canterbury branch, also spoke and pointed out the advantages of such a body in a strong trotting centre like Southland. Several speakers stated that the formation of a Southland branch of the association would be enthusiastically received in the various centres in Southland. It was decided to call a general meeting at an early date. Mr N. R. Brown, a member of the committee of the Invercargill Trotting Club, presided.