TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26227, 10 August 1946, Page 5

TROTTING NOTES

By Sentinel August 24, 31 .. Metropolitan T.C. August 31 .... Auckland TC. September 7 .. New Brighton T.C Septembei 21 .. Wellington T.C October 5 .... Methven T.C. October 5 .. .. New Brighton T.C * / Jottings The Forbury Park Trotting Club’s remit, which proposed to allow trotting stipendiary stewaids to have an interest in gallopers, was defeated at the Trotting Conference. Endowed, now a six-year-old, is a trotter above the average. He will be suited by the limits of the principal trotters’ events at Addington this month. Ciaremorris and Sclntillante. paced by the galloping Sea Born, were worked over two miles at New Brighton on Thursday They recorded 4mih 33sec, the last mile and a-half taking 3min 24sec. Free Fight, one of Mr Holmes's team, is a three-year-old by Light Brigade from Rustic Maid Last season he finished third in the Sapling Stakes and he will be favourably placed In the Canterbury Three-year-old Stakes this month.

Auckland's President The committee of the Auckland Trotting Club elected Dr M. G. Pezaro president, in the place of Mr Norman Wade, who announced his retirement from the position at the annual meeting on July 31. Messrs G W. H. Bull and W W. Massey were elected vice-presidents, and Mr Wade treasurer. Dr Pezaro was recently elected a member of the New Zealand Trotting Conference Executive. He was president of the Auckland Owners', Trainers’, and Breeders’ Association from 1934 to 1936, and was the first representative of the association elected to the Auckland Trotting Club Committee. In partnership with the late Mr E. G. Bridgens, Dr Pezaro raced a number of good horses, Including Josedale Grattan, who in 194 j won the New Zealand Trotting Cup and Free-for-Ali.