TROTTING NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26778, 22 May 1948, Page 5

TROTTING NOTES

By the Sporting Editor Mav 22 Wellington T.C. May 29 Canterbury Park T.C June 5, 7 Ashburton T.C. Jottings' A. Holmes and C. R - Berkett are a the head of the successful trainers list with 29 wins. „ Indianapolis has been sold to a Ta» manian studmaster, and will be shipped to Hobart at an early date at The totalisator is growing in favour ax night trotting meetings in Melbourne, and £53,765 was handled at a meeting last month.

Decisive Win Fillmore’s win in the Liverpool Handicap at Auckland was decisive, and J. B. Pringle should have further success v, ith the U Scott gelding before the season ends.

Sent to Northern Stable Belmont Hall will Probably have his next race in the Futurity Stakes at Ashburton next month. He is now in V. Leeming’s stable. Sure Maid has also been sent to the same stable.

Lengthy Spell Baby Grand has not been raced since November, when he won a double at Addington. Now trained by G. S. Smith, the Lusty Volo gelding is due to make his reappearance at Hutt Park to-day. Slow to Begin

Indigo has his share of speed, but on occasions he has added to his handicap bv being slow to strike his gait. With a smart beginning, he should race prominently at Hutt Park to-day.

Red Shadow Filly The Red Shadow filly Mala, has had only two races this season, and has not reached a place. Last season, as a two-vear-old, she finished third to British Machine and Sir Vivian in the Great Northern Trotting Stakes and second to Demetrius In the Welcome Handicap at the Metropolitan Easter meeting. She is engaged at Washdyke to-day. Forbury Park Improvements As conditions permit, the Forbury Park Club Intends to carry out several additional improvements to its course.. Among these is the erection of a row of boxes at the southern end of the park. Stabling for horses at the club’s meetings is an acute problem, and the erection of these boxes will go a long way towards meeting the requirements. The question ox accommodation for attendants has also not been lost sight of, and it is proposed to modernise the present caretaker s house, which has recently been vacated. A further proposal Is to shift the entrance gdte in Victoria road to the St Clair end of the ground. It has als(? been decided to form an all-weather track with a shell surface.