TROTTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 88, 5 July 1927, Page 8

TROTTING

(By “ABAYDOS”) NOTES AND COMMENTS FROM NEAR AND FAR AFFAIRS QUIET IN AUCKLAND Trotting affairs are practically at a standstill as far as the Auckland province is concerned, and the Epsom and Mangere tracks have a deserted appearance. Practically all those who have raced during the season are enjoying a well-earned respite. Getting Ready A number of two and three-year-olds are being handled by various owners and mentors, several of which are already showing good promise. Others are still kicking up their heels in freedom, but will be taken up in the course of a week or so. The province will be well represented next year in regard to promising maiden pacers and trotters. Chance for Improvement The quiet season will give the club a chance of effecting any desired improvements to the tracks. At Epsom an application of cinders would prove of great benefit to the training track, and a cinder circuit to replace the useless sand track would be appreciated by those who find it necessary to train their charges at Alexandra Park.

In Clover F. Smith is going to kill Delavan Bill with kindness. The disappointing son of Delavan Chimes has been turned out in pastures where the grass is knee-deep, and Bill will certainly be “in clover” for a period. He will be taken up again during September and prepared for the Auckland and Otahuhu spring fixtures. A saddle race at the latter gathering will probably suit Smith’s charge. Will Keep

Tui Zolock, who failed to handle the going at Alexandra Park on the concluding day to the discomfiture of her connections, has entered upon a short holiday. The daughter of Hal Zolock has been a fairly consistent performer this season, and out of her last eight starts was in the money six times: two wins, three seconds and once third being her portion. Tui will keep nicely till the spring. In Work Again

Toll Chimes, the Jewel Chimes— Tortulla free-legged exponent in Fred Smith’s stable, is back at headquarters again after a holiday of a few months. The winner of the Auckland Christmas Plandicap is nice and big after the let-up and his owner will get him ready for early spring engagements. Back Home

Holly Boy has gone back to join S. August’s stable at Mangere. Prior to taking up his abode with W. Tonkinson at Christchurch, the son of Hal

Boy—Holly Maid. was trained _J>y August, who experienced difficulty in getting the black pacer to do his best on race day. He won it good stake or two for the Southerner, and may in future do his best for the Mangere mentor. Initial Entry on the List

Last season the young sire Author Dillon figured on the list of winning sires for the first time, bis progeny earning 490 sovs. Terence Dillon, two victories (his only starts) and Acre, a second and a third, accounted for the amount. The performances of Terence Dillon were put up at Invercargill, where .-he won a 12 -furlong event off a 3.50 peg in 3.37, and a two-mile heat in 4.41 from a 4.4 S mark. The achievements of the three-yea Y-old son of Author Dillon augured well for his future career. Making Good

Terence Dillon this season fulfilled in a great measure the promise of last year, and his earnings on this occasion almost topped the fourfigure mark. His wins were achieved it the Canterbury Park summer . fixture, where off a 3.30 mark the Author Dillon gelding tramped a mile and aiialf in 3.23 4-5, and the Campbell

Handicap at the recent Auckland gathering. At Oamaru he finished second to Harold Thorpe in the big race and was third on the concluding day at Alexandra Park to the same pacer, Imprint separating the pair.

Well in the Picture The successes of Terence Dillon, together with the wins achieved by Author Jinks (a great three-year-old). Achray, Auditress and No Fear, had the effect of placing the young sire Author Dillon in a prominent position on the honours list, while the accumulated earnings reached £2,522, a splendid record for a sire in his second season.

Always a Winner The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, during *he season just ended, paid to the Government by way of taxation the enormous amount of £30,983. Considering that so many large clubs are operating in the Dominion, all contributing in solid measure to the Government coffers, the latter is undeniably a great winner as a result of the trotting pastime. A Solid Concern There are perhaps not many sporting concerns in this fair land that can boast of the solidity enjoyed by the New Zealand Metropolitan Club, which has a cash credit at the bonk of £7,823, and stock and bond investments amounting to £24,885. The club’s assets, after writing off £417 10s 6d by way of depreciation, now stand at £79,592.

A Fine Family Cornelian, who races in the colours ,f Mr. W. Johnstone, has shown sufficient promise this season to warrant an opinion that next year she will be capable of getting her name on the winning, list. The Author Dillon— Pearlchild filly gave an impressive display in the Northern Derby, but apart from this has sufficient breeding to recommend her. Childe Pointer, Sea Pearl and Nantwich are all of the same family.

Went Right Off Shadowland, who won the last New Zealand Derby, and filled second berth behind Great Peter in the big Northern event, did not train on after his visit to Auckland, and the subsequent form of the son of Realm and Grey Owl was distinctly disappointing. .The gelding should benefit by the winter vacation and may make history for his sire next season. Realm will have no representative in this year’s Auckland Derby.

Reply to Old Coaster Vic Alborn some years back removed from Inangahua Junction to Reef ton, where he trains his team. These include the Coast crack, Gqlden Devon, Denver Wood, Thorpie and the trotters Peter Eyre and Merrijigs. Golden Devon won several good races this season, Denver Wood, Peter Eyre and Thorpie also winning one heat each. The latter is a three-year-old by Our Thorpe from Lady Rosier, and won at Westport in April, when he covered a mile in 2.25 off a 2.35 peg. Alborn’s winnings for the season totalled £1,415, against £737 last year.