VETERAN RETIRING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 7

VETERAN RETIRING

BRED SOME GOOD ONES PETTIE STOCK FOR SALE Mr. James Pettie, one of New Zealand’s veteran trotting enthusiasts, who has well played his part in promoting the welfare of the sport and assisted in the improvement of the stock of the Dominion, is retiring from the game. Mr. Pettie has raced some fine performers during his ‘long career, but of later years his colours have not been so prominent, the veteran turning his attention more to the breeding business. In Aerial Bingen- he posseses a sire of great promise, and some of his early stock have the aristocratic appearance of their sire, who is proving a sure foal getter. Being a son of Nelson Bingen from Lady Zeppelin, a mare got by the mighty Rothschild from Lillian L>., whose sire Vancleve

great sons. was a grandson of the great Hambletonian 10. Aerial Bingen was a classy trotter but on account of his line prospects as a sire was not raced to anv great extent. Owin— to failing health Mr. Pettie

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is giivng up active participation in the sport that he has helped to build up and foster and the handsome Aerial Bingen is now in the saie list and should prove a sound investment for any enterprising sportsman. A two-year-old trotting filly by Worthy Bond from Air Raid, a daughter of Brent Locanda and Lady Zeppelin, is also offered for sale. The youngster shows good promise and has breeding to recommend her. Worthv Bond is getting good stock, while AirAid has produced Warplane, a young pacer that lias already made good. Mr. Pettie a quarter of a century ago imported from California the 'mare Norice, who gave to the New Zealand turf some fine stock, including three great colts in Native King, Nelson Derby and Nelson Fame, all got by Nelson Bingen, sire of Aerial Bingen.