C. S. DONALD’S RECORD

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1006, 24 June 1930, Page 13

C. S. DONALD’S RECORD

DRIVERS’ AND TRAINERS’ SUPREMACY R. A. McMILLAN'S SUCCESS C. S. Donald, who has now won the premiership “double” for the 1929-30 season, did not produce a winner on either day of the Auckland fixture, his nearest effort to success being with Invader, which finished second in the Hobson Handicap on Saturday. In the drivers’ list Donald is first with 36 Avins, the nigliest recorded since the inception >f the competiLion. in the trainers’ section the Southerner has aimed out 44 winters, or just twice lie ■ number credted to the runnerjp. F. G. Holmes. Die Belfast trainer’s performance is i good one, but he has a tremendous string of horses. raken on an average of the horses m training, F. G. Holmes and It. i>. Berrv (who has 20 to his credit) wou.d ivork out at a higher percentage. However. C.S.D. has the quantity, and that the quality is right is evidenced by his successful trot. J. Bryce's Big List W. J. Tomkinson, who won the “double.” last season, registered 36 training successes and drove 33 winners. "Tomky” secured the trainers supremacy in 1927-2 S, which year T. G. Holmes was the leading remsman. T Brvce, in the latter contest, has been 'five times at the head of the list, while A. Pringle ‘‘took out” on three occasions, and “Drum itheis twice. JO. C. McDermott in 1919--0 put up the fine tally of 341 wins, which stood as the record till Donald eclipsed it this season. A dead-heat resulted, in 1920-21 between Ben Jarden and J. McLennan. _ „, J. Bryce put up a splendid recoi d in tho trainers’ division, lieSding the list in seven consecutive seasons vt9i-> to 1922), and again in 1923-24. tree Holmes and M. B. Edwards have also held the honour for a season. Auckland Premiership I» (Allan) McMillan, the Tamah’ere trainer and reinsman, has done best in the Auckland Province this season. He trained 16 Avinners and also steered that number to victory. He had a “royal trot” Avith Machine Gun and Peter McKinney, both of Avhich AA'ere secured by him last season at most reasonable prices.