Trotting

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1038, 31 July 1930, Page 15

Trotting

NOTES AND COMMENTS

PUOM NORTH AND SOUTH local tracks quiet The tracks at Otahuhu and Fosoin present quite a busy apeiranee these days with the large number of horses in work, but as as speed essays are concerned hings are on the quiet side. At Alexandra Park fast work is permitted on the new cinder track, but ~r y few candidates are as yet being asked to hurry up. jpsom’* Early Bird Trainer W. Nightingale is a great be.pver in the “early bird catches the iJL” stunt, and has already made a 1 dart with pre-breakfast work. Just at his season of the year there is neither ®jy birds nor early worms about at rVom. so William has it all on his ‘Jn. * His charges. Evelyn Locanda Ljova and Chrystal, are in good spir- •• and tlie Onehunga team should be frare condition for the relief fixture jest month. Taking Things Easy The young trainer, ken M,orrison juj received an addition to his string ; n a half-brother to Lord Haldane, by i>ac Audubon, that looks a likely sort Haldane is having a fairly easy -jne of It at present and has not b<=>en <ked any serious questions since the itickland winter meeting. The son v Good Gift was far from his best -Then he last sported silk, and gave iior displays. If Ken Morrison can the converted trotter back to his ;?t form there should be a race or to in him yet. Benefice is still ending a restful period. Honey Doing Well Stoney has wintered well and the 'motr-horse” is now showing some envment of his essays when stepped Jt on the cinder track. The ex-Aus-pacer, while proving unsuc--1 in his races during the season esnonstrated at least on one occasion jat he has more than the average ipeed. When he finished a close third 19 Reremai and Florent at the Otaihu summer fixture the performance n 9 full of merit. There is every likeaool of the white pacer making intends when the new season com- I eences. The Waiwera Team Trailer Tuke, who has for some ime past been at Waiwera in charge f the trotting brigade owned by Mr. ; ad Mrs. W. Evans, is at present in Auckland. It is quite on the cards hat if suitable stabling accommodaian can be obtained handy to the •psom track, the ex-Tasmanian lightharness enthusiast will bring some of

m , Trav ;i H Wilkes is a three-year ° ld out ot Doris Wilkes (dam of Wime hV n, C ‘rV, ne n,ad '-' his " rst appearance m the Domain Trot Handicap i# the W aikouaiti Racing Club’s meeting on b.e w Years Oay, when Guv Bin s en ir o ' l , l Avia -trix and Almont Cling Red Shadow and Travis Maxwell are a speedy pair of two-year-olds, improved Trotter Ros s A Y a ° won th e Aviation the Canterbury Park l rotting dubs winter meeting, she in* 4 4 - 43 l^ mar l k * won easily in *-3b For the Stewards* Handicap on tlio first day of the Metropolitan August meeting, she is giving away 12yds in a 4.40 c’ass. But there are other** such as New Metford Ukulele Lady, and Sarsaparilla, who have the same advantage as the Great Audubon mare, and it is* evident that she will have to prove herself a good one to down such company. A Useful Sprinter A member of F. Holmes’s team that can be expected to qualify for a higher circle at spring fixtures is Eugene de Oro, who is training on in his best style. While judicious reinsmanship earned the Hey de Oro pacer at least two of his races in which he was hopelessly pocketed at critical stages, he possesses the family speed and the moderate sprinters are going to find him a hard nut to crack next month Will He Stay On? Chef has done well in his work of late, and his efforts over two miles at the August meeting will be watched with interest, in view of the fact that ho has not yet been seriously tried as a stayer. At the last National meeting Chef won a mile saddle event in the exceptional time of 2.9 1-5, and since that wonderful performance, lie has been in retirement. A Brilliant Pacer Hoi l*Or is a candidate for this year’s National honours whose claims cannot ho overlooked. An exceptionally brilliant pacer, one hard two-mile race at a meeting has proved enough for him so far. and if his mission at the August meeting is the main event on ‘ the third day, he will make his presence felt. While he failed to qualify for the final of the last New Zealand Cup. Hoi I’Or put up a fine performance in running second to Terence Dillon In the Christchurch Handicap on the third day to record 4.23 4-5. When he gave Athalone 48yds in the Islington Handicap to suffer a meritorious defeat, Roi I’Or registered 2.40 2-5 on a track that was slightly dead Since then. Hoi I’Or has won the Dunedin Cup and more is likely to be heard of him next month.

TROTTING FIXTURES

August 9, 13, 15—N.Z Metropolitan T' August 30. September t—Auckland TC ißelief Fixture) Septernbei fi—New Brighton T.C. October 4 —Methven T.C. October 11 Waikato T C. October 18—Northland T.C. October 25 and 27—Oreymouth T.C. Oct-.her 25 and 27—Auckland TO October 27—Oamaru T.C. November 11 t 3 14— NZ Metropolitan T C. November 22. 26—Otahuhu T C. December 27 30 31—Auckland T.C.

RACING FIXTURES

NEW SEASON AUGUST 2—Christchurch Hunt tßiccarton) 2—Manawatu R C. (second day) 2—Poverty Bay Hunt (Gisborne). 12 14. 16—Canterbury J C Grand Nat -3 Pak tira nga Hunt < Ellers! ie) -3—Hawke's Bay Hunt (Hastings) 27 Dannevitke Et.C. 28— Dannevirke Hunt ( Dannevlrke) 30—Taranaki Hunt (New Plymouth). SEPTEMBER b—Marton .1 C. 13—Otago Hunt (Wingatul). U 13—Wanganui J C 20—Ashburton J C. 20 22—Avondale J.C. 25, 27—Geraldine R.C. 27—Hawke's Bay J.C. OCTOBER , 4—x Napier Park R.C. 1-Kurow J.C. 4 6—Auckland R.C. 9. 11 —Dunedin J.C. 10, 11 £—Otaki Maori R.C. 16 - 18—South Canterbury J.C. ✓ 18—Masterton R.C 25 27 Wellington K.C