SULKY AND SADDLE.

Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17419, 6 September 1928, Page 7

SULKY AND SADDLE.

LIST OF PROPOSED DATES,

Sept. S—New Brighton T.C. Oct. 15, 17—Auckland T.C. Oct. 20 —Timaru T.C. Oct. 22—Oamaru T.C. Oct. 20, 22—Greymouth T.C. Nov r . G, 8, 9—Metropolitan T.C. Nov. 17, 21—Otahuhu T.C. Nov. 24 (or Dec. 1) —Wellington T.C. Nov. 29, Dec. I—Forbury' Park T.C. Dec. I—Waikato T.C. Dec. 1 (or Dec. 8) —New Brighton T.C. Dec. 26—Gore T.C. Dec. 26 —Ashburton T.C. Dec. 26, 27—South Wairarapa T.C. Dec. 26, 27 —Westport T.C. Dec. 27, 29, 31—Auckland T.C. Dec. 29—Winton T.C. Dec. 31 —Inangahua T.C. Jan. 1, 2 —Canterbury T.C. Jan. 3 —Westland T.C. Jan. 4, s—Greymouth T.C. Jan. 19—. Wellington T.C. Jan. 24, 26—Forbury Park T.C. Feb. 1, 2—Nelson T.C. Feb. 9.—N.Z. Metropolitan ,T.C. Feb. 23 —Kaikoura T.C. Feb. 23, 27—Otahuhu T.C. Feb. 27, 28 —Invercargill T.C. March I—Marlborough T.C. March 2—Waikato T.C. Mai'ch 6—Manawatu T.C. March 9 —Timaru T.C. March 13—Wyndham T.C. March 16 —New Brighton T.C. March 21, 23 —Northland T.C. March 23—Thames T.C. March 21, 23—Wanganui T.C. March 23—Wellington T.C. March 30—Takaka T.C. March 30,' April 3 —N.Z. Metropolitan April 6—Taranaki T.C. t April 20 —Ashburton T.C. April 20—Te Aroha T.C. April 27—New Brighton T.C. May 4 —Cambridge T.C. May 9, 11—Forbury Park T.C. May 18—Oamaru T.C. June 1, 3 —Hawke’s Bay T.C. June 1, 3—Canterbury Park T.C. June B—Ashburton T.C. June 22, 26—Auckland T.C.

For a win and a second, Kingscraft went from 4.39 to 4.28 4/5 during the Metropolitan meeting. Logan Park and Lingfield, two of W. Tomkinson’s team, have returned to the track after enjoying a short spell. W. Tomkinson was successful only once at the Metropolitan meeting. : : This was on the final day, when Happy Rosa won the Midwinter Trot. The Ashburton Trotting Club hag decided to instal the electric starting apparatus, and it will be operating at the lheeting on Boxing Day. Bonny Logan, one of the fastest mares to wear hopples in the Dominion, is to be retired to the stud. She has a mile record of 2.9 4/5.

A young pacer for whom a good future is predicted is by Prince Pointer, and is being educated by J. McLean at Addington. If he turns out anything like his sire he will be worth having. i

Great Change was a failure dington. He started each day, but in none of his engagements did he look like taking- a part in the finish. The trotter Native Star did not, after all, go to E. C. McDermott's stable She was left behind after the recent meeting at Addington, but she joined M. B. Edwards’ team.

By going 4.34, Tamerlane has now entered the best class of straight-out trotters. This will not surprise those who saw him racing with the pacers last season. Although the Auckland string

meeting is gradually drawing near, | there is not a great deal of fast work being indulged in at Epsom. Most of the trainers are content at present to allot their teams plenty of steady exercise, and very little fast work will be required to bring the horses up to concert pitch.

It was decided to retire the Ame-rican-bred trotter, Maxegin, to the stud, but after his two wins at Addington the chances are his owners will alter their plans and keep the horse in training.

At a meeting of the committee of the Ashburton Trotting Club last week it was decided to make a gift of a year’s salary to Mrs Brinkman, in recognition of the services rendered to th e club by her husband over a pei’iod of thirty years.

During the Metropolitan meeting Peter Bingen (4.25), Daphne de Oro (4.2 G), Peterwah (4.23 4/5), and Queen’s Own (4.22 4/5) qualified for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

Auckland claims only four candidates in the Great Northern Derby, to be decided at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting next month. Of the quartette Trustworthy appears the only one to have any chance.

v Arikitoa has furnished a good deal

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during the last few months, and the son of Tara ire should be a useful sort this season, as he is a good stayer.

The trotter Tamerlane raced particularly well at the August meeting, where he won a race. He will probably be raced at the coming Wellington meeting.

William the Great looked a trifle sore when he raced at the August meeting, but his trainer, H. Frost, states that he is qute sound, and now works in good style at New Brighton.

Thg promising young trotter, Admiral Bingen, is at present out of commission. G. F. Robinson is not hurrying her, and she will be put into work again in a few weeks.

J. H. Smith has just taken in hand a big pacer by Denver Huon. At present he is in the rough, but he shows an aptitude to pace at a good gait, and looks like making good.

Asset, who has just been taken in hand again, has grown into a goodlooking mare. She may be expected to show a good deal of improvement in the next month or two.

Jolly Chimes is doing some of his training work in saddle. The south-ern-bred pacer looks well forward in

condiiton, and in a workout last week paced a useful mile.

A. G. Wilson’s trotter by Sonoma —Harvester, has grown considerably of late and is now a solid, command-ing-looking trotter. At present his tasks are confined to slow jogging work, but he will be sent along faster shortly.

The four-year-old trotter by Homeleigh Dick, from Olive L., in J. N. Clarke’s stable, is doing capitally in his training work. He has furnished a good deal during the winter months, and he should win races during the present season. Pie has a good turn of speed, and looks like possessing plenty of stamina, \ ■

The young trotter by Triumph from Our Goldie is being kept well up to his work by Ilia Owner-trainer, G. F. Robinson. He is built on solid lines, and should develop into a good soft of trotter.

Peter Daunt, after a good spell, is again in work at New Brighton. He showed some useful form last season,

and may be seen to better advantage during this season’s racing.

L. Frost has two pacers in work. No Fear, who has not grown much, is working along satisfactorily, and a half-sister to her by Rey de Oro is coming along the right way.

SEN SATIONAL TROTTER.) Seldom have such honours as a breeder of champions fallen to a horseman after his retirement as a stock farm owner as is the case of F. E. Marsh, of Chicago, former owner and director of Grattan Stock Farm, Libertyville, 111., says a New. York writer. Marsh selected the blood lines and mated them at his stock farm, and to-day is responsible for the sensation of the hour, Grattan Bars, 1.594, and the world’s champion trotter for the last seven years, exclusive of this year, Peter Manning, 1.56 J. Marsh selected the exceeding- • ly game and sturdy trotter, Grattan, I 2.13, by Wilkes Boy, 2.245, as his farm head. He had been an exceptionally game horse, also one of the finest types of stallions in that day, or this, racing well for a trainer not recognised as one of the stars of his profession. The hardiness of the tribe was admitted without question by all horsemen, even those who did not fancy the Wikes Boy strain. Peter Manning became a champion in 1919 at three years, when he trotted in 2.G5, little more than a raw, undeveloped three-year-old gelding, with little else to recommend him than the unparalleled speed under like conditions. It is true that Peter Manning was bred by William Monroe Wright, owner of Calumet Farm, Lexington, Ky, who owned his dam, Glendora G., but the foundation for the champion’s house was built by Marsh. Grattan Bars added additional fame to his achievements already recorded this year by another sensational performance at Mansfield, Ohio. After winning two heats in time ordinarily called sensational, 2.51 and 2.54, Yic. Fleming, driver of the sensational pacer, was requested to drive to beat the former record of 2.31 for Ohio half-mile tracks, held by Lilian T., 2.2 1 ,. He gave evidence that all the Press notices regarding his sensational speed were not exaggerated, as he paced the third heat in 2.3. (