TROTTING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 458, 20 May 1932, Page 10

TROTTING NOTES.

'DOMINATIONS for the trotting races at the Greymouth meeting will close at nine o’clock to-morrow night. * * * * The Ashburton-trained Lily Bingen disappointed her connections at the Forbury Park meeting and she may not be raced again for some time. * * * Although Radley has not been long in work, the New Brighton trained trotter went a good race for a mile and a half in the Waikaura Handicap. Rad- | ley, who is by Guy Parrish from Penelope, the dam of Avenger and Aristotle, was first worked at the pacing gait but he seems more at home as a trotter. His sire’s stock have been racing well in trotting races lately, as at recent meetings Modern Girl (twice). Gay Paree and Fairyland (twice) have been successful. SALE POSTPONED. As the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting will be held on Saturday, May 28/11. Matson and Co. have postponed Mr H. W. Aker’s sale of trotting and thoroughbred stock, also vehicles, gear and harness, and it will be held at Wildwood Farm, Wainoni, on Monday, May 30. * * * * The two-year-old pacer in J. Deyell’s charge is going along satisfactorily in the light training work he is being given, but no doubt he will be sent along faster in the near future. The brother to Rawhitiroa is a good gaited young pacer and he looks like turning out very useful. *** * . Linkman is being kept in steady work, but unless he shows a decided improvement on his efforts at the last Forbury Park meeting his chance ol success at the Canterbury Park meeting does not look a good one. Linkman, however, races best at Addington. NELL YOLO’S HANDICAP. 1 As a result of F. J. Smith’s request for a revision of the handicapping of Nell Volo, the Trotting Conference Committee has placed the Americanbred mare on 3.50 instead of 3.41 .is previously assessed. Now that Nell Yolo has been reinstated on a 3.50 mark, she will have the opportunity to win two or three races before reaching the 3.41 handicap originally set down for her by the Adjustment Committee. GREAT SLUMP IN VALUE. Machine Gun, who was recently sold for £l2 in Auckland, was a high-class performer and was bred in Australia, but on coming to New Zealand was purchased by Mr George M’Millan, of Auckland, for four figures. Under his colours Machine Gun won several good handicaps, and three years ago he was exchanged with R. A. M’Millan for the trotter Bingen Starr. About the same time the Tamahere trainer secured Peter M’Kinnev, and during the 1929-30 season he met with great success with both horses, Machine Gun winning : £IB6O in stakes and Peter M’Kinney ; £1320. Last season Machine Gun won | a few good races, including the Cham- ! pion Handicap at the Auckland J summer meeting.

The Canterbury Park Trotting Club has received a good list of nominations for the meeting on June 3 and 4, although the King George Handicap, the chief two-mile event on the first day, has only eleven nominations, and there is the same number in the twomile trotters’ race on the same day. RACE CAREER ENDED. The pacer Dealer received such injuries to his shoulder in the collision during the running of the Cambridge Cup that he will not race again. W. F. Saunders stated at Thames that practically all the muscles of the horse’s shoulder were torn away and, after returning home he was in a bad way. Without being a top-notcher Dealer was a useful performer and won several good handicaps, including the Thames Cup in 1931. Saunders has been unlucky this season, as his promising improver, Jackie Thorpe, went amiss shortly after he won a race at the Auckland spring meeting. When being prepared for the Auckland summer meeting Jackie Thorpe became lame, and it was found that is was badly foundered. While Saunders has hopes of getting the pacer right again, he does not expect to be able to train him until well into next season. MINOR PLATINGS ONLY, The Ashhurst horse Rangihau maintained his reputation for consistency when he finished third in the Totara Handicap at Thames on Saturday. Since he started in the Eltham Handicap, in which he ran second, at the Ilawera meeting on Easter Saturday. Rangihau has started ten times, and without winning a race, has earned £IOO in place-money. lie was second in the Farewell Handicap at New Plymouth, and second in the April Handicap at Auckland. His other placings were third in the Patea Handicap at Ilawera, third in the Wanganui Cup, third in the Farewell Handicap at Cambridge and third at Thames on Saturday. Rangihau is an aged gelding by Huia Dillon—Cinderette, and was bred by J. 11. Lloyd, Hastings, who won a few small races with him and then gave him to H. Garnett, who has found the gift horse a payable proposition. ILL TEMPERED. Baron Bingen, in his recent races, has been showing a lot of temper and has not done his best with the colours up. The brother to Great Bingen and Peter Bingen is never likely to emulate the track deeds of his distinguished relatives. There is no doubt about Baron Bingen’s speed, as in some of his training work he paces very fast, and when on the top of his form he can go a fast two-mile race, but he has raced best over short journeys. T KOTTI \G FI XT U RES. May 21—Ashburton C.R.C. May 21—Otautau R.C. May 28—South Canterbury J.C. June 3, 4—Canterbury Park T.C. June 3, 4—Hawke’s Bay T.C* June 3—Greymouth J.C. June 4—Reefton J.C.

ASHBURTON RIDERS.

Riding engagements for the A burton meeting include: A. H: Eastwood, Hystride, Use baugh and Waiwene; G. 11. Humphi Topthorn, Weatherly, Taku Tama i Craigavon; C. E. Eastwood, Houns and Monastic; C. Carmont, Ranch and Ma Belle Polly; R. E. Cove Straightcourse, Fast Passage, Roc and Rascal; A. E. Ellis, Red Hec Gold Pit, Merry Peel, also Adult or peal; J. W Jennings, Arrowmir, Gol< Dart and King Musket; A. Messer\ Night Recital, Dunraven; W. Sco Proud Knight; J. M. Pine, Gold Crc J. Kerr, Lochard.

EPHIALTES FOR SYDNE (Special to the “ Star.”) WELLINGTON, May 2< Ephialtes, who has been spelling Oroua Downs, near Foxton, for the p four months, has had passage to S ney booked for him on the Marat which leaves Wellington to-day. E{ altes has not yet made a complete covery from the extensive injuries the shoulder and legs received w contesting the Manawatu Cup last cember, but his owner, Mr T. B. Dw is hopeful that he will improve witl further spell on a station in New So Wales. Whether he will ever r again is by no means certain. BOTH BARRED. (Special to the “ Star.”) SYDNEY, May II Two plain-clothes policemen, efficu lv disguised as they fondly imagin walked into a street bookmaker’s si in Perth and casually asked, “ W price a bet in hurdles?” ’* Five to one, bar two,” was the re of the operator. ” What are you barring?” asked < policeman. “ You and your blanky cobber,” \ the prompt reply. There was no t BURNED TO DEATH. While three horses were being drn from Chelmsford races to R. Payi training quarters at Weedon, Not ants, last month, the motor horse-box which they were travelling caught near Wolverton. Despite rescue forts of two grooms and the driver, 1 of the horses were burned to del The third animal escaped. The hot who died were Ponza, owned by Mr Boutall. and Newnham Moth, owi by Mr H. Deterding, who is also owner of Square Bet, the horse t escaped.