TROTTING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 930, 28 November 1933, Page 10

TROTTING NOTES.

for the two trotting events to be decided at the Ashburton County Racing Club’s meeting are due at 8 o’clock this evening. * * * sjc Nominations for the trotting races at the Ilororata Racing Club’s meeting will close on December 1, at 8 p.m. TN FINE FORM. The excellent form shown by Hohoro this season demonstrates that he is far from being a back-number, and his prospects of adding further to his list of successes before the season terminates must be considered bright. He has recorded two w r ins and one second in mile and a-quarter races, and it is quite on the cards that he will be seen to advantage over a longer journey. Althcmgh he appreciates an easy track he showed at his last outing that he can turn on the speed on top of the ground, and his 2.45 2-ssec from 2.51, when he followed Chancellor home, was an attractive effort. * * * * The three-year-old pacer Guy Junior gave two bad rrlsplays at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting, where he declined to leave the mark each day. HOMEWARD’S PROSPECTS. Homeward will have a chance to distinguish herself at two miles next month at Auckland. Although she has scored most of her successes at a mile and a-quarter she has won and been placed in high-grade mile and a-half races and twiced gained a minor place in moderate company at two miles. She was not seen at her best when produced at Epsom last month, but a good deal of improvement can be anticipated in the interval. When at the top of her form Homeward is a really gSod mare and she should go well over any journey. * * * * The three-year-old gelding Yankeeland could not handle the Forbury track and raced like an irritated horse. He has plenty of ability and will win races on suitable courses. STTCb TTAS ADMIRERS. In spite of his failures when last raced Mountain Sun has not lost many of his admirers and he requires only to show the solidness that marked his August display to have first-class prospects of making amends. He is not lacking in stamina and should find the two-mile trotting races for improving horses suitable. His dam, Mountain Princess, was a genuine stayer, and he has inherited this useful trait. Mountain Sun is carrying plenty of condition, but fast work will find him shaping up usefully in a few weeks. PROGRESS. Without being asked for anything of special note since his last public appearance the brilliant four-year-old Cimarron is going along in the right way and should be produced in excellent order at the Auckland Christmas meeting. When he won over two miles at the Waikato winter meeting he demonstrated that the distance was no trouble to him, and if he is sent along in anticipation of the 4.40 class races he should prove very troublesome to many of his older opponents. His defeat at his last start will not cause many of his followers to desert him in future engagements. SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. Sensational developments have followed the stand made by the Northern Tasmanian Owners and Trainers’ Association against the appointment of Mr S. Luck, as stipendiary steward for Elphin. The chairman of the association, Mr W. H. Sayer, has been warned off the Launceston trotting track. Mr Sayer was founder of the association, which has lately come into bitter conflict with the Northern Tasmanian Trotting Club (says the “Globe”), because of the appointment of Mr Luck as steward. Mr Luck, the association complained, is himself an owner. The secretary of the club (Mr A. A. Evans) accompanied by Detective W. Mansfield, called on Mr Sayer last week and handed him a written notice, warning him off the track. No reason was advanced for the action. As. he had not been charged with any offence, Mr Saver said he could only take the notice as applying to him as chairman of the association, and, in this event it would cover all members as well. Mr Sayer explained that he had formed the association, after viewing the good work accomplished by a similar body in Hobart, to bring about clean racing at Elphin. When applications were called for the stipendiary position, the association forwarded a request to the N.T.T.C. that a man with no pecuniary interest in trotting be appointed. After a name suggested by the association had been rejected, continued Mr Sayers, that body attempted to bring about a round table conference between the two Launceston clubs and the association. The Danbury Park Club was willing to hold the conference, but the N.T.T.C. hedged its acceptance with too many conditions to mak§, a discussion practicable. Owners feel strongly about the stipendiary matter.” Mr Sayer added, for their object is only clean sport. The notice I received is similar I suppose, to those issued to all undesirables when they are warned off a course. I cannot help thinking that mature consideration was not given to such a grave action as has been taken.” Because of the dispute between the association and the club, the N.T.T.C. meeting at Elphin on a recent Saturday was unsuccessful. Fields were very poor and the betting light. STEWARDS ACTIVE. The stipendiary stewards have been busy at trotting meetings held in Australia -recently, where no fewer than three prominent reinsmen have been disqualified. At the West Australian Trotting Association’s meeting H. Moran, owner and driver, was disqualified by the stewards of the West Australian Trotting Association, for. in their opinion, not trying to win with Bess Derby. The mare was also disqualified. A. J. Hough, driver of the pacer, Adonaldson, who, in recent months, has qualified for championship honours, was suspended for three, months for interference in another race at the same meeting. Then at the Victoria Park meeting P. O’Shea, son of the famous W. J. O'Shea, was disqualified for six months for the unsatisfactory manner in which he handled Don Lawn in the Tramway Handicap. Don Lawn was neglected in the betting and was at the tail of the field all the way. Don Lawn will also have an enforced spell.

DISAPPOINTED. The four-year-old pacing mare. Beverley King, who won well at the North Canterbury Racing Club’s meeting on Labour Day, was confidently supported at Forbury, but she disappointed rather badly. She did not appear to be at home on the five furlongs track and struck herself more than once. On the second dav she was in front, when she misfired in her gait and dropped right back. Beverley King is a speedy mare who may make amends the first time she races on a big course. * * * * Desert Maiden hit her knees too often on the Forbury course to produce her best form. She is a capable mare at Addington, but after her Forbury efforts it is obvious that she needs a big track. TROTTING FIXTURES. December 1, 2—Winton Jockey Club. December 2—Ashburton County R.C. December 9—New Brighton T.C. December 16—Hororata Racing Club (at Ricearton). December 26—Ashburton Trotting Club. December 26 Core Trotting Club. December 26. 27—Westport T.C. December 26, 27—Wairarapa T.C. December 27, 29, 30—Auckland T.C. December 29—Winton Trotting Glub. January l, 2—Canterbury Park T.C. January 1 Wyndham Racing Club. January I—VVaiau Racing Club. January 3—Westland Trotting Club. January 4, s—Greymouth Trotting Club.

RE-ASSESSMENTS. Placed horses at the Forbury Park Trotting Club's spring meeting have been re-assessed as follows:

Table. Lin Agile 1 A monos 2 1 2.45 4.32 Blue Mountain .. 1 2.4 6 4.30 Don Chenault 2 8 Fairyland 2 2 6 General Wrack 1 l'y Groat Ml it to .... 1 19 Grey Girl 1 24 Gunfire 1 2.12 2.46 4.33 Gun Metal . . . . 1 18 Jimmy de Oro . . 1 9 Lillian Bond .... 1 Lord Wrack .... 1 7 Manoeuvre 2.12 2.46 4.34 Margaret Pnrrislt 1 l Marie Celeste 1 21 Muriel de Oro . . 1 2.12 2.45 4.27 Orphan Bingen 7 Prairte King .... 29 Probationer .... 1 2.12 2.4« 4.33 Ratloc 1 26 Royal Drusus 1 2.13 2.47 4.32 Ruth Logan .... 1 17 Roddy 1 2.11 2.44 4.30 Silver de Oro 1 2.11 2.4 4 4.28 Summit ........ 1 11 Triangle 7 Wahnooka 1 Wild Guy 1 30 Wise Guy 1 11 oung Frank 1 Harold Denver (held ove r).