TROTTING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 12

TROTTING NOTES.

3iniU(USim!U ® Si H! SI ffl H 1! SI HI Hu n r PHE first race at Ashburton on Saturday will start at 12.5 p.m. * ijc * Acceptances for the Kaikoura Trotting Club’s meeting are due on Monday at 9 p.m. * * * * Acceptances for the trotting events to be decided at the Waimate Racing Club’s meeting are due to-morrow. Acceptances for the trotting events at the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting are due on Monday. 4e * * Nominations for the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting will close on Monday at 5 p.m. Nominations for the Cambridge Trotting Club’s meeting will close to-mor-row at 5 p.m. * * * * Nominations for the Auckland Trotting Club’s autumn meeting will close to-morrow at 5 p.m. * * * * At the conclusion of the Hawera meeting Air A. Hobbs, owner of the cup winner purchased Iron Man from C. S. Donald and the Wrack gelding will accompany Smooger on his Auckland trip. » =?'- * Two of Air J. 11. Lloyd’s horses, Lc Chenault and Manaake, have been leased by patrons of F. J. Smith’s stable, and the Hawke’s Bay pacers are now located at Takanini. Entries for the trotting events at the Marlborough Racing Club’s autumn meeting will close on Monday. * * * * Nominations for the Northland Trotting Club’s meeting, which will be held at Epsom, will close to-morrow at 5 p.m. * * * * The Ashburton Trotting Club has decided to use the win and place system of betting .at its meeting on Saturday. * * * * Rain fell at Ashburton on Tuesday and has had a beneficial effect on the track, which bears a thick sward of grass. It will provide excellent footing for Saturday’s events. * x* x * The Ashburton Trotting Club has arranged with the New Zealand Broadcasting Board to broadcast the contest for the Durbar Handicap at the club’s meeting on Saturday. The Durbar Handicap is the principal event on the programme, and among the sixteen high-class horses engaged, are Walla Walla, Red Shadow, Lindbergh, Indianapolis and Auburn Lad. NOW WITH BRYCE. The pacing gelding Jimmy de Oro is a recent addition to J. Bryce’s stable Jimmy de Oro was educated and developed by R. J. Humphreys, who won a novice event with the gelding at Geraldine last season. At that time Jimmy de Oro was heralded as a potential champion, but in his next appearance he broke up at the start. Since then he has lost numerous races through his erratic behaviour at the barrier. During a part of the present racing term he was trained at Addington by A. Holmes, who was successful! with the gelding on the Southland circuit at Christmas time. Jimmy de Oro has plenty of speed and can stay, and it i s only a question of J. Bryce getting him to listen to reason at the start of his races to be successful with the gelding. STF.PUVr, KXTTIRTTIQN. Eastern Queen put up a sterling exhibition in winning the Reefton Trot yesterday in a bulldog finish with Superb off the same mark. Erin’s Beauty led away from Awa Dillon. Sandv N., Silver Whip, Signal and Parallax. Erin’s Beautv and Sandy N. were together ahead of Awa Dillon, Signal, Royal Time, Superb, Parallax and Eastern Queen in the next circuit. Erin's Beauty led to within a furlong of home, when Parallax, Superb and Eastern Queen came fast on the out-' side. Superb and Eastern Queen ran neck and neck to the post. Eastern Queen getting the verdict by a bare head, with Parallax two lengths back third. Then came Erin’s Beauty, Sandy N. and Royal Time. Eastern Queen carried £99, Superb-Silver Whip bracket £152, and Parallax, favourite, £159. TROTTERS CHANGE HANDS. With the conclusion of the Wanga-nui-Taranaki-Manawatu trotting circuit at Palmerston North on Saturday, several horses changed hands. L. F. Berkett disposed of Fleet Arrow and Nelson’s Chum to Air R. Vautier, of Ashhurst, who a few seasons ago was a prominent owner and met with a good measure of success. As part of the deal Berkett took from Air Vautier two unraced novice horses, a four-vear-old by Azelzion—Why Worry and a five-year-old by Gold Bell from the same dam. A. S. Dench, who owns and trains Diltest, by Author Dillon— Latest Fashion, leased the four-year-old ' mare to the young Hawke’s Bay trainer, J. A. Gerrard, who trains the promising maiden trotter Red Huia and owns Native Free. TPOTTTN< 1 FIXTn; US. April 14—Ashburton T.C. April 14—Thames T.C. April 21—The Aroha T.C. April 21—Kaikoura T.C. April 26—Marlborofigh T.C. April 27, 28—Marlborough R.C. April 28—Auckland T.C. April 2S—Amberley R.C. May 3, s—Forbury Park T.C. May s—Cambridge T.C. May 11, 12—Southland R.C. May 1 2—Oamaru T.C. May 12, 14—Waikato T.C. May ID—Wellington T.C. MILE RECORD. Offer of Trophy for New Time. The well known sportsman, Mr Arthur Rose, has offered a cup of the value of one hundred guineas to the owner of the first horse to break the Australian and New Zealand mile record of 2min 2 2-ssec, which is held by* Walla Walla. Mr L. S. Alartin is contemplating sending Walla Walla against his own record at Addington one day next week. Mr Rose’s splendid trophy| may develop a desire on the part, ofowners of potential champions to send i their horses against the watch, and thus awaken locally an interest, in a section of the light harness sport that is regarded as one of the principal features in America, which is the home of the trotter and pacer.