TROTTING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20313, 24 May 1934, Page 16

TROTTING NOTES.

DOMINATIONS for the Ashburton Trotting Club’s winter meeting will close on Monday, May 28, at 8 p.m. * i'fi x * Two-year-olds remaining in the New Zealand Sapling Stakes after Monday must pay the full subscription of £l2. * ❖ * * ! Acceptances for the first day of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting will close on Tuesday at noon. * * * * Nominations for the trotting events to be decided at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s winter meeting will close on Saturday at 9 p.m. TO CORRESPONDENT, “Argument” (Linwood).— (1) The ini' formation is not available. (2) Red j Fl>-er’s penalty was 48 yards. (3) Fourteen shillings. * * * * I The two-year-old gelding Ironside, j who ran second to Adsum at Ashburj ton, on Saturday last, is engaged in the Sapling Stakes. lie was sot by j Wrack from Gatwick, by Logan Pointer—Precision, by St Swithin from Kildasa, a thoroughbred mare by Kelcheran. Much interest will be taken in the gelding’s performance at Timaru on Saturday, where he is engaged in the Opihi Trot Handicap. STARTED AT LONG ODDS. Grey Mist recorded two solid performances at the Waikato meeting j without appearing likely to win, and as she should derive a great deal of benefit from her outings, may be worth remembering in future. When she finished fourth the first day she was carrying only £1 on the win machine, while on the second day she carried £9. IS VERY FIT, One of the fittest horses at Addington is Silver de Oro, and provided the track is firm for the Canterbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting she should race well. Silver de Oro is engaged over two miles and over one mile and a quarter, and in what appear to be weak fields she should be rewarded for her ill-luck in striking heavy tracks at Dunedin. FAILED TWICE. Two failures were entered up against Donum at the Waikato meeting, and the bay gelding is finding it hard to win from his present mark. On the second day Donum was pacing very comfortably at the straight entrance, and the race appeared a foregone conclusion, but when tackled by Linella thirty yards off the post he broke badly under pressure and was fifth at the finish. Donum is not the best gaited of pacers, but possesses a brilliant turn of speed. A LTKELV IMPROVER, The novice pacer Rayon d’Or is improving with racing, and may repay his owner before the season is brought to a conclusion. On the first day of the Waikato meeting he was installed a strong second‘favourite, but a break half a mile from home ruined his chances. On the second day Rayon d’Or paced in third place all the way, and was in that position when the post was reached, being two lengths away from the winner, Play Lady. He registered 3.28 4-s—a really good effort for a maiden pacer. FEELTXO THE EFFECTS. When stripped for the Dominion Handicap at the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday Raydus did not look as well as he did when he won at Forbury and at Oamaru. The racing he had on heavy tracks at Dunedin and his two hard contests at Oamaru evidently took the edge off him. 11 is appearance at Ilutt Park suggested that he would rather go to sleep than race, bttt notwithstanding his jaded appearance he fought out a stout finish with Indianapolis. Then, later in the afternoon he contested the Farewell Handicap, which was decided over one mile and a quarter, but he again had to accept second place. When Raydus is given time to freshen up he will keep the opposition very busy over any distance and on any kind of track. He has a great burst of speed. THE MATCH RACES. In connection with the seven match races held during Walla Walla’s visit to New Zealand Harold Logan was the only horse to compete in every contest. ITe appeared in Christchurch, Auckland. Dunedin, Oamaru and Wellington within a period of seven weeks, and he registered five firsts, one second and one third. Out of the total prize money distributed Harold Logan secured £1230. Walla Walla was next on the honours list, he having 'ontested five races for one first, a second and a third, his earnings amounting to. £475. Red Shadow’s record was three seconds and three thirds in six starts. His Share of the prize money was £295. Impromptu was invited to take part in two matches and he registered one first and one second for £l9O. Auburn Lad received £6O for his second at Auckland, and Lindbergh got £SO for finishing third on the second day at Addington. TROTTING FIXTURES May 26—South Canterbury R.C. l June 2. 4—Canterbury T.C. June 2. 4 Hawke’s Bay J\C. June 9—Ashburton T.C. June 12—Waikato T.C. June 14—Rotorua T.C. June 16—South Canterbury J.C. June 20. 23—Auckland T.C.