TROTTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 155, 3 July 1934, Page 5

TROTTING

CHINA INTERESTED PURCHASES IN AUSTRALIA. A cable message from Sydney dated June 26 was as follows:—“Visitors to • the Victoria Park Trotting C.ub’s meeting in Sydney to day were Messrs. L. Woo, executive director of the Industrial Bank of China, and Peter Muraour, managing director of the Metropolitan Sporting Association of Shanghai, who have been buying trotting horses for shipment to China for the inauguration of night trotting. One hundred and fifty horses have been bought, and 15 capable drivers engaged to establish the sport.” An attempt is being made to put trotting on a solid footing in China and judging by the liberal purchases made the Chinese are going about the work in a very thorough manner. From time to time details of the movement have been given in Sydney papers and according to a recent issue of the Australian Trotting Record: ‘‘A well-known

Hobart man, who is interested in trotting is now a resident of Shanghai, China. A definite move has been made for the establishment of the sport at Shanghai A letter has been received at Hebart with full details of the financial proposals, etc., and requesting information regarding horses, sulkies, harness, and gear. The trotting germ engendered in this Hobartian has been to such avail that a syndicate has been formed to launch the scheme. The necessary information will be immediately forwarded to China, and should it be found that the sport can be carried out a representative of the syndicate wiP journey to this country to finalise matters and purchase stock, etc. It is proposed to race twice weekly, with eight or nine events on the programme, for five months each year. Officials will be required in the shape of handicappers, starters, etc., and horsemen will also be required. Later on I hope to be able to give something definite through these columns, which will give a little hope perhaps to breeders. The full names of the syndicate could be given, plus the representative who will probably come to Australia. This can keep for the time being, as I fear the syndicate would be flooded with letters. AH breeders will get an even chance to display and sell their wares. The horses required must be educated, and to Victorians this announcement wilJ<

be in the nature of an oasis in the desert. ” Already one well-known New Zealand driver-trainer has become interested in the scheme and last week sent a cable message to the trotting authorities in Sydney asking to bo nominated as one )f the drivers to make the trip.