TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1121, 5 October 1911, Page 6

TROTTING.

FIXTURES. Oct 18 and 21—Auckland T.C. Spring Nov. 7,9, 10— Metropolitan T.C. Spring NOMINATIONS. . Oct. 6—Auckland T.C. Spring Oct. 18— Metropolitan T.C. Spring HANDICAPS. Oct. Il—Auckland T. C. Spring Oct. 23— (Metropolitan T.C. Spring ACCEPTANCES. Oct. 13—Auckland T.C. Spring Nov. 1-—Metropolitan T.C. Spring As the Papakura course cannot be got ready in time for the spring meeting of the Otahuhu Trotting Club, so that arrangements have been made to hold the next meeting on Alexandra Park. •* * I s * H. B. Massey tendered his resignation as clerk of scales to the Otahuhu Trotting Club at the annual meeting last week. “Harry” has not been in the best of health of late, and his resignation was accepted with regret. He was always a courteous and obliging officer. * =■ * * Nominations for the Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting close on Friday, at 9 p.m., with the secretary, C. F. Mark. * * * * Nominations for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s spring meeting close on October 18- * * * * E. Crotty, who is a first-class rider and driver of trotters, has been granted a license by the A.T.C. * * * * Those owners of trotters who are now using Alexandra Park for training their horses, speak in most favourable terms of the new track. A suggestion has been made that the A.T.C. would confer a still further benefit on owners and trainers if they would provide a sand-roll for horses to use after getting through their exercise. * * * * The champion trotter, Dan Patch, who is standing the season at Greenlane, at W. Towser’s stables, has already got his list nearly full. * * * Charlie Herd has left Christchurch to again settle in Auckland. He has taken stables, and has three promising trotters to make a start with. * * * ♦ John Lickey, Parnell, has not yet decided whether the colt Manderene will make the journey to Christchurch for the Metropolitan meeting. The Norval colt being a bit backward in condition. * * * * On Wednesday morning Charlie Herd had his pair, Kotiri (trotter) and a four-year-old maiden named Lincoln Guard (pacer) working at Alexandra Park- The latter has only had about a dozen lessons with the gear on. ♦ ♦ » If T. Richards gave his two-year-old Wallinstein (by iSpecialist, from a Kentuckey mare) working at Alexandra Park. The latter is doing some slow work. The youngster looks like developing into something out of the common. Richards may give us another surprise like he did with the sensational Undine, who trotted a mile in 2.33 seconds —the fastest ever done by a maiden at Alexandra Park. The same stable also shelters Royal Albert and Undine. ♦ ♦ ♦ * E. Stockley worked his two, Tableau and Little Paul, giving them good medium pace work. * * * * A. Mabee is retiring from the trotting game, and John Harold will be submitted to auction on Friday next. * ♦ ♦ * C. R. Bailey has in active work at Manurewa the 3-year-old Grattan Abby (Abby Bells —Beman Grattan, imported from America). C-B.R. also has in work a two-year-old by Mark in Wilks (2.12), out of Elsie Downs (imported), and a filly (Galinda —Beautiful Bells).

“Billy” Orange has several smart trotters in active preparation .at Kohimaramara for the A-T.C. meeting this month. They include Manderene (Norval —Black Diamond), a promising four-year-old by Specialist, from an unknown mare, Weary Willie (a pacer), and Baron Lengen (Albert Victor—My Lady). . Orange met with a fair share of success last season, and barring accidents augurs well for the coming season with the popular Kohimaramara owner and trainer.