TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1240, 22 January 1914, Page 20

TROTTING.

Trotting is at present dull in Auckland, Wat the local trainers are keeping their neddies up to the collar in view of the Otahuhu T.C. Summer meeting, but the work is mostly of txie medium order. Of C. Hird’s team, Kirikiriroa and Miss Dexter are doing well at the Park. The others are not being bustled at the present time.

Wm. Mac Masters has his team, Clive, Walnut, Albert Wilkes,, and Prince Royal, at the present time ac Kirikiri, on the West Coast, where they are having a change from the old track surroundings.

W. Lowe, the Otahuhu owner-train-er, has mated Dolly Gray with that good horse Special Huon.

Mattie, lately in W. Abbott’s stable, is now at the Hutt, near Wellington, in charge of Dave Nyhan. The mare is very fast, but not reliable, being of an excitable temperament. a

Billy orange has left the seciusion of Konimarama and now has his team at headquarters, being assisted by H. Hawkins. His charges comprise Wallace M., Dick Fly, Miss Salisbury, Kobex, Bujnny and two colts by Ghoai and Huon Bark, two promising juveniles.

Stop It is now being trained by Malcolm at Alexandra Park, and would easily pick up a heat if she ran kindly. Sundial, under trainer Malcolm, is moving along in attractive style, ana should be a payable proposition in the near future with ordinary luck.

H. Mac Nae left for the Hutt on Monday morning by express witn Lieutenant and Lady Rosier, a maiden candidate. Selkirk was to have made the journey, but misbehaved himself in his final trial when driven by R. Hall.

Phyllistina and Wynotte, both of whom are in Malcolm’s stable, are doing all that this careful mentor is asking of them, their work mostly being of the jogging order. Silver Black recently put up a rather attractive trial. The last four of twelve furlongs were left behind in 1.10 4-5.

C. Hird is now nearly as good as new again, but is daily assisting his trusty major domo, Bob! Sussey.