AUCKLAND TROTTING NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1249, 26 March 1914, Page 18

AUCKLAND TROTTING NOTES.

Since the copious rains the tracks at Alexandra Park are in perfect order, and Mr. Jim Mitchell has everything in good order for the coming Auckland T.C. fixture. Mr. Mijtchell is a regular glutton for toil During the week Mr. Alf Lowe had some of his team in from Ota luhu, among them the sensational dividend payer, Miss Judy. The little! bay was driven by the owner and put up some attractive pacipg, being a bit on the fresh side she went up several times, but had to take her gruel. Mr. Lowe’s other pair, St. Trella and Merry Huon, are looking well, and were exercised on the racing track-

C. Hird’s lot, Miss Dexter, Kirikiriroa and Grampian, are all in good fettle for the coming battle, which opens up on the Ist and finishes on the 4th April.

Report says that all’s well with Tom Richards’ Weymouth team, and Reuben may be sending Messrs. Richards and Weston to get their bank books checked over after the Auckland T.C. meeting is over.

Mr- Fred Martin informed the writer that there was absolutely no truth in the report that Ludski had been sold to Hector Gray. Waipiti and Casling have done all that has been asked of them by mentor R. Hall. The pair look in the pink of condition.

Grey W., Templeton, Lord Victor and Ludski have been doing their Hair allowance of toil during the week, and probably the latter never locked better.

Sundial and Phillystina have come out of their training ordeals to the) satisfaction of trainer Ma’colm The little m(are looks bright and well, and may re-produce her Otahuhu form.

Kitty’s Tux looks the bright particular star of the W.A.S. stable, and if handled by R. Hall, on the good mark of 12sec,’ will keep the back markers busy to catch him. Mr. Jim Burfoot is given a chance with Lady Doctor on the 13sec limit in the Easter Handicap, and if the “tubed” lady were only in one of her generous moods she would have to be caught and then beaten. Lady Wilmington is one of the most reliable trotters at the Park, and there is no nonsense about her. She is real great right through. W. McMasters has not yet put in an appearance from the Coast, but rumour says that everything with the team has a promising outlook. Mr. W- Douglas has his pair entered for the eood thines that are going.

Special Diamond and King of Diamonds are reported well. During the week Harry Gladding has been putting his genuine pacer, Victor G., through a solid preparation, and on Saturday sent him along fast in company with Robex. They were both in sulkies, the latter being handled by his trainer, W. Orange-

Scotia and Wallace M. have been doing good, useful work during the week. The former shows a big burst of speed.

Mr. Gieson put in some useful circuits with his big chestnut, Receiver, who seems to have settled down at last, and if he could only be induced not to knock himself about so much, Mr. Gieson would win some good races-

Walnut has been whispered about as a very much improved animal, and the man at the corner says he is sure to capture a heat at the Auckland T.C. meeting. The lately-acquired Blackthorn has done nothing to draw particular attention to him, but if size goes for anything „ he has the pull over most of his opponents.

The old habitues of the Park are of opinion that Mr. A. Sheppard’s Prince Child is the makings of a fair colt, and he is to be given a chance to substantiate this statement in the Mangere Handicap with three seconds off the limit- , Hal Zolock and Papanui are the only local horses that have been nominated for the Sydney Thousand, run on the 16th April at Victoria Park, Sydney (N.S.W.). There are 30 entries for the mile and a-half race for saddle and harness horses. The brothers, Frank and Stan, Wootton have returned to the Old Country after a short visit to Sydney. They left on different boats, one a week later than the other.