SOUTH WAIRARAPA TROTTING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1311, 10 June 1915, Page 19

SOUTH WAIRARAPA TROTTING CLUB.

The annual meeting in connection with the South Wairarapa Trotting Club was held on the Moroa racecourse on Thursday. There was a large gathering of the public, and a sum of £5003 was put through the totalisator The results were:— TRIAL HANDICAP, one mile —Flake Cut 1, Tango 2. Red George 3. Also started: Glad All, Floral Councillor, Queenie Dillon, Kingi Hori, Halo Benita, Cobbadar, The Weaver. Red Morn. Tattles. Admiral Beatty. Silverbrook. Wen easily by six lengths. Time, 2 min 40 2-ssec. LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP, one mile and a-half. —Lockwood 1. Miss Havoc 2, Silverbrook 3. Also ’ started: Elmo Junior, Bobalink, Starboy, Mahinga. Councillor, The Weaver. Won easily by six lengths. Time, 3min 48 GREYTOWN CUP. two miles.—Flora Tracey 1. Resurrection 2, No Shenanaghan 3 Also started; Myrtle Palm, Nva Raima. Little Bones Forest Bill. Colleen Pawn. Won by five lengths Time. smin 5 2-ssec. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, one mile.— Glenidol 1. Miss Hasov 2, John H. 3. Also started: Elmo Junior Princess Bruce. Welcome Jack, Starboy, Halo, Tattles. Won by half a head. Time. 2min 33 3-ssec. TAHA HATT MAHUPUKU MEMORIAL HANDICAP, two miles —Monsoon 1. Sol ”, Te Awahuri 3. Also started: Strabane. Glad All. Kingi Hori. Tango Cobbadar. Red Morn Won by two lengths Time. smin 26 3-ssec KEMPTON PARK HANDICAP, one mile and a-half. —Flora Tracey 1 Myrtle Palm 2. Resurrection 3. Also started: Our George Nga Raima, No Shenaghan. Forest Bill, Welcome Jack. Pommanderito. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 12 l-ssec.

CANNIE CHIEL LODGE. (From Our Travelling Correspondent.) Situated at Fairlie on the tourist route to Mount Cook, is the stud farm of Mr. Hugh Kerr who for many years has been identified with the breeding of racehorses, trotters and Shire horses, some of the latter having gained many awards in the prize ring in the South Island. Some seven years back Mr. Kerr purchased Cannie Chiel (Clanranald —Weathereye) from Sir George Clifford, and from this well-known performer some promising horses are being prepared for racing purposes. Cannie Chiel is the sire of Winning Way, who has brought many successes to the Chokebore establishment, whilst some of his two-year-olds who will be racing next season, show great promise and bear some strikng galloping characteristics. Mr. Kerr has decided that Cannie Chiel will be at the service of breeders in the Waimate district next season, and this intimation will no doubt be welcome to breeders in those parts, as they will have an opportunity of having the services of one of the best racehorses that ever graced the New Zealand turf, and Mr. Kerr’s decision is sure to meet with the approval of all owners of well-bred mares in the Oamaru district.

In addition to Cannie Chiel, Mr. Kerr will have located at his place at Fairlie the Shire horse Boro Salesman who was imported from England by Mr. J. C. N. Grigg, of Longbeach, and the Clydesdale stallion Alexander the Great, by Alexander’s Heir —Lucy, by Sir William Wallace. Both horses are splendid specimens of the thoroughbred, and would win prizes in any show rings in New Zealand. With the three horses named Mr. Kerr should be kept very busy next season. Mr. Kerr also has on his . farm a pacing stallion by Bell Boy from Belle Symes, who has a record of 2min. 19sec. aga'nst him. This horse has already sired some capital trotters, and from indications some of his stock give promise of developing into ideal trotters. This sire’s prospects are held in high esteem by admirers of the light harness horse in South Canterbury.