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Everything looks in good trim for the Auckland Trotting Club’s autumn meeting, which takes place on Saturday. The tracks, lawns and grandstand are all in good order. On Saturday some useful work took place, the course favouring fast times. Several of the candidates for Saturday’s events were tried out. Steel Bell ran smoothly over a mile and a-half, driven by J. Lynch and paced by a galloper. Pearl d’Or traversed a mile and ahalf, assisted by Selkirk. The former pleased the track habitues most. An overdue win is coming to Pearl d’Or. Malcolm has Charming Rod, Lady Burlington and Sundial keyed fully up to concert pitch. Sundial ran a mile and a-half on Saturday, but taking the trial from a time point of view it was on the slow side. The daughter of Starchild registered 3min 45sec. Quadroon seemed to please more than his stable companion Shanghai at the end of a mile and a-half. They each put in a clean and workmanlike finish up. Rita Galindo, Mutu and the rest of Orange’s team have not been hurr’ed in their preparation, but are in mellow racing fettle. Harold Junior looks in corking good condition, but was on the easy list on Monday morning, jogging round the tracks anxious to extend himself. Koss Heaton is keeping his maiden straight-out trotter, Nancy Drift, in healthy condition. The filly is only in the initial stage of the game.

Miss Chevalier, Hymen (Giesen’s maiden trotter) and A. Shepperd’s Gold Bell—Princess Ena filly were all adding their quota to the morning’s toil on Monday. On Monday morning. A. Julian got a very nasty fall while driving the pacing mare Jewel Fashion. The mare crossed het* legs and came down, giving her driver a painful shaking up. T. W. Price has left nothing to chance in the preparation of Hint, Waikoukou and Pearl d’Or. This trio should strip in good trim on Saturday. Ruanui was working with Jewel Fashion when the latter came down. Papanui’s daughter, who looks well, was driven by Cunningham. M. Edwards’ team of six horses arrived on Saturday afternoon, looking remarkably well. They are Sympathy, Mikot, Harold Devon, Leo Bell, Lara Rose and Vice-Admiral. They jogged on Monday. R. Hall had both Lieutenant and Silver Black at Epsom last week. The former pleased over a couple of miles, driven by his trainer. Silver Black tired in the run home over the last portion of a mile run, with a six stone lad up. Derby Dillon was putting in nice work in company with Dorothy Dimple at the end of last week. The pair dashed over a couple of miles at top. Miss Rolfe, in saddle, pleased the onlookers one day last week. The daughter of Ribbonwood was reeling off short distances in the most approved pacing style, making friends by the brilliancy she displayed. Kelsey has Kerbone and the ancient trotter Kirikiriroa circling the tracks in useful style. Both are looking in good trotting trim. Sweet Memory is about at the top of her best form. The same cannot be said about her half sister and stable mate Sweet Lillian. The mare goes a bit tender on the tracks, which wears off after warming up. The acceptances show the good all round average of 15 per race in the eight events carded. Quite a number of trotters and pacers are being prepared in the Waikato. Te Awamutu being the headquarters of trotting owners there. Belgian Queen has found a new owner in “Mr. Humphries.’’ . She has been placed in T. Cotton’s charge to be prepared. The same trainer has Rose Sweet in work.

The pacing gelding Jimmie Harden, by Harold Dillon—Rothschild mare, has been responsible for some fair work. Jaylyn, in the same stable, has picked up and made improvement of late in Ins style of work. Mai :olm has eased up the rising two-year-old by Waverley, recently sold in the Haymarket, till next spring. The old-time pacing gelding Prince Rufus broke down last week, and will probably be given a lengthy spell. Manuka Park, Comedy Chief and Miss George all look well forward at the present time, and although the firstnamed’s running proved disappointing at the Hamilton Trotting Club’s meeting the handsome black may vet make good. On Tuesday morning amongst the visitors at headquarters was Mr. T. Powe, owner of Steel Bell, who witnessed a go between his mare, Asturio and Derby Dillon over a mile and ahalf, the two first-named finishing abreast in 3min 33 3-ssec. The ground had been harrowed too. Gold Boy led Jimmy Harden over the same distance in 3min 44 l-ssec, not much separating the pair. W. Abbott sent Tim Doolan, Brown’s Nugget and Strategy separately. They are in good fettle. D. May sent Favour Royal along for good work. Clark, in charge of M. Edwards’ team of six, put them through useful tasks. Edwards himself was expected to arrive on Wednesday to give them the finishing touches. Tattles pleased the onlookers by the resolute style he covered a mile and a-

half, and may have improved since he ran at Wanganui. Charming Rod and Prince Child covered the same distance. Comedy Chief joined in over the last half or more of the journey. Sundial put in a useful mile and ahalf alone. Harold Junior sprinted some nice half miles.