TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1501, 30 January 1919, Page 14

TROTTING.

At the recent meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association in Christchurch, a letter was received from Messrs. Parr and Bloomfield, solicitors, Auckland, asking if the Board would give, the matter of W. G. Abbott’s horses its attention. Although they had received no official information from the Auckland Trotting Club, they believed that the club had disqualified Abbott’s horses. If such was the case it was a distinct hardship on the creditors of Abbott. The president said that no action could be taken in the matter pending a reply from Abbott, who had been called on to show cause why he should not be dealt with for his failure to notify the transfer of the horses to the trustees of his estate. Mr. C. F. Mark (secretary of the Auckland T.C.) said that he would like to explain that there was no disqualification of Abbott’s horses. There was a question as to who was entitled to the stakes won by the horses at the club’s spring meeting, and for various reasons that question had not yet been settled. In view of the discussions which are often heard where trotting men congregate regarding the relative merits of the systems of starting by yards or by seconds, it will interest, advocates of the former method to know that the yards system proved most successful in • * V * Two unfortunate experiences have befallen the Southland jockey W. Robinson of late in his endeavours to ride pacers to victory in trotting events. In the Electric Saddle Trot at the Southland R.C.’s r&cent meeting Japonica broke her hopples shortly after the start, much to the disgust of the galloping horseman and others, while a similar mishap occurred to Robinson with Tahiti in the Nightcaps Trot at the Wairio meeting. Applications are invited for the position of secretary to the Otahuhu Trotting Club, rendered vacant by the death of the late Mr. F. D. Yonge. A salary of £2OO per annum is offered, and applications should be addressed to the chairman Otahuhu Trotting Club, Box 371 Auckland, with the word “Application” on the envelope, and returnable on or before February 7 at 1.2 o’clock. Further particulars can be obtained from Mr. C. F. Mark, acting-secretary. • • • • Mr. A. M. Loasby, president of the New Brighton Trotting Club, intends leaving Christchurch at an early date to take up his residence in Auckland. Mr. Loasby will undoubtedly be a decided acquisition to the ranks of trotting supporters in Auckland, where it is hoped he will take an active part in trotting affairs, in which connection he has rendered yeoman service to th e New Brighton Club for a lengthy period. • • » • The Wellington-trained three-year-old trotting gelding El Munster, by El Carbine —Rothchild, who claims an engagement in the N.Z. Trotting Stakes, to be run at the Forbury Park meeting on. Saturday,. should give a good account of himself if started. Latest advices to hand by the South African papers show that an effort is to be made to establish a trotting club in Johannesburg. The recent influenza epidemic called a general halt in proceedings, but there is every likelihood of sufficient support being forthcoming to ensure the introduction of trotting in Johannesburg at an early date. The promoters of the movement have been materially guided in their commendable efforts to start a trotting club by the important growth which the sport has made, in Australia and New Zealand since its introduction.

J. Bryce will rail the following team to Dunedin to compete at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s summer meeting, which takes place on January 30 and February 1: —Sherwood, Tamarisk, Inwood, Joan of Arc, Lord Roanchild, Bearman Bride, Hectorata, and Rothcliff. * ♦ • • Trotting men should note that nominations for all events to be decided at the Wanganui Trotting Club’s annual meeting on February 21 are due with the secretary, Mr. W. M. Falconer, P.O. Box 59, Wanganui, on Friday next (January 31), at 6 p.m. The principal event to be decided is the Wanganui Trotting Cup (harness), of 230sovs, two miles, in which the limit is 4.58.