METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15869, 7 April 1917, Page 10

METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

EASTER MEETING.

The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Easter. Mooting opens at Addington to-dav, and only fine weather is needed to ensure a successful gathering, and one that will maintain tho high standard characteristic of the leading Club's fixtures. Although the withdrawals from the opening day's events have been fairly numerous, there still remains sufficient material to ensure a good day's racing. Tho course is in capital order, and some smart performances may be looked for. Tho first event on the card, the Introductory Handicap, will be looked forward to with considerable interest, as the field includes several of tho candidates for tho Champion Stakes, to be decided on the second day. Acushlli Machrce, Peter Mac, Bird wood, Paul Dufault, Beewood, and Vice-Admiral have shown themselves to be olds of much promise, and they, with tho other horses engaged in to-day's event, .should furnish, a fine contest. The ojeven horses engaged in the principal event, the Easter Handicap, represent a very high class. Admiral Wood, the scratch horse, has been set a pretty stiff task, especially in view of the form shown in training by such of his opponents as Author Dillon, Adelaide Direct, and Tamarisk. The mile races have, as usual, drawn a lot of very speedy pacers, and they will be keenly contested. The first race will start at 11.45 a.mi, and the following is tho daj's card:— INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP (in harness), of 550 eovs; 3.39 or bettor. Ono mil© and a baif. Willie Lincoln' Saeo La Franz .. 6fec Rothsinic .. ?eec Beewood .. 6seo Sir Gavin .. 4&ec Paul Dufault 7sec Arn«!ihi ' r rix Pointer Taec Machree .. oeec Erleen .. 7sec Chaos .. Usee BirdwoM .. 7s.ee Ngaiora .. ssec Bernie L. .. 7«ec Dorothy Dijlon Gsec Peter Mac .. 7sco : "Vice-Admiral 6sec Lord Neigh .. Gsec A-gapanihus * 7sec I Nutwood Junior Gsec General Wvlie 7aeo FENDALTON HANDICAP fin saddle), of ISO sots; 5.5 or better. Two miles, Havana, .. scr Jaincs Mokau .. 3seo Maddison .. 12«ec Dubosc .. 6sec Arcadian .. IBseo Sol .. Bsec Red Bell .. 13sec Crnib—rxx! .. Bssc Colonel Able Boy .. Bsec Havelock .. 14seo Pai-kfield .. Bseo Bern Adventure Albertoria, .. 89eo Paddy Lynd 34seo Tiudston .. 14»°o EASTER- HANDICAP (in hamstwrt, of 830 eov«; 4.38 or better. Two miles. Admiral "Wood fcr Stanley's. Child lOspc Author Dillon 6sec Childsdale .. lOeeo Adelaide Direct 7<sec St. Ursula .. llseo Moneymaker .. Sssc Eccentric .. 12sec Oinako -. Omc Tamarisk .. 12s ec Sungod .. 9sec AUTUMN HANDICAP (in harness), of 150 60vs: 4.52 or better. Two miles. Hardy Wilkes 4seo Trea.<mreseeker lOsec Olive' L. .. 7seo Trueanina .. lOsec Paul Huon .. 83©o Wild Tree .. .TOaec Galjeian .. ftety. Norval King llseo Lord Rcnuchild Steec Eruption .. 12seo Imperial Madam Shaw 12eee Crown .. 10-vec Lady Patricia 14eec WILKIN HANDICAP (in saddle), of ISO eovs; 4.50 or better. Two miles. The Whip .. 4«ec Captain Sianloy S&eo Irvar .. Gsec "Blackford .. Beeo Grander .. Gaeo Achilla Sir Gavin ... 6s*ea Machree .. Beec The Bronze-wins Gsec Albert Wallace &<?oo Itorkc'fl Drift 7sec Chaos '.. 9sec Wingatai .. 7scc Gold Drift .. 9seo Hannah M. .. 7seo Gulindo Lou 3seo "Harold D. .. Baec Nutwood Junior 9seo IMPROVERS' HANDICAP (in harnees), of 150 save; 4.47 or better. Two mike. Huon. Drift 2sec General Elmo 6sce Pax .. Seco Betel Nut .. 7»ec Sir Fulham .. 4eec Cora Dillon .. Bseo Imperial Reargtia-rd .. Bsec Perfection saeo Hannah M. fteec Young Tohu .. sseo Inwood .. Osec L'indetta .. «aec .Dayapring .. 9s«c DUI9II Eddy Gsec Rorke's Drift Osec FLYING HANDICAP (in hameea). of 150 bovs : 2JB or better. One mite. Don Caeair .. ecr Mountain Rose 4seo Ariadne . • Dillon . saec AV&llace Wood 2seo John Peel .. sseo Ben Dillon 2seo The Whip .. seec Tamarisk Ssec Bundura .. ssec Rogo Dillon 3sec General Link, sseo Moorland .. 4®ec Havcc .. oeec EXPRESS HANDICAP (in eaddle), of 150 eovs; 2.18 or better. One mile. Solo* ..scr Lodestar .. Ssoc Colmenft - 2bco Agathos .. 6seo CromstaJl • .. Lady Dalwhinnie .. Teddington 6s®o Glendalough 4«ec Promotion Stanley's Child 4sec Jack Ashore 6«ec Moorland .. mco