TROTTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1321, 27 December 1911, Page 3

TROTTING.

1 HUTT TROTTING CLUB. . Nearly lliroe thousand people at the Petone Recreation Ground ynstorday afternoon when the Hull: Valley Trotting Club hold its ninth annual meeting. All misgivings on the score of weatlier had been dispelled )>y Iho time and hour for starling arrived and (ho programme whs run oil' in plea.-ant sunshine. Only ono accident of any seriousness occurred. Ridden by her owner (Mi. W. 11. Uowdcn) Hondicea came down rather heavily just after starting , in Hie [taxing Day Handicap. Tlic marc was uninjured, but llr. Bowden lay far some time stunned, and it was found that he had sustained a flight concussion oi' the brain. Boadieea ran in a later event but was not placed. The racing, as a whole, was not exciting. The only close finishes were thoso in the Ladies' Bracelet and Stewards' Handicap. Tho sum put i.through the totalisator amounted to ■£2910 10s. During the afternoon Mr. D. Nyhan gave an exhibition trot of a mile with his bay horse. Havoc, which had been scratched in the Electric Handicap. Accompanied by a galloper, Havoc did the niilo in record tome for the track, namely 2inin. ISsec. Tho start in tho Stewards' Handicap was delayed by an accident to Hiss Loiisdale's sulky, which was kicked to pieces by one of her competitors as the horses were gathering before tho starter. The driver got out of harm's way in good time. It was closo on six o'clock before the last race was concluded, following are the results:— TRIAL HANDICAP TEOT. One mile and a half. Mr. W. H. Atkins's br. m. Holly • Maid, by Wildwood colt —Mistletoe, aged, IGsec (D. Adams) 1 Mr. W. Bottomley's rn. m. Miss Lonstlale, by King George, 3yrs.. lOsec. „ , (Owner) 2 Mr. T. Twpmey's g. g. All Steel, by Blackchild, aged, lCsee. ... (Owner) 3 Also started: Terry L., scr.; Rajah, lOsec.; Khnndallah, lGsee.; Excelsior 10 sec; Us Two, lGsec; Golden Child, 1G sec; Niel Gow, IGsec Won by threo lengths. Time, imiu. 22 2-SiOC : -BOXING DAT TROT. One mile. Mr. J. D. Piper's b. m. Grattan Chimes, iyrs., by Abbey BellsBlond Grattan, ISsec.... (D. Nyhan) 1 Mr. R. T. Sanson's ch. g. To Awa'huri, by Bellman. a?ed, 7sec ... (Owner) 2 Mr. J. J. Cadwaladcr's g. g. Glenidol, by Blaekchild, aged. 7sec (F. Smith) 3 Also started: Boadicea, osec; Peggy G., lOaec.; Child Douglas (losec); Ked Morn, 18ioc; Eibbonette, 20scc; Toilil Bells (20sec); and Scamper (20sec). Ribbonette led at tlie start. Te Awahuri came up well, but tired to nothing and Grattan Chimes won comfortably. Time, 2min. 15 2-sscc. HUTT VALLEY T.C. HANDICAP. T» o miles. Mr. A. Fleming's b. g. Franz, Josef, v by Franz—Victor mare, 4yrs., 36sec (Owner) 1 Mr. J. August's b. ni. Merry Child, by Blackchild—Merry Widow, 3yrs'., Msec (Owner) 2 Mr. \V. Wilkins's b. ,m. Peggy G., by Tuxedo—Niagara mare, aged, -flisec, (J. T. 'Craig) 3 Also started: Marathon, 30; ec; John H., 46sec; Off Chance, oOsec. ; Ding Dong, 50sec.; The Bann, '50jcc. Dinz Dona led at the start, but broke half-way round, and fell back. Merry Child was leading at the eud of tho first round, John H., Off Chance, Peggy G.,. and Ding Dong following in that order. Merry Child continued to lead for three rounds, but, in the fourth, Franz Josef gained steadily; eventually passing the post with a lead of four lengths on Merry Child, Peggy G. being about half that distance further back. Time, smiu. G 2-ssec; LADIES' BRACELET. Two miles. Mrs. If. S. Baines'sg. m. Hester, by Dictator—lris, aged, dOsec. . (L. Wadham) 1 Mrs. R. T. Sanson's c. g. Te Awahuri, by Bellman, 1-lsec (D. Nyhan) 2 Miss King's g. g> All Steel, by Blackchild, aged, 40sec. ..: (T. Twomey) 3 Also started: Nero, 30sec; Sonny, ■iOsec; Golden Child, dOscc; Trevoy, ■lOsec Tho winner took the lead at tho start, and kept it. Tc Awahuri gained steadily all the wny, and made a. gallant attempt to obtain tho lead in Iho final round. Hester looked badly blown towards the end of the race, but beat her challenger, in a close finish, by a, length. The little grey was cheered as she passed tho post. All Steel finished two lengths behind To Awahuri. Time, smin. 39 l-ssec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. One mile. Mr. J. S. August's b. f. Merry Child, 3yrs., by Blaekchild-Merry Widow, 25sec (Owner) 1 Mr. G. Veich's blk. in. Princess Bruce, oyrs., by Berlin—Abdullah, 25sec (L-V Smith) 2 Mr. ,T. T. Craig's blk. g. War Cloud, aged, by \\ ildwood —Leda, l'jsec (J. H. Maley) T, Also started: Boadieea, 18=ec; Off Chance, 2")scc.; ami The Baun. 2. r >sec Merry Child walked away at the start and won easily. Time, 2min. 39sec. TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP. Two miles. Mr. T.'Twomey's' g. g. All Steel, aged, by Blackchild, Msec (Owner) 1 Mr. W. Redmond's ch. g. Sonny, ag»d, by Rothschild, 40sec. ...(F. Smith) 2 Mr. F. S. Barnes's gr. m. Hester, ag-ed, by Dictator—lris, 39sec (D. Nyhan) 3 Also started: Te Awahuri, lOsec.; R-ed Morn; 3Gsec.; Holly Maid, 39sec; Excelsior, JOsec.j Todd Bells, 40sec. At the end of tho third round All Steel' was leading, with Hester in closo pursuit, and tho rest of the Held seemingly out of it. Hester threw away tfo. Tory by breaking several times in the final α-otmd. In the event she was easily beatyn for second place by Sonny. All SteeJf won easily. Time, 2min. 37 1-osec. STEWARDS' HANDICAP. Ono mile. Mr. C. Herlock's br. g. John H., aged, by Tuxedo—Niagara mare, Bsec. (1 ,, . Smith) 1 Mr. J. J. Cadwallader's g. g. Glenidol, aged, by Blackchild, lOsec. (Owner) 2 Mr. J. T. Craig's blk. g. War Cloud, aged, by Wildwood—Leda, scr. .. , , , nK (J. H. Maley) 3 Also staited: Off Chance, lflsec; Terry L., 13sec; Child Douglas, 13sec; Miss Lonsdale, 18fec.j Scamper, ISsec.; Ribbonette, 18sec. > Ribbonette took the lead at an early stage, and looked like keeping it, but lost a certain victory by twice breaking late in the final round. John 11. and Glenidol had a tloso contest for first place, and the former led his competitor by less than u length at tho post. Time, 2miu ■llisec.