ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1633, 27 December 1912, Page 7

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

.Ashburton, December 25. - ! The'weather was ideal for* the Ashburton Trotting Club's' Boxing Day .meeting., to-day,-and the very: large attendance constitute!! an easy record. The track was'in .capital order,- and; entirety favourable to 'good going. The big stakes offered had • •'ensured-'largo'.entries;' so that a really. good day's sport resulted.' The totalissitor receipts.aggregated .£10,140 10=., as against Jiv>ss2 10s. on December 2l>, 11)11. 'The l'e- • suits'were :—

•'• TIUAL HANDlCAP"(in.harness), of 55 sovs, • One mile und a half .-Hleorge Hard, ■1; Wallet, 2; Imperial Tracey, 3. All ••started. 'Won 'comfortably-' by three' /lengths-;'. Time, Smin. 50 1-skc. .-''■■' , MTTCHAM HANDICAP (in,saddle),-of ,G5 eovs. One mile and a half.—Gorinna, 1; leithu i; ■ Quick-eye, 3. All started. Won : easily by five" length's, with - three lengths •between second and third. Time, 3niih; 49 1-osec. '.-'■'■'

ASHBURTON; HANDICAP (ili harness), of 200 sovs. -, Two miles.—Lord Dillon,!; Galvanita, 2; Prince Wilkin, 3. AH started:. With half the distance gone, Lord Dillon' was leading Galvanita -by three lengths, the pair' being well clear of General Elmo .and Prince Wilkin... From this out, Lord Dillon had all his own way, .and won .comfortably by five-lengths front Galvanita. Fifty yards back.came Prince; Wilkin, well clear of Prince,.' Kuril's - and Mirahior. Time, -Imin. 41 2-ssee..

AMATEUR HANDICAP ; (optional), of ■35 sovs..; One mile—Caruso, 1; Miss Eita, 2j Eotheida, 3. -.Scratched:'Wildwcod and Eothanie. Caruso led all the way and won by a length. Miss liita, was five .lengths"from Kotheido. Time, 2min.'3l 2-ssec.; "')

v.M'LEAN HANDICAP (in saddle), of. 110 sovs.: One .mile and a half. —Lord Ash ton, 1; Clihgschildi.2; llnzelfield,3. Scratched: Tornado. The winner held the, advantage .-throughout' and got home eight lengths to the good. Clinjjschikl, being; a. dozen lengths in fyoiit of the third horse. /Time, 3min. : 41' -, ;.'-■' -

• PRESIDENT'S' HANDICAP,- (in har-ness),-'of SO sove. Two miles.—Michael Balindo, 1; Milda, 2; Quick-eye .l.'Scratch-:ed:-Rosalie, Ella, Princess Ophelia,. 1 unci Cqrinna.The first; mile having been cov-, cfed,: Mijda w;ns -well olenf - of'- Michael 'Galihdo, and Quick-eye leading the others. Two furlongs'from home Michael Galindo 'passed. Milda, And-won by four length?. Quick-eye. was third, -10 yards back.. Time; :smih, '4seb." •."•■'■ ■■-■■■. . > '•

L BOXING,-DAY HANDICAP; .(in har-: -nesfe),of One.mile and a quarter. —Silver Princess, l; ; Gianella, 2- WaterJog, .3. Scratch«l:j.F^ftnces Priii-. ■'cess., took -Ihe jfeadi(aft'err&ha'r"6rs.ts' four, -furlongs, and raced along the back stretch. .-well clear of Waterlog and Gianella,' A, , little fUrther^on. Gianella deposed-.Water-"log.and olosed.-.on Silver Pnhcess.: This pair..fought out a-: great finish, which: : -suited,in;favour of.Silver Princess by a ,;hoad; : -Waterlog being ten lengths .behind., Time, 2min. 46 2-s;ec. ' ;■- "-. FINAL,-HANDICAP (optional), \of .110: sovs.-. One. mile.—Charming .Boy, 1;, Clo-i-.t'ali, 2; Rolf BoldTewood, - 3.'-"Scratched:. .'Francita.' Won by six'lengths,' the tjiird 'horse being double that distance, behind. Time, 2min. 19 2-ssec. .......: