TROTTING RECORD BROKEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2646, 17 December 1915, Page 8

TROTTING RECORD BROKEN

(Bx Telesrajh.—Preas Association.) ... ~ Christchuroh, December 16. ■At the New Zealand Metropolitan Trot<\ ting 1 rack at Addington this morning Country Belle paced a mile in'2min. '/ "^ c - the Australasian record, Oountry Belle is an a«ed mare, by Wild Moor—Bonnie Belle, owned by Mr.' Rskaia, Canterbury. At the J,er Zealand Metropolitan meet- . ing last month.she won the New Zea* land Onp, two miles, but was beaten in the Free For AH, one mile and a oiinrter, by, Our Thorpe, who put up 2min, 11 2-ssec. for ten furlongs. -This works out at the_ rate of 2min. 9sec. for tha mile. Intzs record of 2min. 13sec. stood for a long time, until he was beaten in the match, by Ribbonwood, who put-un 2nun. 9sec. This record was beaten by ' his son, King Cole, who put up 2min,' 8 3-ssec. At Rangiotu the undermentioned men have been buglers to thd battalion: Rifleman C. W. Cutterson, A. Company; Rifleman V. Harrison, Company; Rifleman, P. E. Malmanehe. B Company; Rifleman M. B. Oliver. The Commanding Officer bas approved of the following temporary appoints mont: —Rifleman S. Parry, B Company, to be sergeant;, whilst employed as clerk in the Camp Commandant's office. • The British Post Office make? £4000 a year by unclaimed money orders. Up to August .31, 82,658 British rail' way men had enlisted, out of a total of 621,688 employed.