TROTTING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3060, 23 April 1917, Page 7

TROTTING

THU AUCKLAND MEETING. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) .■■ m :' Auckland, April 21. The Auckland Trotting Club's autumn meeting- opened in dull Dut lino weather to. largo attendance. 'The totalisator handled .£15,104, against ,£12,157 last year.' Eleven started in the Campbell Handicap, the public choice being Pax, Jolly Girl, Lady Haldane, and Harold Junior in that:order. It was a good race. At the end of the 1 first round Jolly Girt and Waverley were leading. Jowel Chimes, who got away well and had cut a. good deal off hie handicap, looked dangerous for a while, but half a mile from home he appeared to be tiring. Harold Junior ohalleaged Jolly Girl in the laat' lap, and Steel Bell was steadily going up. Jolly, girl and Harold Junior fought out a' great finish, the result being in doubt until the post was reached,.. the former winning by a neck. Steel Bell ■was a few lengths behind, going strongly; Tiady Haldane and Pax were nerer out of ,the ruck. In tho Stewards' Trot Handicap the favourite, Billy Parole, gave rather a surprising- performance. He got away well, but gave trouble before .a quarter of a mile had been . covered, the whqlo field getting' away from him. Ho appeared to'be out of the race, but got going again most willingly, and half a mile from home began to cut through tho field in.resolute fashion. He succeeded in getting alongside tho- leader, Auckland Girl, but could not sustain his dashing effort quite long enough to win, being beaten by half a length. ' The public made Derby Dillon a.hot order in the Cornwall Handicap. He jumped off the limit mark smartly, and soon settled down steadily for hie mile journey. Prince Enfus oame'npy and looked dangerous for a while, but could •not maintain his opposition. Steel Bell (36 yards'behind) was then seen moving up. in fine.style, and after a great race down the straight he succeeded in beating the favourite by a length. 1 ..

: By Telegraph.—Press Association. Results:— IMPROVERS , HANDICAP. Ons mile and a half. 3-Mies George, 12yde.'behind (Scott) i i Sandy; Patch, 12yds. behind 2 5 Kereone, 96yds. behind 3 'Eighteen started. Won by three lengths. Time, 3mm. 52 2-ssec. MANGEEE HANDICAP. Ope mile ■■: .. and a half. 1 Pitiroa,3Byds. behind ....i. (Lynch) 1 6 Belgian Qneen, 36ydsl behind .. 'I 10 Charming Rod, 12yds. behind ...... 3 Eleven started. Won by three lengthe Time, 3min; <J7sec. . '■■■■.•■ ■CAMPBELL HANDICAP. Two miles. A Jolly Girl, limit' .' (Bryco) 1 1 Harold Junior, 12yds. behind 2 5 Steel Bell, 108 yds. behind 3 Eleven started. A great race. :Won by a head, with three lengthe between second and third. Time, teiin. il l-ssec. A protest was entered against the winner tor boring, but was dismissed. .BASTER HANDICAP. Two miles. 3 Will 0' the Wisp, 48yds. behind 10 Skylark, 36yds, behind ......if!!.!!!/! 7 Hova,.72yds. behind 3 Fourteen started. Won by one length and a half, with twenty lengthe between second and third. Time, Imin. 514-ssec. HOBSON HANDICAP. One mile and .'-■••••. -a half. 2 Lieutenant, Myds. behind ... (Hall) 1 1. Olive Palm, limit 2 5 Kempsey, limit 3 _Eight started. Won by lengths, with six ; lengths- between second and third Time, 3min. SO i-ssec. STEWARDS' HANDICAP TROT.. One . '■ miloand a half. ■ 8 Aiickland Girl, 108 yds. behind .......'.. 1 1 Billy Parole, ttyds. behind 2 9Laay Wilmingtonj 120 yds. behind ... 3 Ton started.- Won by a length, with nve lengths between second and third. Time, 3min. 34sec ■•■■'•• CORNWALL HANDICAP. Ono mile 2 Steel Bell, 36yds. behind ... (Lynch) 1 1 Derby Dillon, limit ..■....„,... 2 7 Prince Rufus, 12yds. behind 3 Seven started. Won by a length, with three lengths between second and third - Time, 2mm. 15 Msec. MARCONI HANDICAP. One mile' 2 Dorothy, Dimple, 48yds. behind ■ 8 Lady S., limit !...'.„.....„ ~..., 3 ' Fourteen started. • Won bv half' a length, with two lengths between'secondand third: Time, 2min. 21 3-ssec. ' ; Messrs. A. R, Hislop. Ltd., give notice .in another column of their intendWto falljn with the wishes of His. Worship the Mayor by altering their hours of business. "■ The attention of members of No. 5 Company, ;N.Z.G.A. is drawn to an advertisement in another column staEfng that all parades are cancelled until further nonce. ■ ' ■ .

According to the Christehurch "Sun" Air. h. S. Luttrell on Saturday morninir btmght out Mr. Wilfred Stead's lialfinterost in tho St. Leger winner, Kilboy and hie fcvo-year-old brother, Kill'cm.