TROTTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 December 1920, Page 4

TROTTING.

NEW BRIGHTON TROTS

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, December 16. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting’ opened to-day in fino but windy weathefr. Tliero avas a. largo attendance and £30,039 10s passed through tho totalisator, as compared with £32,0031 last year. "First Amateurs Handicap—Rankin 1, Renown 2, Electioneer Child 3. Won by'ten lengths. Time 3.48. Innovation "Handicap.—Childe Pointer 1, Wi\d' Thyme >2, Energetic 3. Won by two lengths. Time 3.31. Citaileli'fel’l and-, broke his shouldei;. 1 Mace Memorial' Handicap—Sympathy ]., Rangitata liass 2, Vice Admiral. 3. Won by a length. Time *1:37. " Bewhill Handicap—Lens 1, Prince Burlington 2, Indra‘'3. Won by a neck. Time*’<l.47 1-5.

Seayiew Handiap.—Navarre 1, Peter Mill an 2, Marvoio 3. Won by a head. Time 4.52 2-5. Rash Handicap.—Onyx 1, Goldstrenm 2, Doreen Dillon 3. Won by half a length; third eight lengths away.-Time 2.17.

Wainoni Handicap—Birdwood 1, Legacy' 2., Paul ’ Dufault 3. Won by a. length’.; A protest was lodged against the winner for interference but no action was taken. *

Electric Handicap—Marie Lloyd 1, Robert Dillon 2, Glodeye 3. Won by four lengths. Tim 2.15 lrs-i ;. ' ■ N.Z. TROTTING ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, December 16. •The Board of the New Zealand Trotting 'Association decided to-night to refer back to the Forbury Park Trotting Club the Dimlight ease for information as to whether the stewards considered the interference for which Bimltght wfis - disqualified was intentional or not. The case was forwarded by the AVinton Jockey Club, reporting that J. Duffy had been fined’ £2O. for interference. It was considered ; that tho Board inflicted a penalty of six months disqualification. The Association decided to hold at

■ its next meeting an enquiry into the starting at Forbury Park Club’s spring meeting and 1 to iuvite tlio club to send a representative. It was decided to suspend till next season a resolution recently passed, compelling the stakes for trotting events on racing clubs’ programmes to be brought up to the average value of tho whole programme.