SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1915, Page 8

SPORTING.

CHRISTCHURCH TROTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christehureh, Last Night. The Metropolitan Trotting Club's spring meeting opened to-dav. Results: SPRING HANDICAP.—2 "Huia 1, 6 Rummy 2, 8 Mushroom 3. Scratched: Ohapi. Won by 9ix lengths. Time, flmin 4 2-ssec. EMPIRE HANDICAP.—IO Gold Crest 1, Vermont 2, 5 Caretta 3. Scratched: Wairongoa and Ngairama. Won by twelve lengths. Time, 4min 55 2-ssec. NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP, of 2500 sovs., two miles.— 10 W. J. Norland's br m Country Belle, by Wild Moor—Bonnie Belle, aged, scr .' 1 2 J. Fleming's b hi Our Thorpe, by 0.1.M. —Lad.v Thorpe, syrs, 2sec 2 5 H. W. Kitchinghain's 1) h Jingle, by Capitalist—Merry Bell, aged, 3sec 3 All started. Country Bell won in good style by three lengths from Our Thorpe. Jingle, who was two lengths back, just beat Don Caesar for third place, and then came Admiral Wood. Tommy C., and some distance back were Emmeline, Win Soon, Frandocia, and Manderine. Time, 4inin 35 ;i-ssec. MIDDLETON HANDICAP.—II Olive L. 1, 5 Wild Tree 2, 1 Galician 3. Scratched: Adventuress. Won by a length and a-half. Time, smin 11 3-ssec LYTTELTON HANDICAP—2 Efnilius 1, 4 Succeeds, 1 Bright Alice 3. Scratched: Eminent, Erin's King, and Soda. Won by six lengths. Time, smin 5 4-5 SC 'sT. ALBAN'S HANDICAP—IO Raweno 1, S Dot Robbins 2, 6 Mountain Rose 3. Scratched: Bell Metal, Hamapuka, Andy, Theckla, May Dillon, Desdemona, Franz Josef. Won by ten lengths. Time, 2min 22 4-ssec. RICCARTON HANDICAP.—4 King's 1 General 1, 1 Childsdale 2, fi Bingana 3. Scratched: Cameos, Eminent, Persuader. Won by six lengths. Time, 3min 53 2-5 sec. HAGLEY HANDICAP.—I 0.1.C. 1, 4 Disappear 2, 2 John Dillon 3. Scratched: Galvanita, Gee Whiz, Bonification, and Fanny. Won by two lengths. Time 2min 32 l-ssec. The totalisator put through £40,251 10s, as against £42,809 10s last year.

SECOND DAY'S HANDICAPS. Tlie following are the handicaps for the second day:— WHITLEIGH HANDICAP. Lord Roanchild scr, Fraitwood lsec, Chubb 4, Ohiipi. Bu'hranger 5, Armamenter 0, Huia 7, Parkfield, Wai Rakau, Wliiat 9, Tikft 'lO, Benmore, Verawood, Frank Wilkes, Imperial Victor, Matilda, Havana, Parole Bells, Te Kuiti, Bellwind, Mushroom 11. NOVEMBER HANDICAP.—Breeze scr, Stanley's Child 2, Prince Berlin, Bright Alice, Rawene 3, Yarraville 4, Gladsome, Waitchie, Franzalena 5, Wallace Junior, Veramont, Franz Josef C, The Bronze wing, Granger, 0.1.C., Princess Sherwood 7, Caretta, Hesitation, Lady Rattoo 9. COURTENAY HANDICAP. Our Thorpe scr, Admiral Wood 1, Tommy C, St. Ursula, Frandocia, Sherwood 3, Wallace Wood, Don Caesar 4, Manderene, 1 Childsdale, Adonis, St. Kevin 5, Jewell, Chaos, Red Mac, Jack Ashore, Persuader, Muricata G, Little Kauri, Edith A, Fashionwood 7, Pearlchild, Stanley's Child, Eminent 8. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. - Crown Prince scr, Miss Advocate, Medallion 1, Ariadne, Sun God, John Dillon, Aotcaroa 2, Wairongoa, Antonia, Lothario, Cello Sydney Wiikes, Disappear 3, Mako Mako, Soda, Galvanita, Sir Elmo, 0.T.C., Chclston, Prince Toronto 4, Lady Rattoo, Drum Major, Baron Franz, Icicle 5, Ngairama, Gee Whiz, Young Tohu, Law Chimes, Kokemoor, Specification Junior, Ottawa, La Franz, Bonification G. SOCKBURN HANDICAP.—Master Raymond scr, Electrocute 2, Galician, Olive L 0, Michael Galindo 7, Annie K, Treasure Seeker, Lord Roanchild, Wild Tree 8, Auckland Girl, Mystic, Truganini, Kelso, Mokau, Hardy Wilkes, Rosalie, Norval King, Adventuress 10. RAILWAY HANDICAP.—BeII Metal, Adonis, Cameos scr, Jack Ashore, Bellis, Little Tib, Yarraville, Lord Dillon, Mountain Roße, Ludski 1, Franzalena, Breeze, Hamapuka 2, Prince Poole, Blackness, Aberfeldy, Bright Alice 3. ROYAL HANDICAP.—Frank Tracey scr, Mountain Rose 2, Persuader, Schoolgirl, Phingari, Eminent, Dot Robbins 3, Bonny Jenny 4, Lodi, Desdemona 5.