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Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1917, Page 8

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB ACCEPTANCES. . The following! acceptances have been received for the events at file Wellington Trotting Club's annual meeting:—" iIUTT PARK v rjllA!. .IASIWAP, of 05 sovs., one mile nnd a-iia!f—Elmo Junr. for., Miss Havoc ser., Rcjoic Prize Pearl, (Joorgt Akwood. Idiv- : fiidens, Little Jewell, Priy Pointer, Lady Foster !i, Bliss llona Vale 11. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of 100 sovs, one mile and' a-half—l.nd.v iintli -Isee., Lady Sefton fi, Cupid's Whisper, Colleen Tiawn 8.0, Wild Daisy, Lord Cecil 10, Dollj Spanker 12, Jlastn Halt 13, Bettina, Fiosantia 14.

N.Z. TttOTTIXfi GOLD Ctrl', 0 f 350 sovs., two miles.—Wallace Wood ser., Jewel Cliimes Isec., Ltudile. Willie 8, Davspring 12, Chans, Albert Wallace 13,- Pax, Erin's Queen, '■Prince 14, Nancy Patch, Neigh, La Franz. Dillon Eddie, "icicle, Dorotliv Dillon 16.

PRESIDENT'S HANXICAP, of. 1211 sovs. ; two miles—frugaii'mi tcr.. Todd Bells 3sec., Billy Parole; 10, '..lratteaii, Chaos l*>, Parole Bolls I 3„ Monsoon 13, Harold Wilkes IT, Tattle II), Gladall, Goldmine. Bonilene, Clold Stanlov LADIES' BRACELET 11A\I)T'':AP, of 00 sov<3., two miles. —Einic Jti!iri.2=ec„ Colleen Bawn 4, All Steel 10, Master Hall, Warstop, Bliss, Prize Pmil, Sentlis)' Child. Gooi-fro Alavood, Miss Olive, Little Jewel, Vri\ Pointer, Desert Gold, Calmly 14,.Pesgv Wilde, Robert 11. 10. .

STEWARDS' HANDICAP, ni S3 sovs.. one mile—Bobalink 4bcc., Lady Moth S. Lady Sefton (i, Cupid's Whispers 8, Wild Daisy, Klcitoa, L-ord t'Jcil, Miss Havoc

PETOXB HANDICAP, oi 100 sovs., cue mile and a-halr—Tntganin' scr., Rexcvordimn Isee., Graftean Chimes 3, Monsoon 11, Tattles 11, All Steel l!), Red Bell, Bobby, Braehycimiiie 20, Wild Palm, Bonilene, Gold ?iline, Pleasant Mount, Gladall, Lobstei 21. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 120 sovs., one mile—Jewel Chimes stf.. Wallace Wood ser. .Lucille, Whispering Willie 5, Waterfall, Dayspring, I.Mc'a, Erin's Queen, La Franz, Nancy I'atch, Pax S. Dorothy Dillon, Lady Moth, Neigh, Louie Dillon 9.

METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Metropolitan Committee was held last evening. Present: Messrs. 1.. A. Nolan (m the o'lair), C. M. Lcppcr O. W. Sole, W ( . Phillips, L. B. Webstei, E. F. Blunldl, W. T Iloolcham, W. C. Weston, F. Drbell; B. H. Chaney, Newton King, J. R. L. Stanford, and J. Gray. Apo'ogios were received from Messrs. A. Alexander, A. Good, S. Pitt, and J. Mi'Leod.

Fines in connection with Ilia T.J.C. Christmas Afoeting and the .SL-ntford New Year Meeting were approved. T.J.C. The Taranaid Joc'-ey Club Committee then met, all the above present with the exception of Messrs. Stanford and Gray. The report of the -lib-committee appointed to purchase the gold e:t'i to be competed foi 'in connection "»ith the Taranaki Cut 011 tfebrnarj 7 was received and adopted.

In connection with the arrangements for special trains for the February meeting, an endeavor was biting made to have a special train from Whangamomona. to connect with th-j Stratford train on Wednesday morning, returning on Thursday night. Transfers of four horses envied in the Fourth Taranaki Stakes were approved of. It was decided to "rant returned soldiers the same privileges .it tb. gates as were given it. the Christmas meeting. Returned soldiers are asked to apply to' the secretary Jor tickets, and ill doing so to discharges.

Four new members were eiected by ballot. *

The meeting decided to make minor alterations to the lawr gates, in order to obviate the congestion that occurred at the last meeting. Accounts amounting to .E27S l?s were passed for payment.