TROTTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1919, Page 5

TROTTING.

METROPOLITAN MEETING. SECOND DAY'S RESULTS, (Bj Tologroph —rer Press Association.) Chrlstchurch, Last Night. The Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting was continued In fine weather, but a keen wind was blowing. The totallnatOf handled £. r ,0,t13!>, against Er,2,336 10s for . the second day of last year. Itenults, ■ IMPROVERS' HANDICAP.—S Ben Bell 1, 1* (•rattan Chimes 2, 0 Te Kultl 3. Also started: in Halnainoan, 9 Gay Wilkes, 11 Mushroom, M Colonel Hsvelock, 7 Cralhwood, 4 Wild Pedo, 14 Chub, 13 Patard, 1 Sol, 3 Peter MacMUlan, 8 Rita Rose. Won tr three lengths. Tine, . 4M:i-5. . f!FXfIIUM HANDICAP.—I Our Chum 1, Mohlna 2. 0 Legacy 3. Also started: S Rear- »" guard,. 10 Pleasant Mount, K Silver Shoe, J Th» Wlilp, 12 Energy, 4 Harold Child, t Odd Crest, T Chaos, 11 underacrub. Won by Mlf a letjgth. Time, 3.46 3-1^ KINO GEOROE HANDICAP—3 Cello Sydnty Wilkes I, 5 John Dillon 2, 4 SympaUlT 3, Mao started: 1 Matchllght, 2 Admiral Wood altd Asturlo (coupled), 8 Sherwood, 7 MlnUan, 6 Irr.ir. Won by three lengths. TUN, 4.40. LINCOLN HANDICAP.—I SchMppaf 1, I Guynmer 2, S Energy 3. Also aurttd: 4 Huon Patch, 3 Pleasant Mount, I OlMt Britain, 5 King Lear, 3 Guardess and m Qaytti (coupled), 7 Rex Coronado. Won W fair lengths. Time, 44# 3-5. AVON HANDICAP.—4 Bon Patch 1, t Bit* Peter 2, 3 Whist 8. Also started: f Whi>pering Willie, 8 Red Heather, * 011 ft %.. « Electrocute, 10 Wlnali, S Lady HW«U. I ®niy Parole. Won by lis lenttiu. Tim, • CANTERBURY HANDICAP—I Lord MIM. 1, 8 .tack Arrah 2, 2 Dandy Chiat* S, Also Marted: 7 Captain Stanley, 9 Rorke'a DHft, 4 Granger, 6 Gloaming, 4 Dillon Maid, I Slim Quick, 11 Bundura, 5 Makonutico, it Ooort* Hard. Won by three length!. Time, 4.57 S-5. BPEEDWAY HANDICAP.—I Dean Dillon 1, 2 Trig Pointer 2, 3 Chid 3. Also H&rted: 4 Author Dillon, 8 Cora Dillon, S Moneymaker, l Erin's Queen (couptol wttb the winner), Bundong, 7 Brown's Nugget. Won to* four lengths Time, 2.513-5. DAto HANDICAPKing Karri 1,1 Sltrer Nut 2, 4 Captain Stanley 3. Alio atgrtod: T Tomarlsk nnd Lady Superior (couoM). T4 ■General Link, 8 Lord Dillon, 7 Strategy, • Harold Direct, 12 Admiral Hal, 5 Cauioclco, 13 Sir Pulham, 2 Joan of Arc, 18 Inwood. U Salcombo, 3 Blrdwood, 13 Coltan. Wtt br a length. Time, 2.20.

HANDICAPS FOR THIRD DAT. Chrtatchutcb, Lait Kigfat The Metropolitan Trotting Clnb'a haitdinpi for the third day are as follow!:—' MIDWINTER HANDICAP.—Bon Patch, Harold Lander scr.. Balnamoan, WlnaU, Lady Patricia 2sees, Hova, Mushroom 8, Hula, Billy Parole 4, Colonel Havelock. Ben Bell S, Wild Pedro, Cralhwood 8, Sol Patard 7, Haaresa, Miss Morna 9. " FEDERAL HANDICAP.—Bunnong, Pack Arragh scr., Our Churn, Gleaming liee., Silver Quick 2, Goldwood, Dundura, King Karri,' Killings 3, Pleasant Mount, Rearguard, BUwr Shoo 4, Dreadtebane, King Cole Junr., Birdwood, Miss Havoc B. Legacy, Dillon Dlrart. Energy, The Wlilp, Mist Rolfo, RamlUafl e NATIONAL CUP—Arthur Dillon scr, Hatchlight 2secs.. Admiral Wood 3, Sherwood, Agothos 6, John Dillon 8, Eric,. Queen. Trlx Pointer 8, Olnako,. Moneymaker, Cello Sydney Wilkes n, Mlnston, Vlce-Admiral 10. ADDINGTON HANDICAP.-WhUpwllur Wil- ' Ue acr.. Rita Petor isec., Red Ttatbfr 5, Olive L. 7, Electrocute. Whist, Ntlwn, BlngJen 8, Imperial Crown 9, Dewhy, Trtvanul, Gay Wilkes 12. ««■««». ISLINGTON HANDICAP.—Lord UlntO *«. Asmrio laec . Hannah M. t, Cetoraka, Sympathy,Caprlclo 3, Irvar, Pltaro, Captain Banley, Nora CTent 4, Colenno, Orangar, Lieotenant Rorla-s Drift 5, Alf. McKinney, Gaural Link, Sir Pulham, Gleaming. Tamarisk, Harold Devon, Psx, Dandy Chimes 6. HEATHCOTE HANDICAP.-WhUpertng mill' »<*., Rod Heather 4. Ollre L 5 DUIon Eddv ■Nelson, Blngen, Teddlngton, Whist, Imperl'ai crown, Our Girl 8, Lady Patricia, Prlico Coronado, Gold Crest, Beeswing, Seychelles Day Wilkes 9. LIGHTNING HANDJCAP.—Tohn Dillon, Cow * I Dillon snr , Chid, Austurlo lsec., Dean Dillon 2. Emlllus, Rorke's Drift 3, Bundong. Brown'* Nugtrct. Pax 4, Nancy Stair, Svmpathy, Join * of Arc. Lieutenant, Halcombe, Mokamoka 5 "FAREWELL HANDICAP*—Lord Mlnto »w ''"ifb Tho-., Matchllght 2, Cora Dillon. Sborwopd 3, Tamarisk. Mlntson. Cello Sydney Wilkes, Rorko's Drift 4. General Link. Heetor£s* „ Fr " nk . Strategy, Harold Biroct, Sir Pulham, Ivnr, Caprlco, Capt. Stanley. Mmlral Hal, Oliver Nut 0.

TROTTING ASSOCIATION. ' Chriatchurch, taut Night, i J "• weetlnc of. the Board of the New ZenIMS Trotting Aseoclatlon • to-night, appliea- „ lion from the newly.formed Te Aroha Club * ror registration was granted. A ahUUr «p----plication from the North Auckland CfU>, with lieadQiiarjers nt Whanga'el, was granted, »ubJect to the Auckland Trotting Club offering no objoctlon ti#ie name of the new cftifc, ' Mr, .t. JB. Oram, of Tauplrl, applied for the fernowl of the disqualification of hi* horn. Striker, for competing at an uareftatered meeting at Taunirl lost Blister. The apnlleeHon was granted.' * A letter was reed from M. Wwarda, rtatlng ' lie had had to undergo nn operation for » • cataract on his eje, which his- medial *«. (leers considered wis due to riding In muMr weather. He hart b«an put to considerable expense. and lln Association was asked to 1 Sire him some financial assistance. The matter ' ■ ws " rp f frri! <' 10 *" lc I'lwi'liU! Committee. Riders licenses only, were granted to 8. * McSerenev, L. C Frost, 0. Heed, 0, faith and n. J2, y. Reed.

THE YEAR'S WORK. ITCVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT. _ . 1 :«W • Chrlstc|tureh, At SHght. « nn «nl meeting Of the >'ow Zetland .' Tifrll to-n;t)it, th» chairman (jur, I. aellB) addressed members on rnrlons Phases of the year's work. The popularity or the sport, lie anli!, had grown apace, anil, , < since the Inst annual meeting, fire new clubs had been framed. Steps were being UkCß.v'* to secure further tntallsator neralts He •' quoted stntislles. which ahorved thlt tbe raring permltd totalled 522 and trotting S9, an ! said that unless fnciMMcs were glrea It roull > Impossible for tnittlrt,, to ,lis established In new places It had been admitted by a former Minister of Intcrnr.l Alfalrg, that the trott ng clubs had not weired their full share . •ct licenses, and those held In nhoyapce had stneo lieen absolved by racing clubs.. It was lint desired that any pena'ts 'alteulff lie taken . away from the racing ciulw, btit tllst Justice should he done by the l<jlslr,ture, jttd toinll* ' sator permits granted to new clubs, and ,a those which at presem ri:oe'J In .conjunction win racing chilis The demand- for richer B ii ifi (lol,bt •» mm*# hr *»#•• ' '• established clubs He expressed the ?pinlon that liberal accommodation SR the -nubile ■ should he jiiorided oy all ct,flrms. After . - commenting on Increased vlglljmce nf the »tew. 5 ards and officials, which had toil to a decided"*! < falling off In complaints, he niafta rpfortMice■ to the VMed question of starling, ami »14 ' V he thought It Imnortant that (litre should fiL i r ;S-: ( nnly one.system throughout the Dooilnlon. aie ' ' , matter had been postponed by the for ono year. 'in conclusion, he nmtlMM *, • that next year Ibc Hoard would connmTM 1H"--ath'p Ihree North Isblid repvHwiit* ' The report mid ba hnec-sliert were adbpled. I 1 Scili;, 11. W. Kltchlugham. and ' J. M. Samson (South Island), and 0. f. Mark ami it. n. Short <?{«,«, Inland). were " ro-elecled to ihe Board for 1919-20, which Is therefore tlio anmo as last rear.