SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2733, 3 November 1894, Page 4

SPORTING.

TIMARU TROTTING CLUB. Judge, Mr if. Smith; clerk of course, Mr W. Tutton; clerk of scales, Mr F. Joues; timekeeper and treasurer, Mr D. Mahoney; stewards, Messrs Stumbles, Tutton, Shaw, Watson, Egan, Geaney, Mahoney, and Hood ; hon. secretary, Mr Fred C. Watson, The Timaru Trotting Club held its annual meeting on Thursday last. The weather was showery, but despite this fact the attendance was very good. The rages were well contested, the officers worked well, and the visitors enjoyed a wood day’s sport, Results : ° JVIiiDEN Bao'E, of 15 sovs; second horse 2 sovs; 2 miles,—First Heat; Mr W. Ogden’s c g Euchre, 6seo, X; Mr J. Grant’s b ra Our Maid, set’., 2. Other starters: Penguin 3sec, Starlight 11. 3sec, Nitsua 7sec, Zulu llsec, Don 13sec. Totalisator, ,£47; dividend, £6.—Second Heat: Mr A. Gunn’s b g Kilrush, ssec, 1; Mr A. F. Anderson’s b m Peg Kelly, 13sec, 2. Other starters Speculation scr, King James 3sec, Duncan 9sec. Totalisator, £32; dividend, £1 13s.— Final Heat; Mr Ogden’s Euchre (Owner), 1; Mr Grant’s Our Maid (Lewis), 2 ; Mr Anderson’s Peg Kelly (Hobbs), 3. Kilrush also started, but shaped badly. Euchre went off with the lead, and won easily. Time, 6miu 2osec. Totalisator, £43; dividend, £3 17s. 'TWO Mile Tkot, of 25 sovs; second horse 5 HOYS.— Mr D. McMaster’s b g Fairchild, XGsee (Harold), 1; Mr Rogers’ b g Spider, Bsee (Owner) 2. Time, 6min IGsec. Totalisator, no investments. One and a-Halp Mile Dash Handicap, of 15 sovs; second horse, 2 sovs.— Mr A. F. Anderson’s b g Bide-a-Wee, 28sec (Owner), 1 ; Mr Baxter’s g g Woolloomooloo, 24see (Harold) 2; Mr McMaster’s b g The Duke, 2Gsec (Allan), 3. Other starters: Speculation 34sec, Penguin 37sec, and King James 37sec. Time, 4min 36isec. Totalisator, £B2 ; dividend, £0 3s. T>yo Milk District Trot, of 20 sovs.; second horse 3 sovs.—Mr Baxter’s g g Woojlomnoojoo 20spc. (Harold) 1, Mr W. Anderson’s g u# Sts#light 11- 41sec. (Owner) 2, Mr b g The Duke 22sec. (Allan) 3. Otlier staitops , Bidg-a-Weo 20aoc. (including sseo. penalty), Our Maid 38sec., and Garfield 45soc. Time, Gmiu. Isec. Totalisator £O2, dividend £1 13s. Three Mile Trot, of -JO sovs.; second horse 5 sovs.— Mr Rodgers’ Spider lOsec. (Owner) 1, Mr J. Morris’s b g Chancellor G3sec. 2. Time, Omin. loiseo. Totalisator £3,dividend £ll3s. A protest was entirod against.the winner on the ground that his running was “ dark ” in the Two Milo race, but it was dismissed, the stewards concluding that there was no ground to uphold it.

Two Mile Trot, of 15 sovs.; second horse 3 sovs. from the stake —Mr McMaster’s The Duke 33sec. (Allan) 1, Mr A. F. Anderson’s b g Bide-a-Wee 33aec. (Owner) 2, Mr McMaster’s b g Fairchild lOsec. 3. Woolloombolo 24aec. and Chancellor 46sec. also started. Time, 6min. 86aec. Totaliaator £63, dividend £3 6s. A Scurry Trot, of 5 sovs., 2 miles, was won by Mr J. Keene’s Don, after the _ best race of the day, and a dividend of £3 19s was paid. i