WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB'S SIXTH MEETING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 23 October 1882, Page 2

WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB'S SIXTH MEETING.

President, Dr Earle ; Vice-president, J. Abbot, Esq. ; committee, Messrs F. M. Betts, 0. M. Richards, T. Hammond, John Higgie, W. Kirkwood, O. H. Chivannes, F. B. Huff, J. Crawley, J. Chadwick, jun., James Higgie, A. Higgie, J. H. Pollock, and T. Woolley ; Judge, Dr E. 0. Earle ; starters, Messis J. Chadwick, jun., and J. H. Pollock ; clerk of the scales, Mr F. M. Betts; clerk of the course, J. Higgie ; handicappers, Messrs Pollock, Chadwick, jun., and Alexander Higgie ; timekeepers, Messrs S. H. Drew and A. Kohn ; hon. sec. and treasurer, Mr Frank W. Evans. The sixth meeting of the Trotting Club came off on Saturday last upon the racecourse. The weather turned out to be nnfavourable, and the attendance in consecpence was not large, though the sport provided deserved a far larger number of visitors. The club arrangements were very good, and, notwithstanding the fact that the handicapping had prevented some of the best trotters and biggest public favourites in the district from accepting, the contests excited great interest. Mr F. W. Evans, the hon. sec. and treasurer of the club, was indefatigable in his efforts to promote the success of the meeting, and were all his brother members o£ the club to throw eo^ual energy into the matter it is certain that the really interesting sport of trotting would take a firmer root in Wanganui than in any other place in New Zealand. The full detail < of the racing are given below, and it is not necessary to refer more particularly to the even! !•. With regard to the Trial Stakes, JA '• - iiomas Woollej aid Mr Lingard entered protests against

Mr Keith's Eamblerion the ground that it had previously won a stake or match. Mr Lingard subsequently withdrew his protest, -but the whole matter is to be considered |at a club meeting upon an early date. In the race for the big money, the distance judge (Mr Crowe) ruled that all horses but Castaway were distanced, and the judge, Mr Alex. Higgie, who was acting as locum tenems for fir Earle, who had been called away to a distance on professional business, decided that no second money "was awardable. Some dispute, however, has arisen about this point, which also will hare to be investigated at a club meeting. With these exceptions the various events passed ofE smoothly. Only one refreshment booth was opened on Saturday, Mrs Broughton, :of the Provincial. Hotel; 1 having purchased the privilege for £5. Her takings must have ■ been huge, :and • would probably more than make up for the deficiencies of the two previous days', j gatherings. The Grand Stand was but scantily patronised. Messrs Hill and . l Poole had one totalisator on the ground, ' and, despite the limited attendance, about£soo was passed through the instrument. The net takings at the gates, after deducting expenses, were £14 16s, and, as the club's reserve was £15 when' the privileges were put up for sale, its officials may be congratulated on having made a ' . very near estimate. "• ,' Maiden Trotting- Raob, for horses mr ■, saddle ; 1 mile heats ; best two in three. .'• ]?or (all horses that have not won a Public Trotting race Value 5 soy, stakes, 25 83vs.; second horse to receive . . 5 sots, from the stakes. ITRST HEAT. Mr W. Lingard's blk g Jack (Cha- . vanuesj . . . . . . ... 1 Mr A. J. Keith's b- g Bambler (Keith) ..2 Mr S. Powell's chm Wakatu (Owner) distanced ' . . . . . . '. . 0, Mr A. J. Keith's eh g Speculation' (Owner) distanced . . . . 0 Mr 11. Mcllwain's b g Dan (Owner) ' ; distanced .. ... .. ... 0 There were ;£9B in the totalisator ; Jack 37, Eambler 9, Wakatu 40, Speculation 11, Dan 2. Bambler led for three quarters of a mile, with Jack close up. On gettinginto the straight Chavannes brought Jack up, and won the heat cleverly by a length. Wakatu'. and Speculation were never near the front. Time, 3min 6.4-ssec. • ••-•■' SECOND HEAT. ',','■ , , Jack .", '■'-. ;"..,i : Bambler .. .. .. „...'2 Rambler again led for the first part of the race ; and both he and Jack broke - : repeatedly. At the distance it looked, a certainty for Bambler, but Jack came " up in splendid style, and made a dead heat of it just on the post. Time, 3niin 11.2-ssec. ... FINAL HEAT. " ' '■'!' ' Jack .. .•',!• Bambler . . . . . . ,-. .. 2 . This heat was run much the same as 'i the ones. Bambler leading for the firs; part, and Jack, coming at the finish won by three lengths. Time, : 3mins 7secs. '• 2. Handicap Trotting- Race, for horses' " in single harness j 1 mile heats ; best' two in three ; stakes, 30 soys. ; second horso to receive 5 soys. from the stakes. ITRST HEAT. Mr S. Powell's eh in Wakatu, 17seo (Owner) .. .. .. .. 1 Mr J. Higgie's eh g Castaway, 20seo (Chavannes).. .. .. .-. 2 -' Mr A. J. Keith's b g Bambler, 16seo (W. Keith) distanced. Totalisator, £33 ; Castaway 17, Wakatu 15, Eauibler 1. Castaway made good use of his start, and at half the distance led by 10 length. Wakatu, however, had evidently only been playing with him, as she came up'when near the finish and- .-- won easily. Eamber stuck up, and refosed to draw th 6 sulky. Time, 3min . 25 2-sth sec. second heat; Castaway .. .. ,-. . .- X Wakatu.. .. .. -..' „-• ..vt 2 The latter went off well and' heldYa^ - strong lead, but broke badly towards' 1 " the finish, and allowed Castaway to come up aud win. Time, 3min 27sec. FINAT HEAT. Wakatu forced ihe pace from the start, and won by an distance. Time, 3min 18 2-sth sec. Ponx Teottino Race. (13 hands and under) of 10 soys. ; second pony to receive 3 soys. from the stakes. Disance 1 mile ; catch weights (20 yards . Btart allowed for each inch under 13 hands.) Boy riders to be approved by the committee. Master Morse's Nipper, 11 hands (Owner) . . . . . . . . 1 Mr A. J. Keith's Lottie (C. Enderby), distanced i ..0 Totalisator, £13 ; Tipper, 8 ; Lottie, 0. This was a very absurd affair, and no interest was taken in it. The winner won by more than a distance, and. con-' sequently received both first and second prize. Time, 3min 18 2-sthseo. Tbial Stakes of 20 soys. ; second horse ' to receive 5 soys. from the stakes. A Trotting race in saddle for green horses' . at the time of entry. Distance 2 miles. Mr A. J. Keith's Bambler (W. ] Keith) I,' Mr James Higgie's Solicitor (Chavannes) . . . . . . . . 2 Mr E. Mcllwain's Dan (Owner) . . 3 Maud and Staffordshire Lass also started. Totalisatar, £07 ; Bambler 55, Maud 6,' Staffordshire Lass 12, Dan 3. Bambler- ' went off in company with Solicitor, the,' : others being out-paced. At half a mile : the leading pair were a hundred yards ' in front of the next horse, and the first, mile was (rotted in 3min 31sec. Bambler was kept alongside of Solicitor . until near the finish, when he came' in/.,,, and won by two lengths, > Dan a. bad* , third, the others hopelessly out of'ifc , Time, 6min 57 2-sthsec. . Wan&anui Handicap Teotting- Racb, for horses in saddle ; 3 miles ; stakes, ■ 65 soys. ; second horse to receive 10 ' soys., and third horse to receive 5 soys., ■ ■ from the stakes; limit-, start 70 sees, Green horses, or horse 3 with no .public performance, limited to 50 sees, start; ' ■' Mr James Higgie's eh g Castaway, ' . , ' 58sec (C. H. (Jhavanne's) 1 .'; Mr A. J. Keith's eh g Speculatij;i, 43sec (owner) ... 2 Mr S. PoweJFs eh m Wakatu, 43see (owner)^distanced. ... 0.'.; Mr W. Lingard's blk g Jack, 34seo , (P. Potto) distanced ... . ;;_ 0 . Mr A. J. Keith's b g Eambler 43see •-'•■' (W. Keith) distanced ... ... 0 '■ Totalisator, £156 ; Castaway 34 Speculation 19, Jack 23, Eambler 12, Wakatu ' 68. Castaway made the most of his start, but Wakatu was overtaking him very rapidly, and at the end of the first mile was only 7isec behind Castaway. ' ■ At 1^- miles Powell pushed his mare beyond her pace and she broke and lost fully five seconds; - -Speculation was then about 200 yards behind Castaway. The ; other pair, Bambler and Jack, going along steadily about 400 yards behind the first horse. On passing the stand the second time Wakatu had again got within five' seconds of Castaway, and the race looked a moral for the Kelson mare, but just past the stand she bxoke again, and Ohavannos got another long lead, which he kept till the finish. Speculation, who profited by Wakatu's repeated breaking, finished 23 seconds behind the winner. The distance judge reported all horses distanced except Castaway. This decisicm was objected to by the rider of Speculation, and the matter, was left in hands of the committee MrChavennes's victory on Castaway was

a very popular, one, and the backers of Wakata were much disappointed, but it Was quite evident that had her rider been not quite" so anxious she would have won easily, as she has undoubtedly more/pace than the winner.' This " was shown in the Harness Race, w.here she beat' Castaway very easily, and gave him three seconds start. The time for the winner for the three miles was 9min . ISseoa. . ; - ■,; , „ CowsoiiTiON , Handicap, for horses .in saddle or ; smgle harness j . states, IS soys seeondhorse to receive 3 soys. from the stakes, distanced miles. • . Mr A. J. Keith's Speculation, scratch ' (Owner) / : . ; 1 Mr E. Mcllwain's Dan, 34 seconds (Owner) .... .. ..2 Mr James Biggie's Solicitor 22secs (Chavahnes). distanced . . . . 0 Dan trotted well for the first mile, but Speculation was., rapidly reducing the gap between- them. t Solicitor was outpaced. At the .end of one mile Dan was lOsecs in front of Speculation, and at one and a. half miles the latter got the lead, and. Dan, breaking several times, lost ground, and allowed Speculation to win comfortably.