THIRD DAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8407, 8 November 1912, Page 5

THIRD DAY.

CHRISTCHURCH, November 8.

The Metropolitan Trotting .ClubV meeting was continued to-day, in brilliant~weather, in the presence of a great crowd. The track was fast. Results : —

LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP,., of 100 soys. One mile and| a-half. Huon Drift \. ... 2 Frank Tracey 2 Bacchus ... ... 3 Scr —Foxhill, Miss Gwynne, Rose Dillon, Good Child, My Pal. Huon Drift won by half a length.' Time —3mins oosecs. GOVERNOR'S HANDICAP, of 150 soys. One mile and a-h'alf. Behvind : 1 Bushranger , 2 Erin's Tracey 3 ■All started. . ■

Behvind won by five lengths. Time —3mins 41 3-ssees.

CHRISTCHTJRCH HANDICAP, of 500 soys. Two miles. Mr S. W. Scott's Quincey ... 1 Glendalough i 2 Little Tib .^ " 3 All started.

'.;' Mandarine led for the first part of the journey. Glendalough was in front ;a mile ■ from home, but Quincey came-, with a great run in the straight, an<E ;won a fine race by half a length: twa lengths between second and thirs. .Time^—4mihs 38secs; AUSTRALASIAN HANDICAP, of 200; soys. Two miles.

Link ... ... ... 1 Fusee ... ......... : ... ... ... 2 Solo ... •.. .... ... ... ..; ... ...... 3 Scr—Moa Dillon..' . , :.'... Link won by a length, four lengtftsi between second and third. Time—imia 45secs. ..' . . ■" \" . ■ , '■■ . ■