SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9490, 2 January 1919, Page 7

SPORTING.

CANTERBURY PARK TROTTING ' .-. CLUB. ■

The summer - meeting of the Canterbury Park Trott,ing. Club was held yesterday. v Afew heavy showers of rain fell in the morning, but early in the afternoon the, sky cleared, and the concluding races were got off _in bright sunshine. The totalisator investments 1 amounted to- £27,581, compared with £32,000 last year. The following are the details of the racing ;• Amateur flandicap, of 130 sov=i: one mile and a-half —Our Ooldie 1, Kothino 2. Best Hoy 3. "Won, easing up, by two lengths; eight lengths between second and third. Time, 3min sCsee. Templeton Handicap, of soys; two milos—(Jold Crest 1, Sympathy 2, Miss Havoc 3. Won by a length; third three lengths away. Time, 4min 47 l-sscc. -limn 40 2 : f)soc, -Imin 4.7 3-ofeec. Champion llandicnp, of 1000 soys; tivo' milos —Cathedral. Chimes 1, Sherwood* 2. Suugod 3. Won <by half a length; a length between second 1 and third, "Time. 4mui 29-.cc, Jinin 35 l-o sec. imin 39 2-ss"ec. Lyttelton Handicap, of 150 soys; two miles —AFahinga 1, Koike's Drift 2, Maud Wilkes 3. Won by two lengths; 10 lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 52sec, linin 50 l-ssec, 4min 57sec. Stewards' Handicap. of 250 ■ soys; two miles—Beeswing 1, Imperial; Crown 2, Gay Wilkes 3. Won'easily by three lengths. Time, 4min' 56 2-ssec, 4min 49 4min sissee. Islington Handicap, of 300 soys; one mile, arid a-quarter —Trix Pointer 1, Willie Lincoln 2, Cora Dilloir 3. : Won < easily by. two., lengths; a, similar dis- • tarice between -second and third: Time, •. 2min 51 l-ssec, 2min 51 2-ssec, 2min i 51 4-ssec. • HRailway Handicap, of 200 soys; one mile—Rorke's Drift I, 1 Joyful 2, Lord Dillon 3. '. Won "-by a length; 10 lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 21sct\ 2miri 21.1-55e0,.,.2min 21sec. ...... Au Reioir Handicap, of 200 soys;, one mile—ißearguard 1,; Pax 2, Tiranna 3. Won %y two y lengths; a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2min 23 -2-ssec, ;,2min 21 3-f)HCc, 2min 23 4-ssec.