SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9633, 13 June 1919, Page 2

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB

The Ashburton Trotting Club's Winter meeting was brought to a successful conclusion yesterday afternoon. The conditions were all in favour of a record meeting, the weather being fine, and the attendance exceptionally large.' Early in the'meeting all thorace books had been disposed of, and several of tho late arrivals were willing to pay 2s 6d to anyoiie willing to part with tho desired "correct card." The fields . were exceptionally large, and it was soon found impossible to despatch events to schedule time. The flag system had been introdticed for each division of horses, .tho dropping of the flag by tho holder indicating to the starter that each division was in line. .It could hardly he claimed that tho system • was a success, and no doubt a' good deal of money was shut out of the machine, and the starting of events'., gradually dragged behind .time. The best .race of the day was the Sapling Stakes, in which only a field of eight started, and tho horses were fairly well'bunched together from .•.tart to finish. In.the other races the fields were very much spread out, and on., two or three occasions the baekmarkers.had a bad spin. The. totaiisator investments were ; weW - ahoad of last year, aggregating £20,301 10s, as against £16,675. The' Eierhtli (South Canterbury) Regimental Baud was in attendance, and enlivened the intervals between the races.

The following arc the concluding results:— , '

WINTEII HANDICAP (harness), of 250 soys; second to receive 30 soys, arid third 20 kovs from the stake. For horses 'iihafc can do 2.52 or better. One mile and a-quarter. 4. G. Hawthorne's bm Sa-shwood,

by Underwood — Satinwooti, 6yrs, 24yds (J. Henderson) 1 1. F. O. W erne's b g Lieutenant,. aged, scr " (J. Bryce) 2 2. S. Wotton's b g iDetin l>Hion, 6yrs, 12yrs (A. Fleming) 3

Also started: 1 Joan of Arc ,24yds, 8 Lady Superior scr,- 2 All Bell ll'yds, 7 Makamalio 12yds, 5 Bundura 12yds, 10 Nancy, Stair 12yds, 3,Coienut 12yds, 13 Captain Stanley 24yd»s, 14 Frank Tracey 24yds, 11 Hannah M. 24yds, 16 Admiral Hal 24yds, 12 Silver Quick 24yds, 15 Bundong 24yds, 17 Rorke's Drift 36yds, 8 Pax 36yds, 18 Cello Sydney Wilkes 36yd-s, 7 Moneymaker 48yds. ' ' ,' Nan-cy Stair shot out in front, and led for a mile- and then faded away, when Dean,Dillon and Coknut closed with her. • When the straight was entered, Sashwood was just in front of Colenut, Dean Dillon and Nancy Stair. Sashwood maintained the ' load, and won by three lengths, half a length separating second and third horses. Nancy Stair was fourth. Time, 2min. 47sec. ,

FAREWELL HANDICAP (harness) foi 160'sovs;'second to receive 25 soys; and third 10 soys from the stake. For horses that can do 2.20 ot better. One mile.

5 0. E. Hooper's blk h Nabob, by Lord Chancellor—Millie Woodburn, syrs, scr (Owner) 1 17. J. Crom'ie*s b g Salcombe aged. 24yds (Owner) 2 6. T." Frost's blk g King Karri, 6yrs, 12yds . (Owner) 3 Also started: 13 Camilla scr, 3 Robert Dillon scr, 1 Dixie. ■ Leo scr, 7 Wastewood scr, 8 Wild Cherry scr, 4 Watchman' scr, 15 Bergan 12yds, 10 General Wylie 12yds, 14 Madeline 24yds, 3 Idris 36yds, 12 Prince Coronado 36yds, 16 Gold Crest 36yds, 18 Lady "Wayward ,48yds, 9 Energy 48yds. . Robert Dillon led to the straight,' and then broke. Nabob then shot up and took command, and after a wolleontested race with Sal combo secured the verdict by a length. Bergan was fourth. Time, 2min. 17 l-ss-eo.