LATE SPORTING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 146, 21 June 1890, Page 8

LATE SPORTING.

AUCKLAND TROTTING AND PONY MEETING.

President: F. Lawry, Esq., M.H.H. Stewards: Messrs W. Paul, M. Gallagher, !J. Brown, J. S. Kidd, D. Harford, G. Smith, E. D. Halstead, W. Adams, E. Abbott, J. Wattle, O. C. McGee, FBurtb, B. Webb, A. Harris, F. Lawry, M.H.R. fludge: A. Harris, Esq. Starter: Mr J. "Wattie. Treasurer: Mr J. S. Kidd. Clerk of course: Mr O. C. McGee. Clerk of Scales : Mr F. Burtt. Hahdicappers : The Committee (except horse owners). L. i. Mark, Secretary. i The inaugural meeting of the Auckland Trotting and Pony Club is being brought off ab Potter's Paddock this afternoon. Aboub 500 spectators are present. The weather is fine overhead, bub the running -Irackie, very heavy. Ib was twenty itiiriutes to two before the.firsb event abarbed. Sanpioai* 'Trot, ~ Twg ',""*%" ; - "'■ '[ ■■ . ■ ' :MrP. M. Beet's Bees, 25sec, Kinlocb ... 1 Mr A. Guy's Our Boy, 20sec, Harford ... 2 Mr J. Wilson's Blueakin, 25sec, Shaw... 3 '- Also started : Dick, Prince Albert, Napper Tandy, King, Raven, Cripple and Jean. ■ Bess went to the front after a mile had 'been completed, and won easily. Dividend* 10s tickets, £7 Bs. • Selling Teot, of lssov, 2J miles. Mr H. Robertson's Polo, 45s*ec, Sandall 1 Mr C. Harford'e Hard Time?, 15sec, owner" ... ••• ••• ••• ' •'•• " Mr- L. A. Morrison's Raven, 45sec, Morrison ... ... «•• 3 Alio started: Little Nell, Gipsy, Prince Albert, Joy, and King. - King and Polo were the first to leave the mark, bub after a hundred yards had been traversed Polo went to the front, and was never afterwards headed, winning easily. _ \ ' • The ponies Grace Darling, Forget-me-not, and My Queen have been disqualified from running ab the meeting, nob having uaeeed the 14.3 standard. Dividend, £1 18s. ■ / . , * ;