AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 77, 3 April 1899, Page 3

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

About 2000 spectators witnessed the opening day's programme of the Auckland Trotting- Club's meeting on Saturday. Everything passed off without a hitch, and there were no accidents^ As usual, Mr C. F. Mark's arrangements for the success of the gathering were most complete. Mr W. Blomfleld and staff passed the sum of £2446 through the totalisator in ten-shilling tickets. In the grandstand Mr T. McEwin served up a capital luncheon and afternoon tea. Details of the racing are appended:— MAIDEN TROT HANDICAP of SOsovs; IJ mile. 23-Mr R. Miller's b g Hero, aged, . se?_r (d, ri ven in harness) (Owner) 1 16-Mr H, Marshall's eh m Martha, ~__. aß"ed, 9sec (Tighe) 2 13S-Mr W. J. Trubshaw's b g Happy, aged, 2Ssec (Owner) 3

,t£ Is.£ s& rH d: 17' Lady Retford, scr (Hird); 13, Lass, 14sec (Robinaon); 0, Queenie 17sec (Simpkins); 3, K.D., 23sec (Merritt); 1, Popinjay, 23sec (Greenwood); 5, Brilliant, 27sec (Harper); 21, Maria, in? (Bowden); 69> Coralie, 30sec (Sandall); 6, Erin, 30sec (Renwick); 48, Victor Royal, 30sec (Lowe). Won by five lengths. Time, 4m 255. Dividend, £7. Totalisator, MAIDEN PONY HANDICAP of 20SOVS. 5 furlongs. SC-Mr W. Matthews' eh g Marvellous, aged, 6.7 (Simpson) i 16-Mr O. C. White's eh g Deceiver, a, 7.5 (Kelly) _ 47—Mr E. Stanley's b m Jeannie, ■ Syrs, ■ 6.7 (Hardy) 3

Also started: 193, Lady Carrington, 9.7 (Geach.; 25, Actress, 8.0 (Matthews); 10, ?£ a?il* ht' B'° (McManus); 3, Little May, 8.0 (Morrow); 5, Ruth, 8.0 (Johnston); 202, Spreydon, 7.10 (Chitham). Won by a neck after an exciting finish; Jeannie half a length away thirfl. Time, lm 9Js. Dividend, £2 15/. Totalisator, 597. STEWARDS' TROT HANDICAP Of 65 soys; 15 mile. 227—Mr W. C. Hird's b g Bob E.T.aged, 30sec (Owner) 1 109—Mr W. Bagby's b h Yola Clair, aged. 31sec (Owner) 2 223—Mr PI. Chatteris' b m Woodbine, aged, 28sec (Owner) 3 Also started: 27, Turn Turn, Bsec (Greenwood); 137, Old Judge. 25sec (Williams); i 8. Golden King, 27sec (Simpkins); 16, Cob, : 27sec (Ellett). Vola Clair led Bob E.T, for the first six furlongs, when he broke badly. Bob E.T. then took command, and was never headed, winning by four : yards, while 15 yards divided second and third. Cnb -it"* a poor fourth, and then 1 came Go.'" "''"."'?, Old Judge, and Yum, Yum in Iho order written. Time, 4.11. ' Dividend, £1 9/. Totalisator, 747. AUTUMN HANDICAP of 25sovs; 65 fur- i longs. 224—Mr W. Matthews' br m Certain, aged, 8.0 (Simpson) li 41—Mr F. Gunning's b g Stenson, aged, 6.12 (Owner) 2 47—Mr W. Stokes' b g New Boy, aged, 8.4 (Kelly) 3 Also started: 33, Nannie, 10.7 (Geach); 131, Kit. 9.7 (Moore); 108, Fairy, 9.7 (Johnston): 89, Topsail, 9.7 (Bigham); 66, Spreydon, C.7 (Paul Katie). Won by a clear length, with New Boy close up. Time, lm 30s. Dividend, £1 9/. Totalisator, 739. I NORTHERN HARNESS TROT HANDICAP of 40sovs; 2 miles. 142—Mr C. Edgar's eh h Cleveland, aged, 34sec (Trubshaw) 1 100—Mr W. C. Hird's b g Bob E.T., aged, 36sec (Owner) 2 141—Mr A. Hughes' eh m Rosebud, aged, lOsec (Chatteris) 3

Also started: 49, Uric, 50sec. Won easily ! by five lengths, with Rosebud a fair ; third. Time, 5.24. Dividend, £1 7/. Totalisator, 432. HANDICAP HURDLES of 25sovs; 1} mile. 93—Mr E. Stanley's b m Effle, 9.0 (Morris) 1 34—Mr W. J. Bowden's eh m Helena, 9.13 (Owner) .' 2 121—Mr J. Deed's eh m Fairy, 12.0 3

Also started: 163, New Boy, 11.0 (Greenwood); 163. Lady Carrington.lo.lo (Geach); 40, Little Tom, 10.4 (Tooman); 24, Karaka, 10,2 (Bisrham); 34. Little Raven, 9.8 (Hogan); 65, Tickle-Me-Gently,9.4 (Callagher); 45, Deceiver, 9.0. (McLaren). Won by four length's. Little Tom fell. Time, 2.34. Dividend, £3 17/. Totalisator, 402.

ELECTRIC TROT of *45sovs; 1 mile. 33— Mr W. C. Hird's br g Le Corbeau, by Victor—Vixen, aged, 18sec (Owner) 97—Mr H. Marshall's eh m Martha, aged. 25sec (Tighe) ■.••••• 2 112-Mr H. Ellen's" b m Gay Belle, aged, 2Ssec (Ellett) 3 Also started: 3, Yum Yum, 6secr(W J. Greenwood); 34,01 d Judge, 17sec (Bagby), 23 Cleveland. "Msec (Duncan); 24, Hard Case, flseo (Hogan): 199, Empress, 25sec (Chatteris); 5, Uric, 26sec, (May); 14, Lass, Sc (Robertson); 4, Ingar 28sec (RenwirkV 38 Coralie, 35sec E. Sandall), Won by two lengths. Time, 2.44. Dividend, £T 19/. ' Totallsator, 586.

FLYING STAKES HANDICAP of 20SOVS", 5 furlongs.

2T_-Mr W. Matthews', b m Certain, 712 and 71b extra, aged (Simpson) 1 ■_•__—Mr W. J. Greenwood's eh m Nannie. aged. 10.9 (Geach) .••• 2 27-Mr T. Langlois' b g Spreydon, 6.10 (Vakl) J* s_£&%2&^__r&