TROTTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 11

TROTTING.

AUCKLAND WINTER MEETING.

VISITORS WIN FIVE RACES.

SOME EXCITING FINISHES.

The closing stages of what should prove the most successful season of trotting in Auckland were entered upoa on Saturday at Epsom, when the Auckland Trotting Club opened the two-days' winter meeting. For years it has been a source of complaint with followers of the light harness sport in the North, that from the autumn till spring without a meeting was too big a break, and after much consideration the A.T.C., vhen arranging the bill-of-fare for the present season, decided upon a winter gathering instead of the usual two-days' fixture in the autumn. Unfortunately, the weather during the past couple oi months has been particularly bad, but this fact did not affect the entries, which were exceptionally large, and the fields on Saturday afternoon must have been a record.

The club was fortunate in getting a fine afternoon, but the track was heavy and the times slow. The racing was particularly interesting, several close finishes being witnessed. The amount passed through the totaiisator during the afternoon was £49.G20 10/, again-t f>0.200 at the autumn meeting last year, when there were eight races :iga:ust seven on Saturday. Later results were: — MAIifMNI HANDICAP (Harness! of SOU soys. One mile aud n-haif. - —AYR. br f. :?yrs. by Logan Pointer— Precisiiin iMr. 11. I\ NiculD, limit — D Warren l 4—CfvSCLINE. b vi. β-rs (Mr. George I'atoui. limit—Owner 2 1 —SKA PEARL, cv m. ."yrs (Mr. G. McMillan). 4Syus—R. Berry o Also started: (4) Jean Darling limit. Ci Blue King limit. ((51 Red Star limit, ami Harris limit. (17) Admiral Uo»d limit, and bparkline I'routo limit. iTi Cold Cast limit, and Staninoor limit. (11) Nellie Bramley limit. 151 Admiral Lock limit. <11> Crartnn Thorpe ]2yds. (16) Logan Rothschild 12yds, (10i Kua Pere ISyils. tl;s» He.-utier mn 12yds. (17) Anselm lliyrts, .ISi Hiion Uraltan ;-!Ryds. (3i Jewel Pointer SByus. and Lord Xepean Sflyds. (S) Master Councillor 48y s. (141 Ror-k Hinton 4Syds. i!i) I-adv Dunmore 4S.vds. (12. Cute Lad 60yds. Backers ma-ie Sea Pearl favourite. £100 hetter supported than Ayr. while at £lfx> less came the bracket. Jewel Pointer and Lord Xepean. Ayr showed out first, but Ursuiine put in a fast run. and soon had the front, leading past the stand frmn Jean Darling. Ayr. Stanmoor. Anselm, and Gold Cast. Along the back Jean Darling was in the front from Ayr. Lord Nepenn. trsnline. Rtanmoor. Gold Cast, while Spa Pearl could be seen emerging from the ruck. Crossing the top Jenn D.irling just had a shade the best of Lord Nepean. but at the home turn Ayr was up with .lean Darlinc. and once the straight was entered Ayr came nlcns nii-ely to win hy half a" lemrtn from TTrsuline. wlrti Se.i Pearl, which was flying: over everythins until she broke a few yards from the post, a neck away, third. Stanmoor was fonrth. fniInwpd hv Rofk Hinton and Admiral I.ork. Nellie Rramley fpll at the entrance to the straight, and hroueht down Rna Pere. Times: Ayr 3.S 2-.". Trsnlinp 3.lft. Spa IV'ari .Tβ.. Winner trained by D. Warren. CORNTVALL HANDICAP fHarness) of 450 soys. One mile. 2—BKENTLOC. eh g, 4yrs. by Brent T.ocanda— Sasnwoo'd (Mr. M. J. Rannon). limit— J. McLennan 1 3—BESSIE LOGAN, b m. syrs (Estate late Mr. F. Tbian and N. Burgess). limit—Hendricksen - BELL, blk s,. aged (Mr. G. Paton). 12yds—Owner 3 Also started: (9) Nantwich limit. (12) Uose Pointer limit. (13) William the First limit. (11l Hypo limit. (71 Wallroon limit, and Pen Lomond limit. (G) Her Ladyship 12yds, il) Imprint 24yds. (S) Dillon Wllkes 36yd.-. (I<V) Bonny Lo?an 36yds. Lozan Chic* 4Sy.ls. Impnnt was favourite, showing ahom £350 more than Brentloc. while Bessie Logan was third, with £100 less on her. Brpntloc began qnickly, leading past the stand from Hypo. Bessie Logan, and Nanlwich. Along the back Brentloe still had charge from Bessie Logan, while All Bell moved up third crossing the top. Logan Chief was also making np gronnd. Brentloc was just having a shade the best of it turning for home, and In a great race np the straight he won by half a head from Bessie Locan. with All Bell three-qnarters of a length away. Logan Chief was fourth, then came Imprint and Dillon Wilkes. Times- Brentloc 2.24 2-5. Bessie Ix>gan 12.24 3-5. All Bell 2.24. Winner trained »y J. Henderson.