TAHUNA PARK TROTTING CLUB' S MEETING.
(PRESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGRAM.) * DUNEDIN, December 27. ' Although two or three showers fell in the c morning, the weather afterwards was fine i for the Tahuna Park trotting meeting, and t there was a good attendance. Most of the r events were won easily. The amount put through the totalisator was £1601. I Results :— * MAIDEN HANDICAP Cinsa dfUe >' of S soys "■ J l *. 0 A miles—l co, 2sec, 1; lri=h Girl, frsec, 2. Time, smm c 43»ec Dividend, SI s*. „ ; SUMMER PONY HANDICAP (in saddle), of 25 soys; one mile and a half.— Di, lOsec, 1. Time, 4nun 34sec. * Dividend, £14s. „„ « BOXING DAY HANDICAP (in saddle), of 70sovs; ■ two miles—Fawn, 15sec. distanced four others. Time, , stnin4osec. Divid-nd, £2&. SELLING HANDICAP (in harness), of 25 soys; one 1 mile and a half.— Wags 12scc, 1; Bmithorne, 9sec, j 2; Sandy, scr, 3. Time, 4m'm 38ise=. Dividend, £5 4s. -, DOMAIN HANDICAP (in harness), of 70sovs; two J miles—Bendigo, 40sec, distanced three others. Time, 1 smin 53isec. Dividend, £1 14s. The owner of < Fawn was called on for an explnnati«n as to the . difference of her running. He accounted for it by saving that Fawn was not a harness mare. He had ( £5 on her in the Domain Handicap. Tti3 explanation ] was deemed satisfactory. __ i DECEMBER PONY HANDICAP (in saddle), of 25 soys; two miles—Blackie, 15sec, 1; Jack the Ripper, ' 12sec, 2. Time, 6min 6|sec. Dividend, £2 10s. f DASH HANDICAP (in saddle), ot 30sovs; one < mile—Leo, 17sec, 1. Seven others started. Rex, 20sec, came in first, but the stakes were awarded by four to three to Leo on the ground of josttinjr. The ■ owner of Rex announced his intention of appealing, ( and tbe totalisator money was impounded. Rex will 1 pay £10 16s and Leo £2 12s. ELECTRIC HANDICAP (in harness) of 30 soys; one mile—Be.;dißO, Msec, 1. Honest Wilke3, scr, and Colonel, 2sec, also started. Won by the distance. , Time, 2min 51sec. Dividend, £6125.
Acceptances for the Tinwald R.C.s annual meeting close to-day.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9920, 28 December 1897, Page 6
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