NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10974, 25 May 1901, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

A*: WINTER MEETING. fl,7"*v I '**^* t WM no * or tbo second day of ;.,- «»,»«*▼# ttseting. There waa a large atJfce track wm rather holding, but -- «S?°* M afternoon wore on. The SStiV** 15 10 * m pawed through the ' Sftt&hL. Results:'o X .**A£HANDICAP (harness), of 40 soys;' '•<' ; US! 0 ™ 8 » ov > *nd third 4 • soya from ■-' ; ~« VS** • Two miles. « Httll i»«'» b g Merrimac n., by utneral Tracey, 6jts, 23sec '•*' lvi \r '« < D - J - Price) 1 ««t. M. E. Albaugh's Prinoo Charming. ?' ''-lli.TVfl .-„ - fOwner) 3 -"- Au /% Y** l * oo ** Oswego, 225«0 (Binney) 3 'r.' »2L VR 1 **> I(> * Voto ssee, 7 Necklace *C *T& *** Wwrt l 7sec . 10 The Duke 22sec. 7 f" r sLrj U 32 * ec ' M * Ru P e * » 8e C 4 * NU Des'&'Es*l2?* 24s8C » 8 * C^ o 259 c - 93 Ingle- ><- *tSti^ m>c ?, 7 Myrtle P- 25sec also started. 3t Urff * 0od '. "Mowed by Prince Charming. ti/-21 ,or » circuit, and then tho latter took At * mil ° » nd » -auarter Meni- »&' : »I*f- go *. on t«nns with Princo Charming and. Sk-r Ww»» front half a mile from home, came ®U'ft.JS d * on eomforUbly by three lengths; &fc«E35 *" ird ' twelve Wh* behind Wi'ffSf**" Tuae ' 6mia 46sec - Dividend, BI' TO^SNILE STAKES (harness), o! 200 aova; PU-,**' W ? w ' ** receive 100 soys, second 80 aovs, ' S d 1(> 80V8; J 100 " 11 * 10 ' ef winner P,,f* . 80 aova, and nominator of winning- aire y'-W*? •*"■*• One mile. ft. X Humphreys's br c General Lincoln, p;>.; by Lkfcola Yet—Game! mare $$£' mv . cr* Pr » c e) i f<r •."/*•• *omi<m Bros.'a Onward !*"*» is „ <M. Edwarda) t H «d'» !**«• Princess (N. Price) f Ph..-« *«9aa shw ataxted. Lincoln got the beat of the start ••fK'S'i 9 0 ?? 1 * of lengths, and this advantage »U sfong the top turn. MakBS SLJ?.* * •twdghl, Onward drew up, but J* a <» la towards the middle of KN'SL™** • nd On'«w»rd could not get by. Little l&'2E? e !l., w H trott "»S third, four lengths ife r £*Vi. , le Y#* n "fused to start. Enter-mr'-SL.TV * Mk .n*M-niUs, General Lincoln s&ua H-ZSuT w^7 » bat «»Wng the top turn Onward • ** *« lexer's garter. Here &■ OkXt. I nnc «« ioi»»d the others, and a )& auffi k OIOO wwltod in » length »nd 8& Ou«£i * ct i"S ,1?* £•»«*! Lincoln, while St" HS 1 " SWuoew dead-heated for

j VICTORIA HANDICAP Oiamets), of m I soys; second 34 soys. and..third 12 soya from stake. "Two miles. 145. Q. Russell's eh g Candidate, by Elec- __ tioneer. Msec ... (McMillan) 1 198* W. A. .Scott's BeU Boy, l7_ec * (Owner) 2 50. W. Kan's Thelma, Usee (Owner) 3 50i Vickery Ssec. 246 Monte Carlo Bsec, 60 The Heir-ISsec, 1184 Prince Imperial ISsec, «nd sji. Rita IB*ee also started. Rita, led- Prince Imperial by three lengths passing the stand the first time, with Bell Boy next, thres" lengths away, and Candidate next some four lengths behind. There was no change until tbe penultimate round was reached. Then Candidate took first place going along ihe back. From this out the leader Juvd no trouble, and he trotted home an easy winner by twelve lengths from Bell Boy, who beat Tkelnia by a length for second 1>: - BC . e - ~. T , h *' Heir WU** up «n the first lap, while Vickery stopped aa ika field went out of the straight the last time. Time. smin. Dividend, £5 16s. ADVANCE HANDICAP (harness), of SO soys; second 10 soys and third 5 soya from stake. Two miles. 309. W. Potter's b c Bdlderwcod, by General Tracy, Syrs, 17sec ~ m «. _~ (C Harold) 1 74. W. S. Wotton's Ebony, 17sec (McMillan) 2 i 46. C. W. Hanunand's Pioneer, Sfisec , Q , ~ , (Owner) 3 loj Moonbeam Gsec, 11J Voto lOsec, 76 Uranus 14s_c, 5 Impudence 15sec, 8 Blue Grass 16__c, 11J Rushlight 17sec, 36 Balmoral 11. 176 CC. 92 Lltt:e Jim 18aec, 63_ Cmaiatti 20soc, and 18 Grade M. 29sec also started. On passing the Bland, Grade M. was ju3t in_ front of BoldcTwocd, with Pioneer and Ebony just showing out from the rear division. At the half-mile post Bdlderwood was well clear of Grade M., and a little further on Pioneer took secohd place, six lengths dividing him from the leader. With a mile gone, Bolderwood Was going cor__fortao_y in front, Pioneer second, followed by Ebony and Gracie M., the rest a long way off. Ail through the final round the leader easily held his own, and Pioneer, breaking repeatedly, allowed l_.bony to finish 60yds behind Bolderwood; thea came Pioneer, 70yds off, followed by Moonbeam. Time, Smin .llsec. Dividend, £2 4s. ADDINGTON HANDICAP (saddle), of 75 - soys; second 15 soys, and third 7 soys from stake. Two miles. 247. M. Edwards's b m. Nantes, by.Specifi- I cation, Syrs, 23sec ... ... (Owner) 1 j 106 J. J. Milne's Principal, 26sec (Owner) 2 ; 103. N. Price's Michael Malone, 23sec (Owner) 3 38 Jessie Palm scr, 18J Pansy B. 27sec. 88 Millionaire 28sec, 23 Daybreak SOsec, and 25 Dorm in jjfieeo felso started. Dorrain was stowing out from Pansy 8., ; Michael Malone, and Nantes following in order. Going round the back Nantes improved hear position, as did Michael Malone, and at the half-distance this pair were first and second. From this out Nantes and Michael Malone had the race to themselves, and there was only two lengths between them till half through tbe last round. Here Michael Malone broke badly, allowing Nantes to ,go on and win by six lengths from Principal, who was followed at a longer interval by Micbac.l Malone. Time, Smin SJsec. Dividend, £2 4b. - LINCOLN HANDICAP (harness), of 100 '' soys; second 20 soys, and third 10 sovb from, stake. Two miles. 36J. M. Edwards's b g -General Grigg, by General Tracey, aged ... (Owner) 1 j 236. M. Friedlander-s Laiwewood 11., ! 25sec ... ... (W. Kerr) 2 71- C. W. Hammond's Rothschild Boy, 24sec ... ... ... (Owner) 3 27 Vanquish .ISsec, 84j_ Big Jim 26s.ee, and ___■_■ Huon Prince 28sec also started. Huon Prince got smartly off the mark, but at the stand Lancewood 11. waa in front, Vanquish and General Grigg following. Entering the back stretch, Lancfewood made a mistake, and Huon Prince took up the running. General Grigg* now in third piece. Entering the last mile, Lancewood had Huon Prince's measure, but, breaking, allowed General Grigg to get up, and the latter, going away, won comfortably by four lengths from Lancewood 11. Then came Huon Prince, seven lengths away, followed by Big Jim and Vanquish. Time, Smin l__ec. Dividehd, £9 2s CJRSE of' 75 sovb, for any horse doing 2.17 or better for a mile. <^ ». J. Car'.'s bo Almont, by .Rothschild , —Puella, 4jtb (B. Edwards) only competitor 36. Time '«'■ - . After three scores Almont got away, but the rack being heavy he suffered defeat. Time, mm 23sec. Dividend on Tims, £1 Bs. CELEGRAPH HANDICAP (saddle), of 55 "boys; second 11 soys, and third 5 soya from stake. One mile. 105. B. Edwards's oh g Honour, by Honesty, aged, Osec ... ... (Owner) 1 163). J. Maidment's Flavia, 17seo

(M. Edwards) 2 276. W. W. Forbes's Occidental, llsec (Owner) 3 52 Valour 4sec, 18 Principal 9sec. 28 Lady May ISsec Sweet Marie 16sec, 26 Honesty 17sec.. 28J Topsy irvington 18sec, 12 Heather Dew 18sec, and 11 Narragansett ISsec also started. Before going a furlong Flavia had passed Sweet Marie, Topsy Irvington and Honour following.. At the stand Flavia was well clear of her field, but going out of tho home stretch Honour had taken second place, Sweet Mario and Occidental being at the head of the others. A. quarter of a milo from home Honour had Flavia'a measure, and, going on, won comfortably by four lengths from Flavia; then came Ocddental twelve lengths away, Principal next. Time, 2min 28 2-sth sec. Dividend, £7 12s. FINAL HANDICAP (harness), of 55 soys; 'second 11 soys, and third -Jb soys from stake. One mile. 305 J. J. Thomson's blk o Ribbonwood, by Wildwood, llsec (M. Edwards) 1 109. B. Edwards's Bob E.T., Msec * (Owner) 2 37_. G. McClat-hieV Huon Prince, 12sec ' , (Albaugh) 3 28 Utah scr, 2J Strathmore, 10J Flora G. 4sec, 12 St. Simon 4sec, 15 Robex 17sec, 15J Wild Wave 17sec, 24 Mambrino King 17sec, and 272 Albert 17sec also started. Huon Prince led for half a mile, when Ribbonwood, closely followed by Bob E.T., closed on him- In the lpta% half-mile Bob B.T. and Ribbonwood had the issue to themselves, land tho latter, trotting the kinder, won by four lengths. Time, 2min 33sec. Dividend, ! -Ht 10s. ! WINSLOW SPORTS AND RACING CLUB. The Winslow Sports and Radng Ciub's Vie- ! toria Thy meeting was held yesterday in a ! paddock at Winslow, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr G. A. M. Buckley. The day, though cold, was fine, and there was a good attendance. The course was in capital going order, and several of tho horse events produced close finishes. There was no totalisator, but i cash fielders were muoh in evidence.. Following are the results:— MAIDH.N HANDICAP, of S soys; second horse to save entry fee. For horses that have never won a race. Six furlongs. J. Grico's m m The Rejected, by St. Ivea, syrs, 9s_ ... ... (J. Smithoii) 1 R. Burnett's br m Beauty Sleep, aged, lost s i-? . *** *-- *" (W. Davey) 2 C. Bennett's o m Fairy Rose, 4yrs, 9st 7ib , OV. Crowley) 3 Parole 9st 121b (A. J. Hastings) also started. Won with the greatest ease. No __mc taken. A protest entered against The Rejected for running insido a post was dismissed. MArofiN TROT HANDICAP (optionalin saddle or harness), lof 7 soys; second horse to save entry fee. For horsas that have never won a stake. Ono mile and a half. A Johnston's b m Doubtful, by General Tracey, aged, 7sec ... (J. Monroe) 1 E. J. Wilson's b m Nana, 6yrs, 7sec (Owner) 2 Silver Call scr, Silvennark scr, Jessie B. scr, Dallymore scr, Nonsense scr, Federation scr, Echo 7sec, Abdallah Shales 7sec, Jack Nimblo 7sec, Nelly Gray 11. 7sec. Ballin 7seo, John Brown 7sec, Peeress 7sec, Kiondyke 11. 7sec, Simple Harry 7sec, Black Watch