TROTTING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 23, 22 October 1917, Page 7

TROTTING

THE OTAHUHU MEETING. By Telegraph—P.ress Association. Aucklartd, October 20. The Otahuhu Trotting Club's" Spring Meeting was held in glorious weather be-foi-e a large attendance. The course was in excellent condition. Th'c totalisator handled £20,050. The stewards, held an inquiry into the running of the winner, Wilding, in the Ward Handicap, compared to his form at the Auckland Meeting last ■Saturday. ' They accepted the caplanatiou' tendered. -Resultß:- .

INNOVATION HANDICAP, of 75 sots. One mile and. a-half.—2-Sweet Memory, 72yds. behind (Organe), 1; 10 Special Irish, limit, 2; 1 Kent, limit, 3.' Also started:, 15 Byril Mac, limit; 9 Waikoukou, limit; 4 Miee Murphy, limit;' 11 Armentieres, 12yds. behind; 12 Maethorn, • 12yds. behind; 13 Bronze Bell, 36yds. behind; 7 Dignity, 48yds. behind;,B Flora Franz, 43yds. behind; 3 Sandy Patch, ,72yds. behind; 14 Jaylyn, 72yds. behind; 5 Kita Galindo, 84yds. behind; i> Lord Lonsdale, 84yds .behind. Won by three lengths, with nine lengths between second and third. Time, 3miu. 48 2-ssec.

WARD HANDICAP, of 80 sots. One mile. —6 Wilding (Cunningham), 12yde. behind. 1; 1 Comedy Chief, 24yds. behind, 2; 9 Lincoln Star, 98yds. behind, 3. Also started: '/ Huou Grattan. limit; 14 Victor Wood, limit; 5 Naucy Maxwell, 12yds. behind; 4 The Bathe, 12yds. behind; 3 Oruarangi, 12yds. behind; 15 Albert Willies, 12yds. behind f 11 Sweet Jliut. 12yds. behind; 13 Ingoviua, 12ydS. behind; 2 Oallipoli, 56yds. behind; 10 Nellie Olive, ,36yds. behind; 8 Charming Hod, 48yds. behind; 12 Sirene, GOyds. behind. Won easily by two lengths, with half a length' between second and third. Time, 2min.' 30sec.

BEATTIE HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Two miles.—l Calton, ,48yds. .behind (Edwards), 1; 4 Nancy Maxwell, limit, 2; 2 l'itiarqa, 3. Also started: 6 Miss Chevalier, limit; 7 Sweet Lilian, 56yds. behind; 8 Sireue, 36yde. behind; 3 Biishchild, 60yds. behind; 5 Rotomanuka, 60ytls. behind; 9 Goodrich. 105 yds. behind. Won by Bix lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 4min. 473-ssec. NATIONAL HANDICAP, of 275 sOvs. Two miles. 3 Asturio, 12yds. behind (Cunningham) 1 1 Steel Bell, 160 yds. behind 2 1 l'earl d'Or, 60yds. behind 3 Also started: 6 Tim Doolan, limit, and Strategy, 34yds. behind (coupled); 5 Lieu-, tenant, 48yds. bebiuil; 2 Irvingwood, 60yds. •behind; 4 Harold Junior, 120 yds. behind. Won by three lengths, with a length and a, half between second and third. Irvingwood would not settle down, and took no nart in the race. Time, 4inin. 451-ssec. " ROYAL OAK HANDICAP,' of 120 sovs. two' milefl.-8 Miss Huon, Junior, 24yds. behind (Lowe),l; 4 GrattaniAbbey, 72yds. behind 2; 9 Blackthorn, 180 yds. behind, 3. Also started: 7 Rita. Galiudo, limit; 6 Sciehtist, limit; 2, Amberite, GOyds. behind; 1 Ivan Huon, 60yds. behind; 3 Todd Bells, 120 yds.' behind; 12 Mies Salisbury, 132 yds. behind; 5 Syrie, 144 yds. behind; 10 Kin-kii-ii'oa, 156 yds. behind; 10 King Capitalist, 180 yds. behind. Won by iittcen lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 4min. 57eee. JtASSEY HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. One mile and -a half-Tim Doolan, limit (Abbot), 1; 8 Waverley, 72yds. behind, 2; 6 Kempsey, limit, 3. Also started: 1 Manuka Park, limit; 9 Hymen, limit; 1 Vermilion, 24yds. behind: 3 Miss Rolfe, 36yds. behind; Weraroa,, 36yds. behind; 5 Bronze Patch, 60yds. behind. Won by a. length, with throve lengths between second mid third. Time. 3min. 3EBec. HAIG HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile. -3 Celtic, limit (Burraclougb), 1; 1 Dorothy Dimple. 12y'ds. behind, 2; 7 Silver Black, limit, 3. Also started: 2 Irvingwood, 12yde. behind; 4 Prince Kufus, 24yds. behind; 6 Sand Drift. 36yds. behind; 5 Derby Dillon. 36yds. behind. Won by six lengths. Time. 2min. 23seo. ~ GREY HANDICAP, of 100 eovs. One mile and a <marter.-3 Wilding, limit and 2sec. nenaltr (Cunningham). 1; 2 Pitiaroa, 72yds. behind, 2; 8 Prince Childe, 24yds. behind, 3. Also started. 9 Nancy Maxwell limit: 14 Miss Chevalier, limit; 10 Sweet Lilian limit; 13 Little Hector, limit; 1 Wild Daisv, limit'; 7 Dabster, limit; 12 Wild Fire, 12vds. behind; 11 Trcanac, 12yds. liehind; 6 Leo Bell. 60yds. behind; 4 Lincoln Star, 24yds. behind; 5 Selkirk, 48yds belnmL Won by liulf a Icuglb. ntilli eiebt lcngllia between second and third, 'lime, Zuiin.