METROPOLITAN TROTTING MEETING

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 115, 12 November 1919, Page 10

METROPOLITAN TROTTING MEETING

TRIX POINTER WINS THE CUP.

(BI TEIEGnAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHUECH, 11th Nov

The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Spring Meeting- opened in glorious weather, but a fresh breeze blowing had a tendency to raise dust. The track was in excellent order, and the attendance constituted a record. The sum invested on the race for the Cup, £16,147, is the largest amount ever handled by a totalisator on any race in the Dominion. After the event Lady Liverpool preeented the cup to Mr. W. H. Norton, owner of Trix Pointer. During the day the totalisator handled £76,291, as compared • with £52,091 10s for the corresponding day last year. Remaining results": — New Zealand. Trotting Cup, of 2500 soys,, Two miles. s—Trix Pointer, 6seo (F. Holmes) . 1 Z— Moneymaker, 9sec (A. Pringle) ... 2 3—Matchlight, 2s«c- (J. Bryoe) . ... 3 6—Sherwood, 6eec (N; L. Price) ..,.■.. 4 Alk> started: 1 Author Dilloii sor and John Dillon 6sac (coupled), 4 Albert Cling ssec, 9 Don Caesar 6seC, 8 Agathos 6sec, 7 Erin's Queen Bsec, 10 Mintson 9sec. John Dillon refused to strike the gait and to 6*& no part' in the race. Moneymaker went off smartly and soon established a considerable break, Erin's Queen and Mintson being his nearest attendants. Agathos broke at the end of a mile and wa.s. not persevered with. Three furlongs from home, Erin's Queen moved up to Moneymaker and Trix Pointer commenced her run, Staying on beautifully the last-na-med drew away and won by four lengths from Moneymaker. Time. 4min 30sec. Eiccarton Handicap, of 400 soys j one mile and five furlongs.—B 'Cello Sydney Wilkes, 7seo, 1; 1 Dean Dillon, B«ec, 2; 2 Admiral Wood, 2seo, 3. Also started: 12 Tommy C. 4sec, 4 Cora. Dillon ssec, 11 Huon Patch 6sec, 10 Hannah M,. 7sec, 7 Nancy Stair 7sec, 9 Bundura Bsec, 3 Star Queen 9sec, 6 Eorke's Drift 9sec, 5 Captain .Stanley..9sec. Won by two lengths, five lengths separating second and third. Time, 3iriin 42 l-ssec. Middleton Handicap, of 300 soys; two miles.—2 Imperial Crowji, 7sec, 1; ■ 5 Lady Patricia, lOsec, 2; 7 King Capital-, ist, ,4sec, 3. Also started: 8 Red Heather 3sec, 3 Whisht 4sec, 1 Olive^L. 6sec, 6 Gay Wilkes 7sec, 9 Electrocute 7sec, 10 Paul Huon 9sec, 4 Beeswing llsec. Won by three lengths, the third horse being half, a length away. Time, 4min 42 3-ssec. Victoria Handicap, of 400 soys; two miles.—-3 Dandy Chimes, 4sec, 1; 7 Legacy, 4eec, 2; 5 Gleaming, 3sec, 3. Also started. Sympathy . scr, Capviccio scr, 2 Jack Arrah lsec, 6 Norah Creinalsec, 8 Brown's Nugget, 11 Sir Fnlham 3sec, 10 George Hard. Noralv Creina and Capriccio stood on the mark, and took no part in the race. Won by two , lengths; the third horse the same distance back. Time, 4min 41 4-ssec. St. Albans Handicap, of 250 soys; one mile.— l Birdwood, saec, 1; 1 All Bell, Ssec, 2; 7 Pleasant Mount, ssec, 3. Also started: 8- Cora Dillon scr, 3 Ariadne 2eec and King Karri 4eec (coupled), 9 Lord Dillon 2sec, 6 Captain Stanley 3seo,j 5 Frank Tracey 3sec, 2 Xavier 4aec, 10 Pirotidsprin,'?14sec. Won by four lengths, with- aix lengths sepai ratine: second and third. ' Time, 2niin j 15 l-ssec. : Hagley-Handicap, oE 300 sove; one j milo nnd a quarter.—2 Child. '4sec, 1; I 6 Makomako, 7sec, 2; 3 Pitaroa. 7sec. 3. Also started; 1 Caiiriccio 7sec, 4 Sashwood. 4sec, 7 Sungod 4sec, 5 ViceAdmiral 6sec, 10 Tamarisk 6se_c, 8 Bmidong 6sec, 9 Pax^7eec. Capriccio finished first, but was disqualified for_ galloping over the last thirty yards. Time, 2min 45 4-sseC. „