METROPOLITAN TROTS
THE NEW ZEALAND
CUP
WON BY LUCKY JACK
(By Telegraph— Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Metropolitan Trotting Club's Meeting opened today in dull weathej, following early showers... The track, was in splendid "condition when' ' the racing started;" Tner^'Wa' large'Battendance.- '• •- ■ "^•rvrW^prr; :i<: Results: — ■ .■'•■'■■ :■'":": - '■''r" Spring Handicap, £300; 3.34 class; li miles.—lo-7 Little Reta, 36 . (McDermott), 1; 1-1 Golden Eagle, 60 (J. Fraser, jun.), 2; 2-2 Captain Bolt, 12 (Donald), 3. Scr.: Lament. Half a length; four-.lengths. Times: 3min 20 l-ssec, 3min 18 2-ssec, 3min 23sec Empire Handicap, £300; 2.13 class; 1 mile.—3-3 Plutus, scr (Stewart),!; 2-2 Southern Smile, 12 (Watts), 2; "6-5 Rocks Ahead,■ 36 (Walsh), 3.. Scr.: Gunfire. Half a length;, three lengths. Times, 2min ,10 l-ssec, 2min 9 2-ssec, 2min 7 3-ssec. NEW ZEALAND CUP, £2600 and gold cup, value £100; second £450, third £ 350, fourth £ 250; 4.26 class; %. miles. . ■■•.■! ■ v■ ■ 7—7—Lucky Jack (R. B. Berry) .... 1 3—l—Gamble (S. A. Edwards) .... 2 2—2—Tempest (D. C. Watts) . 3 I—4—De1 —4—De Soto (Pringle). .......... 4 Scr.: Blue' Mountain and Worthy Light. .. - ~■■--. -~'■ Gamble was coupled with War Buoy and Tempest was bracketed with Cloudy Range and Indianapolis. , Three lengths; two lengths. Times: 4min 21 2-ssec, 4min 22sec, 4min 22 3-5 sec. WINNERS. SINCE 1904. Year.' Winner and Driver. Hep. Time, Sec. m. i. 1304—Monte Carlo (B. Edwards) I 4 44 2-5 1905—Blrchmark (D.' J. Price) T 5 17 S-6 1906—Belmont M. (G. Mllsom) ..4 4.46' 1907—Marian (J. Tasker) ..... 9 5.16 2.-5 1908—Durbar (A.. Prinstle) ......scr 4 86. 1909—Wlldwood Jun. (W. Kerr) 5 4 .39 1910—Wildwood Juh." (W. Kerr) icr 4 S3 1911—Lady Clare (J. Brankln) .. 4 4 38 1912—Albert H. (A. Hendrlcksen) 8 4 48 4-5 1913—Kavenschlld (N. L. Price) 8 4 35 3-5 1914—Win Soon (A. Prinirle) .. « 4 SI 1915—^Country Belle (H'dricksen) scr 4 35 1-5 Yds bhd 191»—Cath'd'l Chimes (J. Bryce) 36 4 811-5 See. 1917—Adelaide Dlr. (11. Edwards) T 4 17 4-5 1918—Author Dillon (B. Jarden) S 4 26 8-5 1919—Trlx Pointer (F. Holmes) 6 4 SO 1920—Reta Peter' (A. G. Wilson) 9 4 30 2-5 1921—Reta Peter (A. G. Wilson) T 4 29 1-5 Yds bhd 1922-rAgathos (A. BJitterfleld) . 12 4 S3l-5 1923—Great Hope (J. Bryce, iun.) 12 4 31 2-5 1924—Sheik (P. Riddle) 36 4 25 4-5 1925—Ahurlri (J. Bryce) 12 4 28 J-5 1926—Ahurlri (J. Bryce) ...... 24 4 25 1027—Kohara (A. Bryce) .....i 24 4 46 S-5 1928—P. Blngen (J.Kenneriey) 12 4 521-5 1929—P. Bincen (J. Kennerley) 38 4 18 4-5 1930— Wrackler (Af. Holmes) .. 12 4 24 1-5 1931—Harold Locan (Humphreys) 48 4 18 2-5 1932—Harold Logan (Holmes) 60 4 16 2-5 1033—Red Shadow (J. Bryce) 24 4 24 1-5 1934—Indianapolis ' (E. C. Me Dermott) .' 12.« 15 4-5 1935—Indianapolis (3. Fraser, jun.) •.:......;...... 48 4 44 1936 —Indianapolis (J. Fraser, . jim.) •......;... 48 4 30 3-5 1937—Lucky Jack (R. B. Berry) scr 4 212-5
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 113, 9 November 1937, Page 11
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