TROTTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 November 1928, Page 8

TROTTING.

METROPOLITAN OLUiB MEETING. WORLD’S RECORD CLAIMED FOR PETER BINGEN. (By Telegrapli —Press Association.) CHRISTQIIUBiCH, Nov. 8. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s second day’s programme was run to-day. 'The weather was fine but windy. The course was fast. The attendance was fair. The totalisator investments were £40,247 10s, as -compared with £44,039 on the same day last year. Peter Bingen broke a world’s race record for a. mile and a quarter, winning the Free-For-All in 2min. _3B 4-ssee, the previous best time being -2min. 40 l-ssee. All the placed horses, even the fourth, broke the previous record. E. C. McDermott was fined £lO for not driving his horse, Nourmahal, out in the Whiteleigh Handicap. • The results are: — WHITELEIGH HANDICAP. Of 300 sovs. One mile and a half. 5 Katute, scr (J. Bryce) 1 3 Mangoutu, 36yds 2 2 Nelson Boy, l'2yds (Owner)i 3 Also started: 8 Young Carbine, 4 Nelson McKinney, 6 Sarsaparilla, 9 Our Lady, 7 Frisco Beau, 1 Nourmahal. Won iby three lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Nourmahal was fourth. Times, 3.27 4-5, 3.25 1-5, 3.28. NEW ZEALAND DERBY. Of 1000 sovs. One mile and a half. | 1 Wrackler (M. Holmes) .• • • 1 4 Grandlight (J. Bryce) • 2 2 Muriel De Oro (F. G. Holmes) 3 Also started: 5 Lindbergh, 3 Sonoma Child, 7 Guy Denver, 6 Tactless. Won by two lengths, with half a length be- ' tween second and third. Lindbergh was fourth. Times, 3.25, 3.25 2-5, 3.25 3-5. COURTENAY HANDICAP. Of 1000 sovs. Two miles. 1 Kingcraft, scr (D. Withers) 1 5 Author Jinks, 12yds (Wallis) 2 2 The Abbey, scr (J. 8. Shaw) 3 Also started: 4 Quality, 9 Audacious, 2 estern King, 7 Bonny Logan, 6 Taurckareka, 8 Machine Gun, 3 Queen 8 Own. Won by half a length, with two lengths between second and third. Quality was fourth. Times, 4.29, 4.~8 1-5, 4.59 2-5. NOVEMBER- HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs. Two miles. 9 Vesuvius, 24yds (Owner) .... 1 3 Firelight, '24yds (E. Hooper) - 10 'Trimmer, 36yds (D. Rennett) 3 Also started: 13 Arild, 15 Avenger,| 1G Harold Burwood, 11 Rebel, 2 Golden. Bubbles, 5 Acre, 7 Jean McElwyn K [ Epigram, 4: Orphan, 1 Pageant, 14 Shine . Soon, 6 Fight Ever, 8 Pluto. Won by •i length, with two .lengths between second and third. Joan McElwyn was fourth. Times, 4.26 2-5, 4.26 4-5, 4.26 1 S ‘METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs. Two miles. 3 Dundas Bov scr (R. W. Berry) 1 1 Lingfield, 12yds (Tomkinson) 2 2 Harvest Child, 60yds (Holmes)' 3 Also started: 4 Chimer, 5 Kotuku Jack. Won by three lengths, with a similar distance between second and third. iChimer iwas fourth. Times, 4.42 3-5, 4.42 1-5, 4.39. FREE-FOR-ALL. Of 650 sovs. 'One mile and a quarter. 3 Peter Bingen (Owner) 1 ' 5 Prince Pointer (Tomkinson) 2 / 4 Jewel Pointer (J. 'S. Shaw) .. 3 Also started: 1 Great Bingen, 2 Native Chief. Won by a head, with three lengths between second and third. Great Bingen was fourth. Times, 2.38 4-5, 2.39, 2.39-2-5. iSOOKBUBN HANDICAP. Of 500 sovs. Two miles. | 2 Elzear, 84yds (Tomkinson) 1 3 Duke Bnigen, scr (R. Franks)' 2 1 Maxegin, 12yds (D. Jarden) 3 Also started: 1 Little Logan, 4 Kola Bov, 5 Peter Swift. Won by three lengths, with eight lengths between .second and third. Peter Swift was fourth. Times, 4.28 3-5, 4.36, 4.37. ROYAL HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 2 Logan Chief, 4Sy-ds (Holmes)' 1 4 Talent, scr (H. Frost) -2 6 Golden Devon, 24yds (Owner) 3 Also started: 1 Native Prince, 3 Zenith 7 Bessie Logan, 5 'St. Maura, 2 Talaro (bracketed with winner.) Wen by ialf a head, with a length between second and 'third. Talaro was fourth. Times, 2.40 2-5, 2.44 4-5, 2.43.