TROTTING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 13, 29 December 1925, Page 2

TROTTING.

AUCKLAND MEETING OPENS Auckland, Dec. 28. The Auckland Trotting Club’s sufnmer meeting was opened in fine weather. The tote handled £83,785, compared with £80,030 10.- on the corresponding day last year. Further resultsParnell Handicap.- Ricardo 1, Ngatira 2, Silk Thread 3. Also started: Golden Sovereign, Golden Gate, Bluewodd, Don Douglas, The Squire, Wild Nut, Haricot. Won by two and a half lengths. Time, 4.12 4-5. Great Northern Trotting Derby. Nantrich I, Ayr 2, William the Great 3. Also started: Charming Pronto. Won by two lengths. Time, 3.29 3-5. Grandstand Handicap. All Bell 1, Scandal 2, Talent 3. Also started: Coal Light. Delavan Bill, Harold Junior, Rock Dillon, Dick Dillon, Rua Pore, .Holly Boy, Auto Alachine, Reliance, Heather Girl. Won by a long neck. Time, 4.33 2-5. Rowe Handicap Trot.—Rose Bingen 1, Betty Aloko 2, Peterwah 3. Also started: The Tartar. Roi Alto, Sunny Jim. WimiiK'ia King, Aerial Bingen, Woodlass, Judge Hancock, Napland, Pyramus, Peter Swift, Le Todd, Nikora. Won by a neck. Time, 4.36. St. Heliers Handicap.—Cute Lad 1, Nelon Tasker 2, Nita Bell 3. Also started: Alulwarcc, Alaster Councillor. Mint Boy, Child Audubon, Walloon, Woodvalc. R-cbel, Nelson Fame, Talent, 'William the First; Florrio Bingen, Ben Ohau. fcOUTH WAIKABAPA CLUB. • Carterton, Dec. 28. The South Wairarapa Trotting Club’s second day was held in fine weather. Further results:— Mangapari Trot.—Sea Nymph’l, Lottie Advance 2, Toll Chimes 3. All started. Time, 4.49 3-5. Featherston Trot.—Kevinlea. 1, Rons 2, Palm Dillon 3. Scracthed: High Sea, Item. Time, 2.25 2-5. Stewards’ Trot.—Annette ami Hardy Grattan, (dead heal.) 1, Plunder 3. All started. Tillies, 5.11 2-5 and 5.13 2-5. Greytown Trot.- Abundance 1, Tui Zolock 2. Cora Tacks 3. Scratched: Kona, Sea Nymph. Time. 3.34. Final 'J’rot.— Limited 1. Deerfoot 2. Bold Bill 3. Scratched: Electric Gold, Daisy Dillon. Time, 3.1 1-5. GORE MEETING. Core, Dec. 26. 'Hie Gore Trotting Club’s meeting was held to-day in windy weather. The cotalisator put through £16,386, against £17,037 10 - last year. Results : Novice Handicap. Joy Chimes 1. Western Don 2, Afaybird 3. Croydon Handicap. — Genevieve I. Zingiber 2, Essie. M ilkes 3. Gore Trotting Club Handicap.- .lolly Chimes 1. Lenamhor 2, Logan's Drive Christmas Handicap. -Quickmatch 1, Ding Dong 801 l 2. The .Monkey 3. Telegraph Handicap. Sasin 1, Jazolock 2. Great Count 3. Southland Juvenile Stakes. M’ood Pointer 1. Sunshade 2, M'ild Chimes 3. Mataura Handicap. -Bio Thorpe I. Korrwood Boil 2. Underviower 3. Final Handicap.-- 'tommy Direct 1, ’ Hush-a-byo 2. The Sheik 3.

DIVOTS. Dug by ‘*Tho Delvcr.” The 3 year-old Martian--Star Lady colt Star Stranger, who started a very pronounced favourite, seems to have hud little difficulty in winning the Queen’s Plate at Ellerslie on Saturday. He camo through near the rails at the distance and finishing with great determination, won well by two and ahalf lengths from Horomea with Mosaic a neck away third, followed by Penman, Diogenes, Mask, Ripon Abbey and Miss Vera. The winner was 1 confidently ridden by Roy Reed amt made a big impression. Nippy is spoken of as unlucky, and with Diogenes and Mosaic should do better later. Nucleus and Pegau ay . among the leaders at the entrance io the straight, fell a little later on. The Great Northern Foal Stakes on Saturday attracted a field of half a dozen. Commendation was made a very hot favourite, carrying over iwi< e as much as Lysander, while Royal Tea and Joy King were next fancied. Commendation was fractious at the post, repeatedly reatiug op. When the • tapes were released lie stood on the mark and took no part in the race. ■ • lea. Ngawati. King Emerald and Joy King next. Lysander had Royal Tea on hisquarters as they crossed the top, Ngawati being half a dozen | lengths away, with Joy King almost on terms, and King Emerald last. I 1 key turned for homo m that order. • I and at the distance it looked .1: though i I R jyal lea might beat LysamL 1. but ; when let go the latter drew out to win j by a. length from Royal Tea, who boat i Joy King by tu > c ■ xth ami ;>.-h ’ll \.. . . last. I There is no doubt about Ln ly L’tdicule being one of the solide-t ■.f :•!..• Absurd tribe when it come to anything more than a 6-lmdrmg r-i ". -Im ■ I

is now in her eighth year and still capable of carrying a welter weight and beating proved horses over a mile. No doubt her lasting qualities are to a great extent due to the fact that she did not appear* in public until she was four years old. In the Christmas Handicap at Ellerslie on Saturday she and The Lamb were the first to show out, but The Thorn led past the six furlongs from Ring the Bell, The Lamb and Glenross. Ring the Bell and Glenross were together at the halfmile, with The Thorn. Centrepiece. The Lamb, and Lady Ridicule next. Turning for home the order was Ring the Bell, Glenross. The Lamb. Lady Ridicule, anj The Thorn. The favourite headed Ring the Bell at the distance, and stalling off a run by Charlady won nicely by a length and a half. Princess Ronnie was a neck away third, and then close up were Ring the Bell. Transformer, Glenross, and The Lamb.