SPORTING

Hokitika Guardian, 11 November 1936, Page 5

SPORTING

METROPOLITAN TROTS

(Per Press Association. —Copyright)

CHRISTCHURCH, Noember 10.

For the opening day of the New Zealand Metropolitan T.C. meeting, the weather was fine. The attendance was very large. The track was holding, but it improved rapidly. The tote-investments amounted to £51,054, compared with £36,786* last year. Results :

NEW ZEALAND CUP

1/1 INDIANAPOLIS (J. Fraser,

, jnr.) ... ... 1 4/5 Red Shadow (J. Bryce) ... 2 3/3 War Buoy (M. B. Edwards) 3 5/3 Harold Logan (Townley,

jnr) ... ... * Also started, Cloudy Range and Grand Mogul, bracketed with Indianapolis, Evicus, Graham Direct, Blue Mountain, New Derby, Glenrossie, Worthy Light, Roi l’Or. In a grand finish, Indianapolis got up to beat Red Shadwon by a length. Time 4.30 3-5. Yaldhurt Handicap—6-8 Bonny Azure 1, 1-2 Pot Luck 2, 3-4 Guy Junior 3. Won by three lengths. Time 4.34 3-5.

Middleton Handicap—2-2 Wahnooka 1, 1-1 Discord 2, 7-6 Sandy N. 3. Won by three lengths. Time 4.41 3-5.

Riccarton Stakes—l-1 Frisco Boy 1, 2-2 Toorak 2, 4-4 Dark Hazard 3. Won oy two lengths. Time 2.52 2-5. Victoria Handicap—3-3 Big Author 1, 1-2 Southern Smile 2, 7-5 Real Burton 3. Won hv a neck. Time 4.35 1-5. i

Haglev Handicap—6-4 Blue Mountain 1, 3-3 Rey Spec 2, l-l Recess 3. Won b> a length. Time 2 45.

ALLEGED BREACH OF RULES

CHRISTCHURCH, November 10.

The Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association at a. meeting to-; u ight deckled to summon the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club to the next meeting of the board, to show cause why it should not be dealt with lor a breach of Rule 115, which determines the interval between races. Under this rule, the interval is fixed at 35 minutes, whereas the club’s pr.itited programme to-day provided for an interval of 40 minutes.