Metropolitan Trots

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5618, 6 April 1931, Page 8

Metropolitan Trots

EASTER HANDICAP TO FREE ADVICE. CHRISTCHURCH, April 4: Tho weather was fine, tho going soft and the attendance good for tho first day of the N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting. Results: — PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, of 350 sovs. 14 miles. 3.32 class: 4—ALL PETERS; 12yds (R. Townley) 1 2—STANLEY T.; 48yds (J. Young, junr.) 2 9—REPUTE; scr. (11. Frost) .... 3 Scratched: Admiral Bingen. All Peters led all the way and boat Stanley T. by a length. Repute was well back. Time, 3min 45 3-ssec. FENDALTON HANDICAP, of 300 sovs, one mile. 2.14 class, saddle: 6—DILNON; scr (C. King) .... 1 I—CRANLEIGH, 12yds (S. A. Edwards) 2 4 NELSON D’ORO; 12yds (D. Watts) 3 Scratched: Kinney Dillon, Avonwood, Kotulcu Jack. Dilnon led all the way and won by six lengths with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 15 4-ssec. EASTER HANDICAP, of 1000 sovs. two miles. 4.29 class: 5 FREE ADVICE; 24yds (W. J. Tomkinson) 1 9—VESUVIUS; 12yds (V. Albcrn) 2 4—HAROLD THORPE; 36yds (M. B. Edwards) 3 Free Advice was coupled with The Abbey. Won by two lengths; four lengths between second and third. Times: 4min 39 l-sscc, 4.40 3-5, 4.40. EXPRESS HANDICAP, of 400 sovs.

two miles. 4.29 class: I—SATIN KING; scr (O. E. Hooper) 1 3 HOSTESS; scr (F. G. Holmes) 2 C —SUNNY BOB; 24yds (C .S. Donald) 3 Scratched: Delightful. Won all the way by two lengths; four lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 39 2-ssec. AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 450 sovs. two miles. 4.40 class: T., 36yds (J. Young, junr.) 1 4 HOME VOYAGE; scr (W. J. Tomkinson) 2 !2—MASTER AUDO; 24yds (E. C. McDermott) 3 Scratched: Surprise Journey. Stanley T. took charge from Home Voyage at the end of nine furlongs and won easily by two lengths, same distance separating the other pair. Time. 4min 41 4-ssec. BELFAST HANDICAP, of 300 sovs. 1} miles. 2.47 class: 5 SIR AUTHOR; 12yds (C. S. Donald) o—MILO MINTO; scr (O. E. Hooper) • * - 12—MERCURY; scr. (M. B. Edwards) 0 Scratched: Delightful, Glenrossic, John Noble. Sir Author took charge from kino Minto at the end of a mile and won pulling up by four lengths.. Mercury was three lengths away. Time, 2.50. WILKIN HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. two miles. 4.40 class: 4 —R, AWHITIR OA; 12yds (J. Brvce) * * 1 14—OUR GEORGE; scr. (C. Cowsill) * : 1— REAL GIRL; scr (O. E. Hooper) 3 Won easily by four lengths; one length. Time, 4min 41 3-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. 1:} miles. 2.44 class: 2 TRAVIS AXWORTHY, 12yds . 1 B—DUNDAS8 —DUNDAS BOY; scr 2 I—HAROLD LOGAN, 24yds ...... 3 Scratched: Free Advice, Arikitoa. Won by two lengths; one length between second and third. Time, 2min 48 2-ssec.