Metropolitan Trots

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1938, Page 11

Metropolitan Trots

Sporting

[Special to “Northern Advocate.”] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The track was much better than generally expected at Addington yesterday, when the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Grand National meeting was continued. The investments were £38,431, compared with £43,290/10/- invested on the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £9859/10/-. Results: — Lincoln Handicap, of 300 sovs.; limit 2.51; 11 miles.—-(11-11) Acepot, It., 1; (6-6) Twenty Grand. It., 2; (4-4) Cavan Chief, It.. 3. Ten other starters. A head; two lengths. Time: 2.54. Avon Handicap, of 400 sovs.; trotters',; limit, 2.53; Li miles.—(s-7) Lament, It., 1; (6-6) Helen’s Bay, It., 2; (1-1) Bittersweet, 12 yds., 3. Eight ether starters. Three-quarters of a length: three lengths. Time: 2.52. Belgium Handicap, of 350 sovs.; It., 4.37; two miles.—(3-2) Red Ranger, It , 1; (5-6) Zincali, It., 2; (1-1) Silver Guy, It., 3, Seven other starters. A length each way. Time; 4.41 3-5,

Speedway Handicap, of 400 sovs.; It.. 3.19; U miles—(2-2) Ironside, It., 1; (3-5) Village Guy, 24 yds., 2; (7-6) Evicus, 12 yds.. 3. Five other starters. Three lengths: half a length. Time: 3.20.