NELSON TROTTING CLUB.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 114, 15 May 1890, Page 2

NELSON TROTTING CLUB.

A meeting of the Stewards was held last night, Mr Wix in the chair. A letter having been received from the Colonial Secretary to the effect that permission to use the totaliaator would not be granted unless the condition of the Novel Trot Handicap were altered so that the Club should only retain the surplus over £li from the proceeds of the sale of the winners, it was resolved to make the alteration, and to postpone the nominations for this event until Friday night. It was resolved to engage the Fire Brigade Band to play on the course, and arrangements were made for the totalisator. Reference was made to the different views entertained with regard to the Queen's BirtMay holiday, fta d it was stated that as

the public offices and Banks would be closed on Saturday which would be observed as n. general holiday, the Stewards did not setheir wny to make any alterations in the day fixed for the meeting. A large number of entries were received as will be seen by the following list : — Maiden Tbot.— o. Barnett's Ches?, Bates' Miss Towton, Scaife's Our Sister, Green's Fairplay, Snow's Taihoa. Askew'a Purity, Tafuer's Tommy, F. N. Jouea' Fleabite, F. N. Jones' Diok. Two Mile Handicap Trot.— Holt's Clyde, Bates' Miss Towtou, Green's Flo, Harley's Calliope, Snow's Taihoa, Snow's Haen;, White's Cyclone, Cotton's Romulus, P. N. Jones' Fleabite, F. N. Jones' Dick. Handicap kSellino Tbot.— Barnett's Chess, Connell's Mnritana, F. N. Jones'Fleabite, F. N. Jones' Dick. Trafalgar Park Handicap.— Scaife's Our Sister, Holt's Clyde, Green's Flo, F. Gay's Tarniay, Snow's Taihoa, White's Cyclone, Askevv's Purity, F, N. Jones' Fleabite, P. NT. Jones' Dick. Pony Trot Handicap.— Atkinson's Kit, Birds Charley, A. Trask's Shamrock, Barnett's Chess, Gay's Tandy, S. Taylor's Duchess, Harley's Jemmy, Snow's Haere, F. N. Jones' Fleabite, F. N. Jones' Dick.