SOUTH CANTERBURY TROTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9091, 9 July 1915, Page 7

SOUTH CANTERBURY TROTS

Preaa Association. TIMARU, July 8. The first meeting of the resuscitated South Canterbury Trotting Club was held to-day. The weather was not favourable; nevertheless there was a good attendance, comparing favourably with recent race meetings, a good many coming from. Christctiii'ch by special train. There were-large fields and the meeting was quite a success. Results: —

TRIAL HANDICAP, of 80 so vs; on© mile and a half. —3 Joyful, 17sec, 1; 10 Green Ribbon, 18seo, 2; 7 Prinz, 17seo, 3. Fourteen started. Nutwood Junr 18sec being favourite. Won pulling up by four lengths. Time, 3min 43 2-ssec.

WAIMATE HANDICAP, of 90'sovs; one mile and ai half.—2 Bon Ami, 24sec„ 1; 1 Sweetmeat. 25sec,_2; 15 Grattan Abbey, 13sec, 3. Nineteen started. Won by eight lengths. Time, 3min 51 3-ssec.

TIMARU HANDICAP, of 150 sovs; two miles. —2 Sungod, 15sec, 1; - 1 Money Maker, 14sec, 2; 8 0.1. C., llsec, 3. Sixteen started. A good race; won by a length. Time. 4min 55 2-ssec. ( AMATEUR HANDICAP, of 5b soys; two miles and a half.—2 Green Ribbon, 6sec, 1; 6 St. Leo, sor, 2; 3 Bertha Belle, 4sec, 3. Fourteen started, Garlic 2seo being favourite. Won by a length. SEADOWN HANDICAP, of 90 sovs; two miles arid a half. —2 The Chief,. 14sec, 1; 11 Myrtle Palm. Bsec, 2; 9 Princess Perfection, 13sec, 3. Fourteen started. Won by half a length.Time, 3min 54sec. ' , WASHDYKE HANDICAP, of 90 sovs; one mile. ; 6 Ring’s General, • sseo, 1; 1 ' Qrangor, ssec, 2; 2 Tokio, 7seo„ 3. Sixteen started. .Won by three lengths. !

FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 90 sovs; one mile.—B King’s General, Bseo, .1; 3 Dalwhinnie, 2sec, 2; ,2 Wallace junr, 3sec, 3. Eighteen started. Won by four'lengths. Time, 2min 19 4-ssec. ■’