SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10620, 16 March 1896, Page 3

SPORTING.

fLUMPXON PABK TROTTING MEBtINS, .;,',.. Cheistchobch, March 16.

TheAatumn meeting of the Plum pton I'ntb Trotting Club'was held yeiterday. There was a fair attendance. The aum of £1906 was pat through the to talißator. ißcsults:—

HAIDEN.(SADPLE)TBOTOf3Osovs. .Two.miles.--Sans Souci, 6sec, 1; Pride of Killarney, Bsec, 2. Six others started. Won ,by 63 yards. Time, 6mm 45£ sec. Dividend, £S I*3, Pont (habness) Tiiot, of SSsovs. Two miles.— Polly Plnm, Msec, l'( Destihy,. 12sec. 2. S«ven othera started. Won by 70 yards. Tinie, smin *Usec. Dividend, £i 6s. . Sockbuen HanblCAp (Sadulß). Tv*d, mllas.— Bell Lorimer, 3Ssec, 1; Hampton, 'lOaec, 2, Ei(;ht othera started. Won by 31) yards. Time, Smin lßisec: Dividena, £4 14s. Maiuen Hanhicap (harness), of 3030V9. One mile.-'Asoot, Bseo, 1; Kenracky Maudj llsec, 2. Seven others started. Won by five lengths. Time, 2miu 48iseo. Dividend, £5 J2s. Selling Handicap (harness),, of 25sovs. One mile.^Seawooa, scr, 1; Tommy, 23ac, 2. Thrne othera started. Won by balf a length. Time, 2mins3sec. Dividend, £i 123

PtDMPtoN Hambicap (UAiiNiESs) of 59?ovs. Two miles.—Younir Irvington, 28sec, Is Alica Arg' moor, il7seo, 2. Four others started, Won by four lengths. Time, smin lGlsec. Dividend, £9. Electric Handicap (saddle), of 3530v5. One mile.—Redmorc, ]4suc, 1; F. 8., llsec, 2. Nine others Btarted. Won by 40 yards. Time, 2raiU 3&ec. Dividend, £3 Bs.

Dash Handicap (harness), of 3550v9. One mile.—Carolinttj lOsec, l\ Fairy, lCsee, 2: Hlsti 24sec, 3.: Three others started. Won by 20 yards.- Time, 2min iSaec. Dividend, £8 Us.

' A Napier telegram states that it is likely that Shere will be only seven starters for the Cap. ! Those ats present under a cload ore North ■ Atlantic, The Possible, Gipsy Grand, Brooklet, and Mahabi, while Saracen will probably be withdrawn in favour of Lndy Zetland,'

Prom Wellington it is telegraphed :— ; "The Acting-colonial Secretary has written to' the secretary of the Wellington Racing Club stating that he is not preptrert to consider Misapplications for permitsioD to use the totalis&tor at race meetings in the Wellington district until the restrictions placed upon the MastertonOpaki Jockey Club be removed. H is unde(Etood that in consequence of this decinion tbe Wellington Racing Club and the Wairarapa Racing Club will withdraw their autumn.programmes, as the Metropolitan Clnb is not likoly to recede from the ppsitioß taken up. The •towards meet on Wednesday to finally decide.''