RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 23 October 1890, Page 25

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

CROMWELL TROTTING MEETING, Friday, October 10. (Cromwell Argus.) HANDICAP SELLING TROT, Of 12sovs. Two miles. No weight under list. Mr E M'Nulty's b g Engineer, 45aeo t.. ... 1 Mr J Wilson's br m Susan, 458e0 ... ... 2 Mr O G Mountney'a b m Polly, 388ec... ... 3 Fidget (scratch), Skip (33aec), Dandy II (45aec), and F.F. (45aec) also ran. Dandy led for a mile and a- quarter, when he was passed by Engineer. Susan thrice overtook and passed Engineer, but broke. Engineer won by about a length. Dividend, £41b. SPRING HANDICAP, Of 208OVB. One mile. Sweep of 10s each for starters to go to second horse. Mr Condon's b g Windnor, by Hotspur— Mabel, 10.7 ... ... ... (JLaughlin) 1 Mr H M'Lean's b g Normanby, B\9 (G Rivers) 2 Mr J Phillip's eh m Spray, 6.5 (W White) 3 Bracelet (7.0) also ran. Spray led for about half the distance. Windsor, lying handy, came in the straight, and won by a neck. Dividend, £1 12s. HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 25sovb. Ihree miles. Second horse £5 from stakes. No weight less than list. Mr O G Mountney's blk m Maggie, 30see (Owner) 1 Mr W S Laidlaw's br g The Laird, 65sec (Owner) 2 Mr J Richards' br m Ruby, 35seo (Owner) 3 Present Times (scratch), Mabel (17sec), Dolly (25sec), Stella (40sec), Blowfly (50seo), Charley (50sec), Engineer (65sec), Eulalie (65; ec), and Niagara (GSsec) also started. The Laird went to the front and led the field till the last half mile, when Maggie came up and Tho Laird broke. Maggie came home an easy winner. Dividend, £8 15s. HANDICAP HACK SELLING RAOE, Of lOsovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr J Rivers' eh g Shotover, 8,7 (G Rivers) 1 Mr W White's blk g Enterprise, 7.3 (W White) 2 Mr C G Mountney s br g Makarora, 9.0 (J Laughlin) 3 Patch (9.5) and Rufus (8,10) also ran. Won rather easily by about half a length. Dividend, £3 Bs. HANDICAP NOVEL TROT, Oflssovs. Ttvo miles. Mr J Wilson's br m Susan, 30sec (R Pearson) 1 Mr R Olds' b m F.F., 30aec ... (Redhead) 2 Mr O Mitchell's blk m Bridget, 28sec (Owner) 3 Fidget (scratch) and Dandy II (30aec) also ran. Dandy led for about half the distance, when Susan came and was never afterwards headed. Dividend, £1 16s. STEWARDS' PURSE HANDICAP, Of 15sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr E M'Nulty's c m Bracelet, 7.2 (A M'Kay) 1 Mr J Rivers' b h Cheap Jack, 9.8 (G Rivers) 2 Coming into the straight Bracelet forged ahead and won as she liked. Dividend, £3 2s. HANDICAP CONSOLATION TROT, Of lOsovs. Two miles. Mr J Richards' br m Ruby, 30sec (A Mitchell) 1 Mr E M'Nulty's eh g Charley, 35sec (J Keith) 2 Mr T F Malaghar's blk m Skip, 38sec (J Laughlin) 3 The other Rtarfcerg were : Mabel (20sec), Dolly (23sec), Niagara (50sec), and Dandy II (5539 C). About half a mile from home Ruby broke when near Charley, but when fairly in the Bfe'sight Charley broke and Ruby won easily, Dividend, £2 6=-. HANDICAP HACK RACE, Of lOaovs. Half a mile. Mr G Romans' b g Oaliph, by Guy Fawkea— Ci'ibur, 9.0 ... ... (T.aughlin) 1 Mr !•. M'Wulty's b g Butcher Boy, 8.10 (E Brown) 2 Mr W White's blk g Enterprise, 7.10 (Owner) 3

Tarragon (3.4), Normandy (9.0), Skipper (8.8), and Patch (8.5) also ran, Won by half a length on the post. Dividend, £1 18s.