RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 224, 28 May 1896, Page 33

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB. First Day— Thubsdat, May 21. Pony Handicap (harness), of 40jovs. Two miles. 13— Mr M'Gregor's Empire, 33seo ... (Owner) 1 Also started : 120 Mist Msec, 3 Farewell 17sec, 5U Tonic 20dec, 82 Toby II 23aec, 57 Coral 30ieo, 26i Groatholm 32sec. 0 Bella 33« ec, 8 I'lt 35seo. Mist, Coral, and Farewell followed the winner. Time, smin 48 3 ssec. Dividend, £20 6s. Jdvewile Stakes (harness), of 170aova; second SOsovs, and third lOeovs. For two-year-olds. One mile. FIRST HEAT. 183i— Mr F. WUliams'g gr c Dictator, by Imperious—Nellie ... (M. Edwards) 1 132 —Mr W. Jardin's b c King Harold, by Viking— Kentucky Maid (late Belle RiggO (Albaugh) 2 Aho started: 34 Whroo, 11 Miss Emerson, 2 Garry Owen, 3& Lady Lincoln Won by 35yds. Whroo a fair third. Time, 3min 1 4-saec. Dividend, £1 16s. SECOND HEAT. 147j — jj r b. "Edwards's b c Imperial, by Im-perious-Fairy (Own-d. I 80 -Mr H. Mace's b g Peak, by Berlin Abdallah (J. Milne) 2 Also started : 7$ Collector, 4J Annie Rooney, 10 St. Lawrence. . An exciting race, won by a length. Time 3nuß llsec. Dividend, £1 10s. THISD HEAT. 181— Mr F. M'Cafferty's m c General Standish, 1 by General Tracy— All Steel (D. Price) &

Also started : 80 Tracy Bello, 10 Lincoln's Pride, 125 Bendigo, 71 Brooklet. Won by 50yds. Time, 3min 12seo. Dividend, £12 6-1 Winter Trot, of 85sovs. Twe miles. 135 J -^ Whittle's Lady May, 34stc (WarburtonJ 1 H 2124— MrTayki's Ju-tauette, 38scc (Q Ken) 2 Also gtarttd : 131 Rita scratch. 37J Invictus 2O.'ec, 73} Sam v&,ec, 33J l.ugnaquilla, 7 Boston 1 Girl 32sec, and 11J Georgina 34ie«. Won by tLree lengths. Rita third, jtut outside the distance. Time. sniin 26 2-ssec Dividend, jg44B. Sires' Handicap (harness), of 75sots. Twa miles. 102— Mr. H. Mace's Brooklyn, by Blackwooa AbdalUb— Watl»B3, lfcec (J. MUne) 1 Also started : 32 Sgecificfttion scratch, 166 Youaf Irvington 9soc, and 122 Electioneer lßscc Won by 100 yds. Time, smin Bsca Dividead, £2 125. Abdington Handicap Trot (harness), of 85sova. Two miles. £68j_5I r d. Price's Prince Imperial, by Hambletonian Bell Boy— Princew. 28aec (Owner) 1 fi6B —Mr T. H. Williams's A.lbert Victor, S&ec (M. Edwards) 2 Also started : 31 Pastime 6»ec, 9 Princo Victor 26sec, 161 Sacramento 32sec, 24 Opubsum 36sec, 126 Mambrino Abdallah 36sec, 11 Boudri 38aec, 10 Blue Gown 38sec, J Spec 40iec, 66J Kentucky Maud 46sec, and 43J Uncle Tom 46sec. Won by 20yds Opossum fimshtd third. Time, Bmin 15aec. Dividend, £2 16a. A protest against Prince Imperial, en the ground of boring, was dis missed. ISulctric Handicap Trot, of 50sovs. One mile. 29— Mr Friedlander'ji Miss Poole, 13sec (B. Edwards) 1 Also started: 14§ Stonewall Jack«oa 2sec, 3fc Peggy ssec, 5J Robin 13sec, 120J Piiace lSseo, 28i August 14sec, J Spec, 17uec, 70 Aianura.2o3ec, 30J Lorine 203 cc. 11} Lady Warb.-ck 204 ec, 10 Bobby Burns 2!sec, 135 Transit R«yal 22sec, 29J Thirza 24sec, 40i Avon 24sec, 61 Pereeveraoce £Bsec, and 57 Starlight 26sec Woii by 50yds. Tinu>, 2niin 37sec Dividend, £U 10s. Dash Trot (harness), of 50sovs. One mile. 901— Mr Davidson's Burwood Bess, 16sec (J. Munro) 1 238^-Mr Williams's Albert Victor, 7sec (M. Kd wards) 2 17 —Mr Price's Prince Imperial, 2sec behind (Owner) 3 Also started : 91 MM. 2sec, 37} Sacramento ftec, 61} Berlin Maid 9sec, and 10} Boudri lOsec. won by a length, 'lime, i'min 49 3 ssec. Dividend. £4 Bs. Second Day, Mat 25. The sum of £5997 lOs was put through the totalisator, making a total of £10,035 10s for the meeting. Results: — Maidbn Handicap (Saddle), of 40sovs. Two miles.— Mesmer<st, 28sec (C. Stace), 1; Pride of Kilkenny, 23sc-, 2 ; Speculation, 32« ec, 3. Fifteen started Won t«y thiee lengths. Time, 6min SBsec. Dividend, £11 6s. Juvenile ntakks (in Harness), of 170sovs; sec»ad horse 20»ovs. One mile.— Dictator (M. Edward*), 1 ; PeaJs. 2 ; King Harold, 3. Imperial and General Standish also atur;ed. A fine race, won by half a length Time. 3min 6sec. Dividend, £1 16s. Queen's Hanojcap Trot, of lOojOvi. Two miles.— Monte Carlo, 22-.cc (C. StaceX 1 : Paulina, 26sec, 2 ; SpWer, 16s«c, 3. Twelv* started. Won by 20 yards Time, smiu 20sec Dividend, £5 2s. Maiden Handicap Trot (in Harness), of dOsovs. One mile.— Sam Slick, 1. Eleven started. Woa by about 70 yards. Time, 2nrin 49sec. Dividend, £5 lOa. ' Pont Handicap Trot (in Harness), of 40sovs. Two milen.— Cricket, 44sec, 1; Coral, 38sec, 2. Fifttcn started Won by 40 yards, lime, smin Koeo. Divident). £2 83. Birxhday Handicap Trot (in Harness), of 105oovs. Three miles.— Ascot, 52sec, 1. Six Btsited. Ascot wou by 150 yards from Brooklyn 9sec, who was four leneths in front of Rita scr. Time, Bmin 12aec. Dividend, £1 16s. Tblboraph Handicap* Trot, of 60sovs. One mile.— Spider, 3<)< c, 1 ; Monte Carlo, 50sec (mo. Bsec penalty], 2. Twenty started. Dividend, £8 6s, Avon 26sec Aniahed tirst, but was disqualified foEsineonitistent runninr. Final Handicap (in Harness), of 60eovs One mile.— Kentucky Maid, 2tsec, I. Ten started. Won by over 100 yards. Time, 2min 47sea Divideud, M.