TROTTING IN CHRISTCHURCH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 56

TROTTING IN CHRISTCHURCH.

■CHRISTCHURCH, April 18. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Easter meeting was continued at Adduigton to-day. The weather was dull, but the attendance fair, and the tota-lisator investments showed an increaso on tho amount handled last year. Resuits:

j APRIL HANDICAP, of SSsovs. Two miles.'— JbLavelock, 6sec, 1; Security, 2; i ftnpartient, • scr, 3. Also started . Mauritius 2sec, Imperial Bess 6&ec. Won easily. Time, ( omin Ssec. Dividend, £6. JUVENILE STAKES, of 75sovs. For two-year-olds. One mile.— Norval 1, Ben Blackwood 2. The only starters.' Won with the ea-Ee. Time, 3min 3 2-ssec. Dividend. £1 4s.

HARVEST HANDICAP, of 80sovs. Two miles. — Cedar, lOsec, 1; Jim Jim, scr, 2; Florrie, Bsec, 3. Also started: Lieutenant J. 4sec, Longfellow 4sec, Soub'ino ssec, Brown Ribbon sseo, Ngapara ssec, Little Albert 40sec, Glerrroy llsec. *Won comfortably. Time, smin 4 l-ssec. Dividends, £14 183 and £3.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, of 160sovs. Two miles. — Master Poo'.e, 16sec, 1 ; Wallace, 16tec. 2 ; General Lyons-, ' 16s«c, 3. Also stßrted: Black Child scr, Verax 2sec, Monta Carlo 7sec, Marian 7ecc, Discoverer Ssec, Sir Heqtor Bsec, Genera! M-ac 12sec, Revenue 12aec, General Grigg 12sec. A, splendid .finish ; woa by a neck. Time, 4min 51- 2-ssec. Dividends, £5 6a and 10s.

DASH HANDICAP, of Sosovs. One mile.— Alice Wood, Msec, 1; Myrtle Girl, lOsec. 2; Underwood, Ssec, 3. Also started : Grey Echo scr. Imperial Rose 9sec, Aurora lOsec, Rose Shield lOsec, Master L-oo "13sec, Roosevelt 14sftc, Seaman 14sec, Fidelity Msec* Won by 12 lengths. Time, 'imin 83sec. Dividends, £3 and £2 18s.

EASTER HANDICAP, of 120sovs. Tv& miles.— Bell Oar, 630 c, 1; Tewhiti, 3sec, 2; Jim Jim llsec, 3. Al?o started: Fichu ser, Robert Emmet.t 2sec. Vicwmont 7sec, Cinders Ssec, Sir Joe Bsec, Nabocklish 9sec, Ros*lin6f llsec, Ing-onyama 12sec, Tmceywoed 12sec, ■Maa-ter Dudley 12see. Won by aix lengths. Time, 4min 67sec. Dividends, £5 14s and £5 •is.

FLYING HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. On« mile. — Florin, 7sec, 1; Galatea, ssee, 2; Cocoanut, scr, 3. Also smarted: Elsa Huon 3sec, My M-i&take 4ses, Valentin 7sec, Electrician Bseo. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 24sec. Dividends, £2 12s and £1 Bs.

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of SOsovs. One mile. — Myasotis, 2sec, 1; Tei\r» Nova.. ssec, 2; Ben Hur, 4sec, 3. Also started: The Heir scr. Lily C. 4eee, H-e/ttie H. 4see, Florin 4seo (oseo penalty). Wild Rose ssec, Highlander 6?ec, Bessie B. 7sec, Young Stanley Bsec, Ingonya.ma lOsec. Won by c neck. Time, 2m.'in 15 2-ssec. Dividends, £5 8s and £1.