TROTTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 272, 21 December 1914, Page 5

TROTTING.

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB. The weather was fine for the concluding day of the New Brighton Trotting Club's Summer Meeting on Saturday, and there was a largo attendance. The totalisator investments amounted to £17,469,1 as against £18,610 on the corresponding day last year, making the total for the meeting £33,744, as against £33,674. Details of the concluding events are '.^— ADVANCE HANDICAP (harness), of 120 soys. One mile and a-half. 1 R. McDonnell's b c Emilius, by Rothschild—lmperialism, ~ 3yrs, 4sec (owner) .. .... .. ;. .. 1 8 K, S. McLeod's Sweet Agnes, 6scc (J. Bryce) ..... .. ...... 2 13 J. Snelling's Annie Dillon, 7sec (T. 'Frost) '.. ...... .... 3 Also started: 16 Bequest scr, 4 Gertie L. scr, 11 Texas 7sec, 9 Galvanita 2, 3 Beach Boy 3 and Muriel Dillon 7 (coupled), 10'Alphie K. 3, 5 Canzonetta 5, 7 Ottawa 5, 2, General Link 5, 15 Lady Poole 6, 14 Olive Child 5, 12 Louie Drift 7, 6 Minora 7. Emilius soon caught up his handicap, and with half the distance gone ran past Sweet Agnes, From this out the favourite had matters all his own way, and won by 12 lengths from Sweet Agnes, who was four lengths in advance of Annie Dillon. Then came Muriel Dillon and Texas. Time, 3min 32 2-Ssec. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP (harness), of 110 sovs. One mile. IJ. Bryce's ch m Our Aggie, by Savoyard—Miss Louie, 6yrs, 73ec (owner) 1 3 M. Clarice's Franzalena, 4sec (F. Holmes) 2 12 B; W. Glass's Lord Elmo, 3sec (G. Anderson) .. . . ~ . . ~ .. 3

\ Also started: 4 Mountain Rose 4sec, 11 The Whip 4, 8 Fusee 5, 9 Rose Dillon. 5, 6 Baron Franz 6, 2 Brown Bell "6, 7 Persuader 6, 5 Dollar Princess 7, 9 Penelope 7, 10 Erina 7, Our Aggie was the quickest to begin* and, leading throughout, she won very comfortably by six lengths from Franzalena, who broke when two furlongs from home. Lord Elmo was third a length back, followed by Dollar Prineess, Erina, and Brown Bell. Time, 2min 20 l-ssec.

JESSIE PALM HANDICAP (harness), of 120 sovs. Two miles.

1 H. Binks's ch g Master Raymond, by Rothschild, aged, scr (A. Butterfield) 1 8 G. Stringfellow's Mayfield, 14sec (J. Brankin) .. . • .2 4 N. L. Price's Imperial Crown, 13sec (owner) .. .. 3

Also started: 2 Treasure "Seeker 7sec, 5 Adventuress 8, 7 Mokau 12, 6 To Kuiti 12 and Mayflower 14 (coupled). Mayfield showed the way to Imperial Crown and Adventuress for most of the journey, with Master Raymond going in great style in the rear. Half a mile from home Master Raymond took third place, and, getting to Mayflower within the distance, won a good race by a length. Imperial Crown was third, 10 lengths back, followed by Adventuress. Time, 4mhr 42sec. PINAL HANDICAP (saddle), of 105 sovs. One mile. 5 Herriot Bros.' b g Persuader, by General Lincoln, aged, Bsec (A. Pringle) 1 4M. Clarice's Franzalena, 6sec (J. McLellan) .. 2 1 E. Bowe's Al Franz, Bsec (R. Reay) 3 Also started: 14 Ripon Child 3sec, 15 Bribery 5, 11 Scottish Mac 5, 7 Clingschild 5, 8 Tuatara 5, 3 Hamapuka 6, 6 Rose Dillon 7, 2 Kinetic 8, 12 Lincoln Junr. 8, 9 Salcombe 8, 10 Wallace Junr. 9, 13 Caledon 9. Al Franz led till within a furlong of the post, where Franzalena had his measure. Then Persuader came with a great run, and beat Franzalena by a length, with Al Franz a similar distance away, third, followed by Kinetic. Time, 2min 17 l-ssec.