SPORTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2030, 17 August 1920, Page 5

SPORTING.

TROTTING AT ADDINGTON. A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION'. Though cold, the weather was ilne overhead for the conclusion of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's August meeting. By starting time the track was decidedly holding, but it improved with every race. From first to last the sport was of more than overage interest. Author Dillon's great achievement In the National Cup arousing the enthusiasm of the crowd. Speculation was again very brisk, Ihc investments reaching £fi:t.o:>B, as against C53,32(i on the concluding day last yenr. For the meeting the total was £1511,395, as compared with £135.117. Details of the concluding events arc:— ISLINGTON HANDICAP (harness), of 500 sovs. Class [.'Ml. Two miles. 5 1.. M. Gregory's hj m Sympathy, by Dominion—Silver Que, aged, 3scc (11. Frost i 1 1 R. Reay's 1) g Asturio, aged, 2sec (V. Holmes, jun.) 2 2 \Y. I\. 1.. Paseoe's eh g Silver Nut, aged, lsec IC. McDemiott) " Also started: 8 Rangitata Lass 2sec, (i V'.mperor 3, 3 Paul Dulault ."!, 1 Partner 3, 7 Irvar i. Irvar and Partner were the early pacemakers. Two furlongs from home Sympathy and Asturio drew clear, and the former won a good race by a head. Two lengths back came Silver Nut, followed by Partner. Times: 4.41, 4.1.1, and 4.44<(. FAREWELL HANDICAP (harness!, of SSO sovs. Class 2.19. One miie and a-quar-ter. 2 W. 11. Masham's blk g Chid, by St. F.hno—Lady Brentwood, aged, 2sec (J. Bryce, jun.) 1 :j M. J. Hannon's hr g Albert Cling, (iyrs (J. McLcnuan) 2 1 Paton and Fleming's blk g All Hell, syrs, 3sec (A. Fleming! .1 Also started: 8 Sherwood lsec, 2 Maorilaud 2 (coupled with Cliidi, fi Nancy Stair 2, I Hal Junior 2, 0 Rorke's Drift 2 (Inc. lsec pen.l, 7 Birdwood 3, and 5 Ramltiairi 4. All Bell was ill charge till within a furlong of the post, where Chid and Albert Cling ran past him. Chid won by two lengths from Albert Cling, who was a similar distance in front of All Bell. Times. 2.51;, 2.49, and 2.5:ij.