TROTTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1926, Page 5

TROTTING.

NEW BRIGHTON MEETING BIG RACE TO HAROLD BURWOOD. CHARLES DIXIE WINS SEAVIEW By Tvlefiraph.—Press Association. Christchurch. Last Night. The New Brighton Trotting Club’s summer meeting opened to-day. The weather was fine and the track in good order. The attendance was up to the average during the afternoon. Ths sum of £19,976 was handled by the totalisator staff, compared with £25,576 on the opening day last year. The results were:— TRIAL HANDICAP. (Of loOsovs. One and a-half miles). 11—ELECTIONEER CHILD (T. Pickering) 1 1— ROSE AUDO 2 3—LADY FAN 3 Also started: 4 Mushroom. 6 Mat Audubon. 7 Huia Son, 13 Dueo, 9 Rita Vivian, 16 Te Repa. S Wildbine, 15 Wee Olga, 5 Nourmahal, 2 Count Dee, 14 Mount Royal, 10 Queen Ida, 12 Nelson Bell, 18 Wild Hebe, 17 Little Ixjgan. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Eta Vivian was fourth. Time, 3min. 37 4-ssec. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP. (Of 175sovs. One and a-half miles.) 3—BOLD BILL (D. Withers) 1 5 WAIRUA 2 15—BOB LOGAN 3 Also started: 22 Auto, 11 Erin’s Lynn, 13 Doris Dillon, 17 Golden Bubbles, 24 Pegasus, 21 Dillon Gold, 1 Planet, 8 Kibiringi, 10 Yen, 23 Logan King, 20 Winter Audubon, 16 Dusky Pointer, 2 Locanda Child, 18 Aore, 4 Holly Bell, 7 Grey Cloud, 9 Guy Fawkes, 26 Veras Doll, 25 King Abdulluh, 6 Haydock, 19 Whakuku, 14 Harley Dillon, 12 High Jinks, 27 The Pointer. Won by two lengths, with six lengths between second Vd third. Time, 3min. 31 3-ssec. Holly Bell fell and Dillon Gold and Doris Dillon fell over her. MACE MEMORIAL HANDICAP. (Of 400sovs. Two miles). 9—HAROLD BURWOOD (E. C. McDermott) 1 7—TRENAND 2 1 TOM THUMB ................ 3 Also started: 10 Wild Thyme, 8 Whispering Willie, 2 Succession, 3 Money Spider and Dalnahine (bracketed), 6 St. Maura, 4 Dillon Wilkes, 5 Logan Lou. Won by three lengths, with the same distance between second and third. Succession was fourth. Time, 4min. 38 2-ssec. BOWHILL HANDICAP. (Of 180 soys. Two miles). 1 HOMER (J. Bryce Jnr.) 1 3 ALVIRA 2 2 LOCANDA CHILD 3 Also started: 7 Conara, 10 Pegasus, 9 Koraki, 5 Nipper, 8 Lord Clan, 4 The Rook, 6 Stunt Artist. Won by a length, with six lengths between second and third. The Rook was fourth. Time, 4min. 414-ssee. DASH HANDICAP. (Of 185sovs. One mile). 1— LOGAN HOLME (J. McLean) .... 1 2 PEARL CORONADO 2 4 NIMBLE. DIRECT 3 Also started: 11 Pegasus, 7 Hydaspero, 8 Lady Wildwood, 6 Ben Dillon, 9 Pakoti, 3 Lord Bingen, 10 Nagol Pointer, 5 Dalnahine. Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Lady Wildwood was fourth. Time, 2min. 17 3-ssee. SEAVIEW HANDICAP. (Of 200sovs. Two miles). 2 CHARLES DIXIE (C. Donald) ... I 4—BINGETTE 2 3 OUR LADY 3 Also started: 7 Randolph, 1 ’Frisco Beau, 5 Happy Rosa, 6 Bundaberg, 8 Kola. Won by half a length, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. ’Frisco Beau was founh. Time, 4min. 42 3-ssec. WAINONI HANDICAP. (Of 200sovs. One and a-quarter miles). I—SEA PEARL (R. B. Berry) 1 4 TRENAND 2 6 KING DILLON 3 Also started: 7 Harold Dillon, 2 Diamond Child, 8 Rose Pointer, 5 Ouimet, 3 Wharepiana. Won by half a length, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. Diamond Child was fourth. Time, 2min. 47sec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP. (Of 185sovs. One mile.) 7 LADY WAYWARD (H. Frost) .. 1 1— PEARL CORONADO 2 2 DOUBLE EVENT 3 Also started: 8 Nipper, 4 Homer. 5 The Rook, 9 Nagol Pointer, 10 Pakoti, 3 Lord Bingen, 6 Darknite. Won by a neck, with a length between second and third. The Rook was fourth. Time, 2min. 16 l-ssec. This year’s Auckland Cup should be one of the fastest two mile races ever run in the Dominion. Twenty-one proved stayers are engaged, and allowin'- for a few to drop out, one of the speediest lots of horses ever seen together should be worth going a long way to see. HORSES FOR TARANAKI. Trainer Gough arrived from Avondale by train yesterday afternoon with Arch Annie and Cynelli, who have engagements at the Taranaki Jockey Club and Stratford meetings. OWNERS’ REMINDERS. Horseowners and trainers are finally reminded that acceptances for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s Christmas meeting close to-day. Air. Coyle’s weights for flic first day of the Taranaki meeting have been framed on equitable lines, and first-class acceptances are anticipated. the fine stakes offered at New Plymouth and at Stratford not only inducing Taranaki owners to raee in their own province this holiday season, but also attracting good horses from Auckland, Waikato, Wanganui. Hawke’s Bay and Wellington. Secretary E. P. Webster has all arrangements complete for the success of the Taranaki meeting, and will receive acceptances up till 9 p.m. this ening. A fair sprinkling of Taranaki horses will be seen out at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting.

300 500 600 Tl. Rflmn. I). Roots .. .... 34 35* 32 101 Rflmn. M. Carey .... 28 34 •20 91 Pres. Palmer .... .... 30 33 27 00 x.flmn. Tli mpson 27 33 26 86 Rflmn. Willis ... .... 30 30 2.) 8-5 Rflmn. Gibbs ... .... 32 28 24 84 ..limn. King .... 32 26 24 82 Rflmn C. Carey .. .... 31 26 10 76 Totals .... 244 245 206 695 ♦Possible. WAA ’’ERLEY. 300 500 COO Tl. I.flnilh Irvine ... .... 32 32 •20 90 Rflmn. Williams •32 30 27 90 Rflmn. Watkins , • .... 32 30 25 87 Pres, Hone .... 20 32 28 86 Rflmn. Walker .. .... 21 30 33 84 Rflmn. Dalrymple .... 31 28 23 82 Rffinn. Alexander .... 28 29 ■24 81 flnin. Johnston . 30 75 —— — c —— Totals ...I.. .. . 224 243 208 675