NEW ZEALAND 'METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7978, 6 April 1904, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND 'METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB.

Handicapper: Mr H. Brinkman. StaartfiX: , iMr H. Reynolds. ■ ' • The weather was fine to-day, when the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting was continued.' There "was a fair attendance when the racing commenced. . The following &ie the detail of the racing: — APRIL HANDICAP (in harness), of- 70 soys; second horse 7 soys aajd third horse 3 soya from the stake. Two miles. 258J MtW. S. iWotton's 'br « Korim;, by Sacramento, 3yxs, 3seo (R. MTMillan) 1 43 iMt iH. Cassidy'a eh m Beautiful Bells, aged (B; Edwards) 2 46 'Mr T. Yair's 'b h Mount Palm, 4yis, lsec (J. Milne) 3 26 Nabockldeh acr, 9 Poxhall lsec, 42fc Young M'Kinney 2sec, 51 Sunol 2sec, 31J Vangluie 3sec, 33 Wildflower 4sec and 29 Cincinnati 9sec also /tarted. • • At the 'end >of a mile 'Beautiful Bells was three lengths in' front of Florin, <wth Mkrant PaJn a similar distance behind. Florin took the lead haM a lap iroin home, and won by three lengths, Mount Palm being fifty yards away. Time — omin 7sec. ' Dividends^ — Florin £1 Bs, Beautiful Bels £2 18s. HARVEST HANDICAP, (in saddle), of 70 epvs; second horse 7 soys and third horse 3 soys irom. the stake. Two miles. 82J M* A. Pringle's b g LaudtrhiU, fey-* Icaud'erdttle, oyrs, laec {Owner) 1 87J Mr J. G. vM'Oonachie'g g g Dopplegamger, aged, llseo (Owner) 2 303 'Mr M. Allen's eh m Queen V., 6yrs,j lOaec (Owner) 1 ' 3 38J Lieutenant J. scr, 43J Cinders 2sec, 45J Zeppa Bsec and 22 Edward R. 13seo also started. < Queen V. went off well, and Boon established •a - big lead. _At the end of a mile sh« waa thirty yards ib front of Doppleganger, Lauderhill and Zeppa. A little further on Queen V. broke, and entering the last lap she was six lengths in- froni of I/auderhill and Dopplegamger. Queen V. broke again at the back, but the three horees came into the straight in line. Fifty yards from -home Queen Y. once more broke, and Luuderhill wpn by a head from Doppleganger. Time— smm ssec. Dividende—Lauderhill £5, D&ppleganger £1. 12s. MBTIRUPOLITAN HANDICAP (in harness), of 175 soys; second horse 17 soya a-ud third 'horse 8 soys from the stake. Two miles. 297J Mr E. Thomas's b h Boldrewcod, by General Tracy, 6yrs, sseo (R. M'Millan) 1 136J Mr T. YaiTAs br g 'Monte Carlo, aged, 6sec . (J/Milne) 2 93$ Mr '0. W. Hammond's b g The Needle, aged, 2s«o (Owner) 3 57 Black Child scr, fi4J Vickery ssec, 890 Norice 7seo, 227 DurbaT 9sec, 72^ Cocoanrut lOseo, 110 Lopp llsec, 31 Hamlin llsec and 62 Collector llsec also staorted.. H'amlin led past the stand from Collector, Cocoamut, Lopp and Norice. Lopp ran in-bo second place at the 'back, but broke, and fftj the end of a rou^d Hamlin was ten lengths in front of Goooanut, nffcer whom c-ame Noiice,' Baldrewciod, Monte Ca>rk> and Viokery. At the mile-post the field had djoaed vp { and atarUng, on the last lap Norice was ~a 'length away, 'JuSf* oleax <rf Vickery and Cocoanut. Norice' broke at the. back, and Boldrewood weni <on and won by I'kree lengths from Morfte Carlo, who beat The Needle by four lengths, after whom came Norice and Vickery. Time — 4min 46sec. Dividends—Oßoldrewood £3 Bs, Monte Carlo £2 10s. JUVENILE STAKES (in harness), of 100 soys ; second horse 20 soys and third 10 soys from the stake. 317J Mr J. Cooper's eh m I/ady Elmo, by Almont— Judaih (J. Mine) 1 42 Mir R. Day's c m Tihe Gift (Owner) 2 123 Mr 'M. Edward's! b c General Lyons • (Owner) 3 51J Osborne 'R. also stalled. The Gift showed momentarily, in front, but Lady l Elmo at once Tan through, and had established a commanding lead before iho stand, was reached. From this out the favourite simply played with the jfield, winning with ridiculous ease by a hundred yards, The Gift just beating General . Lyons for -second place. Time — 2min SBsec. Dividead — £1 10s. The winner was led cm to *he lawn and decorated by Mrs E-. C. J. Stevens with the blue riband amid cheers. EASTE.R HANDICAP (in saddle)) cf 100 sov3; second horse 10 soys and third horse 5 soys from the stake. Two miles. 140J Mr J. Nieper's b m Georgie M., by George 'M. Patchem, 4yrs, lOaec (M. Alton) 1 89J 'Mr N. Price's eh g Michael Malone, aged, oseo (Owner) 2 259J Mr S. Humphries's br h General Lincoln, 6yrs, 2sec (C .Piper) 3 69 Perewhi scr, 60 De Wet ssec, 173 Lillian D. 7seo, 102J Sydney Bsec, 213 Kerryall llsec, 126 Jim Jim 12seo and 101 Piccanniny 13seo also started. ' Georgie M. took the lead in the first round, and at -'the end of a ' mile she was twenty lengths in front of General Lincoln. The latter tired in the last half-mile, and Georgie M.' won by twenty lengths from Michael Malont, who beat General Lincoln by a length. Time — 4min 55sec. Dividends— Georgie M. £6 10s, Michael Malone £3 Bs.