METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12718, 13 August 1919, Page 6

METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB

AUGUST MEETING. Uic New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Chib 3 August- meeting was continued at Addington to-day. The weather was fine, though there was a. cold wind. The track waa dead, as a. result of n sharp (shower early in the morning. The following are the details of tho racing; IMPROVERS" HANDICAP (in saddle), of 20(i sovs; second horse 40 sovs, end third horse 20 sovs from the stake. Tor unhopplcd trotters. Class 5.0. Two miles. s—Air A. Pettigrew’s b g Ben 8011, by Bellman—Alias Collingwood. aged, ■ p ec iR. Logan) 1 e Air .1. D. Pipors hj m Grattan Chimes. aged, 2.«0c (A. Fleming) 2 d—Air id. Cox's b g Te Kuili, aged, Ssec (J. Armstrong! 3

lb Babiamoan scr, 3 Gay AVilkes Isec, 11 Mushroom 2r,ec. 12 Colonel Havelock 4sec. 7 Craibwood ? S oe. 4 Wild Pedo ssec, 14 Chub ■lsoc. 13 Petard 6?cc, 1 Sol Gsec, 3 Peter Al Alii bin Msec and S Rita Rose 12soo also started, Peter ATAlillan and Rita Hose made the early running, and they were still in trout at the end of a. mile, where Sol was only a couple of lengths away. Racing past the. > stand the field closed up, and starting on j tho last lap Peter Al’Atiilan was just clear of Oration Chimes and Bahiamoan, with Rita Rose and Gay Wilkes almost on terms. Gay Wilkes broke in the back stretch, and throe iurlongs from homo Grattan Chimes joined Peter Ai'Aiiilar. in the lead, with Ben Bell, To [vuili mid Sol handy. Grattan Chimes loft her feet in tho straight, and Ben Bell won by three lengths, while Grattan Chimes beat To isuiti bv a neck, with Balnamoan next Time—Ban Bell 4miu 53 3-ssec: Grattan Chimes .tmin 50 3-ssec; Te Kuiii 4miu 53 4-ssec. BELGIUM HANDICAP (m harness), of 200 sovs; second horse 40 sovs. and third horse 20 sovs from the. stake. Class 3.52. One mile and five furlongs. I—Air A. (' Watnon’s b £ Our Chuni. by Prinz—Lily Bell, aged. Iscc M Bryce) 1 ; 2—Mr G. T. Robinson's b in ALnhinga, j eyed, Isec _ (A. Butterfield) 3 j 6—Mr 14. ATl,cod's b g Legacy. 6ycs, 3sec | iK. Logan) 3 I Rearguard sro, 10 Pleasant Afouiu. scr. 5 Silver -Shoo scr, 3 The Whip 2sec, 12 Energy 2scc, 4 Harold Child iisec, ft Gold Crest ; .Rsc, 7 Chaos Jseo and 11 Underacrub 3seo also started. Gold Crest ami Legacy showed the way pant the stand, bur leaving ;be straight Gold Crest broke. Legacy going on with a lead of several lengths from Underscrub, Gold Chest, The AVhip and Our Chum. Going along tho back Undersciuk broke, and Blaring on the last ] a .p Legacy was just clear of The Whip, Our Chum and Mahiuga. Three furlongs from horns The 'Whip lost his place., and at the entrance to the straight there was not much to choose between Our Chum, and Legacy, -with ALahinga handy. A little further on Our Claim took charge, and stalling off a laic challenge by Makinga, he won by n long neck. Legacy was two lengths away, with The AVhip close up. Time—Oiw Chum 3min -Ifi 3-osec; Hahinga 3min 46 4-sse.:; Legacy 3min 50 l-ssoc. KINCy GEORGE HANDICAP (in herne««), of 450 sovs; second horse 90 sovs, and third horse 45 sovs from the stake. Class 4.36. Two miles. 3 Mrs T. L. Morrison's b hj Cello Sydney Wilkes, by Harold Dillon—Cremona Wilkes, 6yrs, 9sec (W. Grant) I 5 Mr ,1. J arclen's b hj John Dillon, aged, Osec (B. Barden) 2 4 Air L. Al'. Gregory's blk g Sympathy, oyrs, fOsec (Al. Edwards) 3 2 Matchlight scr and Admiral Wood Iseo (coupled), 8 Sherwood 4scc, 1 Astuno Bsec, 7 Aliintsou Ssoo a.tnd 6 Irvar lOseo also started. Irvar, Sympathy and Cello Sydney Wilkes showed the way for over a mile, when John Dillon ran to the front, with Irvar, Sympathy, Cello Sydney Wilkes, Mintson and Sherwood in close attendance. Going down fhe back John Dillon had a lead of several lengths from tho next division. Irvar dropped back a little three furlongs from home, where Cello Sydney Wilkes joined Sympathy. On reaching the straight Cello Sydney Wilkes put in a strong challenge, and, going on, he beat John Dillon by two lengths, Sympathy being three lengths further back, with Irvar next. Time—Cello Sydney "Wilkes, 4mm 40sec; John Dillon, -tmin S7 4-ssoc; Sympathy, 4 min 42 3-3soc. LINCOLN HANDICAP (in saddle), of 200 sovs; second horse 40 soys, and third horeo 20 sovs from the stake. Class 4.52. Two miles. 1— Air E. G. Al.'Cul’cngh’s b g Schnapps, by Tom Sayers, aged, Tseo (E M’Dormott) 1 2Mr J. Farrell’s b g Guyncmer, 4yr.°, G sec (J, Af’Lcnnon) 2 9—Mr G. II Alurfitt’s br g Energy, aged. Bsec (J. E. Murfitt) I! 4 Huon Patch acr, 5 Pleasant Mount ssec, S Great Britain Ssec, 6 King Lear lOsec, 3 Guardcss 11 sec, 1 Sir Gavin llscc (coupled) and 7 Rex Coronado 12scc also started. Rex Coronado was showing the way to Gnyuc-mor, Sir Gavin and Great Britain at the end of a furlong A little further on Pleasant Mount moved up and sho was with I ' veat Britain, just behind Guynemcr, as they passed the stand, while Schnapps was at the head of the next bunch. The field closed up going down the back and at the mile post G-uynomor was just in front of a bunch. Starting on the last lap Guynemer w.a sh-.wing the way to Pleasant Mount and . Rex Coronado, but going into the back ' stretch Schnapps was in close attendance f-u Guynemor and Pleasant Mount. Three furlongs from home Schnapps went after Guynemcr and tho pair cleared right away. Schnapps had Guynomcr's measure in the straight and he won by six lengths. Energy was fifty yards away, with Rex Coronado next. Time—Schnapps, tmin 49 8-ssec; Guynemet 4min fCsec. Energy 4min's7sec,