WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12202, 21 April 1909, Page 5

WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB.

TO-MORROW'S MEETING

Trotters! Trotters! Trotters! Everywhere, and still they come. Every train brings a fresh consignment. By last night's train there a i rived Havoc, Dick G., Miss Wilson, and a couple of other Napier horses. The Christchurch horses which were delayed owing to the breakdown of the Mararoa will arrive by today's m-iil tram, whilst the Palmers-' ton horses will come on by the morning train.

..Th© course presented quite an animated appearance yesterday morning. Between gallopers and trotters, things were quite lively. . One trotter trotted so fast that she trdtted right out of her sulky, much to the discomfiture of her driver, who did some acrobatic feats and escaped with a shaking. Last night .the committee met and completed final arrangements and every thing now points to a most successful meeting. That groat arbiter, the weather, seems particularly propitious, and given a nice bright day we should see «i big con-course of people here to-mor-row.

The fields are exceptionally large and as there aro many unknown quantities, there should be any amount of that element of uncertainty that njgtople so like to unravel. One man told us of three absolute certainties for the Cup, and that, too. on.the word of an Augereau. We will know" mor© about it on Friday, and so will he. Anyway, what we do know is that "ft he Wanganui Garrison Band will disv'course sweet music both days, and given a fine afternoon, on the*" beautiful grounds of the WJ.J.C, listening to the dulcet sounds of the Garrison Band, one should be able to pass a pleasant hour or two without even bothering to pick winners, and that too with the knowledge that Dnstin's, Ltd., have charge of the Teg. Kiosk^ and luncheon booth. Mr Tom-Nixon Is presiding over the publican's booth. He sells nothing but the best.

The .first face, of the day stai'ts at 12.1-5 and the other six races on the card will be run off at intervals of forty minutes.

Mr F. Neylon will be in charge of the totalisator and will run a half sovereign machine on thes outside and a machine inside, added to which will bo a number of ; bookmakers, so that those who wish to try their luck will have ample ojjntrrtunity for so doing.