TROTTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18406, 13 August 1931, Page 8

TROTTING.

THE METROPOLITAN CLUB. SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. I — SATIN KING'S CANTERBURY. j (By Tel.—Press Assn.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The second day of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Clubs carnival was held at Addington to-day in fair but windy weather before a large at tendance. The track was In good order. Following are the concluding results:— AVON HANDICAP, Of £400: limit 4.39; 2 miles. 1 SIR VOYAGE, limit < 2 QLTCKFIRE, 24yds 2 4 FIFA, 24yds 3 Also started: 5 Eileen Wood, limit; 3 Rose Audo, 8 Sarsaparilla. 12yds bhd; 6 Engagement, 60; 7 Writer, 72 Sir Voyage led practically the whole journey and was not troubled at any stage, winning by four lengths from Quickflre. Fifa was 15 lengths away. Eileen Wood was fourth. Times: 4.36 3-5, 4.35 4-5, 4.40. CANTERBURY HANDICAP. Of £400; limit 4.35; 2 miles. 2 SATIN KING, 60yds 1 10 TAfiNDALE, •12yds ■. . 2 11 WARPLANE, 60yds 3 Also started: 14 Erin’s Lynn, 17 Orphan, 7 Peter Pirate, 18 Play wave, 9 St. George, limit, 8 Colonial Boy, 6 Cranlelgh, 12yds bhd; 15 Golden Pedro, 13 Happy Land. 1 Meteor, 5 Nglngonglngo. 24; 4 Delightful. 3 Dillon Logan, 36; 16 Avenger, 12 Pageant, 48. Tarndale led into the straight from Meteor, Satin King, Pageant and Peter Pirate. Satin King stayed on to win by two lengths from Tarndale, with Warplane a head away. Meteor was fourth. Times: 4.23 3-5, 4.28, 4.24 1-5.

SPEEDWAY HANDICAP. Of £400; limit 2.44; it miles. 7 GREAT LOGAN, 12yds

8 DILWORTH, limit 2 4 VESUVIUS, 12yds 3 Also started: 11 Muriel de Oro, 1 Rollo, limit; 5 Bessie Logan, 12yds bhd, and Carmel, 24yds bhd, bracketed; 12 Cardinal Logan, 3 Tom Thumb, 12yds bhd; 6 Harold Logan, 9 Native Prince, 2 Terence Dillon, 24; 10 Logan Park, 36.

The order into the home run was Dilworth, Rollo, Muriel de Oro, Great Logan, Harold Logan and Vesuvius, in a very close finish Great Logan won by a head from Dilworth. Vesuvius was half a head away. Harold Logan was fourth. Times: 2.41, 2.42 1-5, 2.41 2-5. The Totallsator. The totallsator invesements were £25,583. compared with £37,158 last year. The total for the two days is £45,867, compared with £60,569 last year, a decrease of £14,702. Several Inquiries. An inquiry was held concerning Roi L’Or, who ran second In the principal event, the King George Handicap. His owner, P. Brown, was asked to explain the difference In form compared with the first day. His explanation was accepted. D. C. Watts, driver of the winner of the Lincoln Handicap, Nelson De Oro, was fined £lO for Interference. He crowded on to Major Lind, causing him to interfere with Arethusa, who broke.

Satin King, winner of the seventh race, (he Canterbury Handicap, was the subject of an inquiry. The inquiry concerned the difference in Satin King's form compared with the first day. when lie finished about fifth, after leading into the straight. The explanation was accepted. G. McKendry, driver of Delightful, and W. Barron, driver of Dillon Logan in the same race (Canterbury Handicap), were cautioned for careless driving. Dillon Logan ran across Delightful, causing him to break and run across the field, interfering with several other horses.