TROTTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19407, 6 November 1934, Page 8

TROTTING.

METROPOLITAN FIXTURE. SEA GIFT’S SPRING EVENT. INDIANAPOLIS’ N.Z. CUP. ' HARVEST CHILD SCORES. (By Teiegrraph.— Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting opened at Addington to-day in glorious weather before a large attendance. The track was in excellent order. Following are the results: — SPRING HANDICAP. Of £350; trotters; limit 3.32; 14 miles. I—SEA1 —SEA GIFT, limit (E. J. Smith) 1 4 'NEW METFORD, 36yds (J. Bryce Jnr.) ® 5 .CANNONBALL, 48yds (Alborn) . . 3 Also Started: Tevlot Downs, 24yds bhd; Raclalm, 36; Don Cbenault, 48; Great Burton, 48; King’s Voyage, 48; Merce Bingen, 48; Louis Bingen, 72; Worthy Queen, 132. ... Won by one and a-hair lengths with three lengths between second and third. Times: 3.23 1-5, 3.20 3-5, 3.21. EMPIRE HANDICAP. Of £300; limit 2.47; 1* miles. 1— CLOUDY RANGE, limit ('MC Dermott) 1 2 PETER LOCANDA, 12yds (MeT ig- U e) * 12—j.MURIEL DE ORO, 12yds (Doyle) 3 Also started: Llnella, Nelson De Oro, Purser, Taxpayer, War Paint, - Colonial Boy, 12yds bhd; Craganour, 1-; Eureka Boy, 12; Prairie King, 12. Won by a head with two lengths between second and third. Times: 2.43, 2.42 1-5, 2.42 3-5. NEW ZEALAND CUP. Or £1600; limit 4.26; 2 miles. I —INDIANAPOLIS, 12yds (McDermott) 1 4—‘BLUE MOUNTAIN, limit (Maidens) 2 3 HAROLD LOGAN, 72yds (M. Holmes) A ('Mountain Dell was coupled with the winner). _ Also started: 'Silver De Oro, Sunny Morn, limit; Rollo, 12yds bhd; Impromptu 12; Mountain Dell, 12; Sir Guy, 24; Roi L’Or, 36; Lindbergh, 36; Red Shadow, 48. Rol L’Or was rourth. Won by a length with three lengths between second and third. Times: 4.15 4- 4.17, 4.12 2-5. ~ The Trotting Cup field got away well with the exception or Sliver De Oro, who broke up badly. Harold Logan went away very rast. Sunny Morn was the early leader rrom Blue Mountain and then came Mountain Dell, Impromptu and Indianapolis, with Harold Logan moving up last. Indianapolis took the lead at Tanks, where Harold Logan moved up to third. Indianapolis led Into the straight the last time, lollowed by Mountain Dell and Harold Logan. They finished In' that order, Rol L’Or being the closest of the others. Indianapolis’ time was a race record.

YALDHURST HANDICAP, or £500; limit, 4.30; 2 miles. 2—HARVEST CHILD, 12 (Maidens) .. 1 6—GOLD TINGE, 36 (R. Donald) ... 2 S—AYRMONT CHIMES, 36 (J. Bryce, Junior) 3 Also started: Arethusa, Belinda, Master Roy, Probationer, Roddy, Tramp Cast, limit; Avernus, 12; Worthy Light, Wrecker, 24; Kingcraft, 36. Won hy hair a length, with two lengths between second and third. Times, 4.22 2-5, 4.20 3-5, £.20 4-5. MIDDLETON HANDICAP. or £400; trotters; limit 4.38; 2 miles. 6—'EXPLOSION, limit (R. D. iKetinerley) 1 11—LOUGH GUY, 12yds (M. Holmes) 2 I—NELL YOLO, 24ydS <'F. J. Smith) 3 Also started: Fifa, 12yds bhd; Garner, 24; Great Way, 24; Louis Bingen, 24; First wrack, 36; Mountain Mist, 36; Biddy Parrish, 60; .Stanley Bingen, 60; Writer, 72; Nicoya, 84; Olive Nelson, 108. Won by two lengths with three between second and third. Times: 4.33 1-5, 4.34, 4.33 2-5.