Normanby Trotting Club

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 201, 31 May 1894, Page 9

Normanby Trotting Club

(from our own correspondent.) New Plymouth, May 25. The initial meeting of the Normauby Trotting Club was held on Thursday, and considering the unpropitious state of the elements it must be pronounced a success. The secretarial duties were carried out by Mr G. V. Bate, in a thorough and painstaking manner, and all the other officers of the club—notably Messrs P. Wilson and J Quinn —were also assiduous in their efforts to make the fixture a success. The totalisator was run by Mr Adams of the firm of Adams and Andrews, of Auckland, who gave perfect satisfaction to investors. The programme opened with the Maiden Trot, about two miles, for which Twopence, Paiaka, Hard Case, Urenui, Tichborne, Sloper, Maiangi, Canoona, Tauranga, Schoolboy, Lady Grey, Ivy and Starlight were saddled up. Twopence made play all the way, and although pushed towards the finish by Hard Case won by a couple of lengths, Schoolboy being third. Time, 7min 9sec. Dividend, £6 4s. The Pony Trot, about miles,

brought out Twopence (40s, being penalised 5 sec), Miss Fun, The Pony, Toby, Kitty, Poppy IL, Jim, Alice, Barbwire, Black Belle (each 455), Tate, Jack Spratt (each 40s); The Cob (20s), and Sailor Boy 11. scr. Twopence and Tate came away from the others, and the former looked like winning, but broke turning to home, and Tate passed him and won by a couple of lengths. Time, smin 20 4-sth sec. Dividend, £l3 2s.

For the Winter Handicap Trot (in harness) about two and a half miles, Ragman and Starlight 455, Forester 30s, Deceiver and Tinker 20s, Comet ss, and Peter scr., were saddled up. Starlight led most of the way, but Greenwood woke up Deceiver in the last half-mile, and won by a few lengths, Comet being third. Dividend, £2. The Normanby Trot, about three miles, saw at the post Hard Case, Fanny, Sloper, Canoona, Nero bos each, Cyclone and Carbine 555, The Cob 455, The Grey 40s, Peter 255, lolanthe 20s, Sailor Boy 11. 18s, Le Corbeau ss, and Otakeho scr. Carbine led all the way, and had no difficulty in winning- Time, lomin zgsec. Dividend, 18s. Fourteen went out for the Post Stakes, about miles, which fell to Diana, with Kitty second, and Jenny third. Time, smin 25sec. Dividend, £3 19s. The Birthday Handicap Trot (in harness) brought out Tichborne, Marangi and Starlight 50s, Deceiver 25s (less 13s penalty), Tinker 255, Comet ss, and Peter scr. Won easily by Deceiver, Peter second and Tinker third. A large field was handicapped for the Consolation, which was run in the dark. Several of the riders had not left the paddock when the start was made. The race was won by lolanthe, who paid something like £%.