TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 273, 17 October 1895, Page 10

TROTTING.

OFFICIAL CALEND AR. THE AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. Durttam Street East, August 30th. To the Editor Sporting Review. Sib, —I have been instructed by the Committee of this Club to inform you that your paper has this day been appointed the Official Calendar for trotting clubs in the Provincial district of Auckland. Yours faithfully, C. F. MARK, Secretary.

COMING EVENTS.

October 31—Timaru T.C. November 16. 30 —Auckland Trotting Club Spring November 20—Wellington T.C. Second Spring December 28, January 4 —Auckland Trotting Club Summer NOMINATIONS. October 30 —Wellington T.C. Second Spring November I—Auckland1 —Auckland T.C. Spring (first day) HANDICAPS. November s—Auckland T.C. Spring (first day) November 6--Wellington T.C. Second Spring ACCEPTANCES. October 18—Timaru T.C. November B—Auckland T.C. Spring (first day) November 13 —Wellington T.C. Second Spring

Our Wellington correspondent writes: — The Spring Meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club was held at Miramar Park on Wednesday in boisterous weather, a heavy gale prevailing the whole of the afternoon, which raised clouds of sand and dust, making things as unpleasant as it could be possible to imagine for those present. The elements also appeared to affect the management, but Mr J. A. Connell worked like a trojan in his new duties, fulfilling the respective offices of secretary, handicapper, timekeeper, and also starter for the majority of the events. As regards the day’s trotting it was very one-sided indeed, the respective winners having comfortable victories, and especially Little Hero in the principal event, distancing all his opponents. He trotted in fine style. The Christehurch trotters trained by J. Munro had an innings, Polly Plum accounting for the two pony events, while Daisy and Holly appropriated the Electric and Dash Handicaps respectively. Polly Plum showed excellent form, and towered head and shoulders above her opponents. She is a very promising mare, and should score in better company than was opposed to her on Wednesday. J. Taggart had a couple of wins with Little Hero and F.B’ Both are useful animals and require watching in the future. Fraulein paid a handsome dividend of £2l Is to her three backers in the Selling Trot. The mare competed in the Maiden Trot, but ran unkindly, and this, no doubt, prevented backers from supporting her in the second event, notwithstanding she had a poor lot to meet. However, she trotted more kindly in the Selling and won easily. Mr F. N. Jones, of Nelson, was in charge of the totalisator, handling £1172.

DUNEDIN NOTES.

[by WIRE —FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] October 15. The TahunaPark held their first trotting event of the season last Saturday. It was a miserable, cold, windy day, and only £1,823 10s. went through the totalisator. The Maiden was won by Tasman from eight others; dividend (£1 tickets) £8 10s. In the Pony Trot Jasper won from thirteen others ; dividend, £l2 Is. Maggie distanced three others in the Spring Harness Trot; dividend, £1 12s. The Mite won the Novel; dividend, £1 12s. The principal event,—the Domain Trot, —was awarded to Meph, after a protest against Silvermain, who came in first but Was disqualified; dividend, £l4 10. Ti e Maiden Harness Trot fell to Balmoral; dividend, £2l 6s. And the St. Kilda Handicap was annexed by Colonel; dividend, £2. The Final Handicap fell to Microbe; dividend, £2 Bs. In all the foregoing, I have calculated dividends for pound investments. A peculiar circumstance happened regarding Silvermain, who started in the Spring Handicap (harness), but finished nowhere, breaking repeatedly. -In the Domain Handicap (saddle), she went out a strong favourite and distanced everything, amidst great commotion and disapproval, a protest at once being entered for stiff running. The'stewards met and decided to put up a strong driver on. her in the St. Kilda Cup (harness), two miles, run later, at the same tim e barring her on the machine for the event. If the ■driver could not satisfy the stewards that something was wrong in her first performance, then the stakes would be paid. Her rider selected was the same person that had ridden the second horse, Meph. The stewards, at the same time, intimated that if the mare was disqualified, investors on Silvermain would get their investments less the usual percentage, so the excitement may well be imagined. When the race was set going Silvermain broke in the first lap and Colonel had, at half a mile, a long lead from her and from the two other starters in the race. Silvermain again broke in the lap, but in the same circuit passed Colonel and finished the two miles more than 70 yds. in front of him, Colonel winning the ■event, however, easily from Maggie. Silvermain’s time was smin. 28sec., being exactly the same as that recorded by her in the Domain Handicap. This was, of course, dead against her, and the stewards resolved to disqualify the mare, her owner (John Robertson), and her rider (D. Mcßae) for a term of twelve months. In my opinion, Silvermain could have won all three •events in which she was engaged at the meeting, and it is hoped that it will prove a lesson to those who are in the habit of running stiff with impunity at our meetings.