TROTTING RESULTS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 302, 7 May 1896, Page 8

TROTTING RESULTS.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB MEETING. First Day—Wednesday, April 29th. Weather fine. Attendance, about 500. Total investments on totalisator, £538. Results:— Maiden Handicap. Prince, scr j Tussock, 12sec ... ... ... 2 Only £1 was invested on the machine, and that was on the second horse. Wellington Trotting Club Handicap. Alice, 32sec ... ... ... y Hazeldean, 24sec ... ... ~, 2 Dakota, 36sec ... ... 3 Prince and Diplomacy also started. Won easily. Time, 6min 3sec. Dividend, £1 14s.

Pony Handicap (harness). Beauty, lOsec ... ... ... 1 Chance, scr ... ... ... •• • 2 Bluenose came in first, but was disqualified for having taken part at an unregistered meeting. Dividend, £2. Te Abo Handicap (saddle). Prince, scr ... ... ... •• • 1 Blackpool, lOsec ... ... ••• 2 Dividend, £3 3s. Pony Cup (saddle). Thomas, 36sec ... ... ••• 1 Pledge, 455ec... ... ‘ ... ••• 2 White Wings, scr ... ... ... 3 Dividend, £1 Ils. . Dash Handicap. Blue Gown, 16sec ... ... ... 1 The others were distanced. Divividend, £l3s. Electric Handicap (saddle). F. 8., 7sec ... ... ••• ••• 1 Blackpool, 23sec ... ... ... 2 Carbine, 25sec ... ... ••• 3 Dividend, £1 18s. Second Day—Saturday, 2nd May. Weather threatening; attendance, about 500 Totalisator investments for the day, £934 15s; making a total of £1,572 15s. for the two days. For the first race to-day the totalisator tickets were £l, and ss. outside, but in the subsequent races the amount was altered to 10s and ss. Results :— District Handicap (saddle or harness). Two miles. Flossie, 33sec ... ... ... 1 Tussocks, 33sec . ... :... ... 2 Steve Hart. 33sec .... ... ... 3 Won easily. Time, 6min 25sec. Dividends — £1 tickets, £5 17s; 5s tickets, £2 14s. Autumn Handicap (harness). Two miles. Alice. 26sec ... ... ... ••• 1 Also started—lnvictus, scr; Hazeldean, 28sec ; Bluegown, 30sec ; Diplomacy, 45sec. Won very easily. Time, smin 40sec. Dividends —10 s tickets, 14s ; 5s tickets, 9s. Selling Handicap (saddle). Two miles. Fraulein ... ... ... ... 1 Won by nearly half a mile. Time, 6min 50sec. Dividends —10s tickets, 13s ; 5s tickets, Bs. President’s Handicap (saddle). Two miles. Carbine, 40sec ... ... ... 1 Darlington, 32sec ... ... ... 2 Also started —Prince, lOsec ; Blackpool, 32seo; Charlie 11., 38sec ; Tussock, 46sec ; Steve Hart, 46seo. Won easily. Time, 6min 4sec. Dividonds —10s tickets, £2 15s ; 5s tickets, £2 Is. Pony Handicap (saddle). Two miles. Thomas, 24sec ... ... ... 1 Others distanced. Time, 6min 45sec. Dividends —10s tickets, 19s ; 5s tickets, 10s. Kilburnie Handicap. Hazeldean, 14sec ... ... ... 1 Blackpool, 22sec ... ... ■■■ 2 Won by a length. Time, 2min 58sec. Dividends —10s tickets, 16s; 5s tickets, Bs. Final Handicap. Carbine, 24see ... ... ... 1 Invictus, scr ... ... ... ... 2 F. 8., 2sec ... ... ... ... 3 This race was run in the dark, and most of the horses were cantering. Time, 3min Isec. Dividends —10s tickets, £1 19s; 5s tickets, £1 3s.