TROTTING RECORDS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 328, 5 November 1896, Page 10

TROTTING RECORDS.

Palmerston North Trotting" Club’s Spring Meeting. A disagreebbly high wind prevailed at the spring meeting of the Palmerston North Trotting Club, but the weather otherwise was fine. The track was soft, but the ground of the Sports’ Association was highly spoken of. Results : — Maiden Handicap Trot (saddle) of 20 sovs, - two miles. 16 Mr J. Gallagher’s Old Jack, 3secs behind, owner ... ... ... ... 1 .11 Mr J. Allardice’s Makirikiri, limit, owner... ... ... ... ... 2 Also started: —8 Risk, 1 Nothing, 0 Miss Cant. Won comfortably. Makirikiri broke repeatedly. Miss Cant was distanced. Risk and Nothing did not finish. DiviSend, £2. No time was taken.

Palmerston North Handicap Trot (saddle): of 50 sovs, two miles and a half. 22 Mr J. R. Corrigan's Kentucky Wilks, 558.ec behind, oyner... 1 ... 1 .36 Mr P. J. Henley’s Awahuri, 17secs behind, owner ... ... 2 32 Mr R. S. Henry’s Sailor Boy 11., limit, owner... ... .... ... ... 3 Also started —8 Flossie, 14. Roseleaf, 18 Gold Dust. Won easily. Roseleaf refused to leave the post, and did not compete. Time, 6min 53sec. Dividend, £5 10s. Handicap Pony Trot (harness) of 20 sovs, two miles. 99 Mr F. Murfitt’s Eric, 45secs behind, owner... ... ... ... ... 1 47 Mr G. B. Murfitt’s Ethel, 15secs behind, owner... ... ... ... ... 2 Also started—-14 Tom-Tit, 39 Wee Jacob. Won comfortably. Time, 6min 29sec. Dividend, £1 16s. Handicap Pony Flat Race of 15 sovs, six furlongs. 37 Mr J. Benjamin’s Lady Carrington, 8.3. Fraser ... ... ... ... 1 21 Mr W. B. Lloyd’s Musket, 8.7, Stevens 2 91 Mr R. S. Abraham’s Princess May, 9.1, McCarty ... ... ... ... 3 Also started —l6 Lady Bird, 24 Kitty, 34 Britannia, 47 The Boer, 3 Duhallow. Won by a head, a length between second and third. Time, Imin 36sec. Dividend, £6 15s. Manawatu Handicap Trot (harness) of 50 sovs, three miles 30 Mr J. R. Corrigan’s Maud V., 40sec. behind, E. Murfitt ... ... ... 1 55 Mr W. L. Orange’s Wahinapai, 15sec behind, R. Day ... ... ... 2 120 Mr G. B. Murfitt’s Jersey, 33sec behind, owner ... ... ... ... 3 Also started — 6 Sailor Boy, 5 Roseleaf, 23 Awahuri, 23 Sonny. Won comfortably. Dividend, £7 17s. Polo Cup of 10 sovs, four furlongs. 49 Mr W. B. Lloyd’s Vanity, 12.2, owner 1 4 Mr H; P. Taylor’s Ranee, 11.13, Beattie 2 10 Mr N. Gorton’s Hettie, 12.2, Barker ... 3 Also started —6 Zoe, 3 Champagne, 72 Princess May, 2 Ugly Duckling, Won easily; Time, 61 3-ssec. Dividend, £2 13s. Princess May [fell but the rider escaped with a shaking. Electric Handicap Trot (saddle) of 25 sovs, one mile. 86 Mr R. S. Henry’s Sailor Boy 11., limit, owner... ... ... ... ... 1 39 Mr W. L. Orange’s Waihinapai, 12secs behind* owner ... ... ... 2 20 Mr P. J. Henley’s Awahuri, 13sec behind, owner ... ... ... ... 3 Also started —11 Wawaenui, 3 Makirikiri, 3 Doone, 2 Flossie, 2 Old Jack, 10 St. James, 33 Kentucky Wilks. Won easily, a length between second and third. Time, 3min 6sec. Dividend, £2 3s. A protest against the winner by R. Day, rider of Flossie, on the grounds of inconsistent running, was dismissed) Pony Handicap Hurdles of 10 sovs, one mile 96 Mr W. B. Lloyd’s Vanity, 8.9, MeTaggart ... ... ... ... 1 10 Mr A. Strawbridge’s The Boer, 8.7, Hastie ... ... ... ... 2 4 Mr A. McDowell’s Bush Rat, 8.7, Williams ... ... ... ... 3 Also started—3 Ladybird, 51 Foxton, 53 Lady Carrington. 3 May Queen, 8 Kitty. Won by twenty lengths. Dividend, £2 2s.