TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 760, 29 September 1904, Page 8

TROTTING.

Mr C. F. Mark, secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, has gone to Wellington on business connected with the club.

Owners of trotting stock must not,overlook the fact that nominations for all events to be decided at the Spring Meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club close to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 9 p.m. Such a good programme as that put forward by the premier club is certain to obtain a fine response from owners. Full particulars of the various events will bo found in our advertising columns.

The Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting will take place at Alexandra Park on October 15 and 19. Handicaps for the first day are due on Monday, October 3.

The spring fixture of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will be held on November 8, 10 and 11. Nominations close on the 22nd prox.

Two trots will be decided at the Ger aldine R.C. Meeting, which takes place to-day and to-morrow.

A subscriber to the “ Weekly Press ” wishes for suggestions for naming the following :—Black filly by Wildwood—Wild Wave ; black colt by Wildwood —Wild Wave ; black colt by Wildwood —Ripple ; and brown colt by Wildwood —Linton. For the first-mentioned Valkyrie seems suitable ; for the Wild Wave colt Hurricane or The Storm ; for the Ripple colt Driftwood or Wavelet ; and for the Linton colt Goodwood or Woodpecker.

The time test trotting competition at the Melbourne Agricultural Show resulted in a win for Chance, who averaged 2min Sil verboy was second with 2min 31 4-ssec, and Sihamba third with 2min 35sec.

At the Melbourne Agricultural Show, Almont, in addition to gaining the championship award, had the credit of siring Ambassador, who beat five others in the two-vear-old class.

A match against time took place in England last month. Mr Ross Isherwood’s Grace Greenlander and King of Pearls were set the task of covering 22 miles inside one hour, the backer of time being Mr Ross, of Birmingham. Both animals were driven alternately by George Wilxsmre. Grace Greenlander trotted first and covered 15 laps and 380yds, which represented six miles 470yds, in 17min Bsec. King of Pearls was taken in hand, and that gelding was driven 12 laps, or 380yds short of five miles. At the expiration of the half-hour Wiltshire was lOsec outside the necessary time to win. Subsequently Grace Greenlander was set going again, and, by covering the next 15 laps in 15min llAsec, gave King of Pearls a good opportunity of finishing inside time. The last-named had 13min left in which to encompass the last five miles, and accomplished the task very readily, the 22 miles being covered in 59min 32 3-ssec, or 27 2-ssec inside the hour.