TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 774, 5 January 1905, Page 12

TROTTING.

AUCKLAND '’LTTB’S SUMMER MEETING.

SECOND DAY. Although Saturday morning was dull, there seemed a good chance of a fair day, and patrons rallied in strong force at Alexandra Park to assist at the A.T.C. Summer Meeting. After a race or two had been disposed of rain commenced to fall, and continued for the rest of the afternoon. This, of course, quite spoilt the pleasure of patrons, but otherwise the sport was good. Speculation proved brisk, the sum of £4009 going through the totalisator in ten shilling tickets. The meeting was exceedingly well conducted by Mr C. F. Mark and his committee, all the details having teen properly attended to. Mr I. Hill acted as judge, Mr O’Connor as starter, and Mr G. Reid as timekeeper, while Mr Edwards’ handicapping brought about some good finishes. Proceedings commenced with the Second Maiden Trot, one mile, for which Patient was generally considered the hest of the ten starters. the could do jio tetter, however, than get third place, for Dayi’awn taking command after two .furlongs had been traversed, led for the rest of the journey, winning rather comfortably by twenty yards from Seacole, who broke when finishing, but just beat The favourite.

there were ten gunners in the race for The Ladies’ Bracelet, 14 miles, and Fibre was looked upon as most likely to trecure the coveted trophy. r lhe race was rather interesting throughout, the wimer turning up in Seacole, who got Ihon.e about a dozen lengths in advance of Bell Car. But for a bad break in the straight the latter would nearly have won, but had to put up with second place, beating the favourite by some twenty vards.

, Of, the six ponies engaged in the Ch is tn: as Handicap, 64 furlongs, Gladys .Rose carried most mortay, although all were well backed. It was a great race, for after Vvhawhai nad shown the way to a bunched field, they all closed up, :and there was a desperate finish. Nobody could tell what had won, but the judge decided in favour of Lucrece by a head from Whawhai who was a head in front of Gladys Rose, with Manoeuvre .fourth.

The visitors, Legbreak and Specialist, were sorted out for the Summer Trotting Cup, but this proved a mistake, for neither was . equal to securing a place. Typewriter and Duchess of Rothschild had the race virtually to themselves, for nothing else ever got near them, the Albert Victor mare winding from the Duchess by a dozen lengths, with Harold Abdallah some fifty yards away, third, and Miss Hucn fourth.

Albertorious was considered a really .good thing for the Tramway Trot, miles, Miss Dunmore and Carbolic being the only others to be fancied. The result came as a complete surprise, for Little Paul, who only had nineteen tickets invested on him, tcox command as the straight was reached, and trotting in good style won by ten yards from the favourite, who bro 1 , e when making his final effort. Carbolic was a moderate third. The winner returned the nice -dividend of £l5 16s for each 10‘s ticket. There was another boil-over in the Class Trot, 1| miles, for which nothing would go down with the public but Rushlight and Duchess of Rothschild. Miss Huon showed the way during the early portion of the race, but it was -early evident that the back-marker Specialist would have to be reckoned with, for he was getting down to his work in fine style. The son of Specification went to the front as they reached the straieht, and coming on won by fifteen yards from Rushlight, with Miss Huon a fair third.

There were eight runners in Ihe Epsom Handicap, five furlongs, and everything was backed, the actual favourite "being Marisa. Delia Rose was smartest away, and attended bv Marisa led down the back and into the straight, where Cotton brought Wheturere with a fine run, the daughter of Strowan winu’ng by two lengths from Marisa, with Delia Ros° a good third. Nine turned out for the conch ding event, the Dash Trot, one mile, for Wirch Bell Car was most fancied. He broke badly, however, and lost his -chance. The race was about Ihe best of the day, for after Juliette had made the running the field closed up in the

straight, and a great battle resulted in a win for the chestnut mare by less thaw a yard from Rushlighl. with The Mopress a vard further off, ih rd, Logan being a goed fourth. Particulars of the trotting were as follows :— SECOND MAIDEN HANDICAP TROT, of 30sovs. One mile. Messrs G. and J. Baker’s b g Daydawn,- 6yrs, I4sec (Baker) .'. 1 Mr W. Perrin’s, juW,, b m Seacole, 4yrs, Isec (owner) 2 Mrs A. Murfitt’s ch g Patient, aged, 12sec (Murfitt) 3 Other starters : Pell Car, 4sec ; Green Lavender, 7 sec ; Ayrshire Lad, lOsec ; Eureka, llsec ; Agnes 8., llsec ; Mangold, 12sec ; Victress, 14sec. Won by four lengths. Time, 2min 53 2-ssec. Divider ds, £4 2s and £3 Bs. LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP TROT. One mile and a-half. Mrs Perrin’s b m Seacole, 4yrs, 21sec Mr Perrin) 1 Mrs S. A. Lecky’s ch g Bell Car, syrs, 4sec (Mr Henderson) 2 Mrs J. G. Lecky’s gr m Fibre, aged, 16sec (Mr Lecky) , 3 Other starters : Old Judge, scratch ; Victor C. (late Victor Hugo), 4sec ; Donizetti, 4sec ; Kiteonetea, 9sec ; Eureka, 15sec ; Maugcnui,- 18sec ; Cleveland’s Fride, 22sec. Won rather easily. Time, 4min 19 2-ssec. Dividends, £2 9s and £1 Is. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, of 7(feovs. Six furlongs and a-half. Mr B. Cunningham’s br m Lucrece, 3yrs, by Soult —Postmistress, 7.5 (J. Sceats) 1 Mr D. Leslie’s b g Whawhai, aged, 7.5 (Jones) ; —2 .Mr J. Montgomery’s b m Gladys Rose, aged, 7.11 (McCluskie) ... 3 Other starters : Manoeuvre, 8.10 ; Orange and Blue, 8.3 ; Lady Lottie, 6.7. Won by a lor.’g head. Time, Imin 26sec. Dividends, /£2 4s and 15s. SUMMER TROTTING CUP HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. Two niles. Mr C. Baker’s b m Typewriter, aged, by Albert Victor —Coronella, 13sec (Baker) ’.... .: 1 Mrs G. W. Mcßride’s b m Duchess of Rothschild, sys, 17sec (Mcßride) ... 2 Mr B. Greenwood’s b g Harold Abdallah, aged, lOsec (Greenwood) ... 3 Other starters : Specialist, 2sec ; Cornwall, 12sec ; Sir Robert, 12sec ; K.D., llsec ; Thorndian, 17sec ; Legbreak, 2tsec ; Miss Huon, 21sec ; Belladonna, 24sec. Won by four lengths. Time, smin Bsec. Dividends, £3 8s and £1 13s. TRAMWAY HANDICAP TROT, of 40sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mr J. Brady’s br g Little Paul, syrs, by Wilmington, 7sec (Brady) 1 Mr Wi Kaama’s b’ h Albertorious, 4yrs, 13sec (Tozer) 2 Mr" E. J. Williamson’s b g Carbolic, aged, 18sec (Williamson) 3 Other starters : Logan, Isec ; Juliette, 6sec ; Donizetti, lOsec ; General Ejection, 12sec ; Little Ben, 17sec ; Snip, 18sec ; Miss Dunmore, 18sec. Won by over two lengths. Time, 3min 21 2-ssec. Dividends, £l5 16 and 6s. CLASS HANDICAP TROT, of 60sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr F. H. Ridder’s br c Specialist, 3yrs, by Specificatiow, 3sec (Hamilton) z. 1 Mr T. Wyllie’s br g Rushlight, aged, 9sec (Duncan) 2. Mr A. Lowe’s ch m Miss Huon, aged, 17sec (Low r e) 3 Other starters : Taihoa, Osec ; Le Rosier, 9sec ; Lady Love, lOsec ; Little Doctor. lOsec ; Colenso, 13sec ; Duchess of Rothschild, 14sec ; Lebreak, 16sec. Won comfortably by over three lengths. Time, 3min 56 2-ssec. Dividends, £5 14 and 9s. EPSOM HANDICAP, of 50sovs. Five furlongs. Mr M. Nasmyth’s b m Whetuere, syrs, by Strowan—Opague, 6.13 (E. Cotton) 1 Hon. M. Mosman’s b m Marisa, 3yrs, 6.11 (Carruthers) 2 Mrs W. Abbott’s b m Delia Rose, aged, 8.9 (Julian) 3 Other starters : Manoeuvre, 8.6 ; Solitary, 8.5 ; Inspiration, 7.9 ; Lady French, 7.4 ; Whawhai, 7.4. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 8 l-ssec. Dividends, £4 Us and 13s. DASH HANDICAP TROT, of 40sovs. One mile. Mr J. Wray’s ch m Juliette, aged, Bsec (Cotton) 1 Mr T. Wyllie’s br g Rushlight, aged, 2sec (Duncan) 2 Mr Wi Kaama’s blk m The Mooress, 6yrs, 6sec (Tozer) * 3

Other starters : Logan, 4sec ; Colenso, 6sec ; Isabel, 7sec ; Donizetti,; llsec ; Bell Car, llsec ; Macquarrie, 14sec. Won by a head. Time, 2min 48 2-5-sec. Dividends, £5 9s and 14s.

CONCLUDING DAY.

The Summer Meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club will be brought to a close on Saturday 7 next at Alexandra Park. The arrangements for the meeting, so far, have been entirely satisfactory, and they will be the same on Saturday, while a large number of extra cars will be run to the ground. As it seems an impossibility that we can have much more of the wretched weather that prevailed at the New Year, there is reason to expect it will be fine, in which case there should be a large attendance to witness the close of the great carnival. Owing to the acceptances not closing till after we go to press, it is impossible to attempt anything in the nature of a forecast. The handicaps for the several races are as follows :—

Americans are nothing if not enthusiastic about a good trotter. r l he following is from the “Breeder and Sportsman’s 2 ’ account of the reception given to the great trotter, Major Delmar, on his return home

Major Delmar, 2:01£, and his owner, Mr E. E. Smathers, returned from the campaign just in time to make their first appearance on the Speedway at the windup of the matinee season, 'they were met at the top of the hill at three o’clock by a notable escort of famous harness horses and drivers of note. Below, the sidewalks bordering the stretch and the grandstand were crowded by men, women, and children, who eagerly watched for the coming of the champion. As the impressive cavalcade came into view, led by the Speedway squad of mounted policemen, the clear notes of a bugle sounded from the grandstand announcing its approach and several thousand persons tip-toed and craned their necks to get the first glimpse of the great trotter. The procession turned at Highbridge, and returning to the grandstand the peerless Major stopped there surrounded by his escort. Alighting from his bike

waggon and approaching the champion, President Dodge took off his hat to him and on behalf of the Road Drivers’ Association addressed him as follows :— Major Delmar, son of Delmar and Expectation, noblest representative of the great Electioneer family, king of all trotters and champion of the world, winner of the Gold Cup at Memphis. Raised and bred and trained in the Emp re State. Owned and driven by a New York man and a member of our Association. Bend your proud head that, in the name of the Road Drivers’ Association of New York I may decorate you with the insignia of our order and our emblem of victory. Never was it more honestly earned or more proudly worn. B ail to you, Major Delmar, king of fretting horses and standard bearer of our association.

At the same time a great basket of magnificent chrysanthemums and roses were placed against the Major’s shoulder, and Secretary Alfred Reeves pinned a splendid blue championship rosette to his bridle.

|Tbial Tbot. One mile and a-half. Melba sec ser Mangere sec 12 Legb) eak 1 Agnes B. 13 Pell Car — 2 Patient ... 15 Eva 6 Kidney Pai 15 Green Lavender 8 Ta araim'ika 15 Daydawn 10 Ayrshire Lad ... .. 15 Eeaeole 10 Diavolo 15 Eureka 13 Miss Vo!a ’ 15 Miss Dunmore 12 Mangonui 15 Lincjln Yet 12 Cleve 16 Specialite 12 Victress 17 Second Pont Tbot Handicap. One mile. Rushlight sec scr Mangonui sec 18 Isabel 6 Glen boy al 18 < ffieer 7 Rowena 18 Victor C 9 Jess 18 •va 11 Cleveland's Pride 21 Miss Munroe 15 Queenie 21 Fibre 17 Pbebideni’s Handicap Tbot. Two miles. sec sec Rebel Boy scr Cornwall.. 14 Tpyewriter 4 Thorndean 18 Waitekauri 6 Miss Huon ... 19 Autocrat.. 8 Melba 19 Harold Abdallah 10 Kedleaf ... 19 Le Rosier 10 Legbr ak 21 fair Robert 12 Old Judge 21 Little Doctor 12 Altertoriuus' 28 K.D 14 Macquanie 28 Duchess of Rothschild 14 Pa ba Tbot. One mile and a-half. sec Belladonna sec Autocrat scr 13 Miss Wilmington 1 .M&iQtiarrie 15 Cornwall 14 Donizetti 15 Little Paul 6 Kiteonetea 19 Juliette 6 General Election 21 Melba ... .. .. 8 Little Ben .. ... 24 Legbreak 9 Miss Dunmore. 2t Old Judge 10 Snip 24 Victor C 13 Cai bolic 24 High-Class Handicap Tbot. One mile and a-half sec see Rebel Boy ser T aihoa 8 Specialist .... scr Rushlight 9 Young McKinney scr Le Rosier 9 Waite kauri ... 4 Sir Robert 9 Ballot u; 4 Little Doctor ... 10 Baxter 4 Thorndean 13 Duke C. ... 6 .. - > Tblkgbaf.h Tbot... .One mi'e. Ballot scr Melba 7 Waitekauri ... . .. ’scr Legbreak 8 Miss Wilmington 3 Isabel 8 Logan 4 St. John .. 9 Duchess of Rothschild 5 Old Judge 9 Lady Love 5 Bell Car 10 The Mooress 6 Victor C. 11 Juliette 6 Donnizetti 12 Colenso 6 Eva 18