AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 816, 26 October 1905, Page 11

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB’S SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY. The Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting, extending over two days, was inaugurated at Alexandra Park, Epsom, on Saturday afternoon, under particularly favourable circumstances, the course being in tip-top order, and the weather overhead beautifully fine. There was a large attendance. The following were the results: — M4.IUEN TROT HANDICAP. One mile. Mr W. A. Scott’s b g Next Time, aged, Ssec (owner) 1 Mr E. Mines’ ch g Porangi, aged, llsec G. Wood) ......... 12 Mr J. Baker’s b m Gory Lass, Bsec (J. Baker) --• a Also started: Olive scratch, Jermaida 3sec, Huon Leal 3sec, Red Wilkes 7sec, Miss Vola Ssec, Willing Boy Bsec, Andy Brown Ssec, Cleveland’s Pride Bsec, Eager llsec. Won by about three lengths. Time, 2min 49 2-sse*c. Dividends, 18s and £1 Is. ONEHUNGA HANDICAP. Six and a-half furlongs. Mr W. Gall’s ch m Solitary, by Recluse— Queenie, aged, 7.7 (Brown) 1 Mr E. Hussey’s br m Gladys Rose, aged, 7.9 (Deeley) 2 Mr A. Morrow’s cii m Mataura, 6yrs, 7.12 (McLeod) 3 Other starter: Little Mabel 6.9. Won by a length. Time, Imin 29sec. Dividend, £2 17s. SPRING HANDICAP TROT. Two miles. Mr Wi Kaama’s b h Albertorious, by Albert Victor —Dulce, syrs, 16sec (Duncan) — 1 Mr Hendricksen’s b g Weary Willie, aged, 18sec (Hendriksen) 2 Mr F. H. Ridder’s b g Logan, aged, 4sec (S. Hamilton) ° Other starters: Harold Abdallah Ssec, Le Rosier llsec, Torpedo 11., 14sec, Redleaf 20sec. Won bv about six lengths. Time, omin 15 2-ssec. Dividends, £1 Is. and 10s. MIDDLE-CLASS TROT HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Mr W. May’s b g Macquarrie, by Huon Junior, 9sec (May) 1 Mr C. Baker’s br g Kiteonetea, aged, 13sec (J. Baker) 2 Mr B. Armitage’s b m Miss Rue, 16sec (W. J. Greenwood) 3 Other starters: Little Paul scratch, Miss Dunmore 9sec, General Election 9sec, Special Light lOsec, Day Dawn 16sec. « Won by nearly two lengths. Time, 4mm 13 2-ssec. Dividends, £2 5s and £1 14s. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP TROT. One mile and a-h alf. Mr J. Teddy’s br h Young McKinney, by McKinney—Kate Brady, 4yrs, 7sec (G. Duncan) — 1 Mr G. Herbert's b g Colenso, aged, 22sec (owner) ••••••■; 2 Mr A. Milne’s b g Sir Robert, aged, JOsec (Lloyd) & Other starters: Specialist scratch, Stranger lOsec, Ladv Love 12sec, Harold Abdallah 13sec, Farewell 11. 20sec, K.D. 20sec. Won by about half-a-length. Time, 3min 49 3-ssec. Dividends, £1 4s and 18s. PONY TROT HANDICAP. One mile. Mrs K. Winter’s b g Sandfly, aged, 14sec (J. Greenwood) 1 Mr F. Brady’s br g Little Paul, 6yrs, scratch (owner) 2 Mr A. Milne’s b m Mangonui, syrs, 9sec (Lloyd) 3 Other starters: Special Light 7sec, Fibre 9sec, Seacole lOsec, Glitters 12sec, Cleveland’s Pride 13sec. _ Won by several lengths. Time, 2mm o 7 2-ssec. Dividends, £3 and £l. OCTOBER HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Mr J. Thorpe’s ch m Sonoma, by Seaton Delaval —Maratea, oyrs, 9.10 (Speakman) — 1 Mr A. Morrow’s ch m Mataura, 6yrs, 7.12 (Deeley) 2 Mr W. Gall’s ch m Solitary, aged, 7.8 (Towers) J Other starters: Kilderkin 9.6, Orange and Blue 9.2, Inspiration 8.5, Galvanic 6.12, Resurgam 6.10. Sonoma and Kilderkin were bracketed on the machine, on account of being under tht same ownership. Won by half-a-length. Time, lunn 7 1-5 sec. Dividends: On Sonoma and Kilderkin, 17s; on Mataura, 19s. ELECTRIC TROT HANDICAP. One mile. Mr W. May’s b g Macquarrie, by Huon Junior, syrs, 18sec (owner) 1 Mr C. Baker’s br g Kiteonetea, aged, 23sec (J. Baker) 2 Mr G. Herbert’s b g Colenso, aged, 15sec (owner) a Other starters: Logan Ssec, Baxter Bsec, Taihoa lOsec, The Mooress lOsec, Miss Huon 18sec, Empress 18sec, Black Rose 18sec, Mangonui 23sec, Green Lavender 23sec. Won by a neck. Time. 2min 45sec. Dividends. £4 14s and £1 15s.