TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 834, 1 March 1906, Page 8

TROTTING.

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB’S SUMMER MEETING.

The Otahuhu Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting was concluded yesterday, after having been postponed from last Saturday through bad weather. The weather on Wednesday, however, was perfect, and there was a good attendance at the function. Good fields were the order of the day, no less than 14 horses going out for the President’s Trot, which was won rather easily by Red Wilkes, Cleveland’s Pride gaining second place by a short head. There were no scratchings in the Pony Trot. Seacole, after leading for most of the way, had to give way in the latter stages of the race to Special Light. Six ponies saddled up for the Welcome Stakes, and after an interesting struggle down the straight. Mataura beat the favourite, Forth, with Solitary well up in third position. Only one horse declined his engagement in the Criterion Trot, the limit mare, Happy, leading all the way, winning easily from K.D. The Papatoetoe Trot brought out afield of six, Taihoa being favourite, but trotting unkindly, he could only finish third to Colenso and Miss Huon, who both trotted evenly. Mint was installed favourite in the February Trot, and the confidence was not misplaced, the mare trotting splendidly throughout, and won pulling up. Nine ponies went to the post for the Manukau Handicap, Orange and Blue carrying most money. An indifferent •tart robbed the race of any interest the favourite hopping out, and was never headed, being followed home by Merry Delaval and Rapid in the order named. The last race of the day, the Dash Trot, brought out a field of ten, Monica being favourite. The race looked at her mercy until the top turn was reached, when she broke, and Taihoa taking the lead, won by two lengths from George, who made up a lot of ground in the straight. The sum of £1560 10s was passed through the totalisator during the day. The following were the details or the different races: — PRESIDENT’S TROT HANDICAP of 25sovs. One mile. Red Wilkes, lOsec (Orange) .. 1 Cleveland’s Pride, Bsec (C. Hannigan) •• 2 Huon Leal, Bsec (W. E. Singleton) 3 Won easily. Time, 2min 48 sec. Dividends, £1 13s and 19s. SECOND PONY TROT HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Special Light, lOsec (Cunningham) 1 Seacole, 12sec (W. Perrin) .. 2 Cleveland’s Pride, 12sec (C. Hannigan) .. • • • • .. 3 Won by half a length. Time, 4min 10% sec. Dividends, £1 7s and 12s. WELCOME STAKES. Six and ahalf furlongs. Mataura, 8.0 (J. Chaafe) .. .. 1 Forth, 8.7 (Speakman) .. .. 2 Solitary, 7.4 (Percival) .. .. 3 A capital finish. Time, lmin 26sec. Dividends, £1 13s and 7s. CRITERION TROT HANDICAP. Two miles.

Happy, 18sec (Moore) .. .. 1 K.D., 6sec (Orange) .. .. 2 Sir Robert, 9sec (Baker, sen.) .. 3 Won by 50 yards. Time, smin 20sec. Dividends, £1 6s and £2 14s. PAPATOETOE TROT HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Colenso, 6sec (Herbert) .. .. 1 Miss Huon, 3sec (A. Lowe) .. 2 Taihoa, scratch (Greenwood) .. 3 Won by three lengths. Time, 4min Isec. Dividends, £1 Ils and 13s. FEBRUARY TROT HANDICAP. One mile. Mint, scratch (Orange) .. .. 1 Typewriter, 4sec (Baker, sen.) .. 2 Young McKinney, Isec (Duncan) 3 Won pulling up. Time, 2min 27% sec. Dividend, 16s. MANUKAU HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Orange and Blue, 7.8 (Barr) .. 1 Merry Delaval, 7 .4(Ohlson) .. 2 Rapid, 7.3 (Parramore) .. .. 3 Time, lmin ssec. Dividends, £1 5s and 14s. DASH TROT. One mile. Taihoa, llsec (A. Greenwood) .. 1 George, 14sec (Sandall) .. .. 2 Specialist, scratch (Cunningham) 3 Time, 2min 36sec. Dividends, £4 6s and £1 ss.