AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 994, 25 March 1909, Page 5

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING.

COMMENCES ON SATURDAY. The Auckland Trotting Club’s Autumn Meeting will be commenced on Saturday next, when, with fine weather, it may be confidently expected that the. attendance will be a record one. The reason for this is that in addition to the ordinary good sport provided, spectators will have an opportunity of seeing two crack trotters being sent against time, with the prospect of securing, good purses if they, succeed. Lord Elmo, who has come up from the South on purpose, and Specialist are the two down to make the • attempts, wlrch will, be done in separate trials. In the mile, 2min. ISsec. has to 'be beaten, and should both horses do this, the one doing the fastest time will get the purse of 100 sovs. In the two-mile go, later on in the meeting, which is to be considered on Wednesday and Saturday, Father Time will stand on 4min. 48sec, and in the opinion of many experts the old scythe-bearer will be ousted in this round by Lord Elmo, but in the mile it may be otherwise. However, we shall see on Saturday. The club is to be warmly commended for the effort to cater for the best trotters in the dominion, and thus improve trotting. The remainder of the events have drawn excellent acceptances, so there is good prospect of some fine all-round sport. Mr. C. F. Mark, the secretary, has all the arrangements properly fixed up for the smooth running of the meeting. A number of extra cars will be put on the Epsom run, so that no difficulty will be experienced in reaching the convincing ground- All that is wanted to achieve a big success is fine weather. The first race starts at one p.m. The acceptances are as follows:

STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, two miles. Scotia scratch, Princess Ena scratch, Waitesmuri 135., Barmeguie 135., Kohme 145.. Joi n Harobl 145., Bogey 165., All Night 165.. Harold Abdallah 175., Tableau 175., Huon Real 18s. CORNWALL HANDICAP, one Specialist scratch. Princess Ena 2s. Robex 65.. De Rosie- 65., Scotia 65., V.E. Bs.', Waitekauri 10s.. Mandarene 125., Autocrat 125., Dan Tracey 135., Bogey 13s MAIDEN HANDICAP, one mile and a-half. —Rita W. scratch, Black Mire 45., Jungle 5s , General A. 65., Citizens Deague 6s’., Black Temple 65., Elk 65., The Dove 65., Mikado 125., Inaha 125., Manama 135., Timidity 135., Cora Bell 135., Bell G ay 135., Elba 13s. MIDDLE-CLASS HANDICAP, one mile and a-balf. —Harold Huon 55., C’eveland’s Pride 95., Huanui 11s., Bert lis , Drtvdawn 125.. Wilhelmina 13s , Cas’tawav 145., Nelson 145.. Dady Park 145., Janitor 18s., Black Temple 18s., Minnie B. 20s„ Dan 215., Major Election 235.. Mikado 235. HOBSON HARNESS TROT, one mile and a-half. —De Rosier scratch, Barmeguie 75., John Harold 10s„ Pierotte 145.,

Count 18s., Royal Albert 255., Green Davender 255., Queen Anne 30s.

TRTTING HANDICAP, two miles.— Rober scratch, Little Paul Bs., Harold Huon 145., Kirikiriroa 165., Bert 225., Rta W. 245., Lady Park 265., Castaway 265., Green Lavender 285., Albert Edward 295., Janitor 325., Major Election 34s ELECTRIC HANDICAP, one mile.— Maplewood scratch, Rosebud 45., Irish Molly 65., Pierotte Bs., Pukerimu Bs., Ballot 95., Rosie Wilkes 10s., lago 10s., Macquariie 11s., Miss Tuxie 125., Colenso 135., Bert 135., Royal Victor 17s. AUTUMN PONY HANDICAP, about four furlongs and a-half. —Mahinga 9.7, Mistime 8.10, Frontino 8.4, Elenore 7.13 Norma 7.7, Matarere 7.5, Quadroon 7.5, Leo Grand 7.4, Starling 7.2, Celebrity 7.2, Maika 7.0, Laurel Wreath 6.10, Nora Soult 6.10, Cisco Rose 6.10. The following noominations were received in connection with the purse offered for time record breaking: — Purse of lOOsovs (for trotting horse putting up the fastest time record for one mile, time limit 2m. 18s): Lord Elmo, Specialist.

Purse of lOOsovs (for trotting horse putting up the fastest time record* for two miles, time limit 4m. 485.): Lord Elmo.