TROTTING

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1359, 11 May 1916, Page 21

TROTTING

WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB’S ANNUAL MEETING. TODD BELLS WINS CUP. The annual meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club was held on Saturday in fine weather. There was a large attendance and splendid fields all through, and some good trotting and pacing on the Claudelands track, which, for a grass track, -was in fast condition. The starting of Mr. F. Edwards, who was also handicapper, was very good considering the dimensions of the fields. The sum of £7342 was passed through the totalisator, as against £3670 last year. F. Martin met with an accident through Norin intson falling with him while doing a preliminary, the result of colliding with another horse. A spectator who attempted to run over the track when the horses were contesting one of the events was knocked down and rendered unconscious lor a time. Mr. A. G. Mabee acted as stipendiary steward, that official having been recently appointed by ihe N.Z. Trotting Association. Amberite had an easy win in the Introductory Handicap, for which he was favourite. Master Park put up a meritorious performance by getting through a big field in the Stewards’ Handicap (one mile) and winning in 2min. 13sec. on the grass track. It was a great race, as he only beat the favourite, Allwcod Fashion, by a neck, and St. Ursula was only a short neck away, third. Strategy easily won the Ladies’ Bracelet from Bronze Patch, Witch Hazel and the rest of the field. Todd Bells similarly treated the field in the Waikato Trotting Cup, for which St. Leo was favourite, the pair, however, being split by Rexcordium, who later in the day won the Farewell Handicap, for which he started favourite, beating Allwood Fashion and a big outsider in George K. and thirteen others. Lady Wilmington, who has long been due for a win, overtook Sv eet Prince, who showed plenty of pace but failed to finish strongly, at the end of the Railway Handicap, and Avon by a length. The Claudelands Handicap, ever the same distince —one mile and a half —was won by Bronze Patch, who earlier in the day was second in the Ladies’ Bracelet. Treanic was second, and nothing else had a chance with them. Proud Moor accounted for the Hamilton Handicap in good style from Grattan Abbey after a good race. Eruption started in this event, but in the big race stopped at the post. He ran in the nomination of his new owner, Mr. Borland, and was driven by J. W. Johnstone. The secretary (Mr. A. J. Smith) and his assistants got through their duties well, and the success of the meeting should help for

future meetings of the club. Results: — INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP of 45 sovs; second ssovs. One mile and a-half. I—Jos.1 —Jos. Gee’s b g Amberite, by Castaway — Blairgowrie mare, aged, 13sec (Gee) 1 4—Jas. Brown’s br m Floval, aged, 6sec (Brown) 2 7—W. N. Paul’s ch m Miss George, 6sec (Hamilton) 3 Also started: 2 Amazona scratch (J. W. Johnston), 3 Solon Dillon lOsec (W. Scott), 6 Doris Salisbury 12sec (Brendin), 8 Desmond 13sec (L. Bayly), 5 Kiri Billi 14sec (W. F. Baker), 10 Typhoon 14sec (Hall), 15 Triss (Kay), 12 Tartar 14sec (Beasley), 14 Malmsbury llsec (F. Quinn), 13 Lady Woods 14sec (Osborne), 11 Lady Molyneaux 14sec (D. Williams), 9 Emma Salisbury 15sec (Douglas). Won by four lengths. Time, 4min 5 2-ssec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP of lOOsovs; second lOsovs, third ssovs. One mile. 4-—N. Cunningham’s br g Master Park, by Young McKinney, scr. (Cunningham) 1 I—F. McGovern’s br m Allwood Fashion, aged, llsec (H. McNae) 2 4— W. G. Abbott's b m St. Ursula. syrs, lsec (Knight) . 3 Also started: 8 Ludski lsec (McLachlan), 8 G.M. 4sec (Tims), 5 Norminston ssec (F. Martin), 3 Prinzora 6sec (Barraclough), 12 Sundial 6sec (Brenan), 2 Sandrift (Cameron), 8 Reuben 7sec (Nicholson), 10 Salamander (R. A. McMillan), 6 Victor G. Ssec (McCammon), 11 Lord Victor 9sec (J. Donahue), 10 Sweet Pet 9sec (J. W. Johnston), 7 Floranz lOsec (Hamilton), 14 Full Sail lOsec (Harford), 7 Kirikiriroa llsec (C. Hird), 9 George llsec (McMillan), 13 The Scout llsec (S. Dye). Won by a neck, same between second and third. Time, 2min 13sec. LADIES’ BRACELET; first SOsovs and bracelet value lOsovs, second bracelet worth 7sovs, third bracelet value 3 sovs. One mile and a-half. 1 — W. G. Abbott’s br g Strategy. by Papanui—Lady Hinton, 3yrs. scratch (Abbott) 1 2 — C. Redshaw’s b c Bronze Patch, scratch (Faulder) 2 5 — Mrs. Norrish’s br m Witch Hazel, ssec (Norrish) 3 Also started: 6 Nellie Clive lsec (McKendrick), 4 Lovelight lsec (G. Paul), 9 Sleepy ssec (McCammon), 8 Uncle Sam ssec (Jamieson), 9 Gold A. ssec (R. Cook), 7 Lady Molyneaux 7sec (Williamson), 12 Triss 7sec (Kay), 10 Typhoon 7sec (Alexander), 11 McClennan’s Shamrock 7sec (Rowe). Won easily by five lengths. Time, 3min 45sec. WAIKATO CUP of 150sovs; second 20 sovs, third lOsovs. Two miles. 2 —Cecil Arden’s ch h Todd Bells, by Abbey Bells —Countess of Todd, 19sec, aged (Barraclough) .... 1 6— A. E. Adams’ b g Rexcordium, aged, 20sec (W. A. Scott) 2 I—E. H. Cucksey’s b g St. Leo, 20 sec (McMaster) 3 Also started: 3 St. Ursula scratch (Abbott), 12 Futurity 6sec (Greenwood), 4 Eruption (Johnston), 5 Blackthorn llsec (White), 11 Lieutenant 11 sec (R. Hall), 10 Salamander llsec (McMillan), 8 Kirikiriroa 13sec (Hird). 9 Erin’s Tracey 20sec (Bayly), 13 Grattan Abbey 21sec (Robertson), 7 Teddy McKinney 22sec (T. W. Price). Won by five lengths. Time, lmin 54see. RAILWAY HANDICAP of 60sovs; second 7sovs, third 3sovs. One mile and a-half. 5— F. J. McCammon’s br m Lady Wilmington, aged, by Wilmington, ssec (McCammon) 1 1— F. Cashmere’s br g Sweet Prince, 3yrs, 14sec (A. Cameron) 2 6 — E. T. and W. A. Hall’s br m Sweet Pet, syrs, 7sec (Johnston) 3 Also started: 4 Rotomanuka 13sec (J. Teddy), 2 Tim Doolan 13sec (Abbott). 3 Wildfire 14sec (Robertson), 7 The Scout 14sec (S. Dye). Won by a length. Time, Smin 40sec. CLAUDELANDS HANDICAP of 50sovs; second 7sovs, third 3sovs. One mile and a-half. 6 —C. Redshaw’s b g Bronze Patch, by Dan Patch—Bronze Bell, 3 yrs, 9sec (Redshaw) 1 2 — W. A. Bain’s br g Treanac, 6yrs, 9sec (J. T. Paul) 2 6—Jas. McLernon’s b m Mozasta, 4 yrs, 7sec (Bentley) 3 Also started: 7 Rotomanuka scratch (Teddy), 3 Belgian Queen 4sec (Kelsey), 1 Charlie’s Aunt 6sec (McMillan). 5 Expressive 7sec (Cunningham), 9 Ihumata 7sec (Tims), 4 Wild Daisy 7sec

(Barraclough), 8 Advocatess 9sec (T. Price), 10 Lovelight lOsec (Geo. Paul), 11 Lady Heiress 12sec (W. F. Baker). Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 47sec. HAMILTON HANDICAP of 75sovs; second lOsovs, third ssovs. Two miles. 2 —W. J. Doyle’s b g Proud Moor, by Proud Child—Nelly Moor, aged, 21sec (A. Julian) 1 B—C. R. Bailey’s ch h Grattan Abbey, aged, 13sec (McMaster) ... 2 7—F. Quinn’s blk h Teddy McKinney, aged, 14sec (T. W. Price) 3 Also started: 4 Eruption scratch (Johnston), 3 Blackthorn 3sec (Wyatt), 5 Gray W. 12sec (Robertson), 9 Erin’s Tracy 12sec (Bently), 10 Miss Huon Junr. 15sec (Osborne), 11 Wild Nell 20sec (Tristram), 1 Lavinia 21sec (Scott), 13 Edward R. 21sec (Knight), 6 Floval 23sec (Brown), 12 King of Diamonds 24sec (Herbert). Won by a length. Time, smin 6 3-5 sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP of 70sovs; second 7sovs, third 3sovs. One mile and a-quarter. I—Mr. Mania’s b g Rexcordium, by Martins, aged, 16sec (Julian) . . 1 6 —F. McGovern’s br li Allwood Fashion, aged, ISsec (H. McNae) 2 16—A. Mattson’s b li George K., 4 yrs (R. A. McMillan) 3 Also started: 2 Master Park lsec behind (Cunningham), 7 Ludski lsec (McMillan), 15 Sundial 7sec (Malcolm), 3 Sandrift 9sec (Cameron), 10 Full Sail 12sec (R. Hall), 4 Lady Specialist 13 sec (G. Paul). 14 Erin’s Tracey 16sec (Bailey). 9 Selkirk 17sec (McCammon), 5 Tim Doolan 17sec (Knight), 8 Wildfire ISsec (Redshaw). 17 Matilda 18sec (Hamilton), 11 Miss Huon Junr. 18sec (Osborne), 12 Heriot 18sec (Ward). 13 Louvima ISsec (W. J. Williamson). Won easily by two lengths. Time, 3min 5 4-ssec.