TROTTING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1522, 26 June 1919, Page 14

TROTTING.

POVERTY BAY TROTTING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The Poverty Bay Trotting Club will hold their annual meeting at the Gisborne Racing Club’s course Te Hapara on Saturday next, June 28, when seven events will receive attention, the acceptances. for which are as follows: — MAIDEN HANDICAP (Optional), one mile and a-half. —Flora Dillon scratch, Ena Bell 3sec, Peter Scott 3sec. Zolock Bell ssec, Gold Bowl ssec, Aquilla ssec, Forester ssec. PARK HANDICAP (Saddle), one mile and a-half.—Grey Lock Ssec, Chocolate Soldier lOsec, Wild Lad 10 sec. Welcome South lOsec, Dickebushe lOsec. Aquilla lOsec. POVERTY BAY TROTTING CLUB CUP HANDICAP (Harness), two miles. -—DUlon scratch, Petrucio Isec. Evening Chimes Isec. Inora 2sec, Lady Burlington 7sec, Silver Locks Ssec, Ena Bell Ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, one mile and a-quarter.—Jack Ashore scratch, Dillon ssec, Flora Dillon 16sec. Pete)’ Scott ISsec, Ena Bell ISsec, St. Andrew 20sec. Gold Bowl 20sec. STR DOUGLAS HAIG HANDICAP (Harness), two miles. —Grey Lock 13 sec. Chocolate Soldier 16sec, Wild Lad I6sec, Welcome South 16sec, Zolock Bell 16sec. COUNTY HANDICAP (Saddle), one mile and a-half. — Sweet Pet scratch, St. Andrew 13sec, Bay Lock 25sec, Forester 25sec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP (Harness), one mile.—Jack Ashore Isec, Dillon 5 sec, Petrucio 6sec, Evening Chimes 6 sec, Inora Ssec, Lady Burlington llsec, Silverlock llsec.

LATE RACING, PAGE 31.

It occasionally happens that owners give trophies to go with race prizes, but it is something new to hear of a trainer doing so. Mr. Jas. Scobie, the well-known Flemington trainer, is presenting a trophy valued at £lOO to the owner of the winner of the next Williamstown Cup. The new totalisator house at Trantham is rapidly nearing completion, and will be finished in ample time for the winter meeting. It is situated immediately at the back of the people’s stand, facing north and south. The building is of bungalow shape, with overlapping roof, which, in the event of wet weather, will allow the club’s patrons to record their investments in comfort. Poitrel, who won the three weight-for-age events at the recent A.J.C. autumn meeting at Randwick, has been nominated for the Melbourne Cup, for which Sydney’s contribution numbered 114. Among other prominent candidates are Kennaquhair, Cetigne, Rebus, Finmark, Bigaroon, Millieme, Biplane, lan ’Or, and Walaroi. Among the Caulfield Cup entries we find the names of Sasanof, Kennaquhair, Finmark, Rebus, Gambler’s Gold, Cetigne, Arch Marella, Bigaroon, Publican, and other Sydney performers. Mr. E. J. Watt selected Bigaroon as a yearling likely to turn out well, and on being upheld in that opinion by H. Rayner, commissioned the latter to bid up to 800gns. for him. It was unnecessary to go so high, says “Pilot,” the colt being knocked down at 600gns. When Mr. E. J. Watt decided to lease his horses some time back, a couple of well-known racing men were going to take Bigaroon, but there was a hitch in the arrangements, and the colt was later leased to Mr. “Constable,” who, by the way. was a bidder for him when he was offered at auction at the yearling sales.