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LANCASTER PARK TROTTING CLUB: May Meeting
1888 LANCASTER PARK TROTTING CLUB: May Meeting
Handicappers: The Handicapping Committee; Starter: Mr C A Calvert.
The May Meeting of the Lancaster Park Trotting Club was held this afternoon. The weather was dull but fine, and at the commencement of proceedings the temperature was just what could be desired for the business at hand. The track looked in good order, but it was expected that the late heavy rains would prevent anything like fast time being made in the harness events.
Early in the afternoon there was only a moderate attendance on the ground, but this was largely augmented as the day wore on, the Challenge Trot proving a great attraction. This race which is a novelty in New Zealand will be found fully reported in our latest edition, but it may be stated here that it was conducted on orthodox American principles, and the Park authorities are entitled to a good deal of credit for their enterprise in introducing the event to their programme.
The following are the results received up to the hour at which we went to press :-
MAIDEN TROT (in saddle) of 20 sovs; for horses that have never won any public money; weight not less than 10st. Two miles.
Mr J Dewey's b g Jimmy, 5yrs (W Kerr) 1.
Mr J Hall's b g Our Nag, aged, (Murfitt) 2.
Mr H Paul's b m Sapphire, 6yrs (Munroe) 3.
Rose, Shuttle, Jane, Blossom, Orient, Symphony, Don Pedro and Misfortune also started.
Jimmy at once shot to the front, and going in good style, had the majority of his field in difficulties before half the distance was covered. Our Nag made a determined attempt to catch the leader in the last round, and both broke. They were soon set going, and Jimmy won by twenty yards. Only three finished.
Time 6min 6 1/2sec Dividend - £2 18s 6d.
NOVEL RACE HANDICAP TIME TROT (Harness) - Billy Dunn, Megrims, Shuffler.
BIRTHDAY HANDICAP TIME TROT (Saddle) - Narrow Gauge, Tommy, Gipsy.
CHALLENGE TROT (Harness) - Daisy, Plunger.
SELLING TROT (Saddle) - Corah, Never Mind.
LANCASTER PARK HANDICAP TIME TROT (Harness) - Shamrock, Dexter, The Rogue.
HANDICAP TIME PONY TROT (Saddle) - Brown Jo, Tiny, Fedora.
Credit: Star 19 & 21 May 1888
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